This chapter, or any part thereof, including
the Land Use Map indicating the various district boundaries, may from
time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed
by the Town Board. It must be done in the manner provided by §§
264 and 265 of the Town Law, and the procedures more particularly
set forth in this article.
An amendment to this chapter may be initiated
in one of three ways:
A. By the Town Board upon its motion;
B. By resolution of the Planning Board or Zoning Board
of Appeals, filed with the Town Clerk, or by petition filed with the
Town Clerk duly signed and acknowledged from the owners of 10% or
more of the land area in any district, wherein certain changes to
or repeal of certain provisions of this chapter are recommended;
C. By a committee appointed by the Town Board for the
purpose of amending this Land Use Law.
The Planning Board shall comply with the requirements
of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in reviewing
the proposal. If the time schedule for SEQRA is different, the schedule
should be modified for SEQRA for projects that are subject to an environmental
impact statement.
The Town Board may approve any such proposed
amendment by a majority vote of said Board, except that a favorable
vote of at least four members of the Town Board (i.e., a majority,
plus one) shall be required if action being taken is contrary to the
advisory recommendation received from the Town Planning Board or from
the County Planning Board under the provisions of § 239-m of
the General Municipal Law.