New York Laws
TWN - Town

25-A - Fingerprints of Persons Before Appointment as Town Police Officers, or as Constables Possessing Powers in Criminal Matters. - § 25-a. Fingerprints of persons before appointment as town police...

26 - Resignation of Town Officers. - § 26. Resignation of town officers. Any town officer may...

27 - Compensation of Town Officers and Employees. - § 27. Compensation of town officers and employees. 1. The...

28 - Power to Administer Oaths. - § 28. Power to administer oaths. Any town officer may...

29 - Powers and Duties of Supervisor. - § 29. Powers and duties of supervisor. Except where powers...

30 - Powers and Duties of Town Clerk. - (b) In the event that the town clerk is absent...

31 - Powers and Duties of Town Justices; Requirements; Restriction. - (a) Keep or cause to be kept the records and...

32 - Powers and Duties of Town Superintendent of Highways and Deputy Superintendent. - § 32. Powers and duties of town superintendent of highways...

32-A - Entry by Town Engineer on Private Lands. - § 32-a. Entry by town engineer on private lands. The...

33 - Powers and Duties of Assessors. - § 33. Powers and duties of assessors. 1. The assessor...

34 - Powers and Duties of Town Comptroller. - § 34. Powers and duties of town comptroller. 1. In...

35 - Powers and Duties of Collector. - § 35. Powers and duties of collector. 1. The collector...

36 - Collection of Taxes by Town Clerk. - § 36. Collection of taxes by town clerk. 1. In...

37 - Powers and Duties of Receiver of Taxes and Assessments. - § 37. Powers and duties of receiver of taxes and...

38 - Certain Offices Abolished. - § 38. Certain offices abolished. 1. Except as otherwise provided...

39 - Powers and Duties of Constables and Town Police Officers. - § 39. Powers and duties of constables and town police...

40 - Powers and Duties of Fence Viewers. - § 40. Powers and duties of fence viewers. The assessors...

41 - Additional Supervisors in Certain Towns. - § 41. Additional supervisors in certain towns. 1. Resolution of...

41-A - Abolition of the Additional Office of Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead. - § 41-a. Abolition of the additional office of supervisor of...

41-B - . - § 41-b. In any town in which the office of...

42 - Deputy Supervisor. - § 42. Deputy supervisor. The town board of any town...

Article 3-A - Suburban Town Law

Title 1 - Short Title and Application

50 - Short Title. - § 50. Short title. This article shall be known and...

50-A - Application. - (a) Has a population of at least twenty-five thousand, or...

Title 2 - Town Board

51 - General Powers of Town Board. - § 51. General powers of town board. The town board...

Title 3 - Supervisor

52 - Supervisor. - § 52. Supervisor. The supervisor shall be the chief executive...

52-A - Official Newspaper in Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County. - § 52-a. Official newspaper in town of Greenburgh, Westchester county....

Title 4 - Town Departments

53 - Departments of Town Government. - § 53. Departments of town government. The town board of...

53-A - Department Heads. - § 53-a. Department heads. The town board shall appoint the...

53-B - Deputy Department Heads. - § 53-b. Deputy department heads. The town board may appoint...

53-C - Terms of Office. - § 53-c. Terms of office. The head of a department...

Title 5 - Special Improvements

54 - Special Improvements. - (b) The powers provided by this section shall be deemed...

Title 6 - Reserve Funds

55 - General Reserve Fund. - (a) Such an amount as may be provided therefor by...

55-A - Reserve Funds for Improvement Districts. - § 55-a. Reserve funds for improvement districts. 1. The town...

55-B - Reserve Fund for Judgments and Claims. - (a) Judgments or compromised or settled claims against the town;...

55-C - Deposit and Investment of and Accounting for Moneys in Reserve Funds. - (a) The date and amount of each sum paid into...

Title 7 - Town-Village Cooperation

56 - Town-Village Cooperation. - § 56. Town-village cooperation. 1. Where a suburban town and...

Title 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions

57 - Dissolution of Special Improvement Districts. - § 57. Dissolution of special improvement districts. 1. Whenever the...

57-A - Special Improvement District Commissioners; Abolition of Office. - § 57-a. Special improvement district commissioners; abolition of office. 1....

Article 3-B - Town Manager

58 - Town Manager. - § 58. Town manager. Any town may, by local law,...

58-A - Powers and Duties. - § 58-a. Powers and duties. The town manager shall be...

Article 4 - Town Boards

60 - Town Board Constituted. - § 60. Town board constituted. 1. In every town the...

60-A - Removal of Town Justices From Town Board. - § 60-a. Removal of town justices from town board. 1....

61 - Commissions Abolished. - § 61. Commissions abolished. Every separate board of commissioners is...

