§ 239-L — Coordination of certain municipal zoning and planning actions; legislative intent and policy

§ 239-l. Coordination of certain municipal zoning and planning\nactions; legislative intent and policy. 1. Definitions. For the purposes\nof this section and sections two hundred thirty-nine-m and two hundred\nthirty-nine-n of this article, the following terms shall apply:\n (a) "County planning agency" means a county planning board, commission\nor other agency authorized by the county legislative body to review\nproposed actions referenced for inter-community or county-wide\nconsiderations subject to the provisions of this section, and sections\ntwo hundred thirty-nine-m and two hundred thirty-nine-n of this article.\n (b) "Regional planning council" means a regional planning board or\nagency established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.\n 2. Intent. The purposes of this section, sections two hundred\nthirty-nine-m and two hundred thirty-nine-n of this article shall be to\nbring pertinent inter-community and county-wide planning, zoning, site\nplan and subdivision considerations to the attention of neighboring\nmunicipalities and agencies having jurisdiction. Such review may include\ninter-community and county-wide considerations in respect to the\nfollowing:\n (a) compatibility of various land uses with one another;\n (b) traffic generating characteristics of various land uses in\nrelation to the effect of such traffic on other land uses and to the\nadequacy of existing and proposed thoroughfare facilities;\n (c) impact of proposed land uses on existing and proposed county or\nstate institutional or other uses;\n (d) protection of community character as regards predominant land\nuses, population density, and the relation between residential and\nnonresidential areas;\n (e) drainage;\n (f) community facilities;\n (g) official municipal and county development policies, as may be\nexpressed through comprehensive plans, capital programs or regulatory\nmeasures; and\n (h) such other matters as may relate to the public convenience, to\ngovernmental efficiency, and to the achieving and maintaining of a\nsatisfactory community environment.\n 3. Review considerations. In no way shall the review of\ninter-community and county-wide considerations pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section, or pursuant to sections two hundred\nthirty-nine-m and two hundred thirty-nine-n of this article, preclude a\ncounty planning agency or a regional planning council from making\ninformal comments, or supplying such technical assistance as may be\nrequested by a municipality.\n