The Town Board may from time to time on its
own motion, on petition or on recommendation of the Planning Board,
and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, amend, supplement
or repeal the regulations, provisions or boundaries of this chapter.
A petition to amend, change or supplement the
text of this chapter, or any zoning district as designated on the
Zoning Map established herein, shall be filed with the Town Clerk
and shall be transmitted by the Clerk to the Town Board.
Each proposed amendment, except those initiated
by the Planning Board, shall be referred to the Planning Board for
an advisory report. In reporting, the Planning Board shall fully state
its reasons for recommending or opposing the adoption of such proposed
amendment, and, if it shall recommend adoption, shall describe any
changes in conditions which it believes make the amendment desirable
and shall state whether such amendment is in harmony with a comprehensive
plan for land use in the Town.
Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of
the Town Law pertaining to public hearings, official notices and proper
recording of zoning actions taken by the Town Board shall apply to
all amendments to this chapter.
The disposition of a petition for amendment
by the Town Board shall be final, and disapproval or denial of the
proposed amendment shall void the petition. No new petition for an
amendment which has been previously denied by the Town Board shall
be considered by it, except for a vote to table or to receive and
file, and no public hearing shall be held on such amendment within
a period of one year from the date of such previous denial unless
the Planning Board shall submit a recommendation, with reasons stated
therefor, certifying that there have been substantial changes in the
situation which would merit a rehearing by the Town Board. Such rehearing
may be granted only upon a favorable vote of a majority of the Town
Board plus one.
