N.Y. Village Law 7-708 – Changes
§ 7-708 Changes. Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be amended. An amendment shall be effected by a simple majority vote of the board of trustees, except that an amendment shall require the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the board of trustees in villages having three members on such board, and three-fourths of the members of the board of trustees in all the other villages in the event such amendment is the subject of a written protest, presented to the board and signed by:
Terms Used In N.Y. Village Law 7-708
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
1. the owners of twenty percent or more of the area of land included in such proposed change; or
2. the owners of twenty percent or more of the area of land immediately adjacent to that land included in such proposed change, extending one hundred feet therefrom; or
3. the owners of twenty percent or more of the area of land directly opposite thereto, extending one hundred feet from the street frontage of such opposite land.
The provisions of the previous section relative to public hearings shall apply equally to all proposed amendments.