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Submit
proposed local law to the municipal attorney for review.
If
zoning or land use revisions are part of the Code Adoption:
Submit
any zoning or land use revisions to the County Planning Board for
review in accordance with General Municipal Law §§ 239-l and
239-m. The County Planning Board has 30 days for its review. If no
approval, modifications or disapproval is given within 30 days, the
proposed revisions shall be considered approved.
Initiate
State Environmental Quality Review process for any affected chapters
(zoning, land use, subdivision, etc.) to declare the revisions a Type
II action or for a negative declaration, assuming the revisions will
not have an effect on the environment. (See Article 8 of the Environmental
Conservation Law and 6 NYCRR Part 617.)
Public
hearing notice must be 10 days in advance of the hearing.
All
municipalities:
Pass
the resolution to hold the public hearing.
Print
the notice of public hearing containing a summary of the proposed
local law in a paper having general circulation in the municipality
at least three days (or five days, depending on local procedures)
prior to the hearing. [See above for 10-day notice requirement for
land use legislation.]
Hold
the public hearing for input on the proposed codification.
Pass
the resolution to adopt the local law.
In
the local paper, print the notice of enactment with a summary
of the contents of the local law. (This publication is only
necessary if there are zoning amendments in Schedule A of the Code
Adoption Local Law.)
Within
20 days of final adoption, have the municipal attorney sign and certify
the local law, file the local law in the municipal offices
in the local law book and submit one 8½ x 11 inch certified copy to
the office of the Secretary of State.
Forward
one as-adopted copy of the local law and a signed copy of the
Certification Page to General Code Publishers Corp. within
90 days for inclusion in the Code. [If the adopted local law is received
within the 90-day period, the local law (without the Schedule of enumerated
changes) will be included in the Code at no cost.]
