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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 8', 'art 617', '§ 110', 'art 617', 'art 617', 'art 617', 'art 617', '§ 110', 'art 617', 'art 617', 'art 617', '§ 110', 'art 617', 'art 617', 'art 617', 'art 617']

Village of Freeport, NY Environmental Quality Review
Personnel Benefits and Regulations
Amusements, Licensing
Drains and Bulkheads
Compliance with requirements; exceptions.
Actions affecting and not affecting environment.
Filing of statement regarding effect of proposed action.
Notice to public of proposed action.
Time limit for determination by Superintendent.
Fee to be paid with application.
Determination of status of action.
Preparation of draft environmental impact statement.
Notice of completion of draft environmental impact statement; public hearing.
Processing of actions not affecting environment.
Preparation of final environmental impact statement; fee.
Notice of completion of final environmental impact statement.
Decision following final environmental impact statement; time.
Written determination of Board of Trustees.
Filing of copy of determination.
Actions undertaken prior to specified date; modifications.
Mall Area Assessment District
Waterfront Properties and Watercraft
Ch VTR
Vehicle and Traffic Regulations Comparative Table
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport 3-28-1977
by L.L. No. 5-1977; amended in its entirety 11-9-1981
by L.L. No. 16-1981. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
phrases, words and their derivatives used in this chapter shall have the same
meaning as those defined in § 8-0105 of the Environmental Conservation
Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
SUPERINTENDENT or SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS
The administrative official in charge of the Department of Buildings.
No decision to carry out or approve an action, other than an action listed in § 110-3B hereof or Section 617.12 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as a Type II action shall be made by the Board of Trustees or by any department, board, commission, officer or employee of the village until there has been full compliance with all requirements of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting:
economic feasibility or other studies and preliminary planning and budgetary
processes necessary to the formulation of a proposal for action which do not
commit the village to approve, commence or engage in such action.
only to technical specifications and requirements, provided that no such partial
approval shall entitle or permit the applicant to commence the action until
all requirements of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes,
Rules and Regulations have been fulfilled.
A. Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes,
Rules and Regulations and the criteria therein, the actions listed in Section
617.12 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as Type I actions
are likely to have a significant effect on the environment.
B. Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes,
617.12 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as Type II
actions are deemed not to have a significant effect on the environment.
For the purpose of assisting in the determination of whether an action
may or will not have a significant effect on the environment, applicants for
permits or other approvals shall file a written statement with the Superintendent,
setting forth the name of the applicant; the location of the real property
affected, if any; a description of the nature of the proposed action; and
the effect it may have on the environment. In addition, applicants may include
a detailed statement of the reasons why, in their view, a proposed action
may or will not have a significant effect on the environment, Where the action
involves an application, the statement shall be filed simultaneously with
the application for the action. The statement provided herein shall be upon
a form prescribed by the Superintendent and shall contain such additional
relevant information as shall be required in the prescribed form. Such statement
shall be accompanied by drawings, sketches and maps, if any, together with
any other relevant explanatory material required by the Superintendent.
Upon receipt of a complete application and a statement, the Superintendent
shall cause a notice thereof to be posted on the signboard, if any, of the
village, maintained by the village, and may also cause such notice to be published
in the official newspaper of the village, if any, or in a newspaper having
general circulation within the village, describing the nature of the proposed
action and stating that written views thereon of any person shall be received
by the Superintendent no later than a date specified in such notice.
A. The Superintendent shall render a written determination
on such application within 15 days following receipt of a complete application
and statement; provided however, that such period may be extended by mutual
agreement of the applicant and the Superintendent. The determination shall
state whether such proposed action may or will not have a significant effect
on the environment. The Superintendent may hold informal meetings with the
applicant and may meet with and consult any other person for the purpose of
aiding it in making a determination on the application.
B. The time limitations provided in this chapter shall be
coordinated with, to the extent practicable, other time limitations provided
by statute or local law, ordinance or regulation of the village.
Every application for determination under this chapter shall be accompanied
by a reasonable fee set forth in this action to defray the expenses incurred
in rendering such determination. The fees shall be as determined by the Board
If the Superintendent determines that the proposed action is not an exempt action, not an action listed in § 110-3B hereof or Section 617.12 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as a Type II action and that it will not have a significant effect on the environment, the Superintendent shall prepare, file and circulate such determination as provided in Section 617.7(b) of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, and thereafter, the proposed action may be processed without further regard to this chapter. If the Superintendent determines that the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment, the Superintendent shall prepare, file and circulate such determination as provided in Section 617.7(b) of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, and thereafter, the proposed action shall be reviewed and processed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
have a significant effect on the environment, the Superintendent shall, in
accordance with the provisions of Part 617 of Title 8 of the New York Codes,
impact report, the Superintendent shall prepare or cause to be prepared the
draft environmental impact statement or, in its discretion, notify the applicant
that the processing of the application will cease and that no approval will
C. The Superintendent may require an applicant to submit
a fee to defray the expense to it of preparing a draft environmental impact
statement or reviewing same if it is prepared by the applicant. Such fees
shall be determined by the Board of Trustees.
