Rezone Moratorium extension

[Lee Chowaniec]

WHEREAS, the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York and Chapter 26 of the Town of Lancaster Town Code provide for the adoption and enactment of local laws, and

WHEREAS, a proposed Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2018 entitled “Town of Lancaster Rezone Application Moratorium”, of the Code of the Town of Lancaster, was introduced to the Town Board of the Town of Lancaster by Supervisor Coleman on the 4th day of September, 2018, and

WHEREAS, the Town Board, acting as Lead Agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) determined the action to be a Type II action under SEQR, and

WHEREAS, the Town Board called for, noticed, and held a public hearing on the proposed Local Law on September 17, 2018, where all interested parties were allowed to address the proposed Local Law, and

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lancaster after due review and deliberation adopted said Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2018 on October 1, 2018. Said Local Law became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State on October 9, 2018, and

WHEREAS, the Local Law provides that the moratorium may be extended by resolution for an additional six months to allow for the adoption of the Zoning Code to be completed.

NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Lancaster that the October 9, 2018 Local Law entitled the “Town of Lancaster Rezone Application Moratorium” is hereby extended six months until April 7, 2020 to allow for the adoption of the Town of Lancaster’s revised Zoning Code.

BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,

1. The term of the Moratorium set forth in Local Law No. 5 of 2018 is hereby extended for an additional six (6) months.

2. This resolution is effective immediately.

Comment

Kudos to the Town Board for considering this action, and hopefully approving the resolution. For decades past town boards have approved rezones and rezones of rezones to developers in their best interest and with little consideration of the environment and to the well-being and quality of life of its residents.

[gorja]

This may not go the full 6 months. They are just awaiting the completion of the zoning code revision and adoption.
Tried listening to the 10/2 planning board recording to see if it was mentioned that the code was completed yet.
There is so much static in the recording, it's impossible to hear.