This chapter will be known as the "City of Amsterdam Waterfront Consistency
Law."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ACTIONS
Either Type I or unlisted actions as defined in SEQRA regulations
(6 NYCRR 617.2) which are undertaken by an agency and which include:
A.
Projects or physical activities, such as construction or other activities
that may affect the environment by changing the use, appearance or condition
of any natural resource or structure that:
(1)
Are directly undertaken by an agency;
(2)
Involve funding by an agency; or
(3)
Require one or more new or modified approvals from an agency or agencies.
B.
Agency planning and policymaking activities that may affect the environment
and commit the agency to a definite course of future decisions.
C.
Adoption of agency rules, regulations and procedures, including local
laws, codes, ordinances, executive orders and resolutions that may affect
the environment.
D.
Any combinations of the above.
AGENCY
Any board, agency, department, office, other body or officer of the
City of Amsterdam.
CONSISTENT
That the action will fully comply with the Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program policy standards and conditions and, whenever practicable, will advance
one or more of them.
DIRECT ACTIONS
Actions planned and proposed for implementation by an agency, such
as, but not limited to, a capital project, rule making, procedure making and
policymaking.
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM (LWRP)
The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program of the City of Amsterdam,
approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Waterfront Revitalization
of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act (Executive Law, Article 42), a copy
of which is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City of Amsterdam.
WATERFRONT AREA
The waterfront revitalization area delineated in the city's
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.
WATERFRONT ASSESSMENT FORM (WAF)
The form used by an agency to assist it in determining the consistency
of an action with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.