[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mount Morris 12-1-1988 by L.L. No. 9-1988; amended in its entirety 8-11-2005 by L.L. No.
4-2005. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to an intermunicipal agreement between the Town and Village
of Mt. Morris, as authorized by New York State General Municipal Law
Articles 5-G and 5-J, a Joint Planning Board is hereby created and
shall be known as the "Town and Village of Mt. Morris Joint Planning
Board." Said Joint Planning Board shall replace the Planning Board
of the Village of Mount Morris previously created by local law adopted
December 1, 1988. The previously created Planning Board of the Village
of Mount Morris is hereby abolished.
B.
The Joint Planning Board shall consist of five members and one alternate, all to be appointed and serve as provided hereinafter at § 32-1C.
C.
The Town Council of the Town and the Mayor of the Village, subject
to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees, shall jointly appoint
each member of the Joint Planning Board and the alternate as follows:
(1)
One member to be appointed for a one-year term;
(2)
One member to be appointed to a two-year term;
(3)
One member to be appointed to a three-year term;
(4)
One member to be appointed for a four-year term;
(5)
One member to be appointed for a five-year term; and
(6)
The annual appointment of one alternate.
D.
The chairperson shall be jointly appointed by the Town and Village
based upon the recommendation of the Joint Planning Board. The appointment
on behalf of the Village shall be made by the Mayor, subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. The appointment on behalf of the
Town shall be made by the Town Council.
E.
Appointments to fill any vacancies arising from members vacating office prior to the expiration of their term shall be made within 90 days of the occurrence thereof and shall be made in the same manner as provided in § 32-1C.
F.
The alternate member shall be appointed only for purposes of substituting for and serving in the place of any Joint Planning Board member unable to serve on any particular matter in the event of a conflict of interest or for any member who is otherwise unavailable to serve on a matter for any other reason. The alternate shall also be subject to the minimum requirements set forth hereinafter in § 32-2.
A.
Training. Each Board member is required to complete three hours of
training per calendar year for a total of 15 hours of training during
each five-year term. Failure to comply with this requirement without
good cause shall be grounds for removal from the Board.
B.
Attendance. Each Board member shall be required to attend 75% of
the scheduled meetings in each calendar year. Failure to attend the
required number of meetings without good cause shall be grounds for
removal from the Board. In addition, failure to attend three consecutive
meetings without good cause may be grounds for removal from the Board.
The Joint Planning Board shall have the powers and duties authorized
by § 7-718 of the New York State Village Law as those specified
as follows:
A.
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of New York State Village Law §§ 7-728 and 7-730 and Chapter 204 of the Code of the Village of Mount Morris, New York, the Joint Planning Board is hereby authorized to approve preliminary and final plats of subdivisions showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, and conditionally approve preliminary plats and pass and approve the development of plots already filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Livingston if such plots are entirely or partially undeveloped.
B.
Street changes. The Joint Planning Board is authorized to approve
or disapprove changes in the lines of existing streets, highways or
public areas shown on subdivision plats or maps filed in the office
of the Clerk of Livingston County and the laying out, closing off
or abandonment of streets, highways or public areas under the provisions
of the Town or Village highway laws and the Highway Law of the State
of New York.
