This chapter or any part thereof may be amended,
supplemented or repealed from time to time by the Board of Trustees
on its own or on petition, as provided in §§ 7-706
and 7-708 of the Village Law. Every such proposed amendment shall
be referred by the Board of Trustees to the Planning Board for a report
before the public hearing. The Board of Trustees shall not take action
on any such amendment without a recommendation from the Planning Board
unless said Board fails to render such report within 60 days of such
referral.
In making its report on a proposed amendment
or change in the text of this chapter, the Planning Board shall make
inquiry and determination concerning the following terms:
A.
Whether such change is consistent with the aims and
principles embodied in the chapter as to the particular districts
concerned.
B.
Which areas and establishments in the Village will
be directly affected by such change and in what way they will be affected.
C.
The indirect implications of such change in its effect
on other regulations.
D.
Whether such proposed amendment is consistent with
the aims of the Master Plan of the Village.
Each petition for a zoning amendment shall be
accompanied by a fee as per the schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees,
payable to the Village Clerk upon the filing of the petition. No fee
shall be required for petitions filed in favor of or against a pending
application.
By resolution adopted at a stated meeting, the
Board of Trustees shall fix the time and place of a public hearing
on the proposed amendment and cause notice thereof to be given in
accordance with the provisions of § 7-706 of the Village
Law.
Should any proposed amendment consist of or
include a change in the boundaries of any district or a change in
the regulations prescribed for a district, any portion of which is
located within 500 feet of the boundaries of any other municipality,
then, in such event, the Village Clerk shall transmit to the Municipal
Clerk of such other municipality a copy of the official notice of
the public hearing thereon not later than the day such notice appears
in the official newspaper of the Village.
Where applicable, the Village Clerk shall comply
with §§ 239-l and 239-m of the General Municipal Law,
as the same may be from time to time amended.
All notices of public hearing shall specify:
In the case of a protest against an amendment,
such amendment shall not become effective, except in accordance with
the provisions of § 7-708 of the Village Law.
In all cases where the Board of Trustees shall
approve an amendment to the Zoning Map, said Board shall fully set
forth its findings and shall declare that such amendment is consistent
with the aims of the Master Plan for the Village.
