Rockland County, NY
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2024-02-06
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 252 Empire Zones
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Abandoned and Lost Property
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 9 Adult Homes, Committee to Monitor
- Ch 11 Agricultural and Farm Protection Board
- Ch 15 Awards and Recognition
- Ch 18 Beautification Commission
- Ch 22 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 23 Building Construction
- Ch 24 Cemeteries
- Ch 27 Community Action Agency
- Ch 31 Community Services Board
- Ch 35 Consumer Protection, Office of
- Ch 37 Correctional Facility
- Ch 39 Credit Card Payments
- Ch 39A County Property
- Ch 40 Department of Information Technology Services
- Ch 45 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 50 Deferred Compensation Plan
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 53 Drainage Agency
- Ch 56 Emergency Rescue Services
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Environmental Management Council
- Ch 62 Environmental Resources Division
- Ch 66 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 70 Fiscal Policy
- Ch 72 Flag, County
- Ch 73 Fund Balance Reserve Account
- Ch 74 General Services, Department of
- Ch 75 Greenspace Preservation Reserve Fund
- Ch 75A Historic Preservation
- Ch 76 Homeowners' Protection Board
- Ch 80 Hospital, Public
- Ch 82 Hudson River Riverfront Preservation/Reclamation
- Ch 85 Insurance, Department of
- Ch 87 Investment Policy
- Ch 92 Labor Relations, Department of
- Ch 94 Lease of Property
- Ch 97 Legal Aid
- Ch 101 Legislature, County
- Ch 108 Mass Transportation
- Ch 115 Medical Examiner
- Ch 118 Municipal Utility Coalition
- Ch 119 (Reserved)
- Ch 120 Notifications and Alerts
- Ch 121 Officers and Employees
- Ch 123 Open Government
- Ch 128 Park Commission
- Ch 135 People With Disabilities, Office for
- Ch 137 Pollution Control
- Ch 139 Printing and Mail Facilities
- Ch 140 Procurement Policy
- Ch 141 Publication of Legislation
- Ch 142 Purchasing Agent
- Ch 149 Rules of the Legislature
- Ch 155 Safety Council
- Ch 159 Salaries
- Ch 165 Sewer Agency; Sewer District
- Ch 169 Sheriff
- Ch 172 Solid Waste Management Authority
- Ch 175 Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation
- Ch 177 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 178 Water Resources Management
- Ch 180 Travel Demand Management Program
- Ch 189 Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Plan
- Ch 195 Youth Agencies
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 211 Advertising
- Ch 212 Animal Control Organizations
- Ch 213 Apprenticeship Training Programs
- Ch 214 Automated Teller Machines
- Ch 215 (Reserved)
- Ch 217 Bicycles
- Ch 219 Box Cutters, Sale and Possession of
- Ch 220 Building Construction
- Ch 223 Campaign Finance Reform
- Ch 224 Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 227 Day Care and Home Care
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 232 Domestic Partner Registry
- Ch 234 Drones
- Ch 235 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 250 Electricians and Electrical Inspections
- Ch 252 Empire Zones
- § 252-1 Legislative intent.
- § 252-2 Authorization of application for Empire Zone.
- § 252-3 Boundaries.
- § 252-4 Empire Zone Certification Officer.
- § 252-5 Empire Zone Administrative Board.
