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Responsibilities of the Zoning Administrator are:

 

Enforcement of Chapter 171, Solid Waste

Enforcement of Chapter 174, Article I, Removal of Snow from Sidewalks and Hydrants

Enforcement of Chapter 192, Abandoned Vehicles

Receive applications and keep files for the Town of Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals

Issuance of Garage Sale Permits

The Town of Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals (known as the ZBA) is a seven-member panel of Town citizens, with James Challey as Chairman. This Board is required by State law when there is zoning in place. The ZBA is directly given appellate jurisdiction by State law. Appellate jurisdiction is the power to hear and decide appeals from decision of those officials charged with the administration and enforcement of the Zoning Law (the Zoning Administrator and the Building Inspector). This is the primary function and purpose of the ZBA, and it encompasses the power to interpret the Zoning Law and to grant variances. The ZBA is also empowered to grant Special Use Permits under the Town's Zoning Law.