[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Walden as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Architectural Review Board — See Ch. 13.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 260.
Zoning — See Ch. 305.
[Adopted 2-3-1959]
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6-A of the Village Law of the State of New York, as amended,[1] a planning board of five members is appointed for the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, and the following named persons are appointed to serve as members of such Planning Board for the terms following their respective names, to wit: David Lustig for the term of five years; Horace Simon, for the term of four years; Daniel Sickler for the term of three years; Clarence Deyo for the term of two years; and Marcus Millsapugh for the term of one year.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now § 7-718 of the Village Law for provisions regarding planning boards.
B. 
Horace Simon is hereby designated to act as Chairman of said Planning Board hereby appointed.
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6-A of the Village Law of the State of New York, the said Planning Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, hereby appointed, shall have full power and authority to prepare a master plan, 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 Village Board of Trustees or as required by Article 6-A, as amended, and shall have the authority to employ experts and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, providing the total expenditures of said Board shall not exceed the appropriations for its expenses;
B. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178-K, as amended, of the Village Law of the State of New York, the said Planning Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, hereby appointed is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing new streets or highways in the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York; and
C. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 179-P, as amended, of the Village Law of the State of New York, the said Planning Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, is hereby authorized, simultaneously with the approval of any plat, either to conform to the zoning regulations of the land so platted as shown on the Zoning Map of the Village of Walden or to make any reasonable change therein.
The Clerk of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, is directed to forthwith file with the Clerk of the County of Orange a certificate showing that the Village Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, has authorized its Planning Board to approve plats showing new streets or highways within the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Section 179-K of the Village Law of the State of New York, and that the said Clerk be requested to write to the County Clerk of Orange County and request such Clerk, pursuant to the provisions of Section 179-K of the Village Law of the State of New York, to refuse to file or record in his office any plat of a subdivision of land showing a new street or highway until it has approval of the Planning Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 179-A, as amended, of the Village Law of the State of New York, the said Planning Board of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York is authorized and empowered to be the zoning commission and, for the purposes of the safety, morals and general welfare of the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York, to recommend to the Village Board of Trustees such zoning regulations and districts as are necessary to accomplish such purpose.
[Adopted 11-22-2011 by L.L. No. 8-2011]
The Board of Trustees finds that the Planning and Zoning Boards have had occasions where such Boards lacked a quorum to conduct business due to the illness, vacations, work schedules or recusal of its members. In such instances, applicants, the public and the other attending members of said Boards have been greatly inconvenienced and the official business of said Boards has been delayed. The Board of Trustees determines that it is necessary therefore to authorize the appointment of alternate members to said Boards to serve in place of absent members so that official business can be conducted in a timely and efficient manner. It is the intent of this article to provide for the appointment, terms, functions and powers of alternate members to the Planning and Zoning Boards of the Village of Walden.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALTERNATE MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Manager to serve on the Village Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals when a regular member is unable to participate on an application or matter before the respective board, as provided herein.
MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Manager to serve on the Village Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law which first established such boards.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of Walden as established by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of § 7-718 of the Village Law.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals as established by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of § 7-712 of the Village Law.
A. 
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Walden hereby enacts this article to provide for a process for appointing alternate members to the Village Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
B. 
The Village Manager is hereby authorized to appoint up to three alternate members to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of three years.
C. 
The Chairperson of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals may designate an alternate to substitute for a member when such member is unable to participate on an application or matter before the Board. When so designated, the alternate member shall possess all the powers and responsibilities of such member of the Board. Such designation shall be entered into the minutes of the initial Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at which the substitution is made.
D. 
All provisions of state law relating to Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals member eligibility, vacancy in office, removal, compatibility of office and service on other boards, as well as any provision of a local law relating to training, continuing education, compensation and attendance shall also apply to alternate members.
This article is hereby adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. It is the intent of the Board of Trustees to supersede the provisions of § 7-718 of the Village Law relating to the appointment of members to village planning boards and § 7-712 of the Village Law relating to the appointment of members to village zoning boards of appeals.