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"Welcome to the Land Use Division of
the Rockland County Planning Department. A primary function of the
Land Use Division is the review of site plans, subdivisions,
variances, zone changes, zoning code amendments, special permits and
other land use, zoning or environmental actions under the State
mandated General Municipal Law (GML) application process. These GML
reviews include land use and zoning recommendations to local
municipal boards, planning boards and zoning boards of appeals. The
Department's Land Use Planners also offer recommendations and
guidance on local master plans and zoning ordinance updates. This
division also studies the environmental impacts of proposed projects
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act." |
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These charts provide information
on General Municipal Law
reviews completed by the Rockland County Planning Department and
describe trends in the number of reviews processed over the past few
decades.
Under the State General Municipal Law (GML), Section 239,
development proposals that require action by a municipal board,
planning board, or zoning board of appeals and are within 500 feet
of an existing or proposed state or county road, state or county
park, state or county owned facility, county stream, municipal
boundary, or, in Rockland County, within 500 feet of the Long Path,
require referral to the County Planning Commissioner. Additionally,
Chapter 705 of Laws of 1980 and Section 239(n) require that all
condominium projects, no matter where they are located, are subject
to review by the Commissioner.
For more detailed information, please
contact the Rockland County Department of Planning at (845)-364-3434 |
