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NY Vill L § 6-620 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 6 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds 6-620 - Sidewalks, Payment for Construction.

§  6-620  Sidewalks,  payment  for construction. Whenever the owner or   occupant of lands adjoining a street  constructs  along  such  street  a   sidewalk  of  stone,  cement,  brick  or  other  similar materials to be   approved by the board of trustees, and the  board  consents  to  bear  a   portion  of  the  expense of construction thereof, the board of trustees   may pay to such owner or occupant a sum to be  fixed  by  the  board  of   trustees  not  exceeding one-half of the actual and necessary expense of   constructing such sidewalk.  Before  the  board  of  trustees  shall  so   consent  to  bear  a  portion of the expense of construction of any such   sidewalk, it shall fix the proportionate amount that shall  be  paid  by   the  village  for  all walks of the same kind which may thereafter, with   such consent, be constructed therein; and such proportionate amount  may   be changed from time to time thereafter by the board of trustees, but at   no  time  within  one  year from the date of the last fixing or changing   thereof.
NY Vill L § 6-622 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 6 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds 6-622 - Pavements.

§  6-622  Pavements.  The  board of trustees may cause a street in the   village or a part thereof, to be graded and paved or repaved  wholly  at   the  expense  of  the village, or wholly at the expense of the owners of   the adjoining land or partly at the expense of each. If  the  street  or   part thereof is wholly within the village, but the exterior line thereof   constitutes  the  village  boundary, such improvements may be made as to   the part of such street within the village either wholly at the  expense   of  the village or wholly at the expense of the owners of adjoining land   within and without the village or partly at the expense of each.  Before   any such street or portion thereof is graded or paved, wholly or  partly   at  the  expense of the owners of the adjoining land, a hearing shall be   held and notice thereof given as  hereinbefore  provided  for.  If  such   expense, or any part thereof, is to be assessed upon adjoining land, the   board of trustees may apportion it upon the lands and assess the same as   a  whole  or  by installments.   Provided, however, where a street is so   improved wholly at the expense of the owners of the adjoining land,  the   cost  thereof  shall  be assessed in proportion, as nearly as may be, to   the benefit which each lot or parcel will derive therefrom.
NY Vill L § 6-624 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 6 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds 6-624 - Acquisition of Lands for Parks, Squares, Athletic Fields and Playgrounds.

§  6-624  Acquisition of lands for parks, squares, athletic fields and   playgrounds. The board of trustees may, on behalf of the village, accept   by grant or devise a gift of land for a public  park,  square,  athletic   field  or  playground, within the village or wholly within five miles of   the boundaries thereof, or may, if such land is outside of  the  village   and  wholly  within  three  miles  of  the  boundaries thereof, upon the   adoption  of  a  resolution  by  unanimous  vote  purchase   such   land   accordingly.  If  unable  to  agree  with  the  owners  for the purchase   thereof, the board of trustees on behalf  of  the  village  may  acquire   title  thereto  by condemnation. If such land is within the village, the   board of trustees on behalf of the village may upon the  adoption  of  a   resolution,  purchase  such land accordingly, or if unable to agree with   the owners for the  purchase  thereof,  may  acquire  title  thereto  by   condemnation.  The  board  of  trustees  may  lease  in  the name of the   village, lands within the village or outside of such village and  wholly   within three miles of the boundaries thereof for a public park, athletic   field  or  playground  and  may  equip the same with suitable buildings,   structures and apparatus and may thereafter  maintain  and  improve  the   same  at  the  expense  of the village. The amount of such rent shall be   paid in annual installments commencing with the date of the lease.  Upon   the  acquition of land for the purposes of this section, either by gift,   purchase or lease, the board may establish and maintain the same for its   intended purposes and shall have the power to perform all the duties  of   a separate board of park commissioners as provided for in this chapter.
NY Vill L § 6-626 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 6 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds 6-626 - Streets by Prescription.

§  6-626  Streets  by prescription. All lands within the village which   have been used by  the  public  as  a  street  for  ten  years  or  more   continuously,  shall be a street with the same force and effect as if it   had been duly laid out and recorded as such.
NY Vill L § 6-628 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 6 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds 6-628 - Liability of Village in Certain Actions.

§ 6-628 Liability of village in certain actions. No civil action shall   be  maintained  against the village for damages or injuries to person or   property sustained  in  consequence  of  any  street,  highway,  bridge,   culvert,  sidewalk  or crosswalk being defective, out of repair, unsafe,   dangerous or obstructed or for damages or injuries to person or property   sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any   sidewalk, crosswalk, street, highway, bridge or culvert  unless  written   notice of the defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition or of   the  existence of the snow or ice, relating to the particular place, was   actually given to the village clerk and there was a failure  or  neglect   within  a  reasonable time after the receipt of such notice to repair or   remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of, or to cause  the   snow or ice to be removed, or the place otherwise made reasonably safe.
NY Vill L § 7-700 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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 may  be  occupied,  the  size  of   yards,  courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the   location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade,  industry,   residence  or  other purposes.   As a part of the comprehensive plan and   design, the village board is empowered by local  law,  to  regulate  and   restrict  certain areas as national historic landmarks, special historic   sites, places and buildings for the purpose of conservation, protection,   enhancement and perpetuation of these places of natural  heritage.  Such   regulations shall provide that a board of appeals may determine and vary   their application in harmony with the general purpose and intent, and in   accordance with general or specific rules therein contained.
NY Vill L § 7-702 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-702 - Districts.

