§ 46-16. Amendments.

(a)

For the purpose of providing for the public health, safety, and general welfare, the town council may from time to time amend the terms of this chapter, but no amendment shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by or shall have been submitted to the planning board for review. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the planning board at least 15 days in advance of the meeting at which the planning board considers said amendment, unless this requirement is waived by majority vote of the planning board members at the meeting the amendment is considered. The planning board shall have 30 days from the meeting at which the proposed amendment is considered to submit its report. If the planning board fails to submit a report within the time specified above, the proposed amendment will be forwarded to the town council without the recommendation of the planning board.

(b)

No amendment shall be adopted by the town council until it has held a public hearing on the amendment. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the town at least once a week for two successive calendar weeks prior to the hearing. The initial notice shall appear not more than 25 nor not less than ten days prior to the hearing date. In computing the ten- to 25-day period, the date of publication is not to be counted, but the date of the hearing is to be counted.

(Ord. No. 04-09-13, § 207, 9-13-2004)