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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
According the NYS Town Law § 272-a, it consists of materials, written or graphic, including maps, charts, studies, resolutions, reports, etc. It identifies goals objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, standards, devices and instruments. It provides for the immediate and long range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the town.
What does it study?
- Location & intensity of land uses
- Historic, natural & cultural resources
- Socio-economics
- Transportation
- Housing
- Recreation and parkland
- Commercial & industrial uses
- Public & private infrastructure
- Health & emergency service facilities
How does it work?
All Town land use regulations must be in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan, once it is adopted. Land use regulations include zoning, subdivision, special use permit or site plan regulations that prescribe scale, location and intensity of development.
What will it tell us?
- Where we’ve been
- Where we are
- Where we want to go
- How to get there
Have there been other plans?
The first Town of Clarkstown Development Plan was created in 1966. In 1999 the Clarkstown Comprehensive Plan was updated. In 2006 the Clarkstown Town Board established a “Special Board,” composed of members of various town boards and professional staff, to prepare the current Town Comprehensive Plan.
What is so special about this one?
It’s modeled after an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), so when it comes to studying and establishing goals for land use development, it’s the most Comprehensive Comprehensive Plan there is.
 What are some of the things our Comprehensive Plan will focus on?
- Economic Development
- Environmental Resources
- Health, Safety & Welfare
- Historic & Cultural Resources
- Housing
- Recreation, Parks & Open Space
- Transportation
How will it be developed?
Planning Research:
Geographic Information
Spatial Analysis
Future Scenarios
Public Participation:
Inform
Engage
Educate
How do I find out what’s happening?
Newspaper announcements
Newsletters
Postcards
Website: www.town.clarkstown.ny.us
How do my ideas become a Town Vision?
Step 1: You provide us with your ideas for the Town Vision
Step 2: Committees collect & analyze your ideas
Step 3: Committees conduct research & technical studies
Step 4: Special Board establishes planning objectives defining Town Vision
Step 5: Special Board develops implementation strategies for the Town Vision
How do I get involved?
Questionnaires
Surveys
E-mail: getinvolved@town.clarkstown.ny.us
Letters and E-mails
Outreach Meeting Comments
Town-Wide Workshops:
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Meeting |
Date |
Kick-Off for Public Participation Identification of Ideas
For a list of comments from the workshop – Click Here
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October 25, 2007 |
May 15, 2008 Comprehensive Plan Meeting
For a list of comments from the workshop – Click Here |
May15, 2008 |
Presentation & Discussion on Draft Comprehensive Plan |
October, 2008 |
Town Board Adoption of Final Comprehensive Plan |
January, 2009 |
Location: Clarkstown Town Hall
Hamlet Area Workshops:
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Hamlet |
Date |
Location |
Nanuet, Spring Valley & Bardonia
For a list of comments from the workshop
Click Here |
December 3, 2007 |
Nanuet High School |
Valley Cottage & Upper Nyack
For a list of comments from the workshop
Click Here |
January 10, 2008 |
Nyack High School |
Congers & Rockland Lake
For a list of comments from the workshop
Click Here |
January 24, 2008 |
Congers Community Center |
New City
For a list of comments from the workshop
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February 4, 2008 |
Clarkstown North High School |
West Nyack , Central Nyack & Nyack
For a list of comments from the workshop
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February 21, 2008 |
Clarkstown South High School |
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