Zoning Board of Appeals
Duties and Responsibilities

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 267 of the New York State Town Law, the Town of Amsterdam maintains a Zoning Board of Appeals consisting of five (5) members appointed by the Town Board, each for a term of five (5) years on a staggered basis.

The Zoning Board of Appeals is authorized to grant relief from any provision of the Town of Amsterdam Zoning Ordinance or any decision of an administrative official charged with the enforcement of that ordinance. In addition, the Board is empowered to grant special use permits in certain instances as spelled out in the Zoning Ordinance. Town Law specifies the grounds and criteria that the Zoning Board of Appeals must use to grant a variance.

Applications for variances can be obtained from the Town of Amsterdam Clerk’s Office, 283 Manny’s Corners Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010.  Hearings by the Board are held once a month, generally the second Wednesday of the month, and all petitions are open to the public where anyone who wishes to speak is given that opportunity. The decisions of the Board are public record and can be reviewed in the Town of Amsterdam Town Clerk’s Office.

There is no Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for March 2023.

PH Quattro Development

09.14.2022 Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda

The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 pm on Wednesday, 8/10 concerning the Truax Road Solar Project.

Please be advised, that the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for this Wednesday, June 8th has been canceled. The next meeting of the Zoning Board will be on July 13th at 7:00 pm.

Banewicz Second Public Hearing 04.13.2022

Truax SEQR Revised 1

2022-02-28_Truax Variance Update

AMP Truax NY updated 02242022

ZBA Agenda March 9, 2022

Public Hearing Banewicz Solar – March 9, 2022

07.14.21.zba agenda

Meetings
2^nd Wednesday of each month.

List of Members
Michael Fariello-Chairman – 518-842-7961
Donald Hosier
Neil Pareene
Richard Boice
Cregg Brown
Secretary-Darlene Thibodeau