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Town Board Meeting, September 2, 2026 REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Fire Hall – 7:00 pm 6 unnecessary or extraordinary hardship if this Local Law is strictly applied to a particular property, then the Town Board shall vary the application to this Local Law to the minimum extent necessary to provide the property owner relief from strict compliance with this Local Law. D. Standard of Review. In reviewing an application for an exception based upon a claim of necessary or extraordinary hardship, the Town Board shall consider the following criteria: a. The extent to which the proposed development activity would cause significant environmental harm, adversely impact surrounding natural resource areas, public health, comfort or safety concerns and/or have a negative impact upon the Town. b. Whether the moratorium will expose a property owner or applicant to substantial monetary liability to a third person or would leave the property owner or applicable completely unable, after a thorough review of alternative solutions, to have a reasonable alternative use of the property. SECTION 7: HOME RULE Nothing in this Local Law is intended or shall be construed to limit the home rule authority of the Town under State Law or to limit the Town’s discretion in setting fees and charges in connection with any applications requiring Town approval. SECTION 8: SEVERABILITY If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Town Board of the Town of Colden hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent. SECTION 9: REPEAL All ordinances, local laws and parts thereof inconsistent with this Local Law are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. SECTION 10: SEQRA This local law constitutes a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act inasmuch as it constitutes the adoption of a moratorium on land development or construction. As such this project is not subject to review under the State Environmental Quality Act.