[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Morris 12-1-1988 by L.L. No. 9-1988; amended in its entirety 8-11-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Defense and indemnification — See Ch. 9.
Code of Ethics — See Ch. 14.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 204.
Zoning — See Ch. 232.
A. 
Pursuant to an intermunicipal agreement between the Town and Village of Mt. Morris, as authorized by New York State General Municipal Law Articles 5-G and 5-J, a Joint Planning Board is hereby created and shall be known as the "Town and Village of Mt. Morris Joint Planning Board." Said Joint Planning Board shall replace the Planning Board of the Village of Mount Morris previously created by local law adopted December 1, 1988. The previously created Planning Board of the Village of Mount Morris is hereby abolished.
B. 
The Joint Planning Board shall consist of five members and one alternate, all to be appointed and serve as provided hereinafter at § 32-1C.
C. 
The Town Council of the Town and the Mayor of the Village, subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees, shall jointly appoint each member of the Joint Planning Board and the alternate as follows:
(1) 
One member to be appointed for a one-year term;
(2) 
One member to be appointed to a two-year term;
(3) 
One member to be appointed to a three-year term;
(4) 
One member to be appointed for a four-year term;
(5) 
One member to be appointed for a five-year term; and
(6) 
The annual appointment of one alternate.
D. 
The chairperson shall be jointly appointed by the Town and Village based upon the recommendation of the Joint Planning Board. The appointment on behalf of the Village shall be made by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. The appointment on behalf of the Town shall be made by the Town Council.
E. 
Appointments to fill any vacancies arising from members vacating office prior to the expiration of their term shall be made within 90 days of the occurrence thereof and shall be made in the same manner as provided in § 32-1C.
F. 
The alternate member shall be appointed only for purposes of substituting for and serving in the place of any Joint Planning Board member unable to serve on any particular matter in the event of a conflict of interest or for any member who is otherwise unavailable to serve on a matter for any other reason. The alternate shall also be subject to the minimum requirements set forth hereinafter in § 32-2.
A. 
Training. Each Board member is required to complete three hours of training per calendar year for a total of 15 hours of training during each five-year term. Failure to comply with this requirement without good cause shall be grounds for removal from the Board.
B. 
Attendance. Each Board member shall be required to attend 75% of the scheduled meetings in each calendar year. Failure to attend the required number of meetings without good cause shall be grounds for removal from the Board. In addition, failure to attend three consecutive meetings without good cause may be grounds for removal from the Board.
The Joint Planning Board shall have the powers and duties authorized by § 7-718 of the New York State Village Law as those specified as follows:
A. 
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of New York State Village Law §§ 7-728 and 7-730 and Chapter 204 of the Code of the Village of Mount Morris, New York, the Joint Planning Board is hereby authorized to approve preliminary and final plats of subdivisions showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, and conditionally approve preliminary plats and pass and approve the development of plots already filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Livingston if such plots are entirely or partially undeveloped.
B. 
Street changes. The Joint Planning Board is authorized to approve or disapprove changes in the lines of existing streets, highways or public areas shown on subdivision plats or maps filed in the office of the Clerk of Livingston County and the laying out, closing off or abandonment of streets, highways or public areas under the provisions of the Town or Village highway laws and the Highway Law of the State of New York.
C. 
Site plan. The Joint Planning Board shall have the authority to approve, approve with conditions or deny site plans pursuant to and in accordance with § 7-725-a of the New York State Village Law and Chapter 232 of the Code of the Village of Mount Morris, New York.
D. 
Special use permits. The Joint Planning Board shall have the authority to grant special use permits pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of § 7-725-b of the New York State Village Law and Article VII of Chapter 232 of the Code of the Village of Mount Morris, New York.