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Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Mar 9, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Zoning and land use, Energy and data center siting, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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TOWN OF AURORA
  LOCAL LAW INTRO?' 2026
  LOCAL LAW NO. GB  ~ 2026

  ALOCAL LAW, TO AMEND LOCAL LAW 1-1990 “ADOPTION OF CODE” ADOPTED BY
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF AURORA ON JANUARY 22, 1990, BY REPEALING AND
RESCINDING CHAPTER 95 “SITE PLAN REVIEW”.

  BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF AURORA AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.  TITLE.

  This Local Law shall be known as Local Law No. 5 of the year 2026 and titled the “Site
Plan Review Code of the Town of Aurora, Erie County, and State of New York.”

SECTION 2.  PURPOSE AND INTENT.

  The purpose of this local law is to repeal and rescind Chapter 95 “Site Plan Review” and
replace and enact a new Chapter 95 Site Plan Review.

SECTION 3.  AMENDMENT.

Chapter 95 of the Code of the Town of Aurora originally adopted on January 11, 1999, is hereby repealed
and rescinded as follows:

SECTION 1. INTENT.

The intent of a site plan review is as follows:

  H. To evaluate the intended building design in its arrangement to and its suitability to natural site
  conditions and the compatibility with surrounding land uses.
  I. To permit the Town of Aurora to analyze development proposals in terms of their impacts on local
  growth and the need for facilities and services.
  J. To protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the Town.
  K. To conform with current zoning, the Official Map, and Comprehensive Plan, if-any, now or in the
  future,  :
  L. To protect the value of land throughout the Municipality, to encourage orderly arid beneficial
  development-upon the land, and to minimize misunderstanding in the interpretation of intended
  land uses set forth in current zoning restrictions.
  M. To prevent the pollution of air and water, to assure the adequacy of proper drainage methods, and
  to safeguard the natural water table through responsible sewage removal/treatment.
  To provide for the preservation of open spaces through the most efficient design and layout of
  buildings, including but not limited to the use of cluster development of buildings on a parcel of
  land.

 SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY; EXCEPTIONS.