Southtowns Record

Town Board Regular Meeting Agenda, Mar 23, 2026 — Agenda

Government
Town of Hamburg
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Mar 23, 2026
Kind
Agenda
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Public safety, Roads and traffic

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Chapter 31 Historic Preservation Law

§ 31-1  Title.
§ 31-2  Statutory authority.
§ 31-3  Purpose.
§ 31-4  Definitions.
§ 31-5  Historic Preservation Advisory Board regulations.
§ 31-6  Designation of historic landmarks, sites and districts.
§ 31-7  Certificates of appropriateness required.
§ 31-8  Criteria for approval of certificate of appropriateness.
§ 31-9  Application for certificate of appropriateness.
§ 31-10  Hardship criteria.
§ 31-11  Hardship application procedure.
§ 31-12  Maintenance and repair required.
§ 31-13  Administration; enforcement; display of certificate.
§ 31-14  Penalties for offenses.
§ 31-15  Appeals.
§ 31-16  Conflict with other provisions.
§ 31-17  Compliance required prior to action.
§ 31-18  Applicability.
§ 31-19  Severability.
§ 31-20  When effective.

§ 31-1  Title.
This chapter shall be Chapter 31 of the Code of the Town of Hamburg and may be cited
as the "Historic Preservation Law of the Town of Hamburg."

§ 31-2  Statutory authority.
In accordance with General Municipal Law § 96-a, entitled "Protection of historical
places, buildings and works of art," and Article 5-k of the General Municipal Law,
entitled "Historic Preservation," the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg has the
authority to provide, by local law, regulations, special conditions and restrictions, for the
protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of places, districts, sites, buildings,
structures, works of art and other objects having special character or special historical
or other aesthetic interest or value. Pursuant to that authority, the Town Board has

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