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Town of Clifton Park, NY
Saratoga County
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[[1]HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Clifton Park 4-21-1986 by L.L. No. 9-1986. This local law was originally adopted and designated as L.L. No. 1-1986 and was refiled as L.L. No. 9-1986 to correct a clerical error. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 208.
[1]
Editor's Note: The title of this chapter was changed from "Planning, Department of" 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish, pursuant to Article 3-A of the Town Law, a new Department entitled "Department of Planning and Zoning" in order to provide effective and efficient administration and enforcement of laws relating to planning for zoning, fire prevention and building construction, highways, water, sewers, parks, landfilling, the environment, disaster preparedness and Master Planning in the Town of Clifton Park.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
The Department of Planning and Zoning, hereafter referred to as "the Department," of the Town of Clifton Park is hereby established.
A. 
Department head. The head of the Department shall be known as the "Director of Planning and Zoning" or, alternatively, as the "Town Planner."
Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, Classification, was repealed 4-18-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988.
C. 
Appointment and term of office. The Director of the Department shall be appointed by the Town Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
[Amended 9-21-1987 by L.L. No. 9-1987]
D. 
Salary. The salary of the Director of the Department shall be determined in the same manner as is provided in the annual budget for the salaries of other town officers.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
E. 
Duties and authority.
(1) 
The Director of the Department shall be the principal executive officer of the Department.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
(2) 
The Director shall have the duty to oversee the enforcement, administration of and compliance with the laws relating to zoning and planning, including but not limited to Chapter 208, Zoning, as amended or as may be amended; the Town Law of the State of New York; the General Municipal Law of the State of New York; the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations; the Public Health Law of the State of New York; the Transportation Corporation Law of the State of New York; the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act, as amended or as may be amended;[2] and all other applicable laws of the State of New York and the Town of Clifton Park as now existing, as amended or as may be amended.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Article 18 of the Executive Law.
(3) 
The Director of the Department shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Town Board and the Town Supervisor.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
[Amended 4-18-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988; 12-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
A. 
The personnel of the Department other than the Department Director shall consist of the Zoning Administrator, the Open Space Coordinator and such deputy planners and administrative staff as the Town Board may appoint or designate.
B. 
The Director of the Department and the deputies, administrative staff, and clerks of the Department shall be appointed by the Town Board on the basis of a civil service competitive examination and shall not be removed except in accordance with the Civil Service Law of the State of New York.
C. 
Bureau of Zoning Administration and Enforcement.
(1) 
The Bureau of Zoning Administration and Enforcement shall consist of the Zoning Administrator and such deputy zoning enforcement officers and administrative staff as the Town Board may appoint.
(2) 
The Zoning Administrator and deputies and administrative staff shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Director of Planning and Zoning.