[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Fort Edward 3-6-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000 (Ch. 11 of the 1985
Code); amended in its entirety 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 350.
A.
The Village
of Fort Edward Planning Board as currently constituted and comprised
is hereby abolished and is consolidated into the Village of Fort Edward
Zoning Board of Appeals. All powers of the Village of Fort Edward
Planning Board are hereby conferred to the Village of Fort Edward
Zoning Board of Appeals.
B.
Wherever
the terms "Zoning Board," "Planning Board," or "Village Planning Board"
other than references to the Washington County Planning Board, appear
in the Code of the Village of Fort Edward, said terms shall hereafter
mean and refer to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
C.
To the extent
any parts of this chapter or any other chapter of the Code of the
Village of Fort Edward are inconsistent with or conflict with any
of the provisions of this section, the terms of this section shall
control.
A.
The Planning Board shall have the full power and authority to prepare
a master plan and to make such investigations, maps and reports and
recommendations in connection therewith relating to the planning and
development of the Village as it seems desirable to report upon matters
referred to it by the Board of Trustees.
B.
The Planning Board is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing
new streets in the Village.
C.
The Planning Board is authorized and empowered either to confirm
land plats presented to it or to make reasonable changes.
Pursuant to § 7-718 of NYS Village Law, the Zoning
Board of Appeals previously established under local law and still
in existence at the time of this chapter's enactment shall hereby
be continued.
Two positions for alternate members may be created in the event
that a Zoning Board of Appeals member is unable to serve because of
a conflict of interest, absence, or for any other reason.
A.
Such alternate
Zoning Board of Appeals members shall be appointed by resolution of
the Village Board, for terms established by the Village Board.
B.
The Zoning
Board of Appeals Chairperson may designate an alternate member to
substitute for a Zoning Board of Appeals member when such member is
unable to participate due to a conflict of interest or is otherwise
unavailable to participate on an application or matter before the
Board, provided that the Village Board has appointed such alternate
member to the position of alternate member.
C.
When so
designated, such alternate member shall have all the powers and responsibilities
of such member of the Board. Such designation shall be entered into
the minutes of the initial Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at which
the designation occurred.
D.
All other
provisions of law relating to Zoning Board of Appeals member training,
and continuing education, attendance, conflict of interest, compensation,
eligibility, vacancy in office, removal and service on other boards
shall also apply to alternate members.
A.
Each member
of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall complete, at a minimum, four
hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more
effectively carry out their duties.
B.
Training
received by a member in excess of four hours in any one year may be
carried over by the member into succeeding years in order to meet
the requirements of this subsection.
C.
Such training
shall be approved by the Village Board and may include, but is not
limited to, training provided by a municipality, regional or county
planning office or commission, county planning federation, state agency,
statewide municipal association, college or other similar entity.
D.
Training
may be provided in a variety of formats, including, but not limited
to, electronic media, video, distance learning and traditional classroom
training.
