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Local Law No. 7 - 2021
This local law shall be known as the “Correction of the Notification Chapter in the Code of the
Town of Mamaroneck” law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
Chapter 144 of the Town Code consolidated into one chapter the provisions for notifying
neighbors and the general public when applications are made for permission to develop land or
alter or expand existing uses or structures. Applications for wetlands and watercourses permits
and residential site plans were omitted inadvertently from this chapter. This law corrects that
oversight.
In addition, the chapters of the Town Code that regulate the process for obtaining a site
plan, a subdivision, a special permit, the interpretation of the zoning code, a variance or an
amendment of the zoning code contain provisions directing applicants to the notification
requirements of Chapter 144. Chapter 178 entitled “Site Plan Review of Residential Development”
does not. This local law adds that direction to Chapter 178.
Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 114-7 C of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
“C. Public hearings. The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the application at such
time as it deems appropriate. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in the official
newspaper of the Town at the same time that notice is published for other public hearings
appearing on the same agenda. The applicant must comply with the notification procedures
contained in Chapter 144. When deemed appropriate by the Planning Board, any public hearing
on the application shall be integrated with any public hearing required or otherwise held
pursuant to any other law, including but not limited to, the Town's Environmental Quality Review
Law (Chapter 92) and the State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article 8).”
Section 3 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 144-2 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
“APPLICATION
A request for the approval of a wetlands/watercourse permit pursuant to Chapter 114 of the Code,
the approval of a site plan pursuant to Chapter 177 of the Code, the approval of a site plan
pursuant to Chapter 178 of the Code, the approval of a subdivision pursuant to Chapter 190 of the
Code, the issuance of a special use permit pursuant to Chapter 240 of the Code, the interpretation
of, or a variance from, any provision of Chapter 240 of the Code, the amendment of any provision
of Chapter 240 of the Code if requested through a petition by the owner of the subject property or
any combination of the foregoing. Neither a request for the extension of a special use permit nor
an amendment of a provision of Chapter 240 of the Code initiated by the Town Board shall be
considered an application.”
Section 4 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 178-10 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is amended to add the following
subsection C:
“C. The person applying for the approval of a site plan must comply with the notification
procedures contained in Chapter 144.”
Section 5 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or
unconstitutional provisions.
Section 6 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.