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The office of the Town Clerk shall be the office of the Board of Appeals, and every rule, regulation, amendment or repeal thereof and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board shall immediately be filed in said office as required by Article 16, § 267, of the Town Law of the State of New York. § 200-69. Notice of hearings. The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal or other matter referred to it and give public notice thereof by the publication in the official paper of a notice of such hearing at least five days prior to the date thereof and shall, at least five days before such hearing, mail notices thereof to the parties and to the Regional State Park Commission having jurisdiction over any state park or parkway within 500 feet of the property affected by such appeal and shall decide the same within 60 days after the final hearing. The applicant shall, at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing, give notice, in writing, by registered mail or by service in person, with adequate proof of contact thereof to all property owners within 200 feet of the property to be affected by said appeal and/or to all property owners of contiguous land or properties adjoining said property to be affected, and other interested property owners as may be designated by the Board of Appeals. ARTICLE XI Amendments § 200-70. Power to amend provisions. The Town Board may, from time to time on its own motion or on petition or on recommendation of the Planning Board, amend, supplement or repeal the regulations and provisions of this chapter after public notice and hearing. § 200-71. Procedure. A. Every such proposed amendment or change, whether initiated by the Town Board or by petition, shall be referred to the Planning Board for report thereon before the public hearing hereinafter provided for. The Town Board, by resolution adopted at a stated meeting, shall fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendments and cause notice to be given as follows: (1) A notice, at least 10 days prior to the time and place of such hearing, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. (2) A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property within 500 feet of the boundaries of the Town of Wales shall be given to the Clerk of such municipality and to the County Clerk at least 10 days prior to the date of such hearing. (3) A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property within 500 feet of the boundaries of any state park or parkway shall be given to the Regional State Park Commission having jurisdiction over such state park or parkway at least 10 days prior to the date of such hearings. B. In case, however, of a protest against such change signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of land included in such proposed change or of that immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom or of that directly opposite thereto extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least four members of the Town Board. § 200-72. Zoning Map amendments. 38