A. 
The Village Board may from time to time, on its own motion, amend, supplement, repair or change the regulations and district boundaries established by this chapter, pursuant to law.
B. 
Amendment of the Zoning Law may be subject to the state environmental quality review process (SEQR). The Village Board should identify the type of action the zone change is according to SEQR regulations. Depending on the size or the zone change and several other factors, it may be a Type I of an unlisted action. To make a decision, the Board should consult Planning Board Technical Memo S and, if necessary, Article 8 of Environmental Conservation Law (New York). If it is determined that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for the proposal in question, all time frames and deadlines are delayed until a draft environmental impact statement has been filed. An application is not complete and, therefore, the review clock does not start until a determination of no significance has been made or until a draft environmental impact statement is completed.
[Amended 9-11-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
C. 
The Planning Board may, by resolution, propose an amendment to the Village Board suggesting a change or repeal of specific portions of this chapter. Within 30 days from the time such resolution is filed with the Village Clerk, it shall be the duty of the Board to hold a public hearing on such proposed amendment.
All proposed amendments, supplements or changes originating by petition or by motion of the Village Board shall be referred to the Village Planning Board for a report and recommendation thereon. The Planning Board shall submit its report within 30 days after receiving such referral. Failure of the Planning Board to report within the required time shall be deemed to be approved of the proposed amendment.
Before any amendment, supplement or change in this chapter or district boundaries, there shall be a public notice and hearing thereon as provided by law. Such hearing may be held by the Village Board, by a Committee of the Board or by the Planning Board on request of the Village Board.
After the public hearing, the referral to and report by the Planning Board, a majority vote of the members of the Village Board shall be required to amend the Zoning Law, except as described in protest petition below.
If a protest against a proposed amendment, supplement or change is presented to the Village Board, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the land included in such proposed change or by the owners of 20% or more of the land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom or by the owners of 20% or more of the land directly opposite thereto extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of such Board.
Whenever this Zoning Law or any amendment thereto or any special use or variance would change the district classification of or a regulation applying to real property within a distance of 500 feet from any boundary line of a neighboring municipality or upon county or state property, said Zoning Law, amendment, application or appeal shall be referred to the Oneida County Planning Department, which Department shall have 30 days in which to report its recommendations to the Village Board. Failure of the County Planning Department to report within 30 days may be construed to be approval by the Department. Notification of action taken on any matter previously referred to the County Planning Department will be forwarded to the Department within seven days of such action.