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7.1 Initiation of Amendment.
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An amendment to this Ordinance shall be initiated by:
7.1.A. The Planning Board provided a majority of the Board has so
voted;
7.1.B. Request of the Municipal Officers to the Planning Board; In
such case, the Planning board shall review and comment on the proposed
amendment prior to the Public Hearing, which shall be held as required;
or
7.1.C. Written petition of a number of voters equal to at least ten
percent (10%) of the number of votes cast in the municipality at the
last gubernatorial election.
7.1.C.1 Petitioners shall be responsible for the publication costs of all
legal notices required for the change requested and shall, prior to the
Public Hearing, pay to the Town Clerk the estimated cost for
publication.
This amendment shall be applied to all petitions which have not had a
Public Hearing as of the date of Town Meeting approval of the amendment.
June 14th 2003
7.2 Hearing.
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The Planning Board shall hold a Public Hearing on the proposed amendment
at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting of the governing body.
Notice of the hearing shall be posted at least ten (10) days in advance
in a newspaper of general circulation in the area. The Planning Board
shall report its recommendations to the meeting of the governing body.
7.3 Repetitive Petitions.
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No proposed change in this Ordinance which has been unfavorably acted
upon by the governing body shall be considered on its merits by the
governing body within one (1) year after the date of such unfavorable
action unless adoption of the proposed change is recommended by
unanimous vote of the Planning Board.
7.4 Effective Date of Amendments.
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Except as provided as follows, amendments to this Ordinance shall take
effect when enacted by the governing body unless the warrant otherwise
specifies. Copies of amendments which affect the shoreland zone,
attested and signed by the Municipal Clerk, shall be submitted to the
Department of Environmental Protection following adoption by the
governing body and shall not be effective unless approved by the
Department of Environmental Protection. If the Department of
Environmental Protection fails to act on any such amendment within
forty-five (45) days of the Department's receipt of the amendment, the
amendment is automatically approved. Any application for a permit
submitted to the municipality within the forty-five day period shall be
governed by the terms of the amendment, if such amendment is approved by
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