Town
of Canandaigua
5440 Routes 5 & 20 West
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-1120
Fax (585) 394-9476
Established
1789
Meeting Procedures For The
Zoning Board of Appeals
1. The Zoning
Board of Appeals (hereinafter the Board) customarily holds public hearings on
the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
These meetings are held at the Town Hall and begin at 6 pm. The monthly agenda of the Board is available
at the Town Hall or on the Town’s website
(www.townofcanandaigua.org) approximately ten
(10) days prior to the meeting.
2. Public
hearings are opened according to the published schedule on the agenda.
3. The Chair
will read the notice of public hearing and then invite the applicant to begin
their presentation. The Board strongly recommends that the applicant and/or its
representative present the application and attend all Board deliberations.
4. Any
representative of the owner must furnish to the Board a signed authorization
from the record owner confirming that the representative is an authorize agent
of the owner.
5.
The applicant has the burden of proof
to support the application. The
applicant is expected to address the appropriate criteria set forth in NYS Town
Law.
6. The Board
may question the applicant and offer comments on the application. The Board shall then offer the public an
opportunity to comment on the application.
A. Persons offering public comment shall provide
their name and address for the record.
Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes to comment
and/or submit material. All comments
are to be directed to the Chair. The
Board, Town Staff, or Applicant is not required to respond to any public comment.
B.
Additional public comment, verbal or
written, will be not accepted after a public hearing is closed.
7. An applicant may submit additional information supporting/supplementing their application no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled ZBA meeting to which their application will be heard. Should the applicant submit information after the 7 days prior to the ZBA meeting, the ZBA shall continue the public hearing to the next scheduled meeting.
Meeting Procedures for the Zoning Board
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8. An
application may be amended no later than the 2nd meeting following
the initial presentation of an application to the Board. The Board shall close a public hearing at
the 3rd meeting.
9.
A decision on the application shall be
available within sixty-two (62) days after the close of the public hearing.
10. All Board business, with the exception of
an executive session, is open to the public.
11. The Board may decline to hear
applications deemed incomplete by the Town Zoning Officer.
12. Decisions of the Board will be filed
with the Town Clerk within five (5) business days from the date of the
decision.
Chairperson, Zoning Board of Appeals
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