Lego Issues

Dear Nieces and Nephews

Legoland cleared a hurdle last Thursday evening when their FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement) was accepted by the planning board of Goshen.

The next step for the Legoland application is with the Town Board of Goshen, which must revamp the town code to allow amusement parks. Some of you may be surprised at this but Goshen currently does not  allow amusement parks in their zoning, see below.



 

§ 97-10 Allowable uses by district; prohibited uses.

A. Purpose. The land use district regulations in this article are intended to allow flexibility of land use to encourage business and residential development that is consistent with the character and scale of Goshen's countryside and neighborhoods. In reviewing applications for special permits and site plan approval, the Planning Board may impose any conditions it deems necessary to ensure that a proposed use will be consistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with its surroundings. The Planning Board shall deny the plan for any proposed use which does not satisfy the criteria in this chapter. Sections 97-11 through 97-22 contain regulations specific to each land use district.

B. Use restrictions and Use Table. Structures and land shall be used only as provided in the Use Table,[1] except as otherwise provided in this chapter. See § 97-84 for definitions of the use categories. In the event that a particular proposed use does not fit into one of the categories shown on the Use Table and is not prohibited by Subsection C, it may be allowed by special permit issued by the Town Board. (See § 97-70B.) The Use Table shows allowable uses for all districts except for the AI District, for which use regulations are contained in § 97-13.

[1] Editor's Note: The Use Table is included at the end of this chapter.

C. Prohibited uses in all districts.

(1) The following uses are prohibited in all districts:

(a) Any use that violates the environmental performance standards in § 97-50.

(b) Amusement parks and circuses and related activities except for a temporary period on special license from the Town Board.

(c) Junkyards, landfills, dumps, nonmunicipal facilities for the storage or treatment of sewage sludge, or other solid waste management facilities, except for composting facilities, as provided in § 97-58C.

(d) The removal of black dirt.

(e) Any building or structure or any part of a drainage or disposal system located within 100 feet of any watercourse which is part of a water supply system.

(f) The removal of groundwater for use outside of the Town of Goshen, including groundwater removed for use in the Village of Goshen public water supply, except pursuant to a special permit issued by the Planning Board upon a finding that groundwater recharge measures will be taken to prevent any negative impact on water quantity or quality within the Town.

FYI:

Rick Golden Attorney 
 Mr. Golden currently serves as  (1) Village Attorney for the Village of Maybrook, (2) Planning Board Attorney for the Village of Woodbury, (3) Planning Board Attorney for the Town of Goshen, (4) Special Counsel to the Town of Goshen for police affairs, including disciplines, arbitrations, grievances, contract negotiations, and related litigation, (5) Attorney for two quasi-government Cornell Cooperative Extension organizations (Orange County and Dutchess County), (6) Special litigation counsel to the Orange County Partnership, (7) Special Counsel to Village of Walden Ethics Board, and (8) Special Counsel to City of Newburgh on both litigation and non-litigation matters, (9) Attorney for Village of Monroe Zoning Board of Appeals, (10) Special Counsel to the Village of Monroe Board of Trustees, (11) The Village of New Paltz Planning Board.

 http://www.bmglawyers.com/attorney-profiles/richard-b-golden/

 

Orange County Partnership. led by "Awesome Girl" Hallahan, is noteworthy because of OC Partnership overt support of this project, specifically at the Goshen site.




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