Piermont Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Amendments
§ 210-100 Procedure for amendments.
This chapter or any part thereof may be amended, supplemented or repealed from time to time by the Board of Trustees on its own or on petition, as provided in §§ 7-706 and 7-708 of the Village Law.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.
§ 210-101 Planning Board report.
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:
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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.
§ 210-102 Fees.
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.
§ 210-103 Public hearing.
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.
§ 210-104 Notice to adjacent municipalities.
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.
§ 210-105 Compliance with General Municipal Law.
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.
§ 210-106 Notices of public hearing.
All notices of public hearing shall specify:
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The nature of any proposed amendment.
B.
The land or district affected.
C.
The date and the place of the public hearing.
§ 210-107 Protest against amendment.
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.
§ 210-108 Zoning Map amendments.
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.