[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Bedford 10-5-2005
by L.L. No. 11-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Town of Bedford hereby adopts
the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed in The Greenprint
for a Sustainable Future…the Westchester Way, the Westchester County Greenway
Compact Plan, by which the Town of Bedford becomes a participating community
in the Greenway Compact.
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 Bedford 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 Bedford. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town of Bedford
will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Town
of Bedford, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided to the
Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Town of Bedford 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 of Bedford
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 of
Bedford; or
C.
Prevent the Town of Bedford in its sole discretion from
adopting a local law at a later date for the purpose of withdrawing from the
Greenway Compact or Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.
