Historical and Current Ordinances
Current Ordinances are provided with a link and are updated yearly by the
Records Management Department. The current year's
laws and ordinances will be with the Town Board Minutes until they are processed.
These documents are provided as a service to residents
for their convenience. Please check with the Town Clerk's Office if you have any questions about
the current policies.
1989 Regulation on Operation andMaintenance
2000 Moratorium on accepting any new applications to build or operate any adult establishments
2001 Adult Entertainment Law
1898 Ordinance to allow liquor to be drank on the premises where it was sold
1932 Regulation Ordinance on the sale of beer
2009 Repeal of 1932 Ordinance
1918 Dog confinement ordinance
1976 Regulation of Animals within the Town
1979 Restraint of animals and fees ordinance
2001 Dog Control Ordinance
2009 Animal Control Law
2010 Animal Control Law
1974 Electrical Inspection Ordinance
1975-Amendment to the Building Code- Inspect for flood hazard
1984 Code Enforcement Officer Established
1978 Local law providing for the repair or removal of
unsafe buildings and collapsed structures. (Rescinded in 1992)
1992 Unsafe Buildings Law
2006 Administration and Enforcement of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
1994 Open Burning Law
1953 Dumping Ordinance and Minutes
1984 Landill Ordinance
1989 Local Law Regulating the Dumping of Refuse within the Town of Duanesburg
and the Use of the Town Landfill
1989 Mandatory Recylcing Program
1992 Fee Amendment for Dumping
1994 Amendment to Mandatory Recycling Law
1982 Five Election Districts Established
1953 Social Security Amendment
1970 Code of Ethics Law
1981 Defense of Employees
1990 Spirit of Cooperation Resolution
1990 Town Clerk Term changed from two to four years
1990 Highway Superintendent term changed from two to four years
2001 Policy regarding health insurance payments for town employees and retirees
2002 Retirement hours for eligible employees
2002 Zoning Alternates Duties
2007 Sexual Harrassment Policy
2008 Yearly training requirements for Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals Members
2009 Indemnification of Town Employees
2009 Procurement Policy
2009 Authorizes Town Clerk to be Purchaser for Procurement Policy
2009 Communication Policy
2009 Job Description established for Building Inspector Assistant
2009 Code of Ethics Policy
2010 Code of Ethics Policy
1977 Environmental Quality Review Ordinance
2008 Pine Ridge Drainage District
1967 Senior Tax Exemption
1985 Alternative Veteran's Tax Exemption
2003 Gold Star Parent Tax Exemption
2006 Fire and Ambulance Volunteer Tax Exemption
2006 Veteran Tax Exemption Increase
2008 Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption
1987 Adoption of Agricultural District
1991 Right to Farm Law
1948 Establishment of Fire Protection Districts
1950 Fire District #2 Established
1948 Duanesburg Fire District Established
1950 Dissolution of Fire District #4
1950 Fire District #2 Established
1950 Fire District #3 Extended
1996 Service Incentive Referendum
2005 Mariaville Service Award program credits for those over 65 years of age
1987 Flood Damage Prevention Law
1960 Bingo Law
1917 Adopt Heatlh Regulations
1969 Regulate the weight limit on Wells Road
1977 Providing for written notification of defects and obstructions on highways and sidewalks within the town
2000 Amend Street and Road Ordinance Permit needed to work in town's right of way
2002 Highway Department to take care of town parks
2003 Authorize Building Inspector to use truck
2006 Amend Street and Road Ordinance to provide for a driveway or entranceway culvert
of thirty minimum length
1954 Discussion about appointing a Sanitary Inspector for the lakes was not
passed due to the Health Department.
Prohibiting commercial ventures of any kind on the waters of Mariaville Lake
2000 Metroplex boundaries expanded to Duanesburg
1920 Speed Limits Initiated
1970 Regulating Abandoned Vehicles within the town (repealed by Local Law #2 of 1981)
1959 Motor Vehicle Races
1972 Automobiles on Lakes
1972 Motor Vehicles on Mariaville Lake Superseded by 1980 Ordinance
1980 Motor vehicles on Mariaville Lake Hours Change
1981 Junked and Abandoned Vehicles Law
1981 Parking During Snow Storms Regulations
1986 Weight Restrictions on Town Roads
1996 Duane Lake Motor Vehicles Ordinance was superseded by 2001 Ordinance
2001 Duane Lake Motor Vehicle Amendment
1967 Peddling Law
There are no laws passed regarding public assembly apart from the Zoning Ordinance
1983 Local Law No. 1 was DEFEATED in 1983
1986 Update the zoning ordinance in regards to public assembly. This was NOT voted on as Local Law No. 1 in 1986
1954 Sanitation Ordinance
1966 Sanitation Code
1987 Solid Waste Regulation
1999 Sewer District #1 Established
2001 Sewer District #2 Established
2001 Sewer Use Law
2001 Sewer Use Law Modifications
2002 Amend Sewer Use Law Local Law #3
2002 Amend Sewer Use Law Local Law #6
2005 Amend Sewer Use Law
2007 Amend Sewer Use Law...Rates for DACC
2009 Sewer Use Fee Schedule Amendment
2009 Sewer Use Law Enforcement Response Plan
Slaughter House Ordinance
1952 Slaughter House Ordinance
Note: All resolutions regarding roads in the Town of Duanesburg have NOT been listed
here. As the Town Board Minutes are reviewed and added to the Website we will be updating this
section. If you have questions regarding a specific road please consult with the highway department.
1977 Route 508
1987 Street and Road Ordinance
1996 Street and Road Ordinance
2006 Amend Street and Road Ordinance
2007 Rocchio Road Easement
2007 Speed Limit Arquette Way
2007 Speed Limit Courtney Drive
2007 Speed Limit Lea Drive
2008 Liddle Road
2008 Old Highway 30
2008 Delevan Road accepted as town road
Subdivisions
1978 Subdivision Ordinance
1979 Fee schedule to accompany Subdivision Ordiance
1995 Subdivision Ordinance
2005 Temporary Moratorium on Subdivsions
Taxes
2002 Grievance Day Changed
2005 County Law passed regarding deferrment of tax payments for deployed military personnel
Telecommunications
1998 Amendment to the local zoning to include telecommuncations tower and facilities
1999 Regulations of tlelcommunications facilities within the town
2001 Telecommunications Facilities Law
Zoning
Resolutions prior to 2001 regarding the Zoning Ordinance have been left off this list as
the current Zoning Ordinance incorporates these changes when it is adopted
1978 Planning Board increased to seven members
2001 Zoning Ordinance
2008 Wind Energy Facility Law
2008 Training requirements for Planning and Zoning Board Members
2009 Brush, Garbage, Rubbish and Weed Control Law
2009 Restaurants in Lake District by Special Use Permit
Historical Documents
December 1953 Social Security Amendment
Health Officer on Saratoga Soap Company
Historian Report 1953 by Clarence Foote
Mariaville Lake Sanitation July, 1953
October 1953 Order Prohibiting Diagonal Parking in Hamlet
April 1954 Mariaville Lake and Rendering Plant
June 1954 Letter From Mariaville CA Sanitation Inspector
Town Historian Report by Clarence Foote
August 1955 Lawson Road Name Change
May 1955 Private road around Duane Lake taken over by Town
November 1955 North Street deeded to town
Highway Committee Established
March 1956 Planning Board Appointed
June 1987
