This chapter or any part thereof may be amended,
supplemented or repealed from time to time by the Village Board on
its own motion or upon recommendation by the Planning Board or by
petition.
Petitions to amend this chapter shall be in
writing and shall contain a description of the property affected,
together with such other information as the Village Board shall require.
Such petitions shall include the names and addresses of all owners
of real property within 500 feet of the property affected or any other
contiguous property of a petitioner in the same ownership. All petitions
for amendment of this chapter, excepting those submitted by the Planning
Board on motion of the Village Board, shall be accompanied by a fee
in accordance with the Standard Schedule of Fees of the Village of
Spring Valley.
The Village Board shall fix the time and place
of a public hearing on the proposed amendment and cause notice thereof
as provided by Village Law.
If any proposed amendment consists of or includes
either of the following conditions, the Village Clerk shall transmit
to the appropriate office or official a copy of the official notice
of the public hearing not later than 10 days prior to the date of
hearing:
A. Any change in the boundaries of any district, which
change would occur within a distance of 500 feet of the boundary of
any village or town or a state or county road.
B. Any change in the regulations prescribed for any district,
any portion of which is located within 500 feet of the boundary of
any village or town or a state or county road.
If any proposed amendment consists of or includes
any of the following conditions, the Village Clerk shall, prior to
final action by the Village Board, refer the proposed amendment to
the Rockland County Planning Board:
A. Any change in the district classification of or the
requirements applying to real property abutting:
(1) The boundary of any village or town.
(2) The boundary of any state or county park or other
recreation area.
(3) The right-of-way of any state parkway, thruway, road
or other controlled access highway or county road or parkway.
(4) The right-of-way of any stream or drainage channel
owned by the county or for which the county has established channel
lines.
(5) The boundary of any county- or state-owned land on
which a public building or institution is located.
In the case of a protest against any amendment,
such amendment shall not become effective except in accordance with
the provisions of § 7-708, Subdivision 1, of the Village
Law.