[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Monroe 12-4-1990 by L.L. No. 6-1990.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Expansion of Planning Board, terms in office.
[Amended 7-17-2007 by L.L. No.
4-2007; 4-2-2019 by L.L. No. 8-2019]
(1)
The membership of the Planning Board shall be increased from five
to seven members. Each member shall be a regular member with full
voting rights pursuant to Village Law. Members now holding office
for terms which do not expire at the end of the Village official year
shall, upon the expiration of their term, hold office until the end
of the Village official year and their successors shall then be appointed
for a term of five years.
(2)
The two additional members appointed as a result of the expansion
of the Planning Board shall be appointed to terms of five years. No
such additional member shall take part in the consideration of any
matter for which an application was on file with the Planning Board
at the time of his or her appointment.
B.
Residency. Every member of the Planning Board, at
the time of his/her appointment and throughout his/her term of office,
shall be a resident of the Village and shall serve a term of five
years.
C.
Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment
by the Village Board of Trustees for the unexpired term. For other
vacancies, the Village Board shall interview candidates and act upon
said candidate/vacancy.
[Amended 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
D.
Chairperson. The Mayor, subject to the approval of
the Village Board of Trustees, shall designate a member of the Planning
Board to act as Chairperson pursuant to the provisions of § 7-718
of the Village Law.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
E.
Employees and expenses. The Village Board of Trustees
shall have the power and authority to employ legal counsel and such
other experts and staff, including a secretary or clerk (who is not
a member of the Board and whose salary is to be fixed by the Village
Board of Trustees), to serve the Planning Board (upon the request
and recommendation of that Board), and to pay for their services and
such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding,
in all, the appropriation that may be made for such Board.
F.
Quorum. No hearing or meeting of the Planning Board
shall be held nor any action taken in the absence of a quorum. A quorum
shall consist of at least four members of the Planning Board.
[Amended 6-18-2019 by L.L. No. 11-2019]
G.
Voting. All matters before the Planning Board shall
be decided by a roll-call vote. Decisions on any matter before the
Planning Board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of
the entire membership. A tie vote, or a favorable vote by a lesser
number than the required majority, shall be considered a rejection
of the matter under consideration.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
H.
Conflict of interest. No member of the Planning Board
shall sit in a hearing or vote on any matter in which he/she possesses
a conflict of interest. Said member shall not be counted by the Board
in establishing the quorum for such matters.
I.
Meeting requirements. Each member must attend in a
calendar year 3/4 of scheduled meetings. In the event that a member
misses the number of required meetings, the Chairman shall report
such absence to the Village Board of Trustees, who in turn shall review
the appointment.
[Amended 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
[Added 6-13-2017 by L.L.
No. 6-2017]
The Village of Monroe Planning Board is authorized and empowered
to review and approve preliminary and final plats of subdivisions,
site plans, special permits and other such applications for the development
or modification of real property for the purpose of providing for
the future growth and development of the Village and affording adequate
facilities for the housing, transportation, distribution, comfort,
convenience, safety, health and welfare of the Village population.
Preliminary questions relating to annexation of territory, including
the size, location and boundaries thereof and generally the acceptability
of any such territory, shall be and hereby are referred to the Planning
Board for investigation and consideration by it and for report and
recommendation to the Village Board.
