[Adopted 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as
Ch. I, Art. II, Div. 13, of the 1983 Code]
A City Planning Board of five members is hereby
created, the members to be appointed by the Mayor.
[Amended 10-19-1992]
A.
Of the members of the Board to be appointed, not more
than two shall be officials of the City of Albany. The terms of the
member or members of the Board who hold municipal office, if any,
shall terminate with the term of the Mayor selecting such member or
members. The successors to the nonmunicipal officeholders on the Board
shall be appointed for the term of five years from and after the expiration
of the term of their predecessors in office.
[Amended 7-20-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015]
B.
The Chairman shall be selected by the Mayor.
C.
The members of the Board who hold municipal office
shall serve without compensation.
D.
The municipal official or officials on such Board
shall not by reason of membership thereon forfeit their right to exercise,
perform the duties or receive the compensation of the municipal office
held by them during their membership.
E.
The Mayor shall have authority to remove any member
of the Board for cause after public hearing.
F.
In the event of a vacancy on the Board by reason of
the death, resignation or removal of any member, the Mayor shall have
authority to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term of such member.
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 appropriations that may be made for such Board, which services
and expenses shall in the first instance be authorized and approved
by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 26.31.17]
A.
The Planning Board may prepare and change a Comprehensive
Plan for the development of the entire area of the City, which shall
show existing and proposed streets, bridges and tunnels and the approaches
thereto, viaducts, parks, public reservations, roadways in parks,
sites for public buildings and structures, zoning districts, pierhead
and bulkhead lines, waterways and routes of public utilities and such
other features existing and proposed as will provide for the improvement
of the City and its future growth, protection and development, and
will afford adequate facilities for the public housing, transportation,
distribution, comfort, convenience, public health, safety and general
welfare of its population.
B.
Such Planning Board may advertise and hold public
hearings when it desires, notice of which hearings shall be advertised
at least once in an official newspaper or in a newspaper of general
circulation in said City at least five days before each such hearing.
C.
The Comprehensive Plan and all modifications thereof
shall be on file in the office of the Department of Planning and Development
and the Planning Board shall file certified copies in the offices
of the City Engineer and the City Clerk.
D.
(Reserved)
E.
(Reserved)
F.
(Reserved)
G.
(Reserved)
H.
The Planning Board may adopt rules and regulations
governing its procedures.
[Amended 3-4-2002 by Ord. No. 14.22.02 MC]
A.
A notice and agenda of every Planning Board meeting
shall be provided to the Common Council at least one week prior to
any meeting of the Planning Board.
B.
The Common Council may by general or special rules
provide for the reference of any matter or class of matters to the
Planning Board before final action thereon by the public body or officer
of said City having final authority thereon with or without the provision
that final action thereon shall not be taken until said Planning Board
has submitted its report thereon or has had a reasonable time to be
fixed in said rule to submit the report.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 26.31.17]
The Planning Board shall have the following powers and duties:
A.
Approve, approve with conditions or deny major development plans
and district plans.
B.
Approve, approve with conditions or deny conditional use permits.
C.
Approve, approve with conditions or deny the demolition of buildings or structures where so directed by Chapter 375.
D.
Review and decide upon applications pertaining to the design of buildings or structures where so directed by Chapter 375.
E.
Review and make recommendations to the Common Council on applications
for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map and Unified Sustainable
Development Ordinance.
F.
Continue to enjoy the power to approve, modify and approve, or disapprove
plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways
for the purpose of providing for the future growth and development
of the City and affording adequate facilities for the housing, transportation,
distribution, comfort, convenience, safety, health and welfare of
the citizens of Albany.
G.
Make such investigations, maps and reports and recommendations in
connection therewith relating to the planning and development of the
City as to it seems desirable, provided that the total expenditures
of said Board shall not exceed the appropriation for its expenses.
