2014-190 2014-190
Resolution Adopting Local Law No. Of 2014 Amending The Town's Zoning Law With
Respect To Allowing Entertainment Uses As A Special Permit Use In The Conservation
Office Park (COP)Zoning District
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls,New York, on August
11, 2014.
The meeting was called to order by Barbara Gutzler, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor - Barbara Gutzler
Councilmembers - William H. Beale
Vincent F. Bettina
Ismay Czarniecki
Michael Kuzmicz
ABSENT:
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Kuzmicz and seconded by
Councilman Bettina.
WHEREAS, a resolution was duly adopted by the Town Board introducing Local Law No.
_ of 2014 which would amend the Town's Zoning Law with respect to allowing Entertainment
Uses as a Special Permit Use in the Conservation Office Park (COP) zoning district; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on the proposed Local Law was duly advertised in the
Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal as required by law; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on August 11, 2014 and all parties in attendance
were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said proposed Local Law
or any part thereof; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Part 617
NYCRR (commonly known as "SEQRA") and pursuant to Chapter 117 of the Town Code (the
Wappinger Environmental Quality Review Law (WEQR) which establishes locally designated
Type I actions), the Proposed Action is the adoption of the proposed Local Law, and Special Use
Permit and Site Plan Approvals of a proposed dinner theater; and
WHEREAS,the Town Board has determined that the Proposed Action is an Type I Action
pursuant to SEQRA and WEQR; and
WHEREAS, after performing a designation of Lead Agency procedure in accordance with
SEQRA,the Planning Board became the Lead Agency for this action; and
WHEREAS, after considering the potential environmental impacts with respect to the
Proposed Action, the Planning Board, as Lead Agency, issued a Negative Declaration, thereby
finding that the Proposed Action will have no significant adverse impacts upon the environment,
and thereby ending the SEQRA process with respect to this matter;and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 240-112 of the Town Zoning Law, the Town
Board referred the proposed Local Law to the Town Planning Board for its advisory opinion:and
WHEREAS, in response to said referral the Town Planning Board responded and
recommended in favor of the adoption of the proposed Local Law; and
WHEREAS, as also in accordance with Sections 239-1 and in of the New York State
General Municipal Law, the Town Board referred the proposed Local Law to the Dutchess
County Department of Planning and Development(DCDPD) for its advisory opinion; and
WHEREAS, in response to said referral the DCDPD responded with comments and
stated that, "The Department recommends that the Board rely upon its own study of the facts in
the case with due consideration of the above comments;'and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has given due consideration to the comments of the
Planning Board and the DCDPD; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger after due deliberation, finds
that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt said Local Law; and
WHEREAS, said Local Law has been on the desks of the members of the Town Board
of the Town of Wappinger for at least seven (7) days, exclusive of Sunday,prior to the adoption
of this Resolution.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Town Board hereby adopts and incorporates the recitations and statements set
forth above as if fully set forth and resolved herein.
2. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby adopts Local Law No. of
2014, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution;
except as specifically modified by the amendments contained therein, the Town
Code. as originally adopted and amended from time to time thereafter, is to remain
in full force and effect.
3. The Town Clerk is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting
into the Local Law book for the Town of Wappinger and to give due notice of the
adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
BARBARA GUTZLER, SUPERVISOR Voting: AYE
WILLIAM H. BEALE, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
ISMAY CZARNIECKI, COUNCILWOMAN Voting: AYE
MICHAEL KUZMICZ, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
Dated: Wappingers Falls,New York
8/11/2014
The Resolution is hereby duly clg lared adopted.
P P. PAOLON , TOWN CLERK
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
41 STATE STREET
ALBANY,NY 12231
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Tawnof WAPPINGER
Local Law No. of the year 2014
A local law entitled "A Local La Amendin2 Chapter 240 Zoning, of the Town Code
with Respect to Allowing Entertainment Uses as a Special Permit Use in
the Conservation Off Pak(COP)Zoning District"
Be it enacted by the TOWN BOARD
of the
Townof WAPPINGER as
follows:
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LOCAL LAW# OF THE YEAR 2014
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows:
Section 1: Title
This Local Law shall be known and cited as "A Local Law Amending Chapter 240,
Zoning, of the Town Code with Respect to Allowing Entertainment Uses as a Special
Permit Use in the Corporate Office Park(COP)Zoning District"
Section 2: Legislative Intent
This local law is determined to be an exercise of the police powers of the Town to protect
the public health, safety and welfare of its residents. The Town Board believes that it is
reasonable and appropriate to update and amend Chapter 240,Zoning, of the Town Code
with respect to allowing Entertainment Uses as a Special Permit Use in the Corporate
Office Park(COP)zoning district.
Section 3: Zoning Chapter Amendments
In the Schedule of Use Regulations, Nonresidential Districts, the following existing
use shall be added as a Special Permit Use (SPU) in the Corporate Office Park
(COP)zoning district:
Entertainment uses(§240-76)
Section 4: Ratification, Readoption and Confirmation
Except as specifically modified by the amendments contained herein, the Code of the
Town of Wappinger as adopted and amended from time to time thereafter is otherwise to
remain in full force and effect and is otherwise ratified.readopted and confirmed.
Section 5: Numbering for Codification
It is the intention of the Town of Wappinger and it is hereby enacted that the provisions
of this Local Law shall be included in the Code of the Town of Wappinger; that the
sections and sub-sections of this Local Law mac be re-numbered or re-lettered by the
Codifier to accomplish such intention: that the Codifier shall make no substantive
changes to this Local Law: that the word `Local Law ' shall be changed to 'Chapter,'
"Section" or other appropriate word as required for codification: and that any such
rearranging of the numbering and editing shall not affect the validity of this Local Law or
the provisions of the Code affected thereby.