A. Upon completion of a draft environmental impact statement
prepared by or at the request of the village, a notice of completion containing
the information specified in Section 617.7(d) of Title 6 of the New York Codes,
Rules and Regulations shall be prepared, filed and circulated as provided
in Section 617.7(e) and (f) of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
In addition, it shall be published in the official newspaper, if any, of the
village or, if none, in a newspaper having general circulation within the
village, and a copy thereof shall also be posted on a signboard of the village.
Copies of the draft environmental impact statement and the notice of completion
shall be filed, sent and made available as provided in Section 617.7(e) of
B. If the Board of Trustees determines to hold a public
hearing on a draft environmental impact statement, notice thereof shall be
filed, circulated and sent in the same manner as the notice of completion
and shall be published in the official newspaper of the village, if any, or,
if none, in a newspaper having general circulation within the village at least
10 days prior to such public hearing. Such notice shall also state the place
where substantive written comments on the draft environmental impact statement
may be sent and the date before which such comments shall be received. The
hearing shall commence no less than 15 calendar days nor more than 60 calendar
days of the filing of the draft environmental impact statement, except as
otherwise provided where the Board of Trustees determines that additional
time is necessary for the public or other agency review of the draft environmental
impact statement or where a different hearing date is required as appropriate
If, on the basis of a draft environmental impact statement or a public
hearing thereon, the Board of Trustees determines that an action will not
have a significant effect on the environment, the proposed action may be processed
without further regard to this chapter.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Superintendent shall prepare
or cause to be prepared a final environmental impact statement in accordance
with the provisions of Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and
Regulations, provided further that if the action involves an application,
the Superintendent may direct the applicant to prepare the final environmental
impact statement. Such final environmental impact statement shall be prepared
within 45 days after the close of any hearing or within 60 days after the
filing of the draft environmental impact statement, whichever last occurs;
provided, however, that the Superintendent may extend this time, as necessary,
to complete the statement adequately or where problems identified with the
proposed action require material reconsideration or modification. Where the
action involves an application, such final environmental impact statement
shall be accompanied by the fee specified in this section to defray the expenses
of the village in preparing and/or evaluating same. The fee shall be determined
A notice of completion of a final environmental impact statement shall be prepared, filed and sent in the same manner as provided in § 110-10 herein and shall be sent to all persons to whom the notice of completion of the draft environmental impact statement was sent. Copies of the final environmental impact statement shall be filed and made available for review in the same manner as the draft environmental impact statement.
No decision to carry out or approve an action, which has been the subject
of a final environment impact statement, by the Board of Trustees or by any
other agency shall be made until after the filing and consideration of the
final environmental impact statement. Where the Board of Trustees has been
the lead agency for an action, it shall make a decision whether or not to
approve the action within 30 days of the filing of the final environmental
When the Board of Trustees decides to carry out or approve an action
which may have a significant effect on the environment, it shall make the
following findings in a written determination:
A. Consistent with social, economic and other essential
considerations of state policy, to the maximum extent practicable, from among
the reasonable alternatives thereto, the action to be carried out or approved
is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental effects, including
the effects disclosed in the relevant environmental impact statements.
B. All practicable means will be taken in carrying out or
approving the action to minimize or avoid adverse environmental effects.
For public information purposes, a copy of the determination shall be
filed and made available as provided in Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York
The village shall maintain files, open for public inspection, of all
notice of completion, draft and final environmental impact statements and
written determinations prepared or caused to be prepared by the Superintendent
Where more than one agency is involved in an action, the procedures
of Sections 617.4 and 617.8 of Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes,
Actions undertaken or approved prior to the dates specified in Article
8 of the Environmental Conservation Law for local agencies shall be exempt
from this chapter and the provisions of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation
Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations;
provided, however, that if after such dates the Superintendent modifies an
action undertaken or approved prior to that date and the Superintendent determines
that the modification may have a significant adverse effect on the environment,
such modification shall be an action subject to this chapter and Part 617
of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.