[Amended 10-10-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
A.
The Planning Board of the Village of Briarcliff Manor is hereby empowered,
simultaneously with the approval of any subdivision plat hereafter
submitted to said Board, to modify or change the minimum lot area
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance[1] for lots shown on such plat and lying within the R60A,
R40A, R40B or R30A Districts; provided that not more than 25% of the
number of lots on any such plat in an R60A District shall be diminished
below 60,000 square feet, nor in an R40A or R40B District below 40,000
square feet, nor in an R30A District below 30,000 square feet; further
provided that no modification granted shall diminish any lot in the
R60A District to less than 40,000 square feet, nor any lot in the
R40A or R40B Districts to less than 30,000 square feet, nor any lot
in the R30A District to less than 20,000 square feet; further provided
that the average lot area on any such plat shall not be less than
60,000 square feet in the R40A District, nor less than 40,000 square
feet in the R40A or R40B Districts, nor less than 30,000 square feet
in the R30A District; and further provided that no modification of
the lot width requirements shall be granted, and that no authorization
shall be given for any building or use of land which is not a permitted
use in the R60A or in the R40A and R40B Districts respectively.
B.
Before notifying or changing any minimum lot area requirements pursuant
to this chapter, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing in
the manner provided by law.
[Amended 10-10-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
A.
Notice of any hearing before the Planning Board shall be published in the official paper at least five days prior to the date of said hearing. Notice of the hearing shall also be delivered to any parties also having jurisdiction over such hearing, at least five days before such hearing, and shall give any other notice required by law. The applicant shall mail, by certified mail, at least 10 days before such hearing, notice of the hearing to all abutting property owners and to all owners of the property situated directly across a street from the subject property, and any other property owners as the Chairman of the Planning Board or Village Clerk may determine. Prior to the hearing, the applicant shall submit proof of such mailing, in a form acceptable to the Village Clerk, to the Village Clerk and to the Planning Board. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of publication and delivery of such notice. Such notice shall include a plain-language description of the proposed application. Further, unless the sole purpose of the applicant's hearing is related to Chapter 172, Signs, the applicant shall post a sign, which shall be located so that it is visible from the nearest public street, or as directed by the Building Department, on the property referenced in such application at least 10 days but not more than 20 days prior to the Planning Board's first scheduled hearing on the matter, and for a period of time determined by the Planning Board. Such signs shall be issued by the Building Department upon payment by the applicant of an amount to be set forth by resolution by the Village Board of Trustees.
B.
The Planning Board public notification requirements of this chapter
shall supersede any other less restrictive Planning Board notification
requirements found elsewhere in this Code.
