December 31, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAYOR STEVE
NOBLE SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR NEW ZONING TASK FORCE
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mayor Steve Noble is
pleased to announce the creation of a Zoning Task Force and is seeking
qualified applicants to volunteer their time, energy and expertise to address
multiple facets of Kingston’s zoning-related issues.
The first order of business will be to
develop a scope of work using the recommendations from the previous
Comprehensive Plan Zoning Sub-Committee, and with support from Hudson Valley
Pattern for Progress, who has developed a tool kit to prioritize the City’s
needs and to assign responsibility for each objective. The Task Force’s
findings will be given to a qualified consultant who will assist the City of
Kingston in determining the legislative changes needed to update the existing
zoning code.
“I want to thank the past members of the
Comprehensive Plan Zoning Sub-Committee for their work over the past few years
reviewing our zoning and recommending changes to ensure we are consistent with
State law,” said Mayor Noble. “My hope is that the new task force will
reevaluate existing zoning and together we can come up with a concrete plan to
ensure that our zoning is consistent with our Comprehensive Plan, spurs
responsible economic development, and preserves our community’s high quality of
life.”
Applications for the Zoning Task Force
can be filled out online here,
or can be downloaded
here and mailed to the Mayor’s office at City Hall (420 Broadway, Kingston,
NY 12401), and will be accepted until January 14, 2019.
Relevant links:
Online application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KingstonBoards
Application for download: https://kingston-ny.gov/filestorage/8463/10432/Commission_Application.pdf
Kingston 2025 Comprehensive Plan: https://kingston-ny.gov/2025