A.
Content. The Council shall adopt a Comprehensive Plan and amend it
from time to time pursuant to General City Law Section 28-a to govern
the future physical development of the city.
B.
Periodic update. Separate from any individual amendments, the Council
shall periodically undertake a full update of the Comprehensive Plan,
at least every 10 years. The Council may delegate such responsibility
either to the Planning Board or to a special committee whose members
the Mayor shall appoint and the Council approve.
A.
Land use and development regulations. The Council may by ordinance
adopt land use and development regulations, including, but not limited
to an official map and zoning and subdivision regulations.
B.
Community development. The Council may by ordinance provide for redevelopment,
rehabilitation, conservation and renewal programs for: (1) the alleviation
or prevention of slums, obsolescence, blight or other conditions of
deterioration, (2) low-income housing, (3) the achievement of the
most appropriate use of the land, and (4) promotion of sustainability
and resiliency in capital projects.
C.
Council action. Before acting on any proposed ordinance concerning
land use and development regulations, community development or expenditures
for capital improvements, where such ordinance refers to a matter
covered by the Comprehensive Plan, the Council shall refer the proposal
to the City Planning Board, which shall, within a time specified by
the Council and prior to public hearing on the proposed ordinance,
report its recommendations thereon. In the event that such ordinance
is contrary to the Comprehensive Plan, then and in that event, the
ordinance shall not take effect until such time as the Comprehensive
Plan is amended following such public hearing.
There shall be a City Planning Board consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the City Council, for terms of three (3) years, from among the qualified voters of the city. Members of the Board shall hold no other city office. The Board shall make recommendations to the Mayor and the City Council on all matters affecting the physical development of the city, shall be consulted on the Comprehensive Plan and the implementation thereof as provided in Sections 7.00 and 7.01 and shall exercise all other responsibilities as may be provided by law.
There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals consisting of five
members appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the City Council,
for terms of three years, from among the qualified voters of the city.
Members of the Board shall hold no other city office. The Board shall
hear and determine appeals from administrative decisions, petitions
for variances and such other matters as may be required by the Council
or by the laws of the State of New York.
