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Resolution to Adopt the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study as an Amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan

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RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE NORTH BROADWAY CORRIDOR LAND USE AND ZONING STUDY AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Resolution #9-2026 — 2026-03-23

WHEREAS

  • a proposed amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan entitled "North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study" (the "Proposed Amendment") has been submitted to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook (the "Board")
  • the Proposed Amendment reviews existing conditions and development needs in the Village and proposed parameters for new zoning regulations which would meet those needs, to be adopted by local law after the Comprehensive Plan is amended as part of the same action
  • a Full Environmental Assessment Form ("EAF") dated March 2, 2026, has been prepared on behalf of the Board, and is on file with the Village Clerk
  • in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), the Board is required to determine the classification of the proposed project
  • pursuant to 6 NYCRR § 617.4(b)(2), the adoption of changes in the allowable uses within any zoning district, affecting 25 or more acres of the district, constitutes a Type I action under SEQRA
  • the Village Board held a public hearing to gather input on the preparation of the Proposed Amendment on December 8, 2025, during which all those who wished to speak were heard
  • the Village Board held a second duly noticed public hearing on the Proposed Amendment on January 12, 2026, which was extended to February 9, 2026 and March 9, 2026, during which all those who wished to speak were heard
  • the Proposed Amendment was referred to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development pursuant to Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law, which responded on March 12, 2026, that it was a matter of local concern with comments
  • a copy of the Proposed Amendment is on file with the Village Clerk, with minor amendments made during the March 9, 2026 meeting
  • the Board has reviewed Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the EAF and information obtained through its own knowledge, the public hearing, its consultants and other agencies and has sufficient information on which to base a determination of significance
  • the Board has considered the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7 and thoroughly analyzed all identified relevant areas of environmental concern

RESOLVED

  • The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed nunc pro tunc to execute page 13 of the EAF on file with the Village Clerk
  • The Proposed Amendment is a Type 1 SEQRA action and there are no other involved agencies
  • The Board hereby adopts a determination of significance, a negative declaration, determining that the Proposed Amendment will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement would not be prepared, and directs the Mayor to execute Part 3 of EAF
  • Adopts the Proposed Amendment as an amendment to the Village's Comprehensive Plan and directs the Village Clerk to append a copy of the Proposed Amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan and make any other required notations to the Comprehensive Plan to acknowledge the new amendment