[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North Salem 3-22-2005
by L.L. No. 1-2005. 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 North Salem 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 North Salem 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 North Salem 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 North Salem. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town of North
Salem will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the
Town of North Salem, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided
to the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Town of North Salem 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 Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.
