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Town Board Meeting June 11, 2026
REGULAR TOWN MEETING
Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm Page 5
information from the applicant. For all applications which require a Site Plan Review, the applicant
must also submit the appropriate NYS DEC forms consistent with the type of NYS SEQRA Action the
proposed application requires. This is typically a NYS SEQR/EAF Part 1 Short Form submission.
After the applicant’s coordination with the Code Enforcement Department the applicant for a Short-
Term Rental Permit should consult with the Town Clerk’s Office to obtain the correct applications,
and any associated applications which may apply to the situation. The Applicant shall submit three
(3) sets of the following information to the Town Clerk’s Office for processing and review by the Code
Enforcement Department.
(1) Proof of property ownership or a signed affidavit from the owner authorizing the short-term
rental permit application, the license application, and the Change of Use application (if
required), and any documents related to the parcel’s site plan.
(2) Application submissions as defined in this chapter.
(3) Contact information for the host/landowner, or local property manager employed by the
landowner, who can be reached 24/7 and respond in person to incidents in a timely and
efficient manner from a nearby local origin.
(4) Proof of compliance with health and safety regulations.
(5) Proof of compliance with the Erie County and NYS regulations and law. Proof of valid
applicant registration in the Erie County Comptroller’s Office Hotel Occupancy Tax of Erie
County, as may be updated, from time to time, by the Comptroller’s Office and/or the Erie
County Legislature. The applicant should submit the Certificate of Registration, issued by Erie
County, for such Occupancy Tax registration. Submission of valid Certificate of Authority
issued by the Country and also by NY State which authorizes the collection of the required
County and State room occupancy tax. Any additional proof of applicant registration with
present or future mandates of the Erie County Comptroller’s Office that relate to Short Term
Rental Operators. The Applicant’s documents as summarized above must be included in the
submission package to the Town of Colden under this Chapter.
The submitted site plan should be in accordance with the Town of Colden's site plan requirements
defined in Chapter 108 {Zoning} at Article XXI {Site Plan Review}. The submissions should be drawn
in sufficient detail showing the items required in Chapter 108 Article XXI and for the Short-Term
Rental Chapter. This includes, at least, the following items:
(1) Application should include a marked-up copy of a NYS Professional Land Surveyor sealed
survey showing the proposed site where the Short-Term Rental facility will be operated, as
well as facilities on the site which are made available to the renter while occupying the site.
The survey should be annotated to show:
(a) Property lot lines and the location and dimensions of all existing structures and uses
within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed Short-Term Rental dwelling unit. For
the case of multiple dwelling units operated as Short-Term Rentals, each should be
shown and identified.
(b) Proposed on-site parking and traffic pattern, including entry and egress vehicle paths
(c) Proposed fencing and/or screening for site, if any.
(2) The applicant should supply any additional information as may be requested during
processing or a site plan review, by the Town’s Planning Board, a Town Professional Engineer
or Consultant, the Colden Town Board, the Town Attorney, the Town Code Enforcement
Officer, or other Town entity or agency.
No such application shall be deemed filed until any required application fee has been paid by the
Applicant in accordance with the currently adopted Fees and Fines Schedule. The fee schedule is
available for inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office.
After an applicant’s Short-Term Rental permit is administratively approved, an approval for a Short-Term