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Authorizing the Adoption by the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook of Local Law B (Proposed) of 2019, as Local Law No. 2 of 2019

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Expiredformal_resolutionone_timeThe Town Board adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2019 extending the moratorium on large scale commercial extractive operations (including water collection for sale, excavation of sand/gravel/stone/soil exceeding 100 cubic yards in 12 months, and timber harvesting) through June 4, 2019 to allow completion of proposed implementing legislation for resource and aquifer protection.
First seen
2019-03-12
Latest event
2019-03-12
adopted
Expires
2019-06-04

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The Town Board hereby adopts said Local Law B (Proposed) of 2019 entitled 'A LOCAL LAW TO ENACT AN EXTENSION ENDING JUNE 4, 2019, OF A MORATORIUM ON LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS IN THE TOWN OF RED HOOK' as Local Law No. 2 of 2019 in the form on file with the Town Clerk
  2. The Town Clerk hereby is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Town Code of the Town of Red Hook, to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York, and to take all other actions as may be required by law
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  • WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook authorized the Conservation Advisory Council to recommend amendments to the Town's Zoning Law to implement the recommendations in the Town's Comprehensive Plan regarding resource protection, and specifically aquifer protection, water resources for public water supply, erosion and sediment control, extractive operations including soil mining, timber harvesting, and to study the secondary impacts of water withdrawal and surface extraction
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board has received and reviewed a preliminary report from its planning consultant working with the Conservation Advisory Council, and has further received a proposed local law draft with a summary report, and has determined that it is necessary to extend the original moratorium enacted by Local Law 3 of 2017, as extended by Local Law 4 of 2018, by an additional period of approximately three months ending June 4, 2019 in order to permit the thorough review and completion of the proposed implementing legislation
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board, through the enactment of this legislation, provides an opportunity to study and protect the aquifer, public water supplies, and agricultural resources of the Town
  • WHEREAS, The enactment of this local law is designed to protect the health, safety and welfare of Town residents and to maintain the status quo to allow the Town to bring the Town's Zoning Law and Subdivision Law into conformance with the Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities pursuant to Chapter 17of the Town Code

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2019-03-12adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Local Law No. 2 of 2019 extending moratorium on large scale commercial extractive operations through June 4, 2019.
moved by Imboden · seconded by Kane
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Resolved
  1. The Town Board hereby adopts said Local Law B (Proposed) of 2019 entitled 'A LOCAL LAW TO ENACT AN EXTENSION ENDING JUNE 4, 2019, OF A MORATORIUM ON LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS IN THE TOWN OF RED HOOK' as Local Law No. 2 of 2019 in the form on file with the Town Clerk
  2. The Town Clerk hereby is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Town Code of the Town of Red Hook, to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York, and to take all other actions as may be required by law
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook authorized the Conservation Advisory Council to recommend amendments to the Town's Zoning Law to implement the recommendations in the Town's Comprehensive Plan regarding resource protection, and specifically aquifer protection, water resources for public water supply, erosion and sediment control, extractive operations including soil mining, timber harvesting, and to study the secondary impacts of water withdrawal and surface extraction
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board has received and reviewed a preliminary report from its planning consultant working with the Conservation Advisory Council, and has further received a proposed local law draft with a summary report, and has determined that it is necessary to extend the original moratorium enacted by Local Law 3 of 2017, as extended by Local Law 4 of 2018, by an additional period of approximately three months ending June 4, 2019 in order to permit the thorough review and completion of the proposed implementing legislation
  • WHEREAS, The Town Board, through the enactment of this legislation, provides an opportunity to study and protect the aquifer, public water supplies, and agricultural resources of the Town
  • WHEREAS, The enactment of this local law is designed to protect the health, safety and welfare of Town residents and to maintain the status quo to allow the Town to bring the Town's Zoning Law and Subdivision Law into conformance with the Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities pursuant to Chapter 17of the Town Code

Supersedes

3-20174-2018
Subject key: extractive_operations_moratorium