[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Manlius 5-10-1983 by resolution.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 99.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution also repealed
former Ch. 18, Planning Board, adopted 8-24-1983 by resolution.
The creation and existence of the Village of
Manlius Planning Board (Board) is hereby affirmed. The Board shall
consist of five members appointed by the Village Board of Trustees
pursuant to the provisions of § 7-718 of the Village Law.
Each member shall hold office for a term of five years. Any member
of the Board may be removed by the Mayor for cause after public hearing.
The Board shall have all the powers and duties
prescribed by the Village Law and by this chapter, including the following:
A.
Approval of plats. Pursuant to the provisions of § 7-728
of the Village Law and the Village subdivision regulations, the Board
is authorized and empowered to approve plats without or with new streets
within the Village.
B.
Review of site development plans. The Board is authorized and empowered to review and approve, and approve with modifications, or disapprove site development plans in accordance with the provisions of § 99-37 of the Code of the Village of Manlius.
C.
Changes in zoning regulations. The Board is authorized
and empowered to make recommendations concerning proposed changes
or amendments in the Village zoning regulations. This authority of
the Board shall extend to all proposed changes in the zoning regulations,
whether initiated by the Village Board of Trustees or by petition.
D.
Cooperation regarding architectural matters. The Board
is authorized and empowered to conduct surveys of buildings and other
structures for the purpose of determining those of historic and/or
architectural significance and pertinent facts about them and to otherwise
cooperate with and advise the Village Board and other village boards
and agencies in matters involving historic and/or architectural sites,
buildings and structures.
[Added 9-8-1988 by L.L. No. 6-1988]
E.
Review of variance applications. The Planning Board
is authorized and empowered to review and make recommendations to
the Zoning Board of Appeals on applications for a variance when required
by other sections of this Code, when the Planning Board refers a variance
request to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the course of site plan
review, or where the Zoning Board of Appeals makes a request, in writing,
to the Planning Board to review a particular variance application.
[Added 9-14-1999 by L.L.
No. 2-1999; amended 9-9-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
The Board shall annually elect a Chairman from
its own members. It shall have the power and authority to employ experts,
clerks and a secretary, and to pay for their services and other such
expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding in all the
appropriation that may be made for the Board by the Village Board
of Trustees. The Board may adopt rules and regulations in respect
to procedure before it and in respect to any other subject matter
over which it has jurisdiction, after public hearing by the Board
and subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees.
