§ 81. Zoning board of appeals. 1. Appointment of members. The mayor or in a city having a city manager, the city manager of any city to which subdivisions twenty-four and twenty-five of section twenty of this chapter are applicable, shall appoint a board of appeals consisting of three or five members as shall be […]
§ 81-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 […]
§ 81-b. Permitted action by 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 […]
§ 81-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 city, may apply to the supreme court for review by a proceeding under article seventy-eight of the […]
§ 81-d. Incentive zoning; definitions, purposes, 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, local law, or regulation for a specific purpose authorized by the legislative body of a city. […]
§ 81-e. Article not applicable to certain cities. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any city having a population in excess of one million except that any such city may by local law provide that this article or any section thereof may apply to such city.
§ 81-f. Planned unit development zoning districts. A city legislative body, except in a city having a population of more than one million persons, is hereby authorized to enact, as part of its zoning local law or ordinance, procedures and requirements for the establishment and mapping of planned unit development zoning districts. Planned unit development […]
§ 83. Amendments, alterations and changes in district lines. 1. The common council may from time to time on its own motion or on petition, after public notice and hearing, which hearing may be held by the council or by a committee of the council or by the planning board, amend the regulations and districts […]
§ 83-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 […]