62 - Meetings of Town Board. - § 62. Meetings of town board. 1. The town board...

63 - Presiding Officer and Rules of Procedure. - § 63. Presiding officer and rules of procedure. The supervisor,...

64 - General Powers of Town Boards. - § 64. General powers of town boards. Subject to law...

64-A - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Park or Recreational Purposes. - * § 64-a. Payment in lieu of taxes for property...

64-B - Powers of Town With Respect to Municipal Deposits in National Banks in Liquidation. - * § 64-b. Powers of town with respect to municipal...

64-C - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Park and Recreational Purposes. - * § 64-c. Payment in lieu of taxes for property...

64-D - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Open Space Purposes. - § 64-d. Payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired...

64-E - Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Funds. - (a) "Peconic Bay region" means the towns of East Hampton,...

64-EE - Peconic Bay Region Septic System Replacement Loan Program. - (a) "Peconic Bay region" means the towns of East Hampton,...

64-F - Town of Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund. - (a) "Town" means the town of Brookhaven in the county...

64-G - Town of Warwick Preservation Funds. - (a) "Town" means the town of Warwick. (b) "Community preservation"...

64-H - Town of Red Hook Preservation Funds. - (a) "Town" means the town of Red Hook. (b) "Community...

64-I - Town of Chatham Preservation Funds. - (a) "Town" means the town of Chatham. (b) "Community preservation"...

64-I*2 - Town of Fishkill Preservation Funds. - (a) "Town" means the town of Fishkill. (b) "Community preservation"...

64-J - Town of Northeast Preservation Funds. - (a) "Town" means the town of Northeast. (b) "Community preservation"...

64-K - Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund. - (a) "Peconic Bay region" means the towns of East Hampton,...

65 - Actions and Proceedings by and Against Towns. - § 65. Actions and proceedings by and against towns. 1....

65-A - Liability of Towns and Town Superintendents of Highways in Certain Actions. - § 65-a. Liability of towns and town superintendents of highways...

66 - Place of Trial of Actions and Proceedings Against Towns; Inhabitants Not Incompetent to Act Thereat. - § 66. Place of trial of actions and proceedings against...

67 - Presentation of Claims for Torts: Actions Against Towns. - § 67. Presentation of claims for torts: actions against towns....

68 - Compromise of Actions, Proceedings or Claims. - § 68. Compromise of actions, proceedings or claims. 1. The...

69 - Duties of Town Board With Respect to Justice Courts. - § 69. Duties of town board with respect to justice...

Article 5 - Alteration of Boundaries

73 - Alteration of Town Boundaries. - * § 73. Alteration of town boundaries. 1. A petition...

74 - Effective Date of Alteration or Division. - * § 74. Effective date of alteration or division. 1....

75 - Disposition of Town Property on Alteration of Boundaries. - § 75. Disposition of town property on alteration of boundaries....

76 - Apportionment of Debts on Division of Towns. - § 76. Apportionment of debts on division of towns. Debts...

77 - Meetings of Town Boards on Alteration of Boundaries. - § 77. Meetings of town boards on alteration of boundaries....

78 - Right of Action Upon Failure of Towns Whose Boundaries Are Altered to Agree Upon Disposition of Assets and Debts. - § 78. Right of action upon failure of towns whose...

79 - Application of Article. - § 79. Application of article. The provisions of this article...

Article 5-A - Dissolution of Certain Towns

79-A - Dissolution of Certain Towns. - § 79-a Dissolution of certain towns. 1. Any town having...

Article 6 - Town Elections

80 - Biennial Town Elections. - § 80. Biennial town elections. Except as otherwise provided in...

81 - Election Upon Proposition. - (a) To erect a monument or monuments within the town...

82 - Notice of Submission of Proposition; Hours of Voting. - § 82. Notice of submission of proposition; hours of voting....

83 - Conduct of Town Elections. - § 83. Conduct of town elections. The town board shall...

84 - Qualifications of Electors at Town Elections. - § 84. Qualifications of electors at town elections. 1. No...

84-A - Absentee Ballots for Special Town Elections; Special Provisions. - § 84-a. Absentee ballots for special town elections; special provisions....

85 - Ward System for Election of Council Members. - § 85. Ward system for election of council members. 1....

86 - Town Elections in the County of Broome. - § 86. Town elections in the county of Broome. Biennial...

87 - Increase or Decrease of Number of Council Members. - § 87. Increase or decrease of number of council members....

88 - Reduction of Number of Justices of the Peace and Election of Town Council Members. - § 88. Reduction of number of justices of the peace...

Article 7 - Permissive Referendum

90 - Acts or Resolutions of the Town Board That Are Subject to a Referendum on Petition. - § 90. Acts or resolutions of the town board that...

91 - Referendum on Petition. - § 91. Referendum on petition. Any such resolution or act...

