(A) The Town Board may, from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, after public notice and hearing as provided by this chapter, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the zoning regulations and restrictions and zone boundaries herein or subsequently established. No amending action shall be taken until the proposal has been submitted to the Planning Board for review and recommendation. A statement analyzing the reasonableness of a proposed rezoning shall be prepared for each petition for a rezoning to a special use district or other small scale rezoning. The Town Planner shall determine in such cases whether a proposed rezoning is of small scale for the purposes of this statutory requirement, and may require that the petitioner prepare the statement of reasonableness as provided in G.S. § 160A-382(b).
(B) If no recommendation has been received from the Planning Board within 45 days after submission of the proposal to the Chairman of the Planning Board, the Town Board may proceed as though a favorable report had been received. The Town Board is not bound by recommendations, if any, of the Planning Board as provided in G.S. § 160A-387.
(C) If the outcome of a final decision on a proposed zoning map or text amendment is reasonably likely to have a direct, substantial and readily identifiable financial impact on any member of the Planning Board or the Town Board, that member shall not vote on any recommendation, question or decision regarding the proposed amendment as provided in G.S. § 160A-381(d).
(D) The Planning Board shall advise and comment on whether any proposed zoning map or text amendment is consistent with any comprehensive plan that has been adopted by the town, and any other officially adopted plan that is applicable. The Planning Board shall provide a written recommendation to the Town Board that addresses plan consistency and other matters as deemed appropriate by the Planning Board, but a comment by the Planning Board that a proposed amendment is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan shall not preclude consideration or approval of the proposed amendment by the Town Board as provided in G.S. § 160A-383.
(`94 Code, App. C, Art. X, § 1) (Am. Ord. 06-16, passed 2-13-07)