A.
The Town Board may, on its motion or on petition,
or on recommendation from the Department of Environmental Conservation,
amend, supplement or repeal the provisions, regulations, procedures
or standards of this chapter.
B.
When an amendment is duly proposed, the Town Board
must:
(1)
Notify the Commissioner of the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, in writing, of all proposed amendments
and request his advice as to whether such amendment is subject to
his approval and, if so, whether such amendment conforms to the minimum
standards of a certified program.
(2)
Issue public notice and conduct a hearing on all proposed
amendments. The Town Board, by resolution, must cause notice of such
hearing's time, date and place to be published in the official newspaper
not fewer than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.
(3)
Refer the proposed amendment at least 30 days prior
to the public hearing, in writing, to the Department of Environmental
Conservation, unless initiated thereby, for its review of the amendment
and its report to the Town Board of recommendations thereon, including
a full statement of the reasons for such recommendations.
After enactment, the amendment must be sent
to the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation for certification.
After an amendment to this chapter has been
initially reviewed and found to be in conformance by the Commissioner
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, has
completed the public hearing process and intergovernmental review,
has been finally approved and adopted by the Town Board and has been
certified by the Commissioner, the Clerk will, as prescribed by § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law:
