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Constance Smith
Supervisor
Town of Wappinger
20 Middlebush Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Dear Supervisor Smith:
As you know, at the March 8, meeting of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, the
Greenway Council unanimously adopted the voluntary Greenway Compact program-
Greenway Connections- for Dutchess County. When we mailed Greenway
Connections and the supporting material to you last month, we inadvertently omitted the
draft local law for communities to use to join the Compact. A copy of that draft local law
is enclosed.
Please let us know how we can best be of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
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David S. Sampson
Executive Director
Enclosure
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TOWN OF
LOCAL LA W NO. ---- OF THE YEAR 2000
A local law to adopt Greenway Connections.
Be it enacted by the town board of the Town of
as follows:
Section 1. Adoption of Greenway Connections
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Town of hereby
adopts the statement of land use policies, principles and guides entitled "Greenway
Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County
Communities" (hereinafter referred to as "Greenway Connections"), by which action
the Town of becomes a participating community in the Greenway
compact.
2. Proposals to amend Greenway Connections 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 ninety days of receipt of any such proposal from the Greenway Council, the
Town Board of the Town of shall determine by resolution whether
to accept or to reject such proposed amendment. Any proposed amendment so
accepted shall be considered an amendment of Greenway Connections as adopted by
the Town of . Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town
Board will not be considered to be an amendment of Greenway Connections for the
Town of , and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided
to the Greenway Council.
3. It is the stated policy of the Town of that, to the extent
the Town amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws and regulations, such new
or amended laws and regulations will be designed to be consistent with Greenway
Connections.
Model Local Law April, 2000
Section 2. Amendment of Zoning Law
To implement Greenway Connections in the Town of , the
Zoning Law of the Town of is hereby amended by the addition of
the following provision:
S_' Greenway Connections. All provisions of this zoning law shall to the extent
possible be construed to fulfill the purposes of and to be consistent with the statement
of land use policies, principles and guides entitled Greenway Connections: Greenway
Compact Program and guides for Dutchess County Communities", as amended from
time to time, and adopted by the Town of by Local Law No._
of the year 2000. In its discretionary actions under this zoning law, the reviewing
agency shall be guided by said statement of policies, principles and guides.
Section 3. Amendment of Subdivision Law (if separate from zoning law)
To implement Greenway Connections in the Town of , the
Subdivision Law of the Town of is hereby amended by the
addition of the following provision:
S _' Greenway Connections. All provisions of this subdivision law shall to the
extent possible be construed to fulfill the purposes of and to be consistent with the
statement of land use policies, principles and guides entitled Greenway Connections:
Greenway Compact Program and guides for Dutchess County Communities", as
amended from time to time, and adopted by the Town of by Local
Law No. of the year 2000. In its discretionary actions under this subdivision
law, the reviewing agency shall be guided by said statement of policies principles and
guides.
Section 4. Separability
If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part of provision or application
directly involved in the controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered and
shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the
application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Town Board of the
Town of hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law
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or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid prOVISIon been
apparent.
Section 5. Effective Date
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the Secretary
of State in accordance with section twenty..seven of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
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