The purpose of this article is to ensure compliance with all
provisions of this chapter by providing equitable, expeditious, and
effective administration and enforcement and to provide for penalties
for violations of this chapter.
The Village's Planning Board is an advisory body responsible
for the administration of this chapter. The Board's responsibilities
include, but are not limited to, site plan review of proposed new
development, review of proposed subdivisions, issuance of special
use permits, and conducting environmental reviews under the New York
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
A. Regular members. The Planning Board shall consist of four regular
members and one chairperson, all of whom shall be Village residents
serving in a volunteer capacity. Each regular member and the chairperson
of the Planning Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of the Village
and approved by a majority vote of the Village's Board of Trustees.
B. Alternate member. The Mayor also shall appoint, subject to approval
by the Board of Trustees, one alternate member who shall be a Village
resident serving in a volunteer capacity. The chairperson of the Planning
Board may designate the alternative member to be an active member
when a regular member is unable to attend a Board meeting or is unable
to participate in a Board meeting because of a conflict of interest
on an application or matter before the Board. When so designated,
the alternate member shall possess all the powers and responsibilities
of a regular member of the Planning Board. Such designation shall
be entered into the minutes of the Planning Board meeting at which
the alternate member is designated to act as a regular member.
C. Terms.
(1)
The terms of all Planning Board regular members and the chairperson
shall be five years and staggered such that one term shall expire
at the end of each Village official year.
(2)
The term of the Planning Board alternate member shall be one
year and shall expire at the end of the Village official year.
D. Attendance. All Planning Board regular members and the chairperson
shall be required to attend a minimum of 65% of all regularly scheduled
meetings within any consecutive twelve-month period. Any regular member
and/or the chairperson may be removed by the Mayor of the Village,
after a public hearing, for noncompliance with this attendance requirement.
E. Powers. The Planning Board is hereby vested with the powers and duties
and is subject to the limitations as set forth in §§ 7-718
and 7-725-a of the Village Law of the State of New York, as the same
may be amended, modified or changed from time to time, and any sections
subsequently adopted pertaining to Planning Boards. Such powers shall
include, but not be limited to:
(1)
The approval, disapproval, or approval with conditions of all site plans as provided for in Article
XVII, Site Plan Review;
(2)
The approval, disapproval, or approval with conditions of all subdivision plans as provided for in Article
XVIII, Subdivisions;
(3)
The approval, disapproval, or approval with conditions of all special use permits as provided for in Article
XIX, Special Use Permits.
The Zoning Officer shall periodically submit to the Village's
Board of Trustees a written report and summary of all business conducted
by the Zoning Officer or any other code enforcement personnel.