City of Cortland, NY
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2021-06-15
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article XXVII Department of Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art XXVII Department of Zoning
- § C27-1 Establishment; Zoning Officer.
- § C27-2 Powers and duties.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Administrative Appeals Panel
- Ch 10 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 11 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 17 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 18 Best-Value Purchasing
- Ch 20 Energize NY Benefit Financing Program
- Ch 29 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Ordinances, Adoption of
- Ch 44 Seal, Municipal
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 60 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Ch 63 Advertising Materials
- Ch 68 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 69 Amusement Devices
- Ch 74 Animals
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Bicycles
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Bingo
- Ch 100 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 102 Rental Housing
- Ch 104 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 107 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 109 (Reserved)
- Ch 113 Curfew
- Ch 118 Dumpsters
- Ch 122 Electrical Standards
- Ch 127 Excavations
- Ch 131 Fair Housing
- Ch 134 Fees
- Ch 135 Housing Code
- Ch 136 Firearms
- Ch 138 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 142 Food, Display of
- Ch 146 Games of Chance
- Ch 150 Graffiti
- Ch 164 Junkyards and Scrapyards
- Ch 176 Licenses and Licensing
- Ch 181 Littering
- Ch 193 Noise
- Ch 194 Nuisances
- Ch 196 Oil and Gas Drilling
- Ch 199 Parades, Processions and Assemblies
- Ch 202 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 208 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 213 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 214 Plumbing
- Ch 220 Property Maintenance
- Ch 226 Radioactive Materials
- Ch 233 Sales, Special
- Ch 234 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 238 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 241 Solid Waste
- Ch 245 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Taxation
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 263 (Reserved)
- Ch 269 (Reserved)
- Ch 273 Trees
- Ch 285 Violations
- Ch 289 Wastewater Discharge
- Ch 291 Water
- Ch 293 Watercourses
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 2-17-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
There shall be a Department of Zoning headed by a Zoning Officer
who shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by Common Council.
They shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and/or the Mayor's designee,
and be directly responsible to the Mayor and/or their designee.
The Zoning Officer shall have the following powers and duties:
A.
To enforce the zoning laws of the City of Cortland.
B.
To serve as Floodplain Administrator and for the City of Cortland.
C.
To attend all Historic, Zoning Board, Planning Commission meetings
and to assist their members in them.
D.
To prepare and distribute agendas for each meeting of the Historic,
Zoning and Planning Board.
E.
To assist citizens in preparing accurate variance applications, or
requests of interpretation regarding zoning issues, and site plans
to be presented to the Historic, Zoning and Planning Boards.
F.
To assist the Fire Department Code Enforcement Office and Department
of Law in the enforcement of zoning and floodplain laws.
G.
To make recommendation for amendments to the Zoning Map of the City
of Cortland.
H.
To enforce, monitor and make recommendation for changes to Chapter 250 of the City Code, Subdivision of Land.
I.
To answer complaints of the Zoning Ordinance and issue order to remedy
as required by law.
J.
To maintain minimum training as required.
K.
Issue flood development, fence, sign and dumpster permits.
M.
Make records according to law, maintain and keep record with property
file.
