The Town Board may, from time to time, amend,
supplement, change, modify or repeal the provisions of this chapter,
including the Zoning Map and Zoning Schedule attached hereto, in the
manner specified in the Town Law. (The Zoning Map and Zoning Schedule
are on file in the office of the Town Clerk.)
A proposed amendment to or change of this chapter may be initiated by motion of the Town Board or by recommendation of the Planning Board to the Town Board or by petition of a property owner to the Town Board in accordance with §
127-61.
Every such proposed amendment initiated by motion
of the Town Board or by petition of a property owner shall be referred
by the Town Board to the Planning Board for a report and recommendation
thereon before a public hearing is conducted by the Town Board pursuant
to the provisions of this article. The Planning Board shall submit
its report and recommendation to the Town Board not more than 60 days
after the first meeting of the Planning Board held subsequent to such
referral unless, within such 60 days, such proposal shall be withdrawn
or amended or the Planning Board shall determine that, by reason of
the complexity of the questions presented or like considerations,
an additional period of time, not exceeding 30 days, is reasonably
required for the proper disposition thereof. If the Planning Board
shall not have submitted its report and recommendation within such
60 days or requested an additional period of not exceeding 30 days,
the Town Board, in its discretion, may proceed to final consideration
of the proposal.
In recommending the adoption of any proposed
amendment or change, the Planning Board shall report to the Town Board
the reasons for such recommendation, describing any change in conditions
that the Planning Board believes warrant the amendment or change,
its relation to the Master Plan and the effect of the proposed amendment
or change on the established pattern of this chapter. If the Planning
Board recommends against the adoption of a proposed amendment or change,
it shall include in its report a statement of its reasons for such
disapproval.
The Town Board shall hold a public hearing,
following publication of a notice thereof as required by law, on each
proposed amendment or change.
In case of a protest against such amendment
signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of land included in
such proposed change or of that immediately adjacent extending 100
feet therefrom or of that directly opposite thereto extending 100
feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment
shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of four or
more Town Board members.