§ 213-473. Legislative intent and purpose.

A. 

The Town Board of the Town of Babylon, after a review of the impacts of hot-mix asphalt plants and their regulation elsewhere, finds that:

(1) 

Hot-mix asphalt plants constitute a small but thriving industry on Long Island, offering such community benefits as jobs in the manufacturing sector and a local source of materials for other industries that provide for area growth and for the development and maintenance of its infrastructure;

(2) 

Local sourcing of hot-mix asphalt is advantageous because the product can deteriorate during transport over long distances, and because distance hauling contributes to higher costs;

(3) 

Hot-mix asphalt facilities can entail adverse impacts on local air and water quality, traffic, and neighborhood character which may be mitigated by use-specific controls;

B. 

It is therefore the purpose of this article to:

(1) 

Support a local hot-mix asphalt industry by permitting facility location where compatible in all of the Town of Babylon's industrial districts;

(2) 

Establish clear, adequate and consistently applied regulatory controls to limit the impact of any hot-mix asphalt facility on surrounding uses and the general public welfare.