135.98
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
PLANNING BOARD, THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AND THE WARREN COUNTY PLANNING BOARD REGARDING
REFERRALS TO THE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
RESOLUTION NO.: 135. 98
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law ("GML") §239-m requires that the Town Board, Town
Planning Board and Town Zoning Board of Appeals refer certain proposed actions to the County
Planning Board for its advisory recommendation before taking final action on these proposed actions,
and
WHEREAS, GML §239-m(3)(c) states that the County Planning Board may enter into an
agreement with the referring body or duly authorized body of the Town to provide that certain
proposed actions are of local, rather than inter-community or County-wide concern, and are not
subject to referral under GML §239-m, and
WHEREAS, many of the proposed actions currently referred to the County Planning Board
are deemed by the County Planning Board to have no County impacts, and
WHEREAS, the municipal Boards, applicants and the public would be better served by
eliminating unnecessary steps in the regulatory process, and
WHEREAS, the Town and County previously entered into an agreement as authorized by
GML §239-m(3)(c) in order to avoid needless referral of very minor actions and wish to enter into a
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similar agreement for a term commencing March 1, 1998 and continuing until terminated upon thirty
(30) days written notice by either party, and
WHEREAS, an agreement between the parties has been presented at this meeting, which
agreement sets forth the proposed actions that will no longer be referred by the Town Board, Town
Planning Board and/or Town Zoning Board to the County Planning Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby approves of the
agreement presented at this meeting and identified in the preambles hereof and hereby further
authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the aforesaid agreement on behalf of the Town
of Queensbury and to take such other and further steps as may be necessary to implement the aforesaid
agreement.
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Duly adopted this 6 day of April, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None