The Board of Trustees is aware that land use applications within
the Village often require relief from one or more of the Village's
land use boards. The Board is also aware that from time to time a
question will arise as to the order in which the land use boards should
hear and render a decision upon a particular application. This chapter
creates a mechanism to resolve such questions. In doing so, land use
applications will proceed more expeditiously.
Notwithstanding any other provision within this Code, for the
purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated below:
LAND USE BOARD
The land use boards within the Village shall include the
Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation (BARHP), the
Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. When reviewing an
application pertaining to a special exception use, the Board of Trustees
shall also be deemed a land use board.
WRITTEN INQUIRY
An inquiry forwarded to the Village Planner by a potential
applicant to the land use boards within the Village describing a proposed
project.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Director
with respect to this chapter shall have the right to appeal the decision
to the Zoning Board of Appeals within 15 days of its issuance, and
the Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal within 45 days thereafter.
Upon a decision being rendered, it shall be filed with the Village
Clerk and a copy forwarded to the appellant by regular mail.