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Also attached to this agenda item: EAF Part 2 and 3

, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a - vote: Resolution #197-2023 WHEREAS, the Village would like to amend and update certain provisions of Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson; and WHEREAS, the Village Board is considering Local Law Introductory No. 17 of 2023 which has been drafted for such purposes; and WHEREAS, on August 14, 2023, the Village Board declared itself to be Lead Agency for SEQRA purposes in connection with the Proposed Action, and referred the Proposed Action to the Village Planning Board, Waterfront Advisory Committee and Westchester County Planning Board for comment in accordance with law; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has received memoranda of support from the Village Planning Board, Westchester County Planning Board and Waterfront Advisory Committee regarding the Proposed Action; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on August 28, 2023, the Village Board reviewed Part 2 of the Short Environmental Assessment Form for this local law and verbally answered the questions set forth therein based upon the entire record, and determined that no potential impacts were identified as moderate to large, and therefore no additional analysis was required in a Part 3, and directed the preparation of the Part 2 and Part 3 forms and a negative declaration under SEQRA for adoption; and WHEREAS, the Village Board desires to memorialize its discussion and findings with respect to its SEQRA determination of significance as set forth at the August 28, 2023, meeting in written form; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on August 28, 2023, the Village Board reviewed each of the 44 policies and sub-policies thereunder set forth in the LWRP and the explanation of each policy as set forth in the LWRP; and WHEREAS, the Village Board desires to memorialize its discussion and findings with respect to its determination of consistency as set forth at the August 28, 2023, meeting in written form; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 17 of 2023 was opened and closed on September 12, 2023, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that based upon the entire record on the Proposed Action and the above, the Village Board of Trustees hereby issues and adopts the EAF Parts 2 and 3 Determination of Significance attached hereto, and adopts a Negative Declaration under SEQRA in connection with this action; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees makes the following findings regarding the applicability of the LWRP policies and the consistency of the Proposed Action with those policies and conditions of the LWRP which it found applicable: Policy 1A: Existing planning and zoning documents should be reviewed and amended where necessary to ensure development within the community is consistent with adopted goals and policies. The remaining policies and conditions of the LWRP not specifically discussed above were reviewed and found to not be applicable; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: based upon the entire record on the Proposed Action and the above, the Village Board of Trustees confirms its determination that the Proposed Action, the adoption of a local law to amend and update provisions of Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, complies with the policy standards and conditions set forth in the Village’s LWRP; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts Local Law Introductory No. 17 of 2023 to update provisions of the Zoning Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, which upon adoption becomes Local Law No. 17 of 2023. Dated: September 12, 2023