This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Shelter Island Environmental
Quality Review Law."
The purpose of this chapter is to implement, for the Town of Shelter
Island, excluding the Incorporated Village of Dering Harbor, the provisions
of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the State Environmental
Quality Review Regulations, thereby incorporating environmental factors and
understanding into local planning and decision-making processes.
This chapter is adopted as a local law pursuant to the authority of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, the State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article
8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder
(6 NYCRR 617).
All agencies, boards, departments, offices, other bodies or officers
of the Town of Shelter Island must comply with SEQRA, Part 617 of the New
York Codes, Rules and Regulations and this chapter, to the extent applicable,
prior to carrying out, approving or funding any action, other than an exempt,
excluded or Type II action.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part or provision
of this chapter is found invalid, such finding will apply only to the particular
provision and circumstances in question. The remainder of this chapter and
the application of the disputed provision to other circumstances will remain
valid.