TOWN OF NEWBURGH

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 26th day of October, 2020, the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh in the County of Orange, State of New York, adopted Local Law No.3 of 2020 entitled  “A Local Law Amending Chapter 185 Entitled ‘Zoning’ of the Code of the Town of Newburgh and the Zoning Map of the Town of Newburgh to Rezone Property at Fifth Avenue and South Plank Road (NYS Route 52) from R-3 to the Adjacent B Zoning District..”

                        The purpose and effect of the Local Law are to rezone certain property located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth Avenue and South Plank Road (New York State Route 52) and fronting portions of said streets from the R-3 (Residential) Zoning District to the adjacent B (Business) Zoning District.  The property includes the tax parcel designated as Section 71 Block2 Lot 11 on the tax map for the Town of Newburgh which is ±0.53 acres in size and contains a convenience store and gas station.   The total property to be rezoned is described as follows:  Beginning at a point in the center of Fifth Avenue, said point being the intersection of Fifth Avenue and New York State Route 55; thence running northeasterly with the centerline of Fifth Avenue, a distance of 300 feet; thence running northwesterly from the centerline of Fifth Avenue along the northern property line of lot 71-2-11; thence running southwesterly along the western property line of tax lot 71-2-11 to the centerline of New York State Route 52; thence running southeasterly along the centerline of New York State Route 52 back to the point of beginning at its intersection with the centerline of Fifth Avenue. Containing ±0.79 acres of land. 

The proposed adoption of the Local Law was determined by the Town Board to be an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act regulations, the approval of which would not have a significant effect on the environment.  

A public hearing on the adoption of this Local Law was held on the 14th day of September, 2020 remotely via Zoom videoconference during which the public had the opportunity to see and hear the public hearing live and provide comments on behalf or in opposition of the proposed Local Law and any part thereof.  Following the posting of a transcript of the public hearing on the Town’s website, the public had the additional opportunity to provide written comments to the Town Board by mail or e-mail. The Town Board has determined it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt this Local Law.

Dated: October 27, 2020       

                                                                        Joseph P. Pedi

                                                                        Town Clerk, Town of Newburgh