Hey Gorga:
Perhaps you can answer the following:
At the March 16th town board meeting, a resolution was approved to:
Set Public Hearing Re: Proposed Local Law 2020 Chapter 50 Zoning Revision.
Legal Notice published
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Lancaster will hold a Public Hearing on the 13th day of April, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., at the Town Hall, 21 Central Avenue, Lancaster, New York, for the purposes of considering and possibly revising or adopting a Local Law to amend the Town of Lancaster Code, Chapter 50. Zoning, Articles I through IX, including updating the zoning map. Copies of the revised Local Law can be reviewed at Lancaster Town Hall, 21 Central Avenue, during normal business hours and on the Town of Lancaster’s website,
http://www.lancasterny.gov. All interested members of the public shall be heard.
Considering the Covid-19 shelter restriction has been extended for the entire month of April, it seems likely that the scheduled April 13th Public Hearing will also be cancelled.
Considering that all buildings town public buildings will remain closed and the Legal Notice states - Copies of the revised Local Law can be reviewed at Lancaster Town Hall – that is not possible.
The legal notice also states that the Local Law revision can also be reviewed on the Town of Lancaster’s website,
http://www.lancasterny.gov. Please tell me where to look for it on the town website – I can’t find it.
I am fortunate to have a copy of the Draft revision. In the process of reading it now, I am of the opinion that one would find it necessary to review it to become competent before asking questions and/or commenting on its completeness / applicability at a future Public Hearing.
I would hope a link would be provided on the town website where all interested residents could have an opportunity to review the entire document, or sections of interest. In the recent town election, every candidate campaigned on transparency.
If the Draft Zoning Code Local Law Revision document is already on the website, Gorga, tell me where to find it. It is lengthy and no one would have the time to read a 100+ document at Town Hall – even if it were available.
It should be posted on the town website.