HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 2007# 2 - Building Permit Zonine Law AmendTown of Danby Local Law No. 2 of 2007
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
DANBY RELATED TO PERMITS TO BUILD, BOARD OF APPEALS, AND
PLANNING BOARD
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows:
Section 1.The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Danby, adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of Danby on December 11, 1991, and subsequently amended through May
11, 2005, is hereby further amended as set forth herein.
Section 2.Article XI, Section 1100 –ENFORCEMENT is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Section 1100 – ENFORCEMENT.This ordinance shall be enforced by a person
designated by the Town Board (herein referred to as the Code Enforcement Officer) who
shall not grant any Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy, Temporary Certificate,
Certificate of Compliance, or Operating Permit (as such permits and certificates are
defined and provided for in Town of Danby Local Law No. 1 of 2007, “A Local Law
Amending Local Law No. 3 of 1984, Providing for the Administration and Enforcement
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code”) which would be in
violation of any provision of this ordinance, except under a written order of the Board of
Zoning Appeals.”
Section 3.Article XI, Section 1101 – PERMIT TO BUILD is hereby deleted in its
entirety, and replaced with a new Section 1101 to read as follows:
“Section 1101 - BUILDING PERMIT, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY,
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE,
OPERATING PERMIT.
1. Notwithstanding various additional requirements of this ordinance, (including but
not necessarily limited to Site Plans and Special Permits) the definitions of
Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy, Temporary Certificate, Certificate of
Compliance, and Operating Permit, and the provisions and requirements for same,
are provided in Town of Danby Local Law No. 1 of 2007, “A Local Law
Amending Local Law No. 3 of 1984, Providing for the Administration and
Enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,”
hereafter referred to as the “Amended Code Enforcement Law.”
2. Each property owner shall be responsible for compliance with all terms of this
ordinance as well as the Amended Code Enforcement Law affecting his or her
property.”
Section 4.Article XI, Section 1103 – CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY is hereby
deleted.
Section 5.Article XI, Section 1104 – BOARD OF APPEALS, is hereby renumbered
as Section 1103 and is further amended by adding the following subsection after the
current subsection number 2 (OFFICERS) and thereafter renumbering subsections 3
through 7 so that they are numbered 4 through 8:
“3. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each member of the Board of Appeals shall complete, at a minimum,
four hours of training each year designed to enable such members to
more effectively carry out their duties. Training received by a
member in excess of four hours in any one year may be carried over
by the member into succeeding years in order to meet the
requirements of this subsection. Such training shall be approved by
the Town Board and may include, but not be limited to, training
provided by a municipality, regional or county planning office or
commission, county planning federation, state agency, statewide
municipal association, college or other similar entity. Training may
be provided in a variety of formats, including but not limited to,
electronic media, video, distance learning and traditional classroom
training.
(b) To be eligible for reappointment to the Board of Appeals, such
member shall have completed the training promoted by the Town
pursuant to this subsection.
(c) The training required by this subsection may be waived or modified
by resolution of the Town Board when, in the judgment of the Town
Board, it is in the best interest of the Town to do so.
(d) No decision of the Board of Appeals shall be voided or declared
invalid because of a failure to comply with this subsection.”
Section 6.Article XI, Section 1105 – VARIANCES is hereby renumbered as 1104.
Section 7.Article XI is hereby amended by adding a new Section 1105 to read as
follows:
“Section 1105 – PLANNING BOARD. There is hereby established a Planning Board,
which shall function in the manner prescribed by law (except as the same may be
superseded by the terms of this ordinance as set forth below).
1. Member Requirements and Appointment. There shall be seven (7) members of
the Planning Board. The Planning Board members shall be residents of the Town
of Danby, and all such members shall be appointed by resolution of the Town
Board. Planning Board members shall serve for staggered terms of seven years.
When vacancies occur in said Planning Board by expiration of the term of a
member, the term of the successor member shall be for seven (7) years. When
vacancies occur in said Planning Board for a reason other than expiration of the
term of a member, the successor member shall serve for the unexpired term of the
member who is replaced. No person who is a member of the Town Board shall be
eligible for membership on the Planning Board.
2. Agricultural Member(s). To the extent reasonably possible, and in the sole
discretion of the Town Board, one or more of the members may be an Agricultural
Member as defined in Section 271 of the Town Law, which currently provides
that an Agricultural Member derives ten thousand dollars or more annual gross
income from agricultural pursuits in the Town. For purposes of this subdivision,
the term “agricultural pursuits” means the production of crops, livestock and
livestock products, aquacultural products, and woodland products as defined in
Section 301 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
3. Alternate Members.
a. The Town Board shall additionally appoint two (2) alternate members of
the Planning Board to substitute, on an alternating basis, for a regular
member of the Planning Board, in the event that such regular member is
unable to participate in a particular Planning Board meeting because of a
conflict of interest, illness, extended (longer than one month) absence
from the Town, or is otherwise disqualified.
