As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALTERNATE MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Board to serve on
the Planning Board when a regular member is unable to participate
on an application or matter before said Board, as provided herein.
MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Board to serve on
the Village Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of the local
law which first established such Planning Board.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of Westbury as established
by the Village Board of Trustees by local law, pursuant to the provisions
of § 7-718 of the Village Law and § 239-c of the
General Municipal Law.
[Amended 7-11-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
The Board of Trustees shall provide for the appointment of a
Planning Board consisting of seven members. Each member shall be a
regular member with full voting rights pursuant to § 7-718
of the Village Law. Appointments of members shall be made at the annual
organizational meeting of the Village by the Mayor, subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. Members holding office at the time
of the passage of this law shall continue in office and serve the
balance of their existing terms. The first and second alternate members
serving at the time this law is passed shall be appointed as full
members, as follows: former alternate one shall be appointed as a
full member for an initial term of six years, and former alternate
two shall be appointed for an initial term of seven years. No such
additional member shall take part in the consideration of any matter
for which an application was on file with the planning board at the
time of his or her appointment. After the initial appointment terms
outlined herein, the terms of each Planning Board member shall be
equal in years to the number of members on the Board, staggered such
that one member's appointment expires each year.
This chapter is hereby adopted pursuant to the provisions of
§ 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and § 10 of
the Statute of Local Governments. It is the intent of the Village
Board of Trustees, pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law, to supersede the provisions of § 7-718 of the
Village Law and § 239-c of the General Municipal Law relating
to the appointment of members to village planning boards.