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Also attached to this agenda item: CAF 7-8-11 2 EAF 7-7-11 Memo to VB on Supplementing List of Type II Actions PB memo to VB PB memo to VB 7-26-11 recirculation Resolution recirculating revised law CAF and EAF-Type II Revised Local Law Type II clean version Revised Planning Board Resolution clean version TypeII-VillEngineer Type II-PolChief Type II. Neg Dec attachment 1 Type II actions final consistency 10-27-11

On motion of TRUSTEE _______, seconded by TRUSTEE __________, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York. WHEREAS, actions subject to review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) and its implementing regulations fall into one of three categories: Type I, which are more likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts; Type II, which have been determined to not have a significant adverse environmental impact; and Unlisted, which are actions that are not Type I or Type II; and WHEREAS, under section 617.5 of the SEQRA regulations, an agency may adopt its own list of Type II actions to supplement actions designated by the State Department of Environmental Conservation as Type II; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 617.5, the Village Board is considering Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2011 to amend Chapter 116 of the Village Code to designate additional actions as Type II (the “Draft Law”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 617.5, the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Village Engineer, and Police Chief, are also considering adopting their own lists of Type II actions; and WHEREAS, the proposed adoption of the Draft Law by the Board of Trustees and proposed adoption of Type II lists by the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Police Chief, and Village Engineer constitute the Proposed Action; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 2011, the Waterfront Advisory Committee issued its preliminary recommendation of consistency on the Draft Law; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2011 the Village Board determined that the Proposed Action will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment and, pursuant to SEQRA, adopted and issued the Negative Declaration (Notice of Determination of Non-Significance); and WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 27, 2011, the Waterfront Advisory Committee concluded that the Proposed Action is consistent with the LWRP policy standards and conditions, and, on November 1st, the WAC rendered its written recommendation of consistency and transmitted such recommendation to the Village Board; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing to consider the Draft Law was held and closed on November 7, 2011; and WHEREAS, on November 7, 2011, the Village Board determined that the Proposed Action is consistent with the LWRP and its policy standards and conditions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2011, a local law to adopt an additional list of Type II actions to supplement actions designated by the State Department of Environmental Conservation as Type II. Upon adoption, this Local Law becomes Local Law 5 of 2011. Dated: November 7, 2011