NY Vill L § 7-739 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-739 - Coordination With Agricultural Districts Program.

§  7-739  Coordination with agricultural districts program.  1. Policy   of local governments. Local governments shall exercise their  powers  to   enact  local  laws,  ordinances, rules or regulations that apply to farm   operations in an agricultural  district  in  a  manner  which  does  not   unreasonably  restrict  or  regulate farm operations in contravention of   the purposes of article twenty-five-AA of the  agriculture  and  markets   law,  unless  it  can  be  shown  that  the  public  health or safety is   threatened.2.  Agricultural   data   statement;   submission,   evaluation.   Any   application  for a special use permit, site plan approval, use variance,   or subdivision approval requiring municipal review and approval  by  the   village  board  of  trustees, planning board, or zoning board of appeals   pursuant to this  article,  that  would  occur  on  property  within  an   agricultural  district  containing  a farm operation or on property with   boundaries within five hundred feet of a farm operation  located  in  an   agricultural district, shall include an agricultural data statement. The   village  board  of  trustees, planning board, or zoning board of appeals   shall evaluate and consider  the  agricultural  data  statement  in  its   review  of  the  possible  impacts  of  the  proposed  project  upon the   functioning of farm operations within such  agricultural  district.  The   information  required  by an agricultural data statement may be included   as part of any other application form required by local  law,  ordinance   or regulation.3.  Agricultural data statement; notice provision. Upon the receipt of   such application by the planning board,  zoning  board  of  appeals,  or   village  board  of  trustees, the clerk of such board shall mail written   notice of such application to the owners of land as  identified  by  the   applicant  in the agricultural data statement. Such notice shall include   a description of the proposed project and its location, and may be  sent   in  conjunction  with  any  other notice required by state or local law,   ordinance, rule or regulation for the said project. The cost of  mailing   said notice shall be borne by the applicant.4.   Agricultural   data  statement;  content.  An  agricultural  data   statement shall include the following information: the name and  address   of  the  applicant;  a  description  of  the  proposed  project  and its   location; the  name  and  address  of  any  owner  of  land  within  the   agricultural  district,  which  land  contains  farm  operations  and is   located within five hundred feet of the boundary of  the  property  upon   which  the  project  is proposed; and a tax map or other map showing the   site of the proposed project relative to the location of farm operations   identified in the agricultural data statement.5. Notice to county planning board  or  agency  or  regional  planning   council.  The clerk of the village board of trustees, planning board, or   zoning board of  appeals  shall  refer  all  applications  requiring  an   agricultural  data  statement  to the county planning board or agency or   regional  planning  council  as  required  by   sections   two   hundred   thirty-nine-m  and  two  hundred  thirty-nine-n of the general municipal   law.