[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
All appeals and applications as provided for in this chapter
shall be submitted in writing on the forms prescribed by the Commissioner
of Urban and Economic Development. Each appeal or application shall
contain that specific information as may be required by the various
provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
An appeal of any order, requirement, decision, interpretation
or determination of any administrative official charged with the enforcement
of this chapter shall be filed within 60 days of the date of such
decision. The administrative official from whom the appeal is taken
shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting
the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
Pursuant to §§ 239-1 and 239-m of the General
Municipal Law, certain classes of zoning actions shall be reviewed
by the Oneida County Planning Department.
[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
All public hearings as required by this chapter, whether they
be conducted by an authorized committee, the Common Council, the Zoning
Board of Appeals, or the Planning Board, shall be conducted in accordance
with the following provisions:
(a) No public hearing shall be held unless the required notice for same
has been satisfied in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-29-108.
(b) All hearings shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and
testify at such hearing, either in person or by an authorized agent
or attorney.
(c) The hearing body shall by general rule prescribe procedures for the
conduct of hearings (i.e., Robert’s Rules of Order).
(d) The Chair, upon a vote of the majority of members, may continue or
defer a hearing, according to one of the following criteria:
(1)
If a hearing has been opened and public testimony has been received
and there is cause for continuation of the hearing, no formal notice
as required by Section 2-29-108 shall be required if the hearing is
continued to a date certain; or
(2)
If a hearing on a special use permit, a variance, or an amendment to the Zoning Map has not been opened, and there is cause for deferral of the hearing, written notice to adjacent property owners as required by Subsection
2-29-77(c)(2) shall be remailed, except such notice shall be mailed not less than 10 days in advance of the public hearing; or
(3)
If a hearing is concluded, but action is deferred until a future
date, no formal notice as set forth in this chapter shall be required
prior to action being taken.
(e) Where deemed necessary, it shall be in order to conduct joint hearings
after public notice as set forth in as set forth in this chapter.
If such joint hearing is held, then public notice need be given by
only one hearing body, which shall be the Common Council in those
instances where it is one of the hearing bodies.
(f) An action may be reconsidered only upon motion of a member voting
with the prevailing side of the original vote. A motion to reconsider
must be made at the same or immediately subsequent regular meeting,
and may be seconded by a member.