239-D - County comprehensive plan.

§   239-d.   County  comprehensive  plan.    1.  Content.  The  county  comprehensive plan may include but shall not be limited to the following  topics at the level of detail adapted to the special requirements of the  county:    (a) General statements of goals, objectives, principles, policies, and  standards  upon  which  proposals  for  the  immediate  and   long-range  protection, enhancement, growth and development of the county are based;    (b)  Consideration  of  regional needs and the official plans of other  governmental units and agencies within the county;    (c) The existing and proposed location and intensity of land uses;    (d)  Consideration  of  agricultural  uses,  historic   and   cultural  resources,  coastal  and  natural  and  scenic  resources  and sensitive  environmental areas;    (e) Consideration of population, demographic and socio-economic trends  and future projections;    (f) The location and types of transportation facilities, including the  reuse of abandoned transportation facilities;    (g) Existing and proposed  general  location  of  public  and  private  utilities and infrastructure;    (h)  Existing  housing  resources  and future housing needs, including  affordable housing;    (i) The  present  and  future  general  location  of  educational  and  cultural  facilities,  historic sites, health facilities, and facilities  for emergency services;    (j) Existing and proposed recreation facilities and parkland;    (k) The present and potential future general  location  of  commercial  and industrial facilities;    (l)  Specific policies and strategies for improving the county economy  in coordination with other plan topics;    (m) Proposed measures, programs, devices, and instruments to implement  the goals and  objectives  of  the  various  topics  within  the  county  comprehensive plan;    (n) All or part of the plan of another public agency;    (o)  Any and all other items which are consistent with the protection,  enhancement, orderly growth and development of the county; and    (p) Consideration of cumulative  impacts  of  development,  and  other  issues  which  promote  compliance  with the state environmental quality  review act under article eight of the environmental conservation law and  its implementing regulations.    2. Preparation. The county legislative body, or by resolution of  such  body  the  planning  board  or  a  special board, may prepare a proposed  county comprehensive plan and  amendments  thereto.  In  the  event  the  planning  board  or  special  board  is  directed  to prepare a proposed  comprehensive  plan  or  amendment  thereto,  such   board   shall,   by  resolution,  recommend  such  proposed  plan  or amendment to the county  legislative body.    3.  Environmental  review.  A  county  comprehensive  plan   and   any  amendments  thereto  shall  be  subject  to  the provisions of the state  environmental  quality  review  act   under   article   eight   of   the  environmental  conservation  law  and  its  implementing  regulations. A  county comprehensive plan may be  designed  to  also  serve  as,  or  be  accompanied by, a generic environmental impact statement pursuant to the  state  environmental  quality  review  act  statute  and regulations. No  further compliance  with  such  law  is  required  for  subsequent  site  specific  county  actions  that  are  in conformance with the thresholds  established for such county actions in the generic environmental  impact  statements and its findings.4.  Agricultural  review and coordination. A county comprehensive plan  and any amendments thereto for a county containing all  or  part  of  an  agricultural district or lands receiving agricultural assessments within  its  jurisdiction,  shall  continue  to  be subject to the provisions of  article  twenty-five-AA  of  the agriculture and markets law relating to  the enactment and administration of local  laws,  ordinances,  rules  or  regulations.  A newly adopted or amended county comprehensive plan shall  take into consideration  applicable  county  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  plans  as  created  under  article  twenty-five-AAA  of  the  agriculture and markets law.    5. Referrals. The county legislative body shall,  prior  to  adoption,  refer the proposed county comprehensive plan or any amendment thereto to  the  county  and  regional planning boards as well as to the legislative  bodies and to the planning boards of each municipality within the county  for review and recommendation.    6. Public hearings; notice. (a) Prior to adopting or amending a county  comprehensive plan, the county legislative body shall hold one  or  more  hearings on such proposed plan or amendments thereto.    (b)  Where  a special board prepares the proposed county comprehensive  plan the county legislative body shall, within ninety days of  receiving  the  special board's recommendations on such proposed plan or amendment,  and prior to the adoption of  the  plan  or  amendment,  hold  a  public  hearing on such proposed plan or amendment.    (c)  Notice  of  a public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of  general circulation in the county at least ten calendar days in  advance  of  the  hearing.  Notice  shall  also  be mailed to the chief executive  officer and the chairperson of the planning board of  each  municipality  at  least  ten days before such hearing. Representatives of the regional  or county planning board, the commissioner of transportation or  his  or  her  representative,  county  departments,  municipalities, citizens and  other interested parties shall be given the opportunity to be heard.    7. Adoption. The county legislative body may  adopt  by  resolution  a  county comprehensive plan or any amendment thereto.    8.  Filing  of  adopted  county comprehensive plan. The adopted county  comprehensive plan and any amendments thereto  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the county clerk or register and a copy thereof filed in the  office of the county planning board, with the  secretary  of  state,  as  well as with the clerk of each municipality within the county.    9.  Effect  of  adoption.  (a) All county land acquisitions and public  improvements, including those identified  in  the  county  official  map  adopted or amended pursuant to this article, shall be in accordance with  a county comprehensive plan, if one exists.    (b)  All  plans  for  capital  projects  of  a  municipality  or state  governmental agency on land included in the  county  comprehensive  plan  adopted   pursuant   to   this   section   shall  take  such  plan  into  consideration.    10. Periodic review. The county legislative body shall provide,  as  a  component  of  such  proposed  county  comprehensive  plan,  the maximum  intervals at which the adopted plan shall be reviewed.