[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ossining 1-22-2002
by L.L. No. 1-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of
the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Town of Ossining
hereby adopts the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed in
the publications titled, Tourism and Economic Development Plan (April 1997),
Hudson River Waterfront Present and Future (June 1998), Building Livable Downtowns
(June 1999), Growing Smarter Together (September 2000) and Patterns for Westchester:
The Land and the People, which together comprise the Westchester County Greenway
Compact Plan (hereinafter referred to as "Compact Plan"), by which the Town
of Ossining becomes a participating community in the Greenway Compact.
B.
Proposals to amend the Compact Plan may from time to
time be made by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council (hereinafter
referred to as "Greenway Council") in response to requests from participating
communities. Within 90 days of receipt of any such proposal from the Greenway
Council, the Town Board of the Town of Ossining shall determine by resolution
whether to accept or to reject such proposed amendment. Any proposed amendment
so accepted shall be considered an amendment of the Compact Plan as adopted
by the Town of Ossining. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town Board
will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Town
of Ossining, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided to the
Greenway Council.
C.
It is the stated policy of the Town of Ossining that,
to the extent the Town amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws and
regulations, such new or amended laws and regulations, where appropriate,
should be designed to be consistent with the Compact Plan.
Nothing in this chapter adopting the Compact Plan, or in becoming a
participating community in the Compact Plan is intended, or shall be construed
to:
A.
Limit the home rule authority of the Town under state
law to make local land use and zoning decisions;
B.
Authorize any other entity to supersede the Town's
land use laws and regulations or to impose any requirements on the Town; or
C.
Prevent the Town in its sole discretion
from adopting a local law at a later date for the purpose of withdrawing from
the Greenway Compact or the Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.
