Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Legal Research Guide: New York

This NYS Division of Local Government Services publishes many guidance materials that are available on their website. Topics covered include: general local government, building code and property maintenance, legal memoranda, planning and land use regulation, resource protection, local government efficiency and other publications of interest.

Contains links to NYS planning resources including Model Local Laws to Increase Resilience

The program provides guidance to local governments on best practices for mitigating and adapting to climate change.

RPA operates in the interconnected 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region

Scenic Hudson uses "land acquisition, support for agriculture, citizen-based advocacy and sophisticated planning tools to create environmentally healthy communities, champion smart economic growth, open up riverfronts to the public and preserve the [Hudson] valley’s inspiring beauty and natural resources."

Planners post RFPs (Request for Proposals) and on this website so it is a good place to see which municipalities are looking to revise some part of their planning code, comprehensive plan, etc.

Planners post RFPs (Request for Proposals) and RFQs (Requests for Qualifications) on this website so it is a good place to see which municipalities are looking to revise some part of their planning code, comprehensive plan, etc.

A 2008 survey of land use planning and regulations in New York State, compiled by the New York Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.