LL 06 Amend Code 107 Lawn Fertilzer and Pesticide Runoff Control Law TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804-5902 518-761-8201
November 17, 2014
New York Department of State
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Albany,NY 12231-001
Enclosed please find a copy of Local Law No, 6, 2014 To Amend Queensbury
Town Code Chapter 107 Entitled"Lawn Fertilizer And Pesticide Runoff Control Law"
for your filing that was adopted at a Regular Town Board Meeting on November 17th,
2014.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our office.
Respectfully,
Karen A. O'Brien
Deputy Town Clerk I
Town of Queensbury
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November 20, 2014
Karen A O'Brien
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RE: Town of Queensbury, Local Law 6 2014, filed on November 20, 2014
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❑County ❑City ®Town ❑Village
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of oueensbury
Local Law No. 6, of the year 20 14
A local law To Amend Queensbury Town Code Chapter 1 07
(Insert Title)
Entitled '.'LawTI Fertilizer And Pesticide Runoff
Control Law"
Be it enacted by the mown Board of the
(Name of Legislative Body)
❑County ❑City [jTown ❑Village
(Select one.)
Of C)iippmssbury as follows:
A. Town Code Section 107-3 is hereby replaced with the following:
§107-3 Intent.
The intent of this Chapter is to better regulate land use management practices,
specifically by limiting water body exposure to nitrates, phosphorus compounds and
pesticide-related chemicals, to reduce water body contamination, improve water body
ecosystem integrity and assure healthier human, animal and plant habitats. This Chapter
applies to shores of Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside, and the portion of Lake George within
the Town of Queensbury as well as all natural streams, tributaries, springs and wetlands
within that portion of the Lake George Watershed located within the Town of
Queensbury.
B. Town Code Section 107-4 is hereby amended to include the following definition in
alphabetical order:
REGULATED WATER BODY
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The waters of Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside, Lake George and shall also include all natural
streams, tributaries (whether perennial or intermittent), springs and wetlands located
within the Town of Queensbury and also located within the Lake George Park as defined
in New York Environmental Conservation Law § 43-0103 (1).
C. Town Code Section 107-5 (A) is hereby replaced with the following:
A. No person shall, whether knowingly or negligently by virtue of insufficient control,
apply or authorize any person by way of service contract or other arrangement to apply,
any lawn fertilizer on vegetation within fifty feet (50') of any Regulated Water Body
within the Town of Queensbury.
D. Town Code Section 107-5 (B) is hereby replaced with the following:
B. No person shall, whether knowingly or negligently by virtue of insufficient control,
apply or authorize any person by way of service contract or other arrangement to apply,
any lawn fertilizer on any privately-owned impermeable surface that directs stormwater
flow into any Regulated Water Body.
E. Town Code Section 107-5 (C) is hereby replaced with the following:
C. Only lawn fertilizer labeled as containing no phosphorus (or other compound
containing phosphorus, such as phosphate) may be applied fifty feet (50') or more
from any Regulated Water Body, provided that such use not violate the prohibition set
forth in New York State Environmental Conservation Law Section 17-2103 (3).
Fertilizer use beyond fifty feet (50') of any Regulated Water Body must comply with
all applicable provisions of State Law including Article 17, Title 21 of the New York
State Environmental Conservation Law.
F. Town Code Section 107-5 (D) is hereby repealed.
D.Fef lizeF use ve]vdc0feet of+r a shorelines of Glen Lake, Take StHH"'ysi e a a
bake Geer-ge are not r-egula4ed by this law.
G. Town Code Section 107-5 (E) is hereby amended as follows:
D. No person shall, whether knowingly or negligently by virtue of insufficient control,
apply or authorize any person by way of service contract or other arrangement to apply
lawn fertilizer to any impermeable surface including parking lots, roadways, and
sidewalks anywhere within the Town. If such application occurs, the fertilizer must be
immediately contained and either legally applied to turf or other appropriate vegetation or
placed in an appropriate container and properly disposed of.
H. Section 107-7 (D) is hereby replaced with the following:
(D) Application of lawn fertilizer where a continuous natural vegetative buffer, at
least fifteen feet (15') wide, exists between the turf or lawn area where the application is
to occur and any Regulated Water Body or an impermeable surface. This buffer must
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conform to the requirements of Town Code §179-8-040. — Shoreline Buffers. This Local
Law will also apply to the Town Code §179-8-040 Buffer Area.
ARTICLE 2. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph or provision of this
Local Law shall not invalidate any other clause, sentence,paragraph or part thereof.
ARTICLE 3. All Local Laws or Ordinances or parts of Local Laws or Ordinances in
conflict with any part of this Local Law are hereby repealed.
ARTICLE 4. This Local Law shall take effect upon filing in the office of the New
York State Secretary of State.
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. b� of 20 14 of
the (CARgJdJ (Town)(\)�" of Qiiepnchil -y was duly passed by the
ard on 1 1 /1 7/ 20 1 4 in accordance with the applicable
(Name o Legis a eveBody)
provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
on 20m, in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village)of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the on 20
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the(genera l)(special)(annual) election held on
20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
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I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the(County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the on 20 . Such local
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of
20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
*Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, if there
be none,the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is
vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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S. (6ty local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37) of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting
thereon at the(special)(general)election held on 20 , became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of
November 20 , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having
received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the
qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in t . e and that the same is a
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local I nd was nally adopt in the manner indicated in
paragraph . 1 above. "'X4
Clerk of the county legislative bo , City, Town or Village Clerk or
officer designated by local legislative body
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LL No. 6-2014
Town of Queensbury
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