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Resolution Establishing a Date for a Public Hearing Regarding a Local Law to Regulate Animal Husbandry, Hens and Honeybees in the Village of Red Hook

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Expiredformal_resolutionone_timeThe Board establishes May 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. as the date for a public hearing on proposed Local Law to regulate animal husbandry, hens and beekeeping as accessory uses in R10,000 and R20,000 Zoning Districts, directs the Village Clerk to publish notice and notify adjacent municipalities and the County Department of Planning and Development, and authorizes the Mayor to sign the Environmental Assessment Form.
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2023-04-27
Latest event
2023-04-27
adopted
Expires
2023-05-08

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The adoption of the Proposed Local Law is a Type I action under SEQRA.
  2. The Mayor is authorized to sign page 13 of the EAF.
  3. The Board is the only involved agency under SEQRA.
  4. The Board shall hold a public hearing on May 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said Proposed Local Law; and
  5. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the official newspapers of the Village, on or before March 28, 2023, which is not less than ten calendar days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  6. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the Proposed Local Law, together with a copy of the EAF, to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development for a report and recommendation thereon pursuant to Section 239‐m of the General Municipal Law.
  7. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the public hearing notice to the clerks of the adjacent municipalities.
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  • WHEREAS, a proposed form of a Local Law entitled "A Local Law to Regulate Animal Husbandry, Hens and Honeybees in the Village of Red Hook" has been laid on the desks of the Village Trustees (the "Proposed Local Law"); and
  • WHEREAS, the Proposed Local Law would permit animal husbandry, hens and beekeeping as an accessory use to a residential use in the R10,000 and R20,000 Zoning Districts, subject to controls regulating the activity to minimize impacts to neighboring property owners; and
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 239‐m of the General Municipal Law, proposed amendments to the Zoning Law must be referred to the Department of Planning and Development for its review and report thereon; and
  • WHEREAS, a Full Environmental Assessment Form ("EAF") dated April 27, 2023 has been prepared on behalf of the Board; 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 Local Law.

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2023-04-27adoptedvote: 4-0
Establish a date for a public hearing regarding a local law to regulate animal husbandry, hens and honeybees in the Village of Red Hook.
moved by Laing · seconded by Kjarval
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Resolved
  1. The adoption of the Proposed Local Law is a Type I action under SEQRA.
  2. The Mayor is authorized to sign page 13 of the EAF.
  3. The Board is the only involved agency under SEQRA.
  4. The Board shall hold a public hearing on May 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said Proposed Local Law; and
  5. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the official newspapers of the Village, on or before March 28, 2023, which is not less than ten calendar days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  6. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the Proposed Local Law, together with a copy of the EAF, to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development for a report and recommendation thereon pursuant to Section 239‐m of the General Municipal Law.
  7. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the public hearing notice to the clerks of the adjacent municipalities.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, a proposed form of a Local Law entitled "A Local Law to Regulate Animal Husbandry, Hens and Honeybees in the Village of Red Hook" has been laid on the desks of the Village Trustees (the "Proposed Local Law"); and
  • WHEREAS, the Proposed Local Law would permit animal husbandry, hens and beekeeping as an accessory use to a residential use in the R10,000 and R20,000 Zoning Districts, subject to controls regulating the activity to minimize impacts to neighboring property owners; and
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 239‐m of the General Municipal Law, proposed amendments to the Zoning Law must be referred to the Department of Planning and Development for its review and report thereon; and
  • WHEREAS, a Full Environmental Assessment Form ("EAF") dated April 27, 2023 has been prepared on behalf of the Board; 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 Local Law.
Subject key: local_law_animal_husbandry_regulation