(A) Once the petition is complete, the Zoning Administrator shall refer the petition to the Planning Board for review and recommendation to the Town Council. The Planning Board shall have a maximum of 45 days from the date it first meets to make such recommendation. If a recommendation is not made during said time period, the application shall be forwarded to the Town Council without a recommendation from the Planning Board.
(B) If a recommendation is made to the Town Council by the Planning Board concerning a petition for rezoning, said recommendation shall be as follows:
(1) Grant the rezoning as requested;
(2) Grant the rezoning with a reduction of the area requested;
(3) Grant the rezoning to a more restrictive general zoning district or districts;
(4) Grant the rezoning with a combination of divisions (B)(1), (B)(2) or (B)(3) above; or
(5) Recommend that the application be denied.
(C) The list of general zoning districts in descending order of restrictiveness shall be:
R-A (most restrictive) |
R-20 |
R-10 |
C-B |
G-B |
M-1 |
M-2 (least restrictive) |
(D) If a recommendation is made to the Town Council by the Planning Board concerning a petition to amend the text of this chapter, it shall be as follows:
(1) Adoption of the amendment as written;
(2) Adoption of the amendment as revised by the Planning Board; or
(3) Rejection of the amendment.
(Ord. passed - -, § 10.5)