Text · page 17 of 18
Read the whole document on one page (all 18 pages, each with its own heading)
This document was a scan. Its text was produced by character recognition and may contain errors; check the original for exact wording.
RESOLUTION APPROVING CODE COMMITTEE Draft Revision # 2 TOWN OF AURORA 575 Oakwood Avenue East Aurora, New York 14052 WHEREAS, the Town of Aurora has maintained a Code Committee since 2009 to review and recommend amendments to the Town Code and zoning regulations; WHEREAS, the Code Committee consists of the Code Enforcement Officer, the Assistant Code Enforcement Officer, two members of the Planning and Conservation Board, two members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, and two members of the Town Board; WHEREAS, the Town Board has adopted the Town of Aurora-2025 Comprehensive Plan, including a Future Land Use Map that shows the community’s desired land use pattern and how different areas should look and function as they change over time; WHEREAS, in order to inplement:the Comprehensive Plan, the Town should conduct a zoning audit to compare the existing zoning map, districts, permitted uses, and development-standards to the Future Land Use Map and related policies, and to identify amendments needed to reconcile any inconsistencies; WHEREAS, the Code Committee assists the Town Board by reviewing proposed code changes, identifying potential issues, and developing draft recommendations for consideration by the Town Board.and referral to the Planning and Conservation Board, as appropriate; ‘ WHEREAS, following Town Board direction, the Town Attorney prepares the local law(s) necessary to implement adopted code amendments; WHEREAS, zoning amendments are subject to applicable public hearing requirements and review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), prior to Town Board consideration and adoption; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby re-establishes the Code Committee and charges it with conducting a zoning audit and reconciliation of the Town's zoning map and regulations with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map. RESOLVED, that the Code Committee’s scope of work shall include, at a minimum: (i) preparing a matrix that compares Future Land Use Map designations and Comprehensive Plan policies to existing zoning districts and the zoning map; (ii) identifying and documenting specific inconsistencies (“disconnects”) between the Comprehensive Plan