[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Dansville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-19-1939; amended in
its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
This article shall hereafter be known and cited as the "Planning
Board Law of the Village of Dansville."
The purpose of this article is to formalize the creation of
the Village of Dansville Planning Board as previously established,
in order to carry out the responsibilities and authority set forth
in Article 7 of the Village Law of the State of New York.
A.
Pursuant
to the Village Law of the State of New York, the Mayor, subject to
the approval of the Village Board of Trustees, shall appoint five
members of a seven-member Planning Board and any alternate members
as provided in this chapter; shall designate its Chairperson and provide
for compensation, if any, to be paid to said members; and shall provide
for such other expenses as may be necessary and proper.
B.
A member
of the Planning Board shall not at the same time be a member of the
Village Board of Trustees. The Mayor shall have the power to remove
any member of the Planning Board for cause and after public hearing.
C.
Planning
Board members shall be subject to the training requirements set forth
in Subdivision 7-a of § 7-718 of the Village Law of the
State of New York.
D.
The Planning
Board shall have jurisdiction and all the authority and the powers
and duties granted by the provisions of § 7-718 of the Village
Law of the State of New York and any other applicable law, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, those granted by,
arising from and those reasonably required to carry out the provisions
of this article.
The existing members of the Planning Board shall serve their
terms as previously set out. Thereafter, appointments shall be made
for terms of up to five years on a staggered basis such that the term
of one member will expire each year. Their successors shall be appointed
for terms of five years from and after the expiration of the terms
of their predecessors in office, except that the alternate member
shall be appointed as set forth in this chapter. If a vacancy shall
occur otherwise than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled by
the Mayor by appointment for the unexpired term.
A.
Appointments.
The alternate members will be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval
of the Village Board of Trustees for a one-year appointment made at
the annual organizational meeting.
B.
When alternate
members will serve. The alternate member would serve in the event,
for whatever reason, that one or more regular members are either absent
or unable to fulfill their duties.
C.
Meeting
attendance and participation. The alternate member may attend all
meetings of the Planning Board, but would be voting and participating
members only in the event of the absence of any regular member of
such Board.
D.
Rights and
duties. Upon designation by the Chairman of the Planning Board, the
alternate will also, in the event of a leave of absence, for whatever
reasons, of a regular member, have all the rights and duties of that
member for the period of that leave or unavailability.
E.
When alternate
members will not serve. Alternate members will not participate in
an official capacity in any Board activity in which all members are
in attendance, regardless as to whether a regular member disqualifies
oneself for any reason.
The Planning Board may review and make recommendations on a
proposed Village Comprehensive Plan or amendment thereto. In addition,
the Planning Board shall have the full power and authority to make
investigations, maps, reports and recommendations in connection therewith
relating to the planning and development of the Village as it seems
desirable, provided that the total expenditures of said Board shall
not exceed the appropriation provided therefor.
The Village Planning Board shall have the specific power and
authority to approve subdivision plats, approve special use permits
and approve site plans and other duties as set forth in the Code of
the Village of Dansville. This provision shall not be construed to
limit the powers and duties of the Planning Board, and the Planning
Board shall have all powers and duties as set forth in Article 7 of
the Village Law of New York State.