92 - Propositions for the Submission of Acts or Resolutions. - § 92. Propositions for the submission of acts or resolutions....

93 - Repeal of Acts or Resolutions of Town Board. - § 93. Repeal of acts or resolutions of town board....

94 - Referendum on Acts or Resolutions of the Town Board Without Petition. - § 94. Referendum on acts or resolutions of the town...

Article 8 - Finances

100 - Application. - § 100. Application. This article shall apply to all towns.

101 - Fiscal Year. - § 101. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of all towns...

102 - Budget System. - § 102. Budget system. The provisions of section one hundred...

103 - Definitions. - § 103. Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the...

104 - Submission of Estimates. - § 104. Submission of estimates. 1. The head of each...

105 - Fire District Estimates and Budget. - § 105. Fire district estimates and budget. 1. The board...

106 - Preparation, Filing and Review of Tentative and Preliminary Budgets. - § 106. Preparation, filing and review of tentative and preliminary...

107 - Contents of Preliminary Budget. - § 107. Contents of preliminary budget. 1. The preliminary budget...

108 - Public Hearing. - § 108. Public hearing. The town board shall hold a...

109 - Final Revision and Adoption of Budget. - § 109. Final revision and adoption of budget. 1. After...

110 - Encumbering Appropriations. - § 110. Encumbering appropriations. The head of each administrative unit...

111 - Lapse of Appropriations. - § 111. Lapse of appropriations. Each appropriation to the extent...

112 - Supplemental Appropriations; Unappropriated Unreserved Fund Balances. - § 112. Supplemental appropriations; unappropriated unreserved fund balances. 1. The...

113 - Transfers From General Purpose Funds to Other Funds. - (1) from the fund maintained for general town purposes and...

114 - Interest Charges Against Districts. - § 114. Interest charges against districts. The town board may...

115 - Tax Levy. - § 115. Tax levy. The town clerk shall prepare and...

116 - Town Charges. - § 116. Town charges. Except as herein otherwise provided, towns...

117 - Certain Contracts and Expenditures Prohibited. - § 117. Certain contracts and expenditures prohibited. Except as authorized...

118 - Form of Claims. - § 118. Form of claims. 1. Except as otherwise provided...

119 - Audit of Claims and Issuance of Warrants. - § 119. Audit of claims and issuance of warrants. 1....

120 - Payrolls to Be Certified. - § 120. Payrolls to be certified. All payrolls, or other...

121 - Payment of Judgments and Compromised Actions, Proceedings or Claims. - § 121. Payment of judgments and compromised actions, proceedings or...

122 - Advertising for Bids; Letting of Contracts. - § 122. Advertising for bids; letting of contracts. Every officer,...

122-A - Purchasing of Products for Public Use. - § 122-a. Purchasing of products for public use. Notwithstanding the...

123 - Annual Accounting by Town Officers and Employees. - § 123. Annual accounting by town officers and employees. On...

124 - Designation of the Comptroller as Accounting Officer. - § 124. Designation of the comptroller as accounting officer. Notwithstanding...

125 - Duties of Supervisor. - § 125. Duties of supervisor. Except where duties specified herein...

Article 9 - Ordinances and Licenses

130 - Town Ordinances. - (b) If the front or other exterior wall of any...

131 - Definition of Town Ordinance. - § 131. Definition of town ordinance. A town ordinance includes...

132 - Effect of Town Ordinances Limited. - § 132. Effect of town ordinances limited. A rule, regulation...

133 - When Ordinance Shall Take Effect. - § 133. When ordinance shall take effect. Every ordinance and...

134 - Proof of Ordinance; Maps. - § 134. Proof of ordinance; maps. The certificate of the...

135 - Violations of Ordinances. - § 135. Violations of ordinances. 1. A violation of any...

136 - Licensing and Regulating Occupations. - § 136. Licensing and regulating occupations. The town board may...

137 - Issuing of Licenses. - § 137. Issuing of licenses. If any such trade, occupation...

138 - Building Inspector. - § 138. Building inspector. The town board of any town...

139 - Agreements With Fire Districts. - § 139. Agreements with fire districts. If in the judgment...

Article 9-A - Self-Supporting Improvements

140 - Definitions. - § 140. Definitions. As used in this article: The term,...

141 - Acquisition or Establishment of Self-Supporting Improvements. - § 141. Acquisition or establishment of self-supporting improvements. The town...

142 - Charges for Use of Self-Supporting Improvements. - § 142. Charges for use of self-supporting improvements. The town...

143 - Use of Self-Supporting Improvements. - § 143. Use of self-supporting improvements. The town board of...

Article 10 - Police

150 - Establishment of Town Police Departments. - § 150. Establishment of town police departments. 1. The town...

