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Town of Holland, NY
Erie County
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The Town Board may, from time to time on its own motion or on petition or on recommendation of the Planning Board, amend, supplement or repeal the regulations and provisions of this chapter after public notice and hearing.
A. 
Every such proposed amendment or change, whether initiated by the Town Board or by petition, shall be referred to the Planning Board for report thereon before the public hearing hereinafter provided for. The Town Board, by resolution adopted at a stated meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendments and cause notice to be given as follows:
(1) 
A notice, at least 10 days prior to the time and place of such hearing, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.
(2) 
A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property within 500 feet of the boundaries of the Town of Holland shall be given to the Clerk of such municipality and to the County Clerk at least 10 days prior to the date of such hearing.
(3) 
A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property within 500 feet of the boundaries of any state park or parkway shall be given to the Regional State Park Commission having jurisdiction over such state park or parkway at least 10 days prior to the date of such hearings.
B. 
In case, however, of a protest against such change signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of land included in such proposed change or of that immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom or of that directly opposite thereto, extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least four members of the Town Board.