New Lebanon Comprehensive Plan
2021 Comprehensive Plan Update
Comprehensive Plan Update 2021
Comprehensive Plan Appendices
Following a three year process, the Town of New Lebanon Comprehensive Plan Update was adopted by the New Lebanon Town Board on December 14, 2021.
A limited supply of free hardcopies of the Comprehensive Plan Update and its appendices are available at the New Lebanon Town Hall. You may request one by coming to the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall during regular business hours. A reading copy is available at the New Lebanon Library.
A high level summary of the Comprehensive Plan Update was provided at community forums held in September 2021. To view the PowerPoint of the presentation please click here.
A town’s comprehensive plan identifies goals, policies, strategies and specific actions “for the immediate and long term protection, enhancement, growth and development of the town” (Section 272-a NYS Town Law). Once a comprehensive plan is adopted, all town land use regulations and decisions must be in accordance with it and plans for capital projects by other governmental agencies must take the comprehensive plan into account.
2021 Comp Plan Update Committee
Ted Salem, Chair – ZBA Member
Tony Murad – ZBA Member
Jim Carroll – PB Member
Greg Hanna – PB Member
Jesse Newton – TB Member
Deborah Gordon – TB Member
Cynthia Creech – CAC Member
David Farren – CAC Member
Winfried Fuchshofen – Member of the Public
Steve Muse – Member of the Public
Sharon Powers – Member of the Public
2021 Comp Plan Update Minutes & Docs
2005 New Lebanon Comprehensive Plan
Due to the size of this document, it has been broken down into smaller components for ease of review on the website. Please click on the section, map, or appendix to view that component. Please note, the subsections are listed for your convenience to see the contents of the section but are not linked to the document.
COVER PAGE and TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: VISION FOR NEW LEBANON’S FUTURE & SECTION II: INTRODUCTION
SECTION III: GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THE VISION
A. Community Appearance
B. Natural Resources and the Environment
C. Historic Resources
D. Economic Development
E. Housing
F. Tourism
G. Agriculture
H. Traffic and Transportation
I. Recreation
J. Community Facilities and Services
K. Land Use
SECTION IV: BRIEF HISTORY OF NEW LEBANON – POST EUROPEAN CONTACT
SECTION V: PROFILE OF NEW LEBANON IN 2004
A. The People
1. Population
2. School Enrollment
3. Housing
4. Employment
5. Income and Poverty Levels
6. Assessment and Taxes
B. Government
1. Local Laws
2. Town Buildings and Properties
3. Services
4. Roads and Highways
5. Emergency Services
6. Budgets
C. Educational Resources
1. Schools
2. Library
D. Commerce
1. Business Activity
2. Agriculture
3. Traffic
4. Development
E. Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Resources
1. Cultural Resources
2. Tourism
3. Recreational Resources
F. The Land and Natural Resources
1. Topography
2. Soils
3. Wetlands
4. Flood Plains
5. Open Spaces
6. Water Resources
7. Air
G. Land Use and Zoning
1. Zoning
2. Land-use Patterns
SECTION 6: ACTION ITEM SUMMARY AND CHECKLIST
MAP 1: AGRICULTURAL LAND
MAP 2: AQUIFERS
MAP 3: BEDROCK GEOLOGY
MAP 4: EXISTING LAND USE
MAP 5: GENERAL SOILS (SURFICIAL GEOLOGY)
MAP 6: HISTORIC SITES
MAP 7: NATIONAL LAND COVER
MAP 8: PROTECTED LAND
MAP 9: RESTRICTIVE SOILS
MAP 10: SATELLITE IMAGE (currently not available)
MAP 11: SLOPES
MAP 12: TOPOGRAPHY
MAP 13: WETLANDS
MAP 14: ONE HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAIN
MAP 15: ZONING
APPENDIX A: SURVEY
APPENDIX B: SURVEY RESULTS
APPENDIX C: WORKSHOP RESULTS
APPENDIX D: ISSUES SUMMARY
APPENDIX E: RESTRICTIVE SOIL TYPES
APPENDIX F: SAMPLE RIGHT-TO-FARM LAW
APPENDIX G: NYS AGRICULTURE & MARKETS LAW, ARTICLE 25A – FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
APPENDIX H: SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FORMULA
APPENDIX I: EXAMPLE OF A CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION