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RESOLUTION TO REFER THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE DUTCHESS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE VILLAGE PLANNING BOARD

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Expiredformal_resolutionone_timeExtends the public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study to March 9, 2026, and directs the Village Clerk to refer the Proposed Amendment to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development and the Village Planning Board for review and comment.
First seen
2026-02-09
Latest event
2026-02-09
adopted
Expires
2026-03-09

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The public hearing is extended to March 9, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.
  2. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the Proposed Amendment, 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 and to the Village Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals with a request for comments within 30 days
Show preamble — 5 WHEREAS clauses
  • WHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan entitled "North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Corridor Study" (the "Proposed Amendment") has been submitted to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook (the "Board")
  • 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
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law, proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan must be referred to the Department of Planning and Development for its review and report thereon
  • 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
  • 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

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Computer-generated analysis using NY State statutes and OSC guidance. Not legal advice. Frames concerns as questions, not pronouncements. Trustees and counsel make the call.

This referral resolution is procedurally conventional and correctly identifies GML §239-m as the basis for County referral, but three considerations warrant attention before the Board moves to final adoption: (1) the timing of the public hearing extension to March 9 should be confirmed to allow the mandatory 30-day County referral window to close and to ensure a separately published notice satisfies VIL §21-2100; (2) WHEREAS clause 2's language contemplating simultaneous adoption of the Comprehensive Plan amendment and implementing zoning local law may require that both components be separately noticed under Municipal Home Rule Law §10; and (3) the resolution does not reference SEQRA status, which counsel should confirm is documented in the public record before any final action is taken. No high-severity statutory or procedural defects are identified in the referral resolution itself.
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Does the resolution satisfy all procedural requirements of GML §239-m for referral of comprehensive plan amendments, including the mandatory 30-day comment period and the effect of a negative or conditional recommendation?
WHEREAS clause 3 and RESOLVED clause 2 correctly identify GML §239-m as the basis for referring the Proposed Amendment to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development. However, GML §239-m imposes specific procedural consequences that the resolution does not address on its face: if the County returns a recommendation of disapproval or conditional approval, the Board may still act but must do so by a supermajority vote (typically a majority-plus-one of the full board). The resolution should either acknowledge that contingency or counsel should confirm that the public hearing extension to March 9 leaves adequate time after the County's 30-day comment period expires before any final action is taken. Consider whether the March 9 hearing date allows sufficient time for the 30-day referral window to close before the Board acts.
GML §239-m · source ↗
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Does the resolution satisfy Village Law §7-722 (or equivalent) governing amendments to a village comprehensive plan, including any public notice and hearing requirements beyond those already conducted?
Village Law §7-722 governs the adoption and amendment of a village comprehensive plan and prescribes specific procedural steps, including notice and public hearing requirements. The resolution references prior hearings on December 8, 2025 and January 12, 2026 (extended to February 9, 2026), and now extends again to March 9, 2026. Consider whether the cumulative extension of a single noticed public hearing satisfies the statute's notice requirements, or whether a fresh notice published in the official newspaper is required for the March 9 date under Village Law §7-722 and/or VIL §21-2100. VIL §21-2100 states that notice must be published and the hearing held 'not less than seven days after publication'; confirm that the March 9 extension date will be separately published in time.
VIL §7-722 · source ↗
VIL §21-2100 · source ↗
“Any notice of a hearing, not otherwise specifically required by law shall be given in the following manner: by publication of such notice in the official newspaper of the village or if there be none, in a newspaper of general circulation in the village wherein the hearing is to be held. Such hearing shall be conducted not less than seven days after publication of such notice.”
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The resolution directs referral to both the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development and the Village Planning Board and ZBA — consider whether any separate statutory authority governs Village Planning Board review of comprehensive plan amendments and what procedural obligations attach.
RESOLVED clause 2 directs the Village Clerk to send the Proposed Amendment to the Village Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals 'with a request for comments within 30 days.' Village Law §7-722 may require or permit Planning Board review of comprehensive plan amendments, but the nature of that review (advisory, mandatory, time-limited) and whether a ZBA referral is required or merely permissive should be confirmed with counsel. If the Planning Board or ZBA review is advisory, the Board should document how it will consider or respond to those comments before final adoption. Consider whether the resolution should specify that comments received will be made part of the public hearing record.
VIL §7-722 · source ↗
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WHEREAS clause 2 states that new zoning regulations will be 'adopted by local law after the Comprehensive Plan is amended as part of the same action' — consider whether this sequencing language creates any procedural ambiguity under Municipal Home Rule Law §10 and Village Law Article 7.
The WHEREAS clause describes amending the Comprehensive Plan and adopting implementing zoning regulations 'as part of the same action.' Under Municipal Home Rule Law §10, zoning changes must be effectuated by local law, which carries its own public hearing and notice requirements distinct from a comprehensive plan amendment. If the Board intends to adopt both simultaneously, counsel should confirm that the notice for the public hearing covers both the plan amendment and the zoning local law, and that the SEQRA process (if applicable) addresses both components. A single hearing notice that references only the Comprehensive Plan amendment may not adequately notice the accompanying zoning local law adoption.
Municipal Home Rule Law §10 · source ↗
VIL §7-708 · source ↗
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Consider whether SEQRA review has been initiated or completed for the Proposed Amendment, as amendments to a comprehensive plan and associated zoning changes are typically Type I actions under 6 NYCRR Part 617.
Amendments to a village comprehensive plan that are accompanied by implementing zoning changes are generally classified as Type I actions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), 6 NYCRR Part 617. The resolution does not reference any SEQRA determination (negative declaration, positive declaration, or EIS). While SEQRA compliance need not appear in every referral resolution, the record should reflect that SEQRA has been initiated and that no final action on the amendment will occur prior to completion of the required environmental review. Counsel should confirm the current SEQRA status and that it is documented in the public record.
6 NYCRR Part 617 (SEQRA) · source ↗
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The 4-1 vote is recorded but the dissenting trustee is not identified in the resolution metadata — consider whether the minutes should identify the dissenting vote by name for transparency and record completeness.
The vote tally of 4-1 is recorded, which satisfies the basic requirement that the vote outcome be documented. However, best practice under Robert's Rules and sound municipal record-keeping suggests that any non-unanimous vote record the name(s) of the dissenting trustee(s), both for transparency and to document whether any conflict-of-interest recusal was at issue. Consider whether the meeting minutes identify the dissenting trustee by name and whether any stated basis for the dissent was recorded.
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2026-02-09adoptedvote: 4-1
Refer the adoption of an amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development and the Village Planning Board.
moved by Smith · seconded by Kjarval
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Resolved
  1. The public hearing is extended to March 9, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.
  2. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of the Proposed Amendment, 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 and to the Village Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals with a request for comments within 30 days
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan entitled "North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Corridor Study" (the "Proposed Amendment") has been submitted to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook (the "Board")
  • 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
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law, proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan must be referred to the Department of Planning and Development for its review and report thereon
  • 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
  • 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
Subject key: north_broadway_corridor_study