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RESOLUTION TO SET PUBLIC HEARING AND TO DESIGNATE THE TOWN AS
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LEAD AGENCY REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CODE
OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, CHAPTER 179 THEREOF ENTITLED
"ZONING"
RESOLUTION NO. 208, 96
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous
of amending, supplementing, changing and/or modifying the Town of
Queensbury Zoning Ordinance, the same having been previously
codified and made a part of the Code of the Town of Queensbury as
Chapter 179 thereof entitled "Zoning," and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the said Code of the Town
of Queensbury, Chapter 179 thereof entitled "Zoning" is in the form
of a Local Law, titled "A Local Law to amend the Code of the Town
of Queensbury, Chapter 179 thereof, entitled 'Zoning' to amend
certain provisions thereof," and is presented to this meeting of
the said Town Board with this resolution and is incorporated
herein, as if more fully set forth herein, for all purposes, and
WHEREAS, a completed Part I of a Long Environmental Assessment
Form has also been presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury may, from
time to time, pursuant to §265 of the Town Law and/or the relevant
sections of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York,
amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the Zoning Ordinance as
codified, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to hold a public hearing prior to
adopting said proposed Local Law, and
WHEREAS, it is also necessary to provide notice to other
governmental bodies or agencies as required by law, and
WHEREAS, it is also necessary to comply with the State
Environmental Quality Review Act in connection with conducting an
environmental review of the proposed action which consists of
adopting the proposed Local Law amending Chapter 179 of the Code of
the Town of Queensbury entitled 'Zoning", and
WHEREAS, it would appear that the action about to be
undertaken by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is an
unlisted action under the provisions of and regulations adopted
pursuant to said State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA),
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
indicates that it desires to conduct a coordinated review and be
the lead agency in connection with any reviews necessary pursuant
to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and directs that such
notices be sent by the Zoning Administrator to such other involved
agencies as may be required under SEQRA to notify the agencies of
this action and that the Town Board desires to be lead agent in a
coordinated review and that a lead agency must be agreed to within
30 days, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury shall
hold a public hearing on May 20, 1996, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, Warren
County, New York, at which time all parties in interest and
citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard, upon and in
reference to the proposed Local Law, titled "A Local Law to Amend
the Code of the Town of Queensbury, Chapter 179 thereof, entitled
'Zoning,' to amend certain provisions thereof," amendment,
supplement, change and/or modification to the Town of Queensbury
Zoning Ordinance as codified and a part of the Code of the Town of
Queensbury, Chapter 179, thereof entitled "Zoning," and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury is
hereby authorized and directed to give 10 days notice of said
public hearing by publishing a notice in a form to be approved by
Town Counsel and substantially in conformance with the Notice
presented at this meeting, for purposes of publication in an
official newspaper of the Town and by posting on the Town bulletin
Board outside the Clerk's Office said notice, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Zoning Administrator is hereby authorized
and directed to give written notice of the proposed amendment to
the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Queensbury as codified and a
part of the Code of the Town of Queensbury, Chapter 179, thereof
entitled "Zoning," a copy of the Environmental Assessment Form, a
copy of this resolution and a copy of the written notice previously
described 10 days prior to the public hearing to the following:
Warren County, by service upon the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, and such other communities or agencies that it is
necessary to give written notice to pursuant to §264 of the Town
Law and Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, the Code
of the Town of Queensbury and the Laws of the State of New York,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Zoning Administrator is hereby authorized
and directed to give notice of said proposed amendment to the
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Zoning Ordinance as codified and a part of the Code of the Town of
Queensbury, Chapter 179, thereof entitled "Zoning," a copy of the
Environmental Assessment Form, the Notice of Public Hearing and a
copy of this resolution to the Warren County Planning Agency and
the Town of Queensbury Planning Board for their review in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York and Code of the
Town of Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Zoning Administrator is also hereby
directed to send a copy of the proposed amendment, Notice of Public
Hearing, a copy of the Environmental Assessment Form and a copy of
this resolution to the Adirondack Park Agency.
Duly adopted this 6th day of May, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES : Mrs. Goedert, Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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