151 - Qualifications. - § 151. Qualifications. No person shall be eligible to appointment...

152 - Promotion. - § 152. Promotion. The town board may determine that promotions...

153 - Transfers. - § 153. Transfers. Transfers from one town police department to...

154 - Administration. - § 154. Administration. The town board may make, adopt and...

154-A - Physical Examinations. - § 154-a. Physical examinations. The town board may, from time...

155 - Discipline and Charges. - § 155. Discipline and charges. Except as otherwise provided by...

156 - Effect of Resignation. - § 156. Effect of resignation. Any member of such department...

157 - Absentee Leave. - § 157. Absentee leave. Every member of such police department...

158 - Special Police Officers. - § 158. Special police officers. 1. The town board of...

Article 11 - Fire, Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Districts

170 - Establishment and Extension of Fire, Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Districts. - § 170. Establishment and extension of fire, fire alarm and...

171 - Petition and Hearing. - (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph one of this paragraph...

172-A - Alteration of Boundaries of Fire Districts. - (a) Whether all the property and property owners within the...

172-C - Alteration of Boundaries of Fire Protection District. - § 172-c. Alteration of boundaries of fire protection district. The...

172-E - Change of Name of Fire District. - § 172-e. Change of name of fire district. The name...

172-F - Resolution and Hearing for Diminution of Fire District Boundaries. - (b) Whether all the property and property owners benefited are...

172-G - Filing of Determination. - § 172-g. Filing of determination. 1. Whenever the board of...

173 - Filing of Determination. - (a) Within ten days after the adoption of a resolution...

174 - Fire District Officers. - § 174. Fire district officers. 1. Whenever a fire district...

175 - Election of Fire District Officers. - § 175. Election of fire district officers. 1. An annual...

175-A - Registration for Voters. - (a) Only those persons registered with the board of elections...

175-B - Absentee Ballots for Fire District Elections; Special Provisions. - § 175-b. Absentee ballots for fire district elections; special provisions....

175-C - Notice of Hearings and Elections. - § 175-c. Notice of hearings and elections. 1. In addition...

176 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Commissioners. - (1) the payments under contracts made pursuant to subdivisions twelve...

176-A - Duties of Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Fire Department of Fire District. - § 176-a. Duties of chief and assistant chiefs of fire...

176-B - Volunteer Members of Fire District Fire Companies. - (b) Upon application by a fire district or fire company...

176-C - Removal of Fire Commissioners. - § 176-c. Removal of fire commissioners. Any fire commissioner may...

176-D - Funding of Fire Districts. - § 176-d. Funding of fire districts. Notwithstanding any other provision...

176-E - Training Requirements for Fire Commissioners. - § 176-e. Training requirements for fire commissioners. Each fire commissioner...

177 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Treasurer. - § 177. Powers and duties of fire district treasurer. The...

177-B - Powers and Duties of Deputy Fire District Treasurers. - § 177-b. Powers and duties of deputy fire district treasurers....

177-C - Powers and Duties of the Director of Purchasing. - § 177-c. Powers and duties of the director of purchasing....

178 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Secretary. - § 178. Powers and duties of fire district secretary. The...

178-A - Expenses Incurred in Attending Town and County Officers Training School. - § 178-a. Expenses incurred in attending town and county officers...

178-B - Expenses of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York. - § 178-b. Expenses of the association of fire districts of...

178-C - Expenses of Fire District Officers, Officials and Employees. - § 178-c. Expenses of fire district officers, officials and employees....

178-D - Costs, Expenses and Damages a Fire District Charge in Certain Cases. - § 178-d. Costs, expenses and damages a fire district charge...

179 - Special District Elections to Vote Upon Appropriations. - (b) To purchase or install an adequate fire alarm system...

180 - Actions and Proceedings Against Fire Districts. - § 180. Actions and proceedings against fire districts. No action...

181 - Annual Budget and Levy of Taxes. - (b) On or before the last date provided by law...

181-A - Budgetary Controls. - § 181-a. Budgetary controls. 1. The fire district treasurer shall...

181-B - Independent Audit of Fire Districts. - § 181-b. Independent audit of fire districts. 1. The commissioner...

182 - Effect of Incorporation of Village or City Including Lands Within a Fire District. - § 182. Effect of incorporation of village or city including...

183 - Fire Alarm Districts. - § 183. Fire alarm districts. Whenever the town board shall...

184 - Fire Protection Districts. - (1) the fire company's most recent annual report of directors...

184-A - Contract for Water Supply Outside of Fire Districts. - § 184-a. Contract for water supply outside of fire districts....

184-C - Water Supply Outside of Fire Districts. - § 184-c. Water supply outside of fire districts. The town...

186 - Savings Clause. - § 186. Savings clause. 1. Except as otherwise provided by...

