The Board of Trustees may, from time to time,
on its own motion or on petition or on recommendation of the Planning
Board, amend, supplement or repeal the regulations and provisions
of this chapter, including the Zoning Map, after public notice and hearing, in accordance with state
law.
[Amended 4-7-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 12-1-1997 by L.L. No.
6-1997]
Petitions for amendments shall be submitted
in quadruplicate to the Village Clerk with an application fee as set
forth from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Any petition for a change in the Zoning Map shall include the following:
A. The name of the property owner.
B. A map accurately drawn to an appropriate scale, showing
the proposed zone district boundary changes, property lines, the calculated
areas affected in acres or square feet, the street rights-of-way in
the immediate vicinity and the lands and names of owners immediately
adjacent to and extending within 100 feet of all boundaries of the
property to be rezoned.
C. A metes and bounds description of the proposed amendment.
The Board of Trustees, by resolution adopted
at a stated meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing
on the proposed amendment and cause notice to be given.
Every such proposed amendment or change, whether
initiated by the Board of Trustees or by petition, shall be referred
to the Planning Board for report before the public hearing is held
thereon.
Proposed amendments that must be referred to
the Erie County Planning Department under the provisions of § 239-m
of Article 12-B of the General Municipal Law shall be transmitted
as soon as possible and in any case prior to the public hearing.
The Board of Trustees may require a petitioner
to give additional forms of public notice or notice to adjacent property
owners.
The Board of Trustees shall reserve decision
on all zoning amendments or changes that must be referred to the Erie
County Planning Department until its report has been presented, provided
that such report is presented within a period of 30 days after the
Erie County Planning Department receives such referral.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
Upon adoption of a change in the Zoning Map pursuant to a petition, the petitioner shall cause a monument
to be placed at one location on the property's street frontage and
shall also file with the Village Clerk and the Code Enforcement Officer
copies of an accurate survey description and drawing of the area affected
by such amendment.