The Village of Dobbs Ferry has undertaken the task of adopting a Vision Plan and amending the Village Code. As a part of this process, a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) has been prepared for the Village pursuant to New York State regulations as codified at 6 NYCRR Part 617 et seq. The DGEIS was submitted to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dobbs Ferry on March 9, 2010. The Board, as lead agency, accepted the DGEIS for the Draft Vision Plan and Amendments to the Village Code as complete for the purposes of public comment. The Board published a notice of completion and notice for a public hearing to be held on the DGEIS, and copies of the DGEIS, Draft Comprehensive Plan and Amendments to the Village Code were made available for public review. Comments were received during the public review period (March 10, 2010 to April 29, 2010), and at a public hearing held on April 19, 2010 at the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
The Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) incorporates by reference the DGEIS. Therefore, the combination of the DGEIS and this document form the complete GEIS.
The FGEIS includes a listing of the comments received on the DGEIS, the Draft Vision Plan and proposed amendments to the amended Village Code, as well as the responses to these comments by the Lead Agency. Appendix A includes the transcript of the public hearing containing comments pertaining to the DGEIS, the Draft Vision Plan and Amended Village Code, and Proposed Action LWRP. No written comments on these documents were received. Appendix B includes the draft Floor Area Regulations.
The Project Description sections of the FGEIS highlights the proposed amendments to the Amended Village Zoning Code based upon analysis conducted in the DGEIS and comments received by the public.