[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Haven 4-6-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 55.
Excavations — See Ch. 70.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 85.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 146.
Zoning — See Ch. 163.
Parks and Recreation Committee — See Ch. A167.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement for the Village of North Haven Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
All references herein to the laws and codes of the State of New York are intended to refer to such laws and codes as the same shall exist when this chapter shall take effect and shall not incorporate any amendment to such laws and codes hereinafter enacted unless such amendments shall be specifically adopted by the Village hereafter.
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The terms and words used in this chapter shall have the same meanings as such terms and words that are defined in Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, unless the context requires a different meaning.
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The following terms shall have the following meanings:
EAF
Environmental assessment form.
EIS
Environmental impact statement.
LEAD AGENCY
As set forth in § 66-12 of this chapter, the agency, board, body or officer of the Village charged with the responsibility of carrying out, approving or funding an action covered by SEQR and/or this chapter.
SEQR
The State Environmental Quality Review Act as set forth in Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
VILLAGE
The Village of North Haven.
No action, other than an exempt or a Type II action, shall be carried out, approved or funded by any agency, board, body or officer of the Village unless it has complied with SEQR to the extent applicable and with this chapter, except for the following:
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The conducting of contemporaneous environmental, engineering, economic feasibility or other studies and preliminary planning and budgetary processes necessary to the formulation of a proposal for action which does not commit the Village to approve, commence or engage in such action.
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The granting of any part of an application which relates only to technical specifications and requirements, provided that no such partial approval shall entitle or permit the applicant to commence the action until all requirements of this chapter and SEQR have been fulfilled.
[Amended 2-1-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994; 2-5-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the undertaking of exempt actions listed in Environmental Conservation Law § 8-105(5) and SEQRA Section 617.5 (c)(33), which include:
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The enforcement of criminal proceedings or the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in determining whether or not to institute such proceedings.
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Ministerial acts which are performed upon a given state of facts in a prescribed manner imposed by law, without the exercise of any judgment or discretion as to the propriety of the action, such as the granting of a license.
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Maintenance or repair involving no substantial changes in an existing structure or facility.
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Action which are immediately necessary on a limited emergency basis for the protection or preservation of life, health, property or natural resources.
[Amended 2-5-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Type II actions shall be as set forth in SEQRA Section 617.5(c).
[Amended 2-11-1982; 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; 2-5-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Type I actions shall be as set forth in SEQRA Section 617.4.
All actions which are not classified as exempt, Type I or Type II actions must be considered as unlisted actions, which are subject to environmental analysis.
The procedures for environmental analysis are as follows:
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All Type I and unlisted actions must be analyzed, based upon an EAF, in order to ascertain whether they will have a significant effect on the environment. If so, such actions will require the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). The EIS procedure is outlined in § 66-11 of this chapter. In the case of an unlisted action, a short-form of EAF may first be used to ascertain whether or not there is a possible adverse environmental effect, and, if so, a standard EAF must be prepared to further analyze the action.
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The EAF shall be prepared by or on behalf of any agency, board, body or officer of the Village in connection with any Type I or unlisted action such agency, board, body or officer contemplates or proposes to carry out directly.
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To assist in the determination of whether a Type I or unlisted action may or will not have a significant effect on the environment, applicants for permits or other approvals shall file an EAF with the board or officer designated as the lead agency according to § 66-12 of this chapter. The EAF shall be in the form approved by the Board of Trustees, stating the name of the applicant, the location of the property affected, if any, and a description of the nature of the proposed action and the effect it may have on the environment. The EAF shall be accompanied by required drawings, sketches, maps and other relevant information and may include the applicant's reason why the proposed action may or will not have a significant effect on the environment. Where the action involves the filing of an application form, the EAF shall be filed simultaneously with the application. In lieu of an EAF, the applicant may file a draft EIS.
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The lead agency shall make a preliminary determination of the environmental significance of a Type I or unlisted action on the basis of the EAF or draft EIS, as the case may be, and such other information as the agency requires. Such determination shall be made within 20 days of its designation as lead agency or within 20 days of its receipt of all information it requires, whichever is later. For Type I actions or unlisted actions, a determination of nonsignificance shall be noticed and filed as provided in Section 617.12. After a determination of nonsignificance, the action, including one involving a permit or funding, shall be processed without further required SEQRA or this chapter. The above-stated time limitations shall be subject to other time limitations provided by local law, ordinance or regulation of the Village.
[Amended 2-1-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994; 2-5-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
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The running time of filing an application for approval or funding of an action shall commence on the date the preliminary determination of environmental nonsignificance is rendered or, if, in lieu of an EAF, the applicant prepares a draft EIS, then from the date the applicant's draft EIS is declared acceptable by the lead agency.
[Amended 2-5-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
If the lead agency determines that the action may have a significant environmental effect and an EIS is required, it shall proceed as provided in SEQRA. Commencing with the declared acceptance of the draft EIS by the lead agency, the time limitation for processing the EIS shall run concurrently with the time limitation applicable to processing the application for approval or funding of the action, and a public hearing, if any, on the draft EIS may be held concurrently with any hearing to be held on such application. The draft EIS shall be prepared by the applicant. Failure by the applicant to prepare an EIS acceptable to the lead agency shall, at the option of the lead agency, be deemed an abandonment and discontinuance of the application.
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The lead agency shall be determined and designated as provided in Section 617.6.
[Amended 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; 2-1-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
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The Board of Trustees shall act as the Village clearinghouse for lead agency designation. Such clearinghouse shall assist agencies and applicants to identify other agencies, including federal and state, that may be involved in approving, funding or carrying out Type I and unlisted actions. The clearinghouse shall also make recommendations on the designation of a lead agency.
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Every application requiring the determination of the environmental significance of a Type I or unlisted action under SEQR or this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 or such other fee as fixed by resolution of the Board of Trustees, as amended. Any cost for consultation fees or other expenses in connection with the review of the application shall be charged to the applicant as provided under 6 NYCRR 617.13 and otherwise in this Code. In addition, the applicant shall pay a fee equal to the costs incurred by the Village for the preparation and reviewing of environmental impact statements. The total fees imposed under this section shall not exceed 2% of the total project value.
[Amended 8-4-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986; 5-1-2007 by L.L. No. 6-2007; 8-5-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
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The Board of Trustees is authorized to change such fees from time to time by resolution.
[Amended 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993]
Critical areas of environmental concern may be designated by resolution of the Board of Trustees.