Whitesboro City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Amendments
§ 295-55 Initiation.
A.
The Village Board may, from time to time, on its own motion, amend, supplement, repeal or change the regulations and district boundaries established by this chapter pursuant to law.
B.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any district or part thereof included in such change shall present a petition, duly signed and acknowledged, to the Village Board requesting an amendment, supplement or change of the regulations prescribed for such district or part thereof, it shall be the duty of the Village Board to vote upon said petition within 90 days after the filing of the same by the petitioners with the Village Clerk.
§ 295-56 Referral to planning agencies.
A.
Whenever any zoning regulation or any amendment, including special permits or variances, would change the district classification of or a regulation applying to real property in a neighboring municipality or upon other county or state property as described in §§ 239-l and 239-m of the General Municipal Law, said zoning regulation or amendment shall be referred to the Oneida County Department of Planning, which shall report its recommendations to the Village Board. Failure of the County Department of Planning to report within 30 days may be construed to be approval by the Department.
B.
Notification of action taken on any matter previously referred to the County Planning Department will be given within seven days of such action.
§ 295-57 Hearing on proposed amendment. [1]
Before any amendment, supplement or change in the regulations or district boundaries, there shall be a public notice properly advertised prior to the required public hearing thereon, as required by law. Such hearing shall be held by the Village Board.
§ 295-58 Adoption.
[Amended 11-8-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
After the public hearing and referral to and report by the Planning Board, a majority vote of the members of the Village Board shall be required to amend this chapter.
§ 295-59 Protest petition.
If a protest against a proposed amendment, supplement or change is presented to the Village Board, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the land included in such proposed change or by the owners of 20% or more of the land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom or by the owners of 20% or more of the land 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 at least four members of the Village Board.
§ 295-60 Periodic review.
From time to time at intervals of not more than three years, the Zoning Board shall reexamine the provisions of this chapter and the location of district boundary lines and shall submit a report to the Village Board, recommending such changes or amendments, if any, as may be desirable in the interest of public safety, health, convenience, necessity or welfare.
§ 295-61 Annexation of property.
In the instance of any property annexed to the Village, such property in its entirety shall automatically, upon its annexation, be classified an R-1 Residential District, which designation shall continue until such time as the Village Board may amend this chapter to otherwise designate all or part of such area.