NY Court of Appeals case law interprets provisions of the ECL [Environmental Conservation Law] to conclude that a town's zoning. ordinance does not "relate to the regulation" of the industry, as prohibited by subdivision 2 of S 23-0303 of the environmental conservation law, but rather serves to regulate the location, construction and use of buildings and land within the town, as delegated to local government by Article IX of the State Constitution.
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