Before any amendment, supplement or change in
the regulations or district boundaries, there shall be a public notice
and hearing thereon as provided by law. Such hearing may be held by
the Town Board, by a committee of the Board or by the Zoning Board
of Appeals on request of the Town Board.
After the public hearing and referral to and report by the Zoning Board of Appeals, a majority vote of the members of the Town Board shall be required to amend this chapter except as described in §
139-102.
If a protest against a proposed amendment, supplement
or change is presented to the Town 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 the Town Board.