Greenwood Lake City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Amendments
§ 120-95 Procedure.
This chapter, or any part thereof, may be amended, supplemented or repealed from time to time by the Village Board on its own motion, upon recommendation by the Planning Board or by petition in accordance with § 7-708 of the Village Law. Every such proposed amendment shall be referred, prior to the public hearing, by the Village Board to the Planning Board for a report which shall become part of the official minutes of said hearing. The Village Board shall not take action on any such amendment without such report from the Planning Board unless the Planning Board fails to render such report within 62 days after its next regularly scheduled meeting following the date of such referral.
§ 120-96 Planning Board determination.
In making such report on a proposed amendment, the Planning Board shall make inquiry and determination concerning the items specified below:
A.
Concerning a proposed amendment to or change in text of the law:
(1)
Whether such change is consistent with the aims and principles embodied in the law as to the particular districts concerned.
(2)
Which areas, land uses, buildings and establishments in the Village will be directly affected by such change and in what way they will be affected.
(3)
The indirect implications of such change in its effect on other regulations.
(4)
Whether such proposed amendment is consistent with the aims of the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Greenwood Lake.
B.
Concerning a proposed amendment involving a change in the Zoning Map:
(1)
Whether the uses permitted by the proposed change would be appropriate in the area concerned.
(2)
Whether adequate public schools facilities and other public services exist or can be created to serve the needs of any additional residence likely to be constructed as a result of such change.
(3)
Whether the proposed change is in accord with any existing or proposed plans in the vicinity.
(4)
The effect of the proposed amendment upon the growth of the Village as envisaged by the Comprehensive Development Plan.
(5)
Whether the proposed amendment is likely to result in an increase or decrease in the total zoned residential capacity of the Village and the probable effect thereof.
§ 120-97 Fees.
Each petition for a zoning amendment shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the Village of Greenwood Lake Fee Schedule, payable to the Village Clerk upon the filing thereof. No fee shall be required for petitions filed in favor of or against a pending application.
§ 120-98 Hearing and notice.
A.
By resolution adopted at a meeting of the Village Board, the Village Board shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendment and cause notice thereof to be given in accordance with provisions of the General Municipal Law. All notices of public hearing shall specify the nature of any proposed amendment, the land or district affected and the date when and the place where the public hearing will be held. At least five days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in the official newspaper.
B.
Should any proposed amendment consist of or include either of the two following conditions, the Village Clerk shall transmit to the designated office a copy of the official notice of the public hearing not later than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing:
(1)
Any change in the boundaries of any district, which change would occur within a distance of 500 feet of the boundary of any Village, town or county on any boundary of a state park or parkway, and the State of New Jersey, if applicable.
C.
The designated official for counties shall be the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. In Villages and towns, the designated official shall be the Clerk of the municipality. In the case of state parks or parkways, the designated office shall be the Palisades Regional Park Commission.
§ 120-99 Notification of county agency.
Should any proposed amendment consist of or include any of the following conditions, the Village Clerk shall, prior to final action, refer the proposed amendment to the Orange County Planning Department in accordance with § 239-m of Article 12-B of the General Municipal Law. If the County Planning Department renders its opinion prior to the public hearing, that opinion shall become part of the minutes of said hearing.
A.
Any change in the district classification of, or the regulations applying to, real property lying within a distance of 500 feet from:
(1)
The boundary of any Village or town.
(2)
The boundary of any state park or other recreation area.
(3)
The right-of-way of any stream or drainage channel owned by the county or for which the county has established channel lines.
(4)
The right-of-way of any county or state parkway, thruway, expressway or other controlled access highway.
(5)
The boundary of any county- or state-owned land on which a public building or institution is located, and the State of New Jersey if applicable.
§ 120-100 Protests.
In the case of a protest against any amendment, such amendment shall not become effective except in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.