187 - Exclusion of a Fire District From a Water Supply District. - § 187. Exclusion of a fire district from a water...

188 - Use of Surplus Town Moneys for Purchase of Fire Apparatus for Use in Town Fire Districts. - § 188. Use of surplus town moneys for purchase of...

189 - Fire Inspection of Property in Contract Areas. - § 189. Fire inspection of property in contract areas. The...

Article 11-A - Joint Fire Districts in Towns and Villages

189-A - Procedure. - (b) If at such joint meeting it is determined by...

189-B - Sale of Firehouse, Land and Apparatus. - § 189-b. Sale of firehouse, land and apparatus. The board...

189-D - Establishment of District. - § 189-d. Establishment of district. The clerk of such town...

189-E - Management of Affairs of Joint Fire Districts. - § 189-e. Management of affairs of joint fire districts. Subject...

189-F - Powers of Board of Commissioners. - § 189-f. Powers of board of commissioners. The board of...

189-G - Appointment of District Treasurer. - § 189-g. Appointment of district treasurer. The board of fire...

189-H - Annual Statement of Expenditures and Levy of Taxes. - (b) Within three days after the adoption of the annual...

189-I - Fire Protection. - § 189-i. Fire protection. The board of fire commissioners shall...

Article 12 - District and Special Improvements

190 - Establishment or Extension of Improvement Districts. - § 190. Establishment or extension of improvement districts. Upon a...

190-A - Water Storage and Distribution Districts. - § 190-a. Water storage and distribution districts. In the manner...

190-B - Sewage Disposal Districts. - § 190-b. Sewage disposal districts. In the manner hereinafter provided,...

190-C - Preparation of Maps and Plans. - § 190-c. Preparation of maps and plans. 1. Upon a...

190-D - Procedure for Establishment of a Sewage Disposal District. - § 190-d. Procedure for establishment of a sewage disposal district....

190-E - Wastewater Disposal Districts. - § 190-e. Wastewater disposal districts. 1. The town board of...

190-F - Additional Powers of Sewer Districts. - § 190-f. Additional powers of sewer districts. Notwithstanding any other...

190-G - Water Quality Treatment Districts. - § 190-g. Water quality treatment districts. 1. The town board...

191 - Petition. - § 191. Petition. Except as otherwise provided in the case...

191-A - Preparation of Maps and Plans for Sewer, Wastewater Disposal, Drainage and Water Districts Before Petition. - § 191-a. Preparation of maps and plans for sewer, wastewater...

192 - Maps and Plans for Sewer, Wastewater Disposal, Drainage and Water Districts. - § 192. Maps and plans for sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage...

192-A - Provision for Excess Sewer, Drainage or Water Facilities. - § 192-a. Provision for excess sewer, drainage or water facilities....

193 - Notice of Hearing on Petition; Cost to Typical Property; Definitions. - (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph one of this paragraph,...

194 - Establishment or Extension of Districts. - (b) whether all the property and property owners within the...

194-A - Powers of Town Boards With Respect to Certain Contracts. - § 194-a. Powers of town boards with respect to certain...

195 - Recording of Determination; Review by Certiorari. - § 195. Recording of determination; review by certiorari. 1. The...

196 - Modification of Plans for Sewer, Wastewater Disposal, Drainage, Water or Water Quality Treatment Districts. - § 196. Modification of plans for sewer, wastewater disposal, drainage,...

197 - Performance of the Work. - § 197. Performance of the work. If the town board...

197-A - Contracts by Water Districts or Town Water Storage and Distribution Districts With Water Authorities. - § 197-a. Contracts by water districts or town water storage...

198 - Powers of Town Boards With Respect to Improvement Districts. - (b) contract with any person or corporation, municipal or otherwise,...

198-A - Special Districts for Disposal of Duck Waste in Suffolk County. - § 198-a. Special districts for disposal of duck waste in...

199 - Proceedings for Lateral Sewers, Drains or Water Mains. - (a) May construct lateral sewers, drains or water mains, respectively,...

200 - Petition for Street Improvement and Proceedings Thereon. - § 200. Petition for street improvement and proceedings thereon. 1....

200-A - Construction and Repair of Sidewalks Pursuant to Order of Town Board. - § 200-a. Construction and repair of sidewalks pursuant to order...

201 - Sewer and Water Connections. - § 201. Sewer and water connections. Whenever the town board...

202 - Expenses of Improvement; How Raised. - § 202. Expenses of improvement; how raised. 1. The expense...

202-A - Expense of Maintenance. - § 202-a. Expense of maintenance. After the improvement is constructed...

202-B - Increase or Improvement of Facilities. - § 202-b. Increase or improvement of facilities. 1. Whenever it...

