[Adopted 9-26-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
The purpose of the Town of Farmington Planning Board (PB) is
hereby established to:
B.
Administer the applicable provisions within Article 8 of the New
York State Environmental Conservation Law (ECL); and
C.
Establish and maintain effective communications with the various
Town boards, committees and commissions; and
D.
To identify specific goals, objectives and implementation actions
contained in the latest edition of the adopted Town of Farmington
Comprehensive Plan; and
E.
To recommend appropriate land use regulations for the community to
be contained in the Town Code of Farmington Town Code; and
The intent of these regulations is to identify the Town of Farmington
Planning Board (PB), established by Local Law No. 2 of 2001,[1] is hereby further established to provide information to
the residents of the Town, the Town Board, Town Zoning Board of Appeals,
Town Environmental Conservation Board, the Town Agriculture Advisory
Committee, the Town Recreation Advisory Board, the New York State
Department of Transportation, the Ontario County Department of Public
Works, the Ontario County Department of Planning, the Ontario County
Planning Board, the Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation Agency,
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York State
Department of Health and the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation
and Historic Preservation on issues relating to sustaining, promoting,
and identifying land use and related needs within the Town.
The function of the Town Planning Board includes but is not
limited to the following:
A.
To prepare reports and recommendations upon request(s) received from
the Town Board, the Town Zoning Board of Appeals, the Town Environmental
Conservation Board, the Town Agricultural Advisory Committee, the
Town Code Enforcement Officer and the Town Director of Planning and
Development; and
B.
To participate with the members of the Town Board's Town Operations
Committee in the preparation of the annual review of and the preparation
of the implementation actions report identified in the latest edition
of the adopted "Town of Farmington Comprehensive Plan;" and
C.
To administer the provisions contained within Chapter 144 of the Town of Farmington Town Code, entitled "Subdivision of Land;" and
D.
To administer the provisions contained within Chapter 165 of the Town of Farmington Town Code, entitled "Zoning;" and
E.
To participate with members of the Town of Farmington Comprehensive
Plan Update Committee during the public participation process involved
with amendment to the latest edition of the "Town of Farmington Comprehensive
Plan;" and
F.
To contribute to sustaining the established high standards for development
that are part of the Town's ongoing planning program, it's
reviews and decisions upon development projects, and related land
use issues, by providing consistent and accountable services to the
community; and
G.
To maintain training certification of each of its members by requiring
at least the minimum number of hours established by the Town Board;
and
H.
To advise and recommend to the Town Board, the Planning Board's
needs for annual operating budgets; and
I.
To educate the public of the importance and need for planning programs
and services, by including but not limited to, articles contained
in the Town of Farmington newsletter and information posted on the
Town's website.
J.
To seek legal and professional advice from established experts upon
a matter pending before the Planning Board for its' review and
action.
A.
There shall be five members of the Town of Farmington Planning Board
(PB) appointed by the Town Board.
B.
There may be one alternate member appointed by the Town Board to
serve the needs of the Town of Farmington Planning Board (PB).
C.
All members of the Town of Farmington Planning Board and any alternate
member shall be residents of the Town of Farmington and at least 21
years of age.
D.
The Planning Board shall have the power and authority granted by
the Town Board to employ experts and a clerk and to pay for their
services; and to provide for such other appropriation that may be
authorized therefor by the Town Board for the Planning Board.
E.
Town Board members ineligible. No person who is a member of the Town
Board shall be eligible for membership on the Town Planning Board.
F.
Town Board member liaison. There shall be one member of the Town
Board assigned by the Town Board to serve as liaison to the Town Planning
Board.
G.
Planning Board membership. The terms of members of the Planning Board
shall be fixed so that the term of one member shall expire at the
end of the calendar year in which such member was initially appointed.
The terms of the remaining members shall be so fixed that one term
shall expire at the end of each calendar year thereafter. The terms
of all members shall expire at the end of the calendar year and their
successors shall then be appointed for terms which shall be equal
in years to the number of members of the Planning Board.
