[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Blooming Grove 12-8-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975 as Ch. 6 of the 1975 Code; amended
in its entirety 12-29-2020 by L.L. No. 5-2020. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
Membership and terms. There shall be a Town Planning Board consisting
of five members appointed by the Town Board in accordance with § 271
of the state Town Law. All appointments and reappointments shall be
made such that the terms of no two members shall expire at the end
of the same calendar year. Appointments and reappointments, and the
terms thereof, shall be made by resolution of the Town Board in a
manner determined by the Town Board to accomplish the purpose of this
chapter. Any person appointed to fill an unexpired term of a member
shall be entitled to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Any member may be removed by the Town Board for cause after an opportunity
for hearing.
B.
Serve without compensation. Such members shall receive no payment
for their services as members of the Board.
C.
Designation of Chairman. The Chairman of the Planning Board shall
be designated by the Town Board or, on failure to do so, shall be
elected from and by its own members.
D.
Experts and staff. The Planning Board shall have the power and authority
to employ experts and a staff 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. The Town Board
retains the right to retain legal counsel for the Town to serve as
legal counsel to the Town Planning Board or, in the alternative, the
Town Board may appropriate budgetary funds for the Planning Board
to retain legal counsel.
The Town Board may require members to complete training and
continuing education courses in accordance with any local requirements
for the training of such members. Such requirements may be established
by resolution of the Town Board. Failure to complete any required
training or continuing education courses shall be just cause for removal
of a member.
The Planning Board may adopt rules and regulations in respect
to procedure before it and in respect to any subject matter over which
it has jurisdiction under this chapter or any other statute, after
public hearing by the Planning Board and subject to the approval of
the Town Board. Copies of all such rules and regulations and amendments
thereto shall be filed and maintained in the office of the Town Clerk
and Planning Board Clerk.
A.
General provisions. The Planning Board shall have and exercise the
powers and duties as follows, subject to and consistent with any other
applicable statutes, local laws or other approvals:
(1)
To prepare a comprehensive plan or amendments thereto, for discussion
and possible adoption by the Town Board, for the development of the
entire area of the Town of Blooming Grove, outside of the limits of
the incorporated Village of Washingtonville and the Village of South
Blooming Grove; and to make investigations and reports relating to
the planning of the Town and its future growth and affording adequate
facilities for the housing, transportation, distribution, comfort,
convenience, safety, health and welfare of its population.
(2)
To approve all plats showing any streets or highways within that
part of the Town outside of the limits of the incorporated Village
of Washingtonville and the Village of South Blooming Grove.
(3)
To approve or disapprove changes in the lines of existing streets,
highways or public areas shown on subdivision plats or maps filed
in the County Clerk's office.
(4)
To approve or disapprove the laying out of, closing off or abandonment
of such streets, highways or public areas under and subject to the
provisions of the Town and Highway Laws.
(5)
Simultaneously with the approval of any such plat, to confirm and
make changes in the zoning regulations applicable to the land, included
in any such plat in accordance with the provisions of § 278
of the Town Law and amendments thereto.
B.
Referrals by Town Board. The Planning Board shall also exercise all
other powers conferred upon it by the provisions of the Town Law and
shall pass upon all matters which may be referred to it from time
to time by resolution of the Town Board. It shall conduct hearings
and perform its duties in accordance with such procedure as provided
in §§ 271 through 281 of the Town Law and acts amendatory
thereof.
