Royalton Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Amendments
§ 200-92 Amendment by Town Board.
The Town Board may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the provisions of this chapter, including the Zoning Map incorporated herein, in the manner set forth in the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law.
§ 200-93 Initiation of proposed amendments.
A proposed amendment to or change in this chapter may be initiated by motion of the Town Board, by recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Board to the Town Board or by a petition of a property owner or owners to the Town Board in accordance with § 200-94.
§ 200-94 Petition for amendment.
A.
A petition requesting a change in or amendment to this chapter shall be signed and acknowledged by the person presenting it in the same manner as is required for the recording of a deed to real property, and shall be filed with the Town Clerk in triplicate.
B.
When a petition is presented requesting a change or changes in district boundaries or for the creation of a new district or districts, the petition shall be signed by the owners in fee of more than 50% of the area for which the petition is presented.
C.
The expenses of advertising a notice of a public hearing regarding such proposed amendment or change initiated by petition shall be paid by the petitioner.
§ 200-95 Referral to Planning Board; report.
A.
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 Town Planning Board for a report and recommendation thereon before a public hearing is scheduled by the Town Board. The Planning Board shall submit its report and recommendation to the Town Board not more than 30 days after the first meeting of the Planning Board held subsequent to such referral unless, before the expiration of such thirty-day period, such proposal is withdrawn or amended or the Planning Board determines that, by reason of the complexity of the questions presented, an additional period of time, not exceeding 30 days, is reasonably required for the proper consideration thereof. If the Planning Board shall not have submitted its report and recommendation within such 30 days after its meeting or such requested additional period of not more than 30 days, the Town Board, in its discretion, may proceed to final consideration of the proposal without such report.
B.
In recommending the adoption or disapproval of any proposed amendment or change, the Planning Board shall set forth its reasons for such recommendation together with any factors considered, such as changed conditions, possible questions of environmental significance and the extent to which the changes would appear to be consistent with the Town's Master Plan and the Town's general zoning objectives, including those set forth in § 200-2.