There shall be a City Planning Board appointed by the Mayor, which Board
shall consist of seven members with no more than a minority holding any other
public office or position. The terms of the officials or employees of the
City shall terminate with the term of the Mayor. The initial appointments
of as nearly as possible 1/3 of the other members of the Board shall be for
a term of one year, 1/3 for a term of two years and 1/3 for a term of three
years, and terms of their successors shall be for three years. Vacancies,
other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Mayor.
Such members shall receive no payment for their services as members
of the Planning Board. The municipal officials on such Board shall not, by
reason of membership thereon, forfeit their right to exercise the powers,
perform the duties or receive the compensation of the municipal office held
by them during such membership.
The Chairman of the Planning Board shall be designated by the Mayor.
The Planning Board shall have the power and authority to employ experts
and a staff and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be
necessary and proper, not exceeding in all the appropriation that may be made
for such Board.
The Planning Board may adopt rules and regulations in respect to procedure
before it and in respect to any subject matter over which it has jurisdiction
under this chapter or any other statute, after public hearing by the Planning
Board and subject to the approval of the Common Council.
The Planning Board shall have and exercise the following powers and
duties:
A. Planning generally; maps and reports. To prepare and
change a master plan for the development of the entire area of the City; to
make investigations, maps, reports and recommendations relating to the planning
of the City and its growth and affording adequate facilities for the housing,
transportation, distribution, comfort, convenience, safety, health and welfare
of its population.
B. Approval of plats; duty of City Clerk-Treasurer. To approve
all plats showing any streets or highways within the City, and the City Clerk-Treasurer
is hereby authorized and charged with the duty of filing in the office of
the Clerk of the County of Orange a certificate showing that the Planning
Board has been authorized to approve the plats, and the City Clerk-Treasurer
shall issue in behalf of the Planning Board the certificate of failure to
take action in accordance with the provisions of § 32 of the General
City Law.
C. Subdivision plats; action on street changes. To approve
or disapprove changes in the lines of existing streets, highways or public
areas shown on subdivision plats or maps filed in the County Clerk's office.
D. Subdivision plats; action on zoning regulations. Simultaneously
with the approval of any such plat, to confirm and make changes in the zoning
regulations applicable to the land included in any such plat in accordance
with the provisions of § 37 of the General City Law and amendments
thereto.
E. Other powers; conduct of hearings. The Planning Board
shall also exercise all other powers conferred upon it by the provisions of
the General City Law and shall pass upon all matters which may be referred
to it from time to time by resolution of the Common Council. It shall conduct
hearings and perform its duties in accordance with such procedure as provided
in §§ 29 to 34 of the General City Law and acts amendatory
thereof.
[Added 3-24-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986;
amended 7-27-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
A. Every application for either site development plan approval
or subdivision approval shall be accompanied by a fee, payable to the City
Clerk-Treasurer, in accordance with the fee schedule set forth herein.
B. In order to determine the proper fee, the applicant shall
submit an affidavit to the Building Official setting forth the estimated value
of the project.
C. Applications for approval of conditional uses shall be subject to the same fee as would be imposed pursuant to Subsection
A above.
D. The fee to be charged pursuant to Subsections
A and
C above shall be as per § 535-72J of Chapter
535, Zoning.
E. If the actual cost of construction differs from the value set forth in the affidavit submitted pursuant to Subsection
B, the applicant shall pay the additional fee due prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
F. No public hearing shall be scheduled unless and until
the appropriate fee is paid.