Westchester Action Plan, 2008 - Westchester County Government

development goals. In establishing regional planning processes, the following actions are
recommended:
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Establish inter-municipal regional planning agreements.
Include participation by developers, planning officials, citizens and scientists.
Consider a greater review authority for the County in municipal land use decisions.
Identify opportunities for ensuring developers share in the responsibility for
addressing the GHG and other sustainability issues associated with development.
Incorporate consideration of
climate change impacts and
adaptation and mitigation
strategies into SEQRA review.
Create intermunicipal agreements.
The Task Force recommends that
municipalities in watershed and other
environmentally sensitive areas create
intermunicipal agreements to
preserve critical environmental resources
similar to the Long Island Sound
Watershed Intermunicipal Council
(LISWIC).
Pound Ridge, Lewisboro, and North Salem
through an intermunicipal agreement and
in conjunction with Metropolitan Conservation
Alliance iv have established the Eastern
Westchester Biotic Corridor, which
encompasses 22,000 acres in the three towns
The corridor is unusual in metropolitan New
York because it supports a diversity of species
that require high quality habitats to survive.
Efforts are under way to protect land in the
corridor via purchase, donation of conservation
easements, and land use planning reforms.
LISWIC v is a group of 12 municipalities located in the Long Island Sound Watershed in
Westchester County, New York. These municipalities have entered into an agreement that
identifies these goals:
♦ A cleaner Long Island Sound;
♦ Prevention and remediation of
pollution and preservation of open LISWIC objectives include:
space and natural resources;
• Sharing information on development projects;
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Appropriate development and
restoration of the business and
industrial districts to promote
economic vitality;
Improvement of the quality of life
including the quality of water and
air, the control of traffic and noise;
The provision of open space and
recreational opportunities; and
Preservation and restoration of
wetlands, watercourses and
associated habitat areas.
• Resolution of disputes regarding projects
that impact sensitive areas;
• Developing compatible comprehensive
plans, zoning and land use regulations;
• Monitoring regulatory compliance;
• Developing programs for education;
• Securing and sharing funding;
• Coordinating efforts with federal, state and
county agencies to ensure compatibility; and
• Reducing impacts of flooding.
Attachment 7: Land Use
Westchester Action Plan, 2008 7-6