Zoning Ordinance
A zoning ordinance (or zoning local law) is the set of local rules that establishes districts and prescribes use and dimensional standards within those districts. Town Law and Village Law frameworks contemplate district-based regulations that can differ across districts while remaining uniform within each district/class.
- Where it applies
- NYS (local)
- When it comes up
- Feasibility; entitlements; design development
- Property types
- All
In practice
Outside NYC, terminology differs by municipality; operators should treat "zoning code," "zoning ordinance," and "zoning local law" as potentially distinct in form but similar in function.
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Related terms
Zoning and Land Use
- Air Rights
- Area Variance
- As-of-right Development
- Authorization
- Base Height
- Base Plane
- Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA)
- Building Envelope
- Bulk
- Certification
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