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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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VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION NO. _______ DATED MARCH 23, 2026

A meeting of the Village of Red Hook was convened in public session at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York on March 23, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe and, upon roll being called, the following were present:

PRESENT:

ABSENT:

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

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”); and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), the Board is required to determine the classification of the proposed project; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, a copy of the Proposed Amendment is on file with the Village Clerk, with minor amendments made during the March 9, 2026 meeting; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, the Board has considered the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7 and thoroughly analyzed all identified relevant areas of environmental concern.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board as follows:

  1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed nunc pro tunc to execute page 13 of the EAF on file with the Village Clerk.

  2. The Proposed Amendment is a Type 1 SEQRA action and there are no other involved agencies.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Motion by: ____________________ Seconded by: _________________

The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:

Mayor Smythe☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
DeputyMayor Kjarval☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Trustee Uku☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Trustee Smith☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Trustee Maccarini☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Vote Total
ResultMotion:

I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its March 23, 2026 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees

______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk Date