New York · Chapter 17 of 26
Municipal Agencies
Which local body does what: legislative boards that adopt zoning and budgets, planning boards, zoning boards of appeals, architectural review, conservation and historic preservation bodies, the building department, assessor, receiver of taxes, municipal engineer and county health department.
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Local Government in New York
New York's local governments include counties, cities, towns and villages. Every part of the state outside a city is in a town, and a village is located within one or more towns, so a village resident is also a town resident. Each has its own elected legislative body: a city council in cities, a town board in towns and a board of trustees in villages. Local governments receive their land use powers from state enabling laws (the Town Law, Village Law and General City Law) and from home rule. Knowing which agency handles which issue lets a licensee send a customer to the right place and spot problems before closing.
N.Y. Town Law; N.Y. Village Law; N.Y. Gen. City Law
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