7-724 – Official Maps, Changes in Official Map; Notice of Hearing.
§ 7-724 Official maps, changes in official map; notice of hearing. Every village may by resolution of its board of trustees establish an official map of the village showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law. Drainage systems may also be shown on this map. Such map is to […]
7-710 – Adoption of First Zoning Local Law.
§ 7-710 Adoption of first zoning local law. 1. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this article, the board of trustees of any village 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. […]
7-712 – Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 7-712 Zoning board of appeals. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) “Use variance” shall mean the authorization by the zoning board of appeals for the use of land for a purpose which is otherwise not allowed or is prohibited by the applicable zoning regulations. (b) “Area variance” shall mean the authorization by […]
7-712-A – Board of Appeals Procedure.
§ 7-712-a Board of appeals procedure. 1. Meetings, minutes, records. Meetings of such board of appeals shall be open to the public to the extent provided in article seven of the public officers law. Such board of appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question, or if […]
7-712-B – Permitted Action by Board of Appeals.
§ 7-712-b Permitted action by board of appeals. 1. Orders, requirements, decisions, interpretations, determinations. The board of appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, interpretation or determination appealed from and shall make such order, requirement, decision, interpretation or determination as in its opinion ought to have been […]
7-712-C – Article Seventy-Eight Proceeding.
§ 7-712-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 village, may apply to the supreme court for review by a proceeding under article seventy-eight of the […]
7-714 – Remedies.
§ 7-714 Remedies. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained; or any building, structure or land is used, or any land is divided into lots, blocks or sites in violation of this act, or of any local law or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the […]
7-716 – Conflict With Other Laws.
§ 7-716 Conflict with other laws. Wherever the regulations made under authority of this act require a greater width of 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 […]
7-700 – Grant of Power.
§ 7-700 Grant of power. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the board of trustees of a village is hereby empowered, by local law, to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that […]
7-701 – Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures.
§ 7-701 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 law respecting permissible use, area, density, bulk or height of improvements executed thereon. Development rights may be calculated and allocated in […]