202-C - Dissolution and Diminishing Area of Certain Districts. - (b) The lands authorized to be deleted from the Westerlo...

202-D - Increase of Maximum Amount to Be Expended. - § 202-d. Increase of maximum amount to be expended. 1....

202-E - Acquisition and Improvement of Additional Property in Park Districts. - § 202-e. Acquisition and improvement of additional property in park...

202-F - Construction or Installation of Certain Improvements in State Highways and County Roads. - § 202-f. Construction or installation of certain improvements in state...

203 - Existing Districts Preserved. - § 203. Existing districts preserved. Districts now existing shall continue...

204 - Transition to Benefit Basis Levy of Assessments in Existing Lighting Districts. - (b) If such petition was filed and after the referendum...

207 - Re-Establishment of Certain Water Supply Districts as Water Districts. - § 207. Re-establishment of certain water supply districts as water...

208 - Joint Administration and Operation of Special or Improvement Districts With Town Functions. - § 208. Joint administration and operation of special or improvement...

208-A - Acquisition of Land for Proposed District. - § 208-a. Acquisition of land for proposed district. Upon the...

208-B - Dissolution of Lighting or Public Parking Districts; Town of Oyster Bay. - § 208-b. Dissolution of lighting or public parking districts; town...

Article 12-A - Establishment or Extension of Improvement Districts--Alternate Procedure

209 - Application of Article. - § 209. Application of article. Notwithstanding any other provisions of...

209-A - Definitions. - § 209-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the...

209-B - Appropriation for Preparation of Maps, Plans and Reports. - § 209-b. Appropriation for preparation of maps, plans and reports....

209-C - Maps, Plans and Reports. - § 209-c. Maps, plans and reports. The establishment or extension...

209-D - Notice of Hearing; Cost to Typical Property. - (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision,...

209-E - Establishment or Extension of Districts. - (a) whether the notice of hearing was published and posted...

209-F - Application for Permission of State Comptroller to Establish or Extend District. - (1) A certified copy of the notice of public hearing,...

209-G - Recording of Determination; Review by Certiorari. - § 209-g. Recording of determination; review by certiorari. 1. The...

209-H - Increase of Maximum Amount to Be Expended. - § 209-h. Increase of maximum amount to be expended. 1....

209-I - Refuse and Garbage Improvement Districts. - § 209-i. Refuse and garbage improvement districts. The purpose of...

Article 12-C - Sewer or Water Improvements

209-Q - Sewer, Drainage or Water Improvements. - (b) The term "water improvement", as used in this section,...

209-S - Water and Sewer District Tax Payments in the Town of Carmel, Putnam County. - § 209-s. Water and sewer district tax payments in the...

Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners

210 - Application. - § 210. Application. This article shall apply to any improvement...

211 - District Commissioners. - § 211. District commissioners. In each such improvement district, there...

211-A - Special Provisions Applicable to the Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District. - § 211-a. Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage...

212 - Annual Election and Notice Thereof. - § 212. Annual election and notice thereof. The district commissioners...

212-A - Election of Commissioners of Bethpage Water District and Hicksville Water District. - § 212-a. Election of commissioners of Bethpage water district and...

213 - Qualification of Voters. - § 213. Qualification of voters. No person shall be entitled...

213-A - Registration for Voters and Preparation of the Voter Register. - (a) Only those persons registered with the board of elections...

213-B - Absentee Ballots for Improvement District Elections; Special Provisions. - § 213-b. Absentee ballots for improvement district elections; special provisions....

214 - Oaths, Undertakings and Compensation of Commissioners. - § 214. Oaths, undertakings and compensation of commissioners. Each commissioner,...

215 - Powers and Duties of Improvement District Commissioners. - § 215. Powers and duties of improvement district commissioners. Subject...

215-A - Postings on Website of District. - § 215-a. Postings on website of district. In addition to...

216 - Powers of Town Board. - § 216. Powers of town board. Every petition for any...

Article 14 - General Improvements

220 - General Town Improvements. - § 220. General town improvements. Upon the adoption of a...

221 - Solid Waste Management Facilities. - § 221. Solid waste management facilities. 1. Upon the adoption...

222 - Town Buildings. - § 222. Town buildings. Whenever the town board, pursuant to...

223 - Expense of Improvement. - § 223. Expense of improvement. The expense of any public...

Article 15 - Financing of Public Improvements

231 - Permanent Financing of District and Special Improvements. - § 231. Permanent financing of district and special improvements. 1....

231-A - Permanent Financing of District Improvements to Be Paid From General Taxation. - § 231-a. Permanent financing of district improvements to be paid...

232 - Permanent Financing of General Improvements. - § 232. Permanent financing of general improvements. The town board...

234 - Disposition of Proceeds of Bonds, Notes or Certificates. - § 234. Disposition of proceeds of bonds, notes or certificates....

