Section 216. Powers of town board

Every petition for any purpose required
  by article twelve of this chapter to be initiated by petition  shall  be
  presented  to  the  town board but no such petition for any such purpose
  within a district to which this article shall apply, shall be acted upon
  by the town board unless such petition and the  purposes  thereof  shall
  have been approved in writing by a majority of the commissioners of such
  district.  The  town  board  shall  call a hearing upon all petitions so
  approved by the commissioners and give notice thereof and  such  hearing
  shall  be held in the manner provided in article twelve of this chapter.
  The town board shall call a hearing upon other  purposes  authorized  by
  article  twelve  of this chapter to be undertaken without petition, only
  after such purposes shall have been approved in writing by a majority of
  the commissioners of such district, and the town board shall give notice
  thereof and such hearing shall be held in the manner provided in article
  twelve of this chapter. If the town board shall determine to  grant  the
  petition  or to authorize any such purpose, it may delegate to the board
  of commissioners the conduct of all further proceedings thereon pursuant
  to article twelve.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to
  delegate  or  transfer  any  power  of  the  town board not contained in
  article twelve or in sections  two  hundred  thirty-seven,  two  hundred
  thirty-eight  and  two  hundred  thirty-nine  of article fifteen of this
  chapter.