The Town Board may, from time to time, on its own motion or on petition or on recommendation of the Planning Board or the Board of Appeals after public notice and hearing, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law applicable thereto. Every such proposed amendment or change, whether initiated by the Town Board or by petition, shall be referred to the Planning Board for report thereon before the public hearing hereinafter provided for. The Town Board, by resolution adopted at a stated meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendments and cause notice to be given at least 10 days prior stating the time and place of such hearing in a paper of general circulation in the Town.

In accordance with the General Municipal Law of New York State, §§ 239-l and 239-m, all proposed zoning regulations, or any amendment thereof, which would change the district classification of or the regulations applying to real property lying within areas defined by the aforementioned sections, and of proposed special permits or variances affecting lands or buildings within the defined areas, shall be referred to the County Planning Agency of Saratoga County for review and comment prior to final action by the appropriate Town body.

Chapter 38 of the 1973 Code of the Town of Moreau, entitled "Town of Moreau Zoning Ordinance," is hereby repealed. It is the intent of this section to repeal only Chapter 38 of the 1973 Code of the Town of Moreau, and all other chapters and sections of the 1973 Code shall remain in full force and effect whether said chapters and sections apply to land use or otherwise.

Should any section or provision of this chapter be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.

This chapter shall take effect 10 days from the date of enactment.