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Board reviews plan for new golf-course zoning district, recommends GEIS and 21-day comment period
Summary
Town planner recommended creating a new golf-course zoning-use district to enable TDR redemptions and called for a Generic Environmental Impact Statement; he proposed a condensed public-comment timetable and estimated in-house or $15–$20K consultant costs.
Bergman (speaker 3) walked the board through a proposed code amendment to create a golf-course zoning-use district that would map a new TDR receiving district. He said the change would not alter underlying dimensional regulations but would set parameters for redeeming transfer-of-development rights and requires environmental review under New York town law.
"Anytime you're mapping new TDR receiving districts, you need to do a generic environmental impact statement," Bergman said, and he described a draft scope that focuses on groundwater, sanitation, traffic and aesthetic impacts. He recommended a 21-day written comment period on the draft scope (statute allows up to 60 days), said staff expects to prepare much of the GEIS in-house, and estimated consultant costs at roughly $15,000–$20,000 if outside assistance is required.
