§ 77-12. Removal of all or portions of site from nature preserve.

In the future, an overriding and pressing public need may arise for which it may be necessary for the Town Board to consider the removal of all or a portion of a Town nature preserve from nature preserve designation. In order to allow for removal of the nature preserve designation the following procedure shall be followed by the Town Board:

A. 

Any such proposal shall be designated a Type I action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

B. 

A public hearing on such a proposal shall be held.

C. 

No decision of the Town Board shall be made on removal of all or part of a nature preserve designation for a period of 30 days after closing the hearing. During said thirty-day period written comments shall be accepted by the Town Board.

D. 

Any decision of the Town Board shall include compliance with all applicable county, state, or federal laws and/or rules and regulations governing the disposition and/or alienation of public parkland.

[Added 9-6-2005 by L.L. No. 23-2005, effective 9-12-2005]