- Ch 252A Energy Programs
- Ch 253 Environmental Protection
- Ch 254 Ephedra Products
- Ch 261 Fair Housing
- Ch 263 Fees and Charges
- Ch 264 Fertilizer
- Ch 265 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 266 Fireworks
- Ch 267 Food Service
- Ch 270 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 274 Fuels, Sale of
- Ch 277 Funerals
- Ch 278 Furniture, Sale of
- Ch 279 Gender-Motivated Violence, Protection Against
- Ch 280 Ground Meat, Sale of
- Ch 282 Hazardous Materials Notification
- Ch 283 Health Clubs
- Ch 284 Highway Construction
- Ch 286 Home Improvement Contractors
- Ch 287 (Reserved)
- Ch 289 Housing
- Ch 290 Human Rights
- Ch 291 Irrigation Systems
- Ch 293 Laser Pointing Devices
- Ch 295 Littering
- Ch 300 Mercury, Products Containing
- Ch 301 Methamphetamine Production
- Ch 302 Mobile Homes
- Ch 303 Moshing
- Ch 304 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 309 Nuisances, Public
- Ch 312 Obscene Material
- Ch 315 Parks
- Ch 317 Pesticide Notification
- Ch 317A Pharmacies
- Ch 318 Phones, Cellular
- Ch 319 Plumbers; Heating and Cooling Contractors
- Ch 323 Political Contributions
- Ch 327 Prior Notice of Defects
- Ch 328 Prohormones & Precursors to Hormones, Products Containing
- Ch 329 Records, Access to
- Ch 330 Recycling
- Ch 331 Retail Sales
- Ch 338 Scooters, In-Line Skates, Roller Skates and Skateboards
- Ch 340 Secondhand Precious Metals or Gems
- Ch 345 Sewers
- Ch 347 Sex Offenders
- Ch 349 Smoking
- Ch 350 Solid Waste
- Ch 351 Spring Traps
- Ch 353 Stream Conservation
- Ch 354 Tanning Facilities
- Ch 355 Taxation
- Ch 357 Tax-Delinquent Property
- Ch 362 Theater Promoters
- Ch 363 Third-Party Food Delivery Services
- Ch 369 Transient Merchants
- Ch 371 Trapping
- Ch 375 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 377 Vehicles, Idling of
- Ch 378 Veterans
- Ch 388 Waterfowl, Feeding of
- Ch 388A Weapons, Imitation and Replica
- Ch 389 Wells
- Ch 390 Wireless 911 Calls, Routing of
- Ch 394 Wreckers and Towers
- Appendix
- Ch A601 Acts of the Legislature Applicable to Rockland County
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County
Legislature 9-6-2005 by L.L. No. 11-2005.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed
former Ch. 252, Empire Zones, adopted 8-6-2002 by L.L. No. 5-2002.
Economic growth and development of new businesses,
the providing of employment opportunities, and the fostering of existing
businesses in Rockland County are important and necessary functions
of government which will promote fiscal stability, a sound regional
economy and economic prosperity for the citizens of Rockland County.
Section 961 of Article 18-B of the General Municipal Law authorizes
the County of Rockland to prepare and submit the County's application
for designation as an Empire Zone, including the proposed boundaries
thereto, to the New York State Commissioner of Economic Development.
Such designation could greatly benefit the County of Rockland in that
new businesses would be encouraged to locate in the zone area, existing
businesses would be encouraged to expand in the zone area, and new
and expanded businesses would generate new jobs for County residents.
The County Executive of the County of Rockland
is hereby authorized and empowered to submit an application for designation
of certain areas within the County as an Empire Zone; provided, however,
that such authorization and empowerment shall be conditioned upon
the prior concurrence, through properly adopted resolution(s) with
respect to such application of the governing bodies of any and all
towns and villages in which such zone is located.
The boundaries of said areas to be included
in said Empire Zone shall be as set forth in Schedule A, which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included at the end of this chapter.
Pursuant to requirements of § 963
of the General Municipal Law, the Commissioner of Finance of the County
of Rockland shall serve as the local Empire Zone Certification officer
of the Rockland County Empire Zone, and shall, pursuant to the regulations
promulgated pursuant to Article 18-B of the General Municipal Law,
perform the following duty, to wit: certify, jointly with the New
York State Commissioner of Economic Development and the New York State
Commissioner of Labor, those business enterprises that are eligible
to receive those benefits referred to in § 966 of the General
Municipal Law, and any other applicable statutes.
Pursuant to Article 18-B of the General Municipal
Law, a Local Empire Zone Administrative Board is hereby established.
All appointments to the Board shall be made by the County Executive,
subject to the approval of the County Legislature. The members of
said Board shall not include the local Empire Zone Certification Officer,
and shall consist of 11 members, including the County Executive, the
Chair of the Legislature or his/her designee, a representative of
local business, organized labor, financial institution, local educational
institution, community organization, a resident of the Empire Zone,
and three at-large members who are residents of Rockland County. The
Chairperson of the Board shall be the County Executive. The local
Empire Zone Administrative Board shall perform all duties required
of it pursuant to § 963(b) of the General Municipal Law.
