This guide, prepared by the NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, instructs municipalities on how they might use planned unit developments (PUDs) to reinforce and...
This publication provides an overview of the designation of responsibility of enforcement of Uniform Fire Prevention and Building code. It includes a sample local law.
This guide provides plain language, step-by-step requirements to draft and adopt a local law. Provides useful information on the scope of the home-rule power. Valuable...
This publication explains the procedure for establishing a municipality's first zoning regulations, from the creation of a zoning commission to the publication of a summary...
This document, published in cooperation with the Tug Hill Commission, provides a review of the procedures governing public meetings and hearings. Published in cooperation with...
This manual, published in cooperation with the Tug Hill Commission, contains municipal options for controlling junk motor vehicles as well as other household debris. It...
A Guide for Communities in the Hudson River Estuary Watershed was written to help municipalities pursue a natural resources inventory (NRI) by suggesting an approach...
This publication summarizes the various land use management tools which New York State municipalities can use to help deal with issues of community character and...