235 - Accounts to Be Kept With Each Improvement. - § 235. Accounts to be kept with each improvement. The...

236 - Completion of Improvements. - § 236. Completion of improvements. Upon the completion of any...

237 - Preparation of Assessment-Roll for Certain Improvements. - § 237. Preparation of assessment-roll for certain improvements. It shall...

238 - Assessment of Property Partly in District. - § 238. Assessment of property partly in district. In all...

239 - Completion of Roll and Hearing. - § 239. Completion of roll and hearing. The assessors or...

240 - Delivery of Roll to Collector; Warrant for Collection. - § 240. Delivery of roll to collector; warrant for collection....

241 - Notice by Collector or Receiver of Taxes; Return of Assessment Roll. - § 241. Notice by collector or receiver of taxes; return...

242 - Assessments Payable in Installments. - § 242. Assessments payable in installments. 1. The supervisor shall...

243 - Collection of Annual Installments of Assessments. - § 243. Collection of annual installments of assessments. The supervisor...

244 - Correction of Assessments. - § 244. Correction of assessments. When it shall be ascertained...

244-A - Apportionment of Completed Local Assessment Upon Subdivision or Sale of Part of Land Affected. - § 244-a. Apportionment of completed local assessment upon subdivision or...

245 - Expense of Maintenance. - § 245. Expense of maintenance. After the improvement is constructed...

246 - Proceeding to Review Decision. - § 246. Proceeding to review decision. Any person interested who...

247 - Reassessment and Apportionment Where Original Assessment and Apportionment Has Been Held Invalid. - § 247. Reassessment and apportionment where original assessment and apportionment...

Article 16 - Zoning and Planning

261 - Grant of Power; Appropriations for Certain Expenses Incurred Under This Article. - § 261. Grant of power; appropriations for certain expenses incurred...

261-A - Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures. - § 261-a. Transfer of development rights; definitions; conditions; procedures. 1....

261-B - Incentive Zoning; Definitions, Purpose, Conditions, Procedures. - (a) "Incentives or bonuses" shall mean adjustments to the permissible...

261-C - Planned Unit Development Zoning Districts. - § 261-c. Planned unit development zoning districts. A town legislative...

262 - Districts. - § 262. Districts. For any or all of said purposes...

262-A - Town of Lansing; Division of Certain Parts Thereof. - § 262-a. Town of Lansing; division of certain parts thereof....

263 - Purposes in View. - § 263. Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made...

264 - Adoption of Zoning Regulations. - (a) The property of the housing authority erecting or owning...

265 - Changes. - (a) the owners of twenty percent or more of the...

265-A - Exemption of Lots Shown on Approved Subdivision Plats. - (a) establish or increase lot areas or lot dimensions which...

266 - Adoption of First Zoning Ordinance. - § 266. Adoption of first zoning ordinance. 1. In order...

267 - Zoning Board of Appeals. - (a) "Use variance" shall mean the authorization by the zoning...

267-A - Board of Appeals Procedure. - (b) An appeal shall be taken within sixty days after...

267-B - Permitted Action by Board of Appeals. - (b) No such use variance shall be granted by a...

267-C - Article Seventy-Eight Proceeding. - § 267-c. Article seventy-eight proceeding. 1. Application to supreme court...

268 - Enforcement and Remedies. - § 268. Enforcement and remedies. 1. The town board may...

269 - Conflict With Other Laws. - § 269. Conflict with other laws. Wherever the regulations made...

270 - Official Map, Establishment. - § 270. Official map, establishment. The town board may establish...

271 - Planning Board, Creation, Appointment. - § 271. Planning board, creation, appointment. 1. Authorization. The town...

272-A - Town Comprehensive Plan. - (a) Significant decisions and actions affecting the immediate and long-range...

273 - Official Map, Changes. - § 273. Official map, changes. Such town board is authorized...

274-A - Site Plan Review. - (b) When an authorization to approve site plans is granted...

274-B - Approval of Special Use Permits. - § 274-b. Approval of special use permits. 1. Definition of...

276 - Subdivision Review; Approval of Plats; Development of Filed Plats. - (a) "Subdivision" means the division of any parcel of land...

277 - Subdivision Review; Approval of Plats; Additional Requisites. - (a) the streets and highways be of sufficient width and...

278 - Subdivision Review; Approval of Cluster Development. - (a) "cluster development" shall mean a subdivision plat or plats,...

279 - Subdivision Review; Record of Plats. - (b) Such endorsement shall stipulate that the plat does not...

280 - Permits for Buildings in Bed of Mapped Streets. - § 280. Permits for buildings in bed of mapped streets....

280-A - Permits for Buildings Not on Improved Mapped Streets. - § 280-a. Permits for buildings not on improved mapped streets....

