This chapter, or any part thereof, including
both the text and the Zoning District Map indicating the various district
boundaries, may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed,
modified or repealed by the Town Board in the manner prescribed by
§ 265 of the Town Law.
An amendment to this chapter may be initiated
in any of the following four ways:
A. By the Town Board upon its own motion.
B. By resolution of the Planning Board, filed with the Town Clerk, wherein certain changes to, or repeal of certain provisions of, this chapter are recommended, in which case it shall be the responsibility of the Planning Board to provide as part of its recommendation the report described in below §
210-90 and the responsibility of the Town Board to initiate consideration of such proposed amendment within 90 calendar days of the time such resolution is filed by the Planning Board in the office of the Town Clerk.
C. By petition duly signed and acknowledged from the
owners of 50% or more of either the frontage or the acreage in any
zoning district requesting a specific amendment, supplement, change
or modification in the regulations prescribed by this chapter for
such district, in which case it shall be the duty of the Town Board
to initiate consideration of such petition or amendment within 90
calendar days of the time such petition is filed in the office of
the Town Clerk. The filing of said petition shall be accompanied by
the applicable fee in accordance with the fee schedule established
and annually reviewed by the Town Board and by the necessary supporting
information indicated on a checklist available from the office of
the Town Clerk.
D. By petition signed and acknowledged by one or more
other property owners requesting a specific amendment, supplement,
change or modification in any of the regulations prescribed by this
chapter. The filing of said petition shall be accompanied by the applicable
fee in accordance with the fee schedule established and annually reviewed
by the Town Board and by necessary supporting information indicated
on a checklist available from the office of the Town Clerk.
Reasonable costs incurred by the Town Board for professional consultation fees or other extraordinary expense in connection with the review of a petition for a zoning text or Zoning District Map amendment shall be charged to the petitioner. Such reimbursable costs shall be in addition to the required fee set forth in §
210-82 of this article. Maximum amounts for such reimbursable costs shall be in accordance with the fee schedule established and annually reviewed by the Town Board. Said fee schedule shall include the requirement that an escrow account be established upon the Town Board's receipt of the petition to cover the anticipated costs of such consultant review and other expenses.