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  • Aesthetic and Visual Resource Plans
  • Area-Specific Plans
  • Bikeway and Sidewalk Network Plans
  • Capital Budget
  • Critical Environmental Area Designation
  • Farmland Planning
  • Greenway Plans
  • Housing Plans
  • Infrastructure Plans
  • Local Environmental Resource Plans
  • Municipal Comprehensive Plan
  • Open Space Plan
  • Resource-Specific Plans/Natural Resource Inventory
  • Thematic Plans
  • Transportation Plan
  • Watershed and Wetlands Planning
  • Regulatory Tools

  • Accessory Housing Ordinanaces
  • Accessory Use Regulations
  • Advanced Zoning
  • Aesthetic Regulations
  • Agricultural Zoning
  • Basic Zoning
  • Conservation Subdivision/Cluster Development
  • Floating Zones
  • Home Occupation Regulations
  • Incentive Zoning
  • Local Resource-Specific Regulations
  • Overlay Zoning
  • Parking Districts and Parking Authorities
  • Planned Unit Development (PUD)
  • Right-to-Farm Laws
  • Site Plan Regulations
  • Special Permit Uses
  • Subdivision Regulations
  • Watershed Protection
  • Wetlands Protection
  • Administrative Actions

  • Conditional Approvals
  • Conservation Advisory Council and Natural Resource Inventory
  • Conservation Easements and Land Trusts
  • Design Review
  • Expedited Review
  • Farmland Policy
  • SEQRA
  • Intermunicipal Agreements
  • Local and County Agreements
  • Purchase of Development Rights
  • SEQRA: Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)
  • SEQRA: Mitigation
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