There shall be a Board for the Village of Canisteo, Steuben
County, New York, appointed by the Village Board of Trustees, to be
known as the "Village Planning Board," consisting of five members
appointed according to the requirements of the General Municipal Law,
the initial members of which shall serve for a term of one year, for
a term of two years, for a term of three years, for a term of four
years and for a term of five years; and at the expiration of such
terms, the terms of office of their successors shall be for terms
of five years.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. IV)]
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Village Law, said Planning Board
is hereby authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots,
blocks or sites with or without streets or highways and to conditionally
approve preliminary plats and to pass and approve the development
of plats already filed in the office of the Clerk of said county if
such plats are entirely or partially undeveloped.
Said Planning Board is authorized and empowered to approve or
disapprove:
A. Changes in the lines of existing streets, highways or public areas
shown on subdivision plats or maps filed in the office of the Clerk
of said county.
B. The laying out, closing off or abandonment of streets, highways or
public areas under the provisions of the Village Law and the Highway
Law.
Said Planning Board is hereby appointed as the Village Zoning
Commission and is hereby authorized and empowered to make a preliminary
report of proposed zoning and regulations for the Village, recommending
districts and regulations to be enforced therein, and to hold public
hearing thereon before submitting any final report to the Village
Board.