§  7-702  Districts.  For  any  or  all  of said purposes the board of   trustees may divide the village into districts of such number, shape and   area as may be deemed best suited to carry  out  the  purposes  of  this   article;  and  within  such  districts  it may regulate and restrict the   erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,  repair  or  use  of   buildings, structures or land. All such regulations shall be uniform for   each  class  or  kind  of  buildings  throughout  each  district but the   regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.
NY Vill L § 7-703-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-703-A - Planned Unit Development Zoning Districts.

§  7-703-a  Planned  unit  development  zoning  districts.  A  village   legislative body is hereby authorized to enact, as part  of  its  zoning   local law, procedures and requirements for the establishment and mapping   of  planned  unit development zoning districts. Planned unit development   district  regulations  are  intended   to   provide   for   residential,   commercial,  industrial  or  other land uses, or a mix thereof, in which   economies of scale, creative architectural or planning concepts and open   space preservation may be achieved by a developer in furtherance of  the   village comprehensive plan and zoning local law.
NY Vill L § 7-704 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-704 - Purposes in View.

* §  7-704  Purposes  in  view.  Such  regulations  shall  be  made in   accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to  lessen  congestion   in  the  streets;  to  secure  safety from fire, panic, floods and other   dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide  adequate   light  and  air;  to  prevent  the  overcrowding of land; to avoid undue   concentration of population; to make provision for, so far as conditions   may permit, the accommodation of solar energy systems and equipment  and   access  to  sunlight  necessary  therefor;  to  facilitate  the adequate   provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks  and  other   public  requirements.  Such  regulations  shall  be made with reasonable   consideration, among other things, as to the character of  the  district   and  its  peculiar  suitability  for particular uses, and with a view to   conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the  most  appropriate   use of land throughout such municipality.* NB Effective until April 6, 2022* §  7-704  Purposes  in  view.  Such  regulations  shall  be  made in   accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to  lessen  congestion   in  the  streets;  to  secure  safety from fire, panic, floods and other   dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide  adequate   light  and  air;  to  prevent  the  overcrowding of land; to avoid undue   concentration of population; to make provision for, so far as conditions   may permit, the accommodation of  solar  thermal,  photovoltaics,  wind,   hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal   energy,  wave  energy,  ocean  thermal,  farm  waste electric generating   equipment as defined in paragraph (e)  of  subdivision  one  of  section   sixty-six-j  of the public service law and fuel cells; to facilitate the   adequate provision of transportation, water,  sewerage,  schools,  parks   and  other  public  requirements.  Such  regulations  shall be made with   reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of the   district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses,  and  with  a   view  to  conserving  the  value  of  buildings and encouraging the most   appropriate use of land throughout such municipality.* NB Effective April 6, 2022
NY Vill L § 7-708 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-708 - Changes.

§  7-708  Changes.   Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may   from time to time be amended. An amendment shall be effected by a simple   majority vote of the board of trustees, except that an  amendment  shall   require  the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the board   of trustees  in  villages  having  three  members  on  such  board,  and   three-fourths  of  the members of the board of trustees in all the other   villages in the event  such  amendment  is  the  subject  of  a  written   protest, presented to the board and signed by:1.  the  owners of twenty percent or more of the area of land included   in such proposed change; or2. the  owners  of  twenty  percent  or  more  of  the  area  of  land   immediately  adjacent  to  that  land  included in such proposed change,   extending one hundred feet therefrom; or3. the owners of twenty percent or more of the area of  land  directly   opposite thereto, extending one hundred feet from the street frontage of   such opposite land.The  provisions  of  the  previous section relative to public hearings   shall apply equally to all proposed amendments.
NY Vill L § 7-709 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 7-709 - Exemption of Lots Shown on Approved Subdivision Plats.

