Town of Empire

The official announcement of all meetings and agendas will continue to be through the newspaper and direct mailing. This page has been added as a service to the town residents. Every effort will be made to post meeting agendas and announcements in a timely manner.

There will be a bulky waste pick up in the town of Empire on May 26 (normal Thursday pick up) or May 27 (Friday pickup). Click here for details.

Attached is a draft copy of the draft working lands ordinance. This ordinance replaces the current Farmland Preservation zoning regulations and will affect land currently zoned as Exclusive Agriculture. At the next Planning commission meeting, currently not scheduled, the commissioners will be considering the following:

1. Decide whether 1 acre should be the minimum allowed size for a nonresidential parcel within the Exclusive Agricultural Farmland Preservation District (the 1:20 ratio). If not, what number would the Town prefer?

2. Decide whether the minimum lot size of 35 acres in the Transitional Ag District should be lowered (20 acres?).

3. Decide whether the minimum lot size of 10 acres in the General Ag Distinct should be lowered (5-8 acres?).

4. Decide whether the Town will impose a supplementary conversion fee on all rezones out of Exclusive Ag/Farmland Preservation. If so, should the fee be $100 as indicated in the draft or another number?

5. Identify a process for determining which parcels currently zoned Exclusive Ag will be retained as Exclusive Ag/Farmland Preservation. For those that will be rezoned, which district will they be zoned to?

6. Identify the zoning districts on the updated zoning map consistent with the revised ordinance (and Comprehensive Plan).

EMPIRE TOWN BULLETIN BOARD