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Town of Hamburg, NY § 34-1 § 34-14 Chapter 34 Training and Attendance Requirements for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals Article I Training § 34-1. Legislative authority. Town Law §§ 267(7-a) and 271(7-a) require all Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board members, and people appointed as alternates to such boards, to receive a minimum number of hours of training each year. Accordingly, in order to ensure compliance with these requirements, and to enhance the qualifications of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board members, whose decisions can affect the function and appearance of communities well into the future, while impacting property interests important to individual residents, the following training requirements are established. § 34-2. Minimum number of hours; exemption. Each member of the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board, including any alternates to either board, shall receive a minimum of four hours per year of training related to the areas of zoning, planning and/or land use. Members who are attorneys licensed in the State of New York, planners, or other land use professionals who focus their practices on areas relevant to the work of a planning board or zoning board of appeals are exempt from such requirements. § 34-3. Acceptable forms of training. [Amended 10-15-2018 by L.L. No. 7-2018] Acceptable forms of training shall include traditional classroom-style training and up to two hours per year of approved online training. In accordance with § 34-5 and § 34-6 of this chapter, online training will require a methodology to receive certificates of completion and will require Town Board approval of any online training program or course. § 34-4. Acceptable providers. [Amended 10-15-2018 by L.L. No. 7-2018] Acceptable providers of training shall include the Town Planner or other approved planning consultant; regional planning counsels; County Planning Agencies; a New York State agency; a New York State association, e.g., the Association of Towns, Conference of Mayors or New York Planning Federation; and an accredited college, professional associations including but not limited to the American Planning Association, New York Planning Federation (NYPF), or any other provider approved by the Town Board in advance of a member's attendance at such training. § 34-5. Submittal of certificates of completion required; date due; Town Board review. Each member shall submit to the Town Attorney certificates of completion or other documents verifying their compliance with these training requirements on or before January 1 of the year following the year in which the training was completed. Upon receipt, such verification shall Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/HA0055 on 2025-12-04 52