This chapter shall be known as the "Village of Pittsford 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 the State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617), which are undertaken
by an agency.
A.
"Actions" include:
(1)
Projects or physical activities, such as construction or other activities,
that may affect the environment by changing the use, appearance or condition
any natural resource or structure, that:
(a)
Are directly undertaken by an agency; or
(b)
Involve funding by an agency; or
(c)
Require one or more new or modified approvals from an agency or agencies.
(2)
Agency planning and policy-making activities that may affect the environment
and commit the agency to a definite course of future decisions.
(3)
Adoption of agency rules, regulations and procedures, including local
laws, codes, ordinances, executive orders and resolutions, that may affect
the environment.
(4)
Any proposed action within the village's jurisdiction relative to the
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program-Town and Village of Pittsford boundary
that requires site plan review and approval by the Village of Pittsford Planning
Board.
(5)
Any combination of the above.
B.
This chapter does not apply to Type II, excluded or exempt actions as
defined in the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations
(6 NYCRR Part 617).
AGENCY
Any board, agency, department, office, other body or officer of the
Village of Pittsford.
COASTAL AREA
That portion of the New York State coastal waters and adjacent shorelands,
as defined in Article 42 of the Executive Law of the State of New York, which
is located within the boundaries of the Village of Pittsford, as shown on
the Coastal Area Map on file in the office of the New York State Secretary
of State and as delineated in the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program-Town
and Village of Pittsford.
COASTAL ASSESSMENT FORM
The form used by an agency to assist it in determining the consistency
of an action within the limits of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program-Town
and Village of Pittsford.
CONSISTENT
That an action will fully comply with the policy standards and conditions
contained in Section III of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program-Town
and Village of Pittsford (LWRP) and, whenever practicable, advance one or
more of them; and consider the design guidelines contained in Section V of
the LWRP.
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-Town and Village of Pittsford,
approved by the New York State 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 Village
of Pittsford.
The Planning Board is hereby authorized to review and make all determinations
regarding the consistency of proposed actions with the Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program-Town and Village of Pittsford policy standards and conditions and
the LWRP design guidelines.
The Village Building Inspector shall be responsible for the enforcement
of this chapter. No work or activity on any project in the waterfront area
which is subject to review under this chapter shall be commenced or undertaken
until the Director of Public Works has been presented with a written determination
from the Planning Board or agency that the action is consistent with the LWRP
policy standards and conditions and design guidelines. In the event that an
activity is not being performed in accordance with this chapter or any conditions
imposed thereunder, the Director of Public Works shall issue a stop-work order
and all work shall immediately cease. No further work or activity shall be
undertaken on the project so long as the stop-work order is in effect.