107.2014 Set PH LL Lawn Fertilizer RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
LOCAL LAW NO. _ OF 2014 TO AMEND QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE
BY REPEALING CURRENT CHAPTER 107 ENTITLED,
"LAWN FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE RUNOFF CONTROL"
AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW CHAPTER 107
RESOLUTION NO.: 1079 2014
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.:
of 2014 to repeal current Queensbury Town Code Chapter 107 entitled, "Lawn Fertilizer and
Pesticide Runoff Control," and replace it with a new Chapter 107 entitled "Lawn Fertilizer and
Pesticide Runoff Control," in an effort to better regulate land use management practices
specifically by limiting water body exposure to nitrates, phosphorus compounds and pesticide-
related chemicals, reduce water body contamination, improve water body ecosystem integrity
and assure healthier human, animal and plant habitats, such regulations pertaining to the 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, and
WHEREAS, this legislation is authorized in accordance with New York State Municipal
Home Rule Law §10, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning adoption of this
Local Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7t1i 2014
to hear all interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning proposed
Local Law No.: of 2014, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing concerning proposed Local Law No. of
2014 in the manner provided by law.
Duly adopted this 24th day of March, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess
NOES None
ABSENT: None