New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter X - Certification Of Major Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter A - Regulations Implementing Article 10 Of The Public Service Law As Enacted By Chapter 388, Section 12, Of The Laws Of 2011 › Part 1001 - Content Of An Application › Section 1001.4 - Exhibit 4: land use

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Exhibit 4 shall contain:
(a) A map showing existing land uses within
				  the study area.
(b) A map of any
				  existing overhead and underground major facilities for electric, gas or
				  telecommunications transmission within the study area.
(c) Except for wind power facilities, a map
				  of all properties upon which any component of the major electric generating
				  facility or the related facilities would be located, and all properties
				  adjoining such properties, that shows the current land use, tax parcel number
				  and owner of record of each property, and any publicly known proposed land use
				  plans for any of these parcels. For wind power facilities, a map of all
				  properties upon which any component of the major electric generating facility
				  or the related facilities would be located, and all properties within 2,000
				  feet of such properties, that shows the current land use, tax parcel number and
				  owner of record of each property, and any publically known proposed land use
				  plans for any of these parcels.
(d)
				  A map of existing zoning districts, and proposed zoning districts within the
				  study area, including a description of the permitted and the prohibited uses
				  within each zone.
(e) A statement
				  as to whether the municipality has an adopted comprehensive plan and whether
				  the proposed land use is consistent with such comprehensive plan. If the
				  municipality's comprehensive plan is posted on a website, the exhibit shall
				  contain the address of the internet site where the plan is posted.
(f) A map of all publicly known proposed land
				  uses within the study area, gleaned from interviews with State and local
				  planning officials, from the public involvement process, or from other
				  sources.
(g) Maps showing
				  designated coastal areas, inland waterways and local waterfront revitalization
				  program areas; groundwater management zones; designated agricultural districts;
				  flood-prone areas; and critical environmental areas designated pursuant to the
				  State Environmental Quality Review Act.
(h) Maps showing recreational and other land
				  uses within the study area that might be affected by the sight, sound or odor
				  of the construction or operation of the facility, interconnections and related
				  facilities, including wild, scenic and recreational river corridors, open
				  space, and any known archaeological, geologic, historical or scenic area, park,
				  designated wilderness, forest preserve lands, scenic vistas specifically
				  indentified in the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, conservation
				  easement lands, scenic byways designated by the Federal or State governments,
				  nature preserves, designated trails, and public-access fishing areas; major
				  communication and utility uses and infrastructure; and institutional, community
				  and municipal uses and facilities; including a summary describing the nature of
				  the probable environmental impact of facility and interconnection construction
				  and operation on such uses, including an identification of how such impact is
				  avoided or, if unavoidable, minimized or mitigated. Given the provisions of
				  section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 9 NYCRR section 427.8,
				  and section 15  of the Public Service Law, information
				  about the location, character, or ownership of a cultural resource shall not be
				  disclosed to the public, and shall only be disclosed to the parties to a
				  proceeding pursuant to an appropriate protective order if a determination is
				  made that disclosure may:
(1) cause a
				  significant invasion of privacy;
(2) risk harm to the affected cultural
				  resource; or
(3) impede the use of
				  a traditional religious site by practitioners.