[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Chester 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Village of Port Chester 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 Village of Port Chester 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 Village Board of Trustees shall determine by resolution whether to accept
or reject such proposed amendment. Any proposed amendment so accepted shall
be considered an amendment of the Compact Plan as adopted by the Village of
Port Chester. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Village of Port Chester
will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Village
of Port Chester, and notice of such rejection shall be promptly provided to
the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Village of Port Chester that, to the extent
the Village 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.
