Greene County Planning

The Greene County Planning Board will convene on the third Wednesday of every month. Special meetings are scheduled as needed on an occasional basis. Meetings generally last about two hours. Please be advised that a complete referral application must be received 12 days prior to the monthly board meeting.

Meetings are held at the following location:
Greene County Building
411 Main Street, Room 427
Catskill, NY  12414
Time: 10:00 AM

Planning and Zoning Referrals

Under General Municipal Law Section 239, municipalities are required to refer certain planning and zoning actions to the Greene County Planning Board for review.

A referral involves the municipality notifying and sending a copy of an application or proposed action with supporting documentation to the County Planning Board. The Planning Board, with the assistance of Planning Department staff, then conducts a review and prepares a report on the referral for the relevant municipality on the proposed action.  The Board may approve, approve with modifications or recommend disapproval. In the case of disapproval, municipalities wishing to override the Board’s objection need a majority plus one vote, and must indicate their reason for acting contrary to the Board’s recommendation.

A referring agency at the local level must complete a 239 Referral Form for submission to the County Planning Board.

Local actions that require referral to the County Planning Board under the provisions of Section 239 M of the New York State General Municipal Law can be found in Table 1 ‘Type of Referral.’

The reasons why an action must be referred to the County can be found in Table 2 ‘Reason for Referral’.

In accordance with General Municipal Law, all referrals must be accompanied by “full statement” of the proposed action, which means all materials required by and submitted to the referring body as an application on the proposed action, including a completed environmental assessment form and all other materials required by the referring body to make its determination on significance pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act. A completed Part I of the SEQRA Environmental Assessment Form, or Environmental Impact Statement, Negative Declaration, or indication of SEQRA Type II Status must be included with all referrals. Table 3 ‘Completeness of Referral‘ identifies the materials that need to be submitted with the 239 Referral Form for the referral to be deemed complete.

Please email completed form with supporting materials to: planning@greenecountyny.gov
or mail to:

Greene County Planning
411 Main Street, Suite 419, Catskill NY, 12414

Phone (518) 719-3290
Fax (518) 719-3789

Subdivisions

The Greene County Planning Board does not have jurisdiction to review subdivisions. Subdivision review is governed by local law and is the sole responsibility of the local planning authority, including determinations related to lot layout, access, utilities, drainage, and lot eligibility. As such, the County Planning Board does not take a position on subdivision matters, including cases where a parcel is divided by a public highway (often referred to as a “de facto” subdivision).

When new parcels within a subdivision are to be created along a County Road, the local municipality should ensure that each new parcel provides a point of access to the County Road that complies with current highway design standards.

Referral Forms

• Planning & Zoning Referral Guide
• Planning & Zoning Referral (239 Review) Fact Sheet
• Planning & Zoning Referral (239 Review) Form Printable
• Planning & Zoning Referral (239 Review) Fill-In
• Agricultural Data Statement Form Printable
• Agricultural Date Statement Fill-In
• Planning & Zoning 239 Notice of Final Action Printable
• Planning & Zoning 239 Notice of Final Action Fill-In