H.
Vacancies on the Planning Board. Any vacancy shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment, except that a vacancy occurring
other than by the expiration of the term of office shall be filled
only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
I.
To be eligible for reappointment to the Planning Board, such member
shall have completed the training requirements of the Town.
J.
To be eligible for reappointment to the Planning Board, such member
shall have participated in at least 80% of the scheduled meetings
during said term of office.
K.
Removal of members. The Town Board shall have the power to remove,
after public hearing, any member of the Planning Board for cause.
Any Planning Board member may be removed for noncompliance with minimum
requirements relating to meeting attendance and training as established
by the Town Board by local law or resolution.
L.
Members of the Planning Board shall serve with a stipend amount approved
by the Town Board.
Members now holding office for terms established shall, upon
the expiration of their term, hold office until the end of the calendar
year and their successors shall then be appointed for terms which
shall be as specified in the above section.
A.
The Planning Board, each year at its organizational meeting, shall
designate the date, time, and place of the Planning Board meetings
for said calendar year. The Town Board shall appoint the Planning
Board Chairperson who shall serve a term that expires on December
31 of said calendar year.
B.
Once appointed the Planning Board Chairperson may appoint an Alternate
Chairperson to serve in the Chairperson's absence. The Alternate
Chairperson shall be appointed for a term that expires on December
31 of said calendar year.
C.
Additional meetings may be called by the Chairperson as needed.
The powers and duties of the Town Planning Board shall include,
but not be limited to:
A.
The Planning Board shall perform duties assigned to it by resolution
of the Town Board.
B.
The Planning Board shall participate in the periodic updates to the
Town of Farmington Comprehensive Plan, the Town of Farmington Parks
and Recreation Master Plan Updates and the Town of Farmington Farmland
Protection Plan Updates, and the Town's Open Space Index is maintained.
C.
The Planning Board may conduct studies, surveys, and inventories
of planning programs within the Town and such other studies and surveys
as may be necessary to carry out the general intent of this chapter.
D.
The Planning Board shall contribute articles for the periodic Town
of Farmington newsletters.
E.
The Planning Board may suggest amendments to the Town's website.
F.
The Planning Board shall maintain maps, reports, and other publications
to support the necessary research of the ECB into local environmental
conditions.
G.
The Planning Board may request legal and/or professional assistance
once authorized by the Town Board in the preparation of any report
or decision.
H.
The Planning Board shall present an annual operating budget for the
Town Board's review and approval.
Any matter referred to the Planning Board for possible review
and consideration shall be transmitted in written form to all members
of said Board as soon as may be practical by another referring board
and/or by the Director of Planning and Development, the Town Code
Enforcement Officer or Town Attorney, as the case may be. If the referral
is reasonably determined to require the review of the Planning Board,
the Chairperson shall convene a meeting of said Board and render its
opinion or response to said referral prior to the scheduled date of
the referring board's meeting on the matter. With the advice
and consent of a majority of the Planning Board members not to render
a formal review, the Chairperson shall so notify the referring body.
Such notification shall be deemed to have discharged the responsibility
of the Planning Board to act on such referral.
A quorum for meeting of the Planning Board shall be three members
participating either in person or via remote video conference. The
Planning Board is hereby deemed a public body for the purposes of
Article 7 of the New York State Public Officers Law.
The Planning Board shall submit an annual report to the Town
Board not later than 10 business days following the Planning Board's
organizational meeting of each year, concerning the activities and
work of the Planning Board during the previous year and that planned
for the coming year.
The Planning Board, at their organizational meeting each year
shall review and adopt rules of procedure for their meetings. Once
adopted, the rules of procedure may be amended only by a majority
vote of the full membership of the Planning Board. Said adopted rules
of procedure shall remain in effect until replaced the following year
by Planning Board action. The adopted rules of procedure shall be
maintained on the Town's website.
