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Public hearing opened on Local Law #2-2025 as residents debate five-member planning and zoning board
Summary
The town board opened a public hearing June 10 on Local Law #2-2025, explaining state law requires a separate zoning board of appeals; residents disputed whether the town should create a five-member planning/zoning board. The board postponed a vote until July 8.
Supervisor Bronner opened the public hearing on Local Law #2-2025, telling residents that the ordinance addresses zoning oversight in the town. "This night was the public hearing for Local Law #2-2025 and wanted residents to know the reason for the law," Bronner said.
Bronner explained the town currently has no zoning board of appeals and that, by state law, the town must have a zoning board of appeals separate from the town board. Residents questioned board structure and membership: "There was a continuation of debate by the residents as to why not a five member planning, zoning board," the transcript records. After extended discussion the board suspended a final vote and set a continued public hearing for July 8, 2025.
Why it matters: Local Law #2-2025 would change how zoning appeals are handled and whether planning and zoning functions are structured as a five-member board — changes that affect how development and land-use disputes are adjudicated locally. The board's decision to delay a vote gives officials more time to consider residents' concerns and potential membership configurations.
Next steps: The town board plans to resume the public hearing and vote on Local Law #2-2025 on July 8, 2025.