b. Alternate members shall be appointed by resolution of the Town Board for
two (2) year terms. The first regularly appointed alternate members shall
be appointed at the Town Board’s Organizational Meeting in January
2008. Prior to that time, the Town Board shall appoint by resolution
interim alternate members to serve from after the effective date of this
local law through December 2007. In appointing both regular and interim
alternate members, the Town Board shall also designate the order in which
said alternate members will serve, and thereafter the alternate members
shall serve on an alternating basis at any such Planning Board meeting
where an alternate member is required in accordance with Part (a) of this
Subsection.
c. The Planning Board Chairperson shall notify the designated alternate
member to substitute for a regular member in the event a regular member
is unable to participate because of any reason enumerated above. When so
designated, the alternate member shall possess all the powers and
responsibilities of a regular member, and such designation shall be entered
into the minutes of the initial Planning Board meeting at which the
substitution is made.
d. All provisions of this Section 1105 relating to regular Planning Board
member training and continuing education, attendance, conflicts of
interest, eligibility, vacancy in office, and removal, shall also apply to
alternate members. However, any such alternate member may not become
a regularly appointed member of the Planning Board unless appointed by
resolution of the Town Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 1105,
Subsection 1.
e. To the extent this Section is inconsistent with Town Law Section 271 (15)
it is intended to supersede such section, in accordance with Municipal
Home Rule Law Section 10 (1) (ii) d (3).
4. Training Requirements.
a. Each member of the Planning Board shall complete a minimum of four
hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more
effectively carry out their duties. Training received by a member in excess
of four hours in any one year may be carried over by the member into
succeeding years in order to meet the requirements of this subdivision.
Such training shall be approved by the Town Board and may include, but
not be limited to, training provided by a municipality, regional or county
planning office or commission, county planning federation, state agency,
statewide municipal association, college or other similar entity. Training
may be provided in a variety of formats, including but not limited to
electronic media, video, distance learning, and traditional classroom
training.
b. To be eligible for reappointment to the Planning Board, such member shall
have completed the training promoted by the Town pursuant to this
subdivision.
c. The training required by this subdivision may be waived or modified by
resolution of the Town Board when, in the judgment of the Town Board, it
is in the best interest of the Town to do so.
d. No decision of the Planning Board shall be voided or declared invalid
because of a failure to comply with this Subsection.
5. Chairperson and Secretary. The Town Board shall designate the Chairperson of
the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall choose its own Vice-Chairperson
who shall preside in the absence of the Chairperson. In the absence of both the
Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, the Planning Board shall choose one of its
number as acting Chairperson. All meetings of the Planning Board shall be held
at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the Planning Board may
determine. Such Chairperson, or in his or her absence, Vice-Chairperson or acting
Chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. The
Planning Board may appoint a secretary who shall take minutes of all its meetings
and keep its records.
6. Removal of Members. The Town Board shall have the power to remove, after
public hearing, any member of the Planning Board for the following reasons:
a. Four (4) or more absences. Each appointed member of the Planning
Board is expected to attend all scheduled Planning Board meetings.
Absence from four (4) or more such meetings shall be grounds for
removal from the Planning Board.
b. Non-compliance with the terms of this Section 1105, including failure to
meet the minimum training requirements set forth in Subsection 4.
7. Rules and regulations. The Planning Board may recommend to the Town Board
regulations relating to any subject matter over which the Planning Board has
jurisdiction under this Section 1105 or any other statute, or under any local law or
ordinance of the Town. Adoption of any such recommendations by the Town
Board shall be by local law or ordinance.
8. The Planning Board shall, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and
in accordance with the provisions of Town Law Sections 271 through 279, hear
and determine site plan approval requests, special permit requests, subdivision
applications, and such other matters as may be referred to the Planning Board
under this ordinance or otherwise. In granting site plan approvals, special permits,
subdivision approvals, or in taking any other actions in response to any
application, the Planning Board may impose upon the applicant such conditions as
are directly related to and incidental to the proposed use of the property for the
period of time such special permit or other approval shall be in effect, the
specified reasons for which conditions should be articulated on the record. Such
conditions shall be consistent with the spirit of and intent of this ordinance, and
shall be imposed for the purpose of minimizing any adverse impact such permit or
approval may have on the neighborhood or community. [NOTE: I moved
Paragraph 9 of your original draft and combined it with this Paragraph]
9. The Planning Board, in making any determination shall have the powers granted
to planning boards by, and shall apply the procedures and criteria set forth in, this
ordinance, the laws of the State of New York, and any other law, ordinance, or
resolution duly adopted at any time by the Town.”
Section 8.Article XI, Section 1106 – VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES is hereby
renumbered as Section 1107.
Section 9.Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this local law is found to be invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions
of this local law.
Section 10.Effective Date. This local law shall take effect 10 (ten) days after its
publication in the official newspaper of the Town or on the date it is filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State of the State of New York, whichever is later.
Adopted by the Town Board on February 12, 2007