20-F – Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures.
§ 20-f. Transfer of development rights; definitions; conditions; procedures. 1. As used in this section: a. “Development rights” shall mean the rights permitted to a lot, parcel, or area of land under a zoning ordinance or local law respecting permissible use, area, density, bulk or height of improvements executed thereon. Development rights may be calculated […]
20-G – Intermunicipal Cooperation in Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation.
§ 20-g. Intermunicipal cooperation in comprehensive planning and land use regulation. 1. Legislative intent. This section is intended to illustrate the statutory authority that any municipal corporation has under article five-G of the general municipal law and place within land use law express statutory authority for cities, towns and villages to enter into agreements to […]
21 – Public or Municipal Purpose and General Welfare Defined.
§ 21. Public or municipal purpose and general welfare defined. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the terms “public or municipal purpose,” and “general welfare,” as used in this article, shall each include the promotion of education, art, beauty, charity, amusement, recreation, health, safety, comfort and convenience, and the promotion, creation, development or expansion of […]
21-B – Debt Service in Relation to Certain Municipal Cooperative Activities.
§ 21-b. Debt service in relation to certain municipal cooperative activities. If any joint indebtedness described in title one-A of article two of the local finance law is allocated and apportioned, or is excluded, under or pursuant to such title or any other provision of law for the purpose of determining the debt-contracting power of […]
21-C – Passenger Stations of Railroad Redevelopment Corporations in Certain Cities.
§ 21-c. Passenger stations of railroad redevelopment corporations in certain cities. 1. Each city having a population of more than one million may from time to time contract with a railroad redevelopment corporation providing passenger service by rail to or from any passenger station within such city and currently certified by the state commissioner of […]
20-A – Purchasing Department or Agency.
§ 20-a. Purchasing department or agency. Each city, except a city of the first class having a population of one million or more inhabitants, is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish by ordinance of the common council or similar legislative body and to maintain a purchasing department or agency. Such department or agency […]
19 – General Grant of Powers.
§ 19. General grant of powers. 1. Every city is granted power to regulate, manage and control its property and local affairs and is granted all the rights, privileges and jurisdiction necessary and proper for carrying such power into execution. No enumeration of powers in this or any other law shall operate to restrict the […]
20 – Grant of Specific Powers.
§ 20. Grant of specific powers. Subject to the constitution and general laws of this state, every city is empowered: 1. To contract and be contracted with and to institute, maintain and defend any action or proceeding in any court. 2. To take, purchase, hold and lease real and personal property within and without the […]