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.