Warren County Planning and Community Development Department

WARREN COUNTY PLANNING BOARD

The General Municipal Law outlines the following requirements for applications that are referred to the County Planning Board. Our office accepts monthly application packages from the local municipality, as outlined in general municipal law. The application packages that are referred should be in relation to real property within five hundred feet of the following:

  • The boundary of any city, village or town; or
  • The boundary of any existing or proposed county or state park or any other recreation area; or
  • The right-of-way of any existing or proposed county or state parkway, thruway, expressway, road or highway; or
  • The existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream or drainage channel owned by the county or for which the county has established channel lines; or
  • The existing or proposed boundary of any county or state owned land on which a public building or institution is situated.

The following application packages are subject to referral:

  • Adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan pursuant to section two hundred seventy-two-a of the town law, section 7-722 of the village law or section twenty-eight-a of the general city law;
  • Adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance or local law;
  • Issuance of special use permits;
  • Approval of site plans;
  • Granting of use or area variances;
  • Other authorizations, which a referring body may issue under the provisions of any zoning ordinance or local law.
  • The County planning staff evaluates each application packet and provides a recommendation back to the respective community. The recommendation list includes: no county impact, no county impact with stipulation, approve, deny without prejudice, and deny (other categories as necessary).

    Warren County Website

    Municipal Planning and Zoning Offices

    Town of Bolton

    Town of Chester

    Town of Hague

    Town of Horicon

    Town of Johnsburg

    Town of Lake George

    Town of Lake Luzerne

    Town of Queensbury

    Town of Warrensburg

    City of Glens Falls


    Other Resources

    Lake George Park Commission

    Adirondack Park Agency

    Warren County Planning and Community Development Department

    1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845
    518-761-6410 phone / 518-761-6411 fax