NY Town L § 283-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 16 - Zoning and Planning 283-A - Coordination With Agricultural Districts Program.

§  283-a.  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   town  board, 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 town board, 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 town   board, 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 town board, 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.