In accordance with Section 264 and 265 of New York Town Law, the Town Board of the Town of Plattsburgh, by Resolution #026-097, dated April 2nd, 2026, adopted revisions to the Town Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Amending Public Building/Use with the following definition.
PUBLIC BUILDING/USE – A building or structure used for public purposes by any department or branch of town, county, state or federal government including parks, libraries, museums, offices, courts, post offices, municipal infrastructure, police and sheriff sub-stations, and rescue or fire stations. This definition does not include correctional facilities or facilities for the detention, confinement, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal law.
Adding a new definition for Correctional Facility as follows:
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY- Publicly or privately operated facility for the detention, confinement, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal law. Inmates and detainees are under 24-hour supervision by professionals, except when on approved leave. If the use otherwise complies with this definition, a correctional facility may include, by way of illustration, a prison, jail, juvenile detention facility, customs and immigration detention facility, or probation center.
Amending the Schedule A Use Table to allow Public Building/Use in the following districts subject to Site Plan Review: R2, R5, NC, I, A1, A2, C, SC, T6, T5, T4, T3C, SD
Amending the Schedule A Use Table to include Correctional Facilities and to allow them in the following district subject to Special Use Permit: Industrial (I)
Town Board Meeting Minutes: April 2, 2026