267-C – Article Seventy-Eight Proceeding.
§ 267-c. Article seventy-eight proceeding. 1. Application to supreme court by aggrieved persons. Any person or persons, jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of the board of appeals or any officer, department, board or bureau of the town, may apply to the supreme court for review by a proceeding under article seventy-eight of the […]
268 – Enforcement and Remedies.
§ 268. Enforcement and remedies. 1. The town board may provide by local law or ordinance for the enforcement of this article and of any local law, ordinance or regulation made thereunder. A violation of this article or of such local law, ordinance or regulation is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a […]
269 – Conflict With Other Laws.
§ 269. Conflict with other laws. Wherever the regulations made under authority of this article require a greater width or size of yards or courts, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are […]
270 – Official Map, Establishment.
§ 270. Official map, establishment. The town board may establish an official map of that part of the town outside the limits of any incorporated city or village showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and drainage systems may also be shown on such map. Such map shall […]
265 – Changes.
§ 265. Changes. 1. Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be amended. Such amendment shall be effected by a simple majority vote of the town board, except that any such amendment shall require the approval of at least three-fourths of the members of the town board in the event such amendment […]
265-A – Exemption of Lots Shown on Approved Subdivision Plats.
§ 265-a. Exemption of lots shown on approved subdivision plats. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter or of any general, special or local law, the provisions of a zoning ordinance or local law hereafter adopted, or of a change or amendment thereto, which provisions: (a) establish or increase lot areas or lot dimensions […]
266 – Adoption of First Zoning Ordinance.
§ 266. Adoption of first zoning ordinance. 1. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this article, such town board shall appoint a commission to be known as the zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. 2. Where a planning board […]
261 – Grant of Power; Appropriations for Certain Expenses Incurred Under This Article.
§ 261. Grant of power; appropriations for certain expenses incurred under this article. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the town board is hereby empowered by local law or ordinance to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other […]
261-A – Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures.
§ 261-a. 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 […]
261-B – Incentive Zoning; Definitions, Purpose, Conditions, Procedures.
§ 261-b. Incentive zoning; definitions, purpose, conditions, procedures. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) “Incentives or bonuses” shall mean adjustments to the permissible population density, area, height, open space, use, or other provisions of a zoning ordinance or local law for a specific purpose authorized by the town board. (b) “Community benefits or […]