[Amended 4-4-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006]
A Planning Board, consisting of seven members,
is heretofore established and is to be appointed by the Board of Trustees
pursuant to New York State Village Law § 7-718 and shall
have the powers and duties set forth in the Code.
The Planning Board shall make rules as to the
manner of filing applications for matters requiring the approval or
review of the Planning Board.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 12-1-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
A. Upon
the filing of any application requiring the approval or review of
the Planning Board, there shall be paid to the Village of Lindenhurst
a fee established by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.
B. Upon
the filing of any application for the review of signs, there shall
be paid to the Village of Lindenhurst a fee established by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees. No application shall be deemed accepted
unless designated as such by the Chairman of the Planning Board.
Upon filing with the Planning Board of an application
requiring the approval of said Board, a time and place for a public
hearing thereon shall be fixed with notice as follows:
A. By publishing a notice thereof once a week for two
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the Village.
B. By posting a notice thereof in a conspicuous place
at the Village Hall on or before the date of first publication.
C. By requiring the applicant to mail said notice to
the owners of all property within 200 feet of the subject premises,
by certified mail, return receipt requested, and proof of such notification
must be submitted at least two days before the hearing.
D. By requiring the applicant to erect a notice sign
as described within this chapter.
[Amended 10-6-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
The appellate jurisdiction of the Planning Board
shall be as stated in the Village Law.
On all applications to the Planning Board, the
Board shall consider the following factors in making its determination:
that the approval given or the recommendation made is in harmony with
the general purpose and intent of the Code to lessen congestion in
the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers,
to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of
land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the
adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage treatment, parks
and other public requirements, to ensure the orderly development of
land consistent with the usage and architecture of structures in the
surrounding area, to conserve the value of buildings and land and
to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village.
[Amended 4-20-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993; 1-16-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996; 6-2-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009; 3-7-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
In cases where a building permit is required as prescribed in §
193-175, yet the entire cost of the project described in that building permit is determined by the Building Inspector to be less than $10,000, the Building Inspector and the Village Administrator Clerk may determine whether such application is required to be submitted for approval or review by the Planning Board. Further, recognizing that in certain restricted instances the strict application of the requirements of this chapter may cause hardship and be unduly burdensome, the Planning Board, by majority vote at an open meeting, is authorized to waive the site plan review requirements as further set forth in §
193-143. Any such waiver must be accompanied by a determination from the Building Inspector that the entire cost of the project as described in the building permit is not in excess of $20,000 and a sworn affidavit from the applicant detailing the hardship imposed. Should the Planning Board approve any such request for a waiver, such approval may be contingent upon the applicant complying with certain conditions which further the intent of this chapter. A denial of any requested waiver shall not be subject to further review. In addition, if a building permit application only involves interior alterations, approval from the Planning Board shall not be required. Only in instances where the interior alteration involves a change of use not permitted in that zone shall Planning Board and/or site plan review be required.