N.Y. TWN Law § 262
This is the official text of N.Y. TWN Law § 262, part of New York’s TWN Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "TWN Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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§ 262. Districts. For any or all of said purposes the town board may\ndivide that part of the town which is outside the limits of any\nincorporated village or city into districts of such number, shape and\narea as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this act;\nand within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection,\nconstruction, reconstruction, alteration or use of buildings, structures\nor land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of\nbuildings, throughout such district but the regulations in one district\nmay differ from those in other districts.\n
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