§  7-709.  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 local law hereafter  adopted,  or  of  a  change  or  amendment   thereto,   which provisions:  (a)  establish  or  increase  lot areas or lot dimensions which are in excess of the areas or dimensions of the lots shown and delineated on  a residential  subdivision  plat  which  has  been  duly  approved  by the planning board, or other board  or  officer  vested  with  authority  to approve  subdivision  plats,  if  any,  of the village in which the land shown on said plat is situate, and duly  filed  in  the  office  of  the recording  officer  of  the  county  in  which  the  land  shown on said subdivision plat is situate; or  (b) establish or increase  side,  rear  or  front  yard  or  set  back requirements  in excess of those applicable to lots under the provisions of the zoning ordinance or local law, if any, in force and effect at the time of the filing of said duly approved residential subdivision plat or first section thereof;   shall not, for the period of time prescribed  in  subdivision  two  of this  section,  be  applicable  to  or in any way affect any of the lots shown and delineated on such subdivision plat.   2. If at the time of the filing  of  the  subdivision  plat  or  first section thereof referred to in subdivision one of this section there was in the village:  (a)  both  a zoning ordinance or local law and a planning board vested with authority to approve subdivision plats, then the exemption provided for in subdivision one of this section shall apply for a period of three years after the filing of the approved subdivision plat or first section thereof; or  (b) a zoning ordinance or local law in effect in the village but there was no planning board in said village vested with authority  to  approve subdivision plats, then the exemption provided for in subdivision one of this  section  shall apply for a period of two years after the filing of the approved subdivision plat or first section thereof; or  (c) no zoning ordinance or local law in the village but  there  was  a planning  board vested with authority to approve subdivision plats, then the exemption provided for in subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall apply  for  a  period  of  two  years  after  the filing of the approved subdivision plat or first section thereof; or  (d) no zoning ordinance or local law in the village  and  no  planning board  vested  with  authority  to  approve  subdivision plats, then the exemption provided for in subdivision one of this  section  shall  apply for  a  period  of  one year after the filing of the subdivision plat or first section thereof.
NY Vill L § 7-710 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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.2.  Where  a  planning  board already exists in the village, it may be   appointed as the zoning commission.3. Such commission shall make a preliminary report  and  hold  one  or   more  public  hearings  thereon  as deemed appropriate by the commission   before submitting its final report.4. The board of trustees shall not hold its public  hearing,  or  take   action, until it has received the final report of such commission.5.  Upon  adoption  of  a  resolution  by the board of trustees of the   village accepting the final report, such commission shall cease to exist   as a separate body.
NY Vill L § 7-712-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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   civil practice law and rules. Such proceeding shall be instituted within   thirty days after the filing of a decision of the board in the office of   the village clerk.2. Costs of appeal. Costs shall not be allowed against  the  board  of   appeals  unless  it  shall  appear to the court that it acted with gross   negligence or in bad  faith  or  with  malice  in  making  the  decision   appealed from.3.  Preference  of appeal to court. All issues in any proceeding under   this section shall have preference over  all  other  civil  actions  and   proceedings.4.  Power of court. If upon the hearing at the supreme court, it shall   appear  to  the  court  that  testimony  is  necessary  for  the  proper   disposition  of the matter, it may take evidence or appoint a referee to   take such evidence as it may direct and report the  same  to  the  court   with  his  or  her  findings of fact and conclusions of law, which shall   constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the   court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or  partly,   or  may  modify  the  decision  brought  up  for  review determining all   questions which may be presented for determination.
NY Vill L § 7-714 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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  proper   local  authorities  of  the  village, in addition to other remedies, may   institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful   erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair,  conversion,   maintenance, use or division of land, to restrain, correct or abate such   violation,  to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land   or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such   premises. All issues in any action or proceeding for any of the purposes   herein stated shall have preference over all  other  civil  actions  and   proceedings.
NY Vill L § 7-716 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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 required in any other statute  or  local   law  or  regulation,  the  provisions  of  the  regulations  made  under   authority of this act shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other   statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size   of yards or courts, or require a lower height  of  building  or  a  less   number  of  stories,  or  require a greater percentage of lot to be left   unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are  required  by  the   regulations  made  under  authority  of this act, the provisions of such   statute, or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
NY Vill L § 7-724 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 7 - Building Zones 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 be deemed to be final and   conclusive with respect to the location and width of streets,  highways,   drainage  systems and the location of parks shown thereon. Such official   map is hereby declared to be established to  conserve  and  promote  the   public  health,  safety  and general welfare. The clerk of every village   which has established such an official  map  shall  immediately  file  a   certificate  of  that  fact  with the clerk or register of the county in   which said village is located.  Such board of trustees is authorized and   empowered, whenever and as often as  it  may  deem  it  for  the  public   interest,  to  change or add to the official map of the village so as to   lay out new streets, highways or parks, or to widen  or  close  existing   streets,  highways  or  parks.  There  shall  be a public hearing on any   proposed action with reference to any such change in the  official  map.   Before  making  any  such addition or change the board of trustees shall   refer the matter to the planning board for report thereon,  but  if  the   planning  board  shall  not  make  its report within thirty days of such   reference, it shall forfeit the right further to  suspend  action.  Such   additions  and  changes when adopted shall become a part of the official   map of the village, and shall be deemed to be final and conclusive  with   respect  to  the  location  of  the  streets,  highways  and parks shown   thereon. The granting by the board of trustees of  a  petition  for  the   approval   of   the   laying   out,  altering,  widening,  narrowing  or   discontinuing of a street, shall be deemed to be an addition  or  change   of  the  official map and shall be subject to all the provisions of this   article with regard to such additions or changes.  Drainage systems  may   also be shown on this map.