281 - Municipal Improvements in Streets. - § 281. Municipal improvements in streets. No public municipal street...

282 - Court Review. - § 282. Court review. Any person or persons, jointly or...

283 - Issuance of Licenses and Permits in Certain Towns. - § 283. Issuance of licenses and permits in certain towns....

283-A - Coordination With Agricultural Districts Program. - § 283-a. Coordination with agricultural districts program. 1. Policy of...

284 - Intermunicipal Cooperation in Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation. - (b) Any one or more municipalities located in a county...

285 - Separability Clause. - § 285. Separability clause. If any part or provision of...

Article 17 - Cemeteries

290 - Duties of Town Board. - § 290. Duties of town board. The town board shall...

291 - Burial Grounds. - § 291. Burial grounds. 1. The title to every lot...

292 - Transfer of Burial Grounds to Cemetery Corporation. - § 292. Transfer of burial grounds to cemetery corporation. Any...

292-A - Cemetery and Funeral Home Combinations. - (a) sell, or have, enter into or perform a lease...

293 - Exception. - § 293. Exception. All provisions of the preceding sections of...

294 - Armed Forces' Burial Plot. - § 294. Armed forces' burial plot. 1. The town board...

295 - Removal of Remains of Deceased Members of Armed Forces. - § 295. Removal of remains of deceased members of armed...

296 - Abandonment of Cemeteries. - § 296. Abandonment of cemeteries. Upon a verified petition presented...

Article 18 - Fences, Strays and Pounds

300 - Apportionment of Division Fence. - § 300. Apportionment of division fence. Each owner of two...

301 - Lands Lying Open. - § 301. Lands lying open. When the owners of adjoining...

302 - Division Fence on Change of Title. - § 302. Division fence on change of title. Whenever a...

303 - Settlement of Disputes. - § 303. Settlement of disputes. If disputes arise between the...

304 - Powers of Fence Viewers. - § 304. Powers of fence viewers. Witnesses may be examined...

305 - Neglect to Make or Repair Division Fence. - § 305. Neglect to make or repair division fence. If...

306 - Fence Destroyed by Accident. - § 306. Fence destroyed by accident. Whenever a division fence...

307 - Damages for Insufficient Fence. - § 307. Damages for insufficient fence. Whenever the electors of...

308 - Damages for Omitting to Build Fence. - § 308. Damages for omitting to build fence. If any...

309 - Use of Barbed or Other Wire for Division Fence. - § 309. Use of barbed or other wire for division...

310 - Lien Upon Strays. - § 310. Lien upon strays. Whenever any person shall have...

311 - Notice of Lien to Town Clerk. - § 311. Notice of lien to town clerk. If such...

312 - Impounding Strays. - § 312. Impounding strays. Within six days after such beasts...

313 - Notice of Strays to Owner. - § 313. Notice of strays to owner. Within thirty days...

314 - Charges for Notice of Strays. - § 314. Charges for notice of strays. The person delivering...

315 - Fees of Fence Viewers as to Strays. - § 315. Fees of fence viewers as to strays. Each...

316 - Foreclosure of Lien Upon Strays. - § 316. Foreclosure of lien upon strays. If the owner...

317 - Notice of Sale of Strays by Fence Viewers. - § 317. Notice of sale of strays by fence viewers....

318 - Proceeds of Sale of Strays. - § 318. Proceeds of sale of strays. Out of the...

319 - Notice to Owner of Strays of Fence Viewers' Meeting. - § 319. Notice to owner of strays of fence viewers'...

320 - Duties of Fence Viewers as to Strays. - § 320. Duties of fence viewers as to strays. The...

321 - Foreclosure of Lien Upon Strays by Action. - § 321. Foreclosure of lien upon strays by action. When...

322 - Surplus Money Upon Sale of Strays. - § 322. Surplus money upon sale of strays. If the...

323 - Damages From Other Personal Property. - § 323. Damages from other personal property. When any person...

324 - Penalty of Conversion of Floating Lumber. - § 324. Penalty of conversion of floating lumber. Whoever shall...

325 - Application of Article. - § 325. Application of article. The villages and cities of...

326 - Erection and Discontinuance of Pounds. - § 326. Erection and discontinuance of pounds. Whenever the electors...

327 - Pound-Master's Fees. - § 327. Pound-master's fees. The pound-masters shall be allowed the...

Article 19 - Laws Repealed; Temporary Provisions and Saving Clause

340 - Laws Repealed. - § 340. Laws repealed. Chapter sixty-three of the laws of...

341 - Temporary Provisions and Saving Clause. - § 341. Temporary provisions and saving clause. 1. If, at...

342 - When to Take Effect. - § 342. When to take effect. The provisions of sections...

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