Zoning and Planning
Zoning and Planning Information for the Town of Stark.
The next Town of Stark Planning Board meeting will be held Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Town of Stark Courthouse building in Starkville. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. The potential changes to Land Use Regulation in regards to the Junk Sorage, Local Law # 3-2025, Solar Law and Wind Law will be the major topics for discussion. The topics for discussion include the potential creation of an Over-lay district for protection of the Water source feeding the public water supply for the Hamlet of Van Hornesville. There was a public hearing January 14, 2025 regarding extension of the moratorium for another three months to May 7, 2025. This is to allow for the time-frame necessary in the Land Use Regulations to amend the Local laws already in place. The joint board has also discussed combining the Planning Board and Zoning Board into one board of three members. Discussion will be ongoing regarding this topic. The discussion of the enhancement of the rules and regulations regarding excessive junk and unregistered and abandoned self propelled vehicles on private property. All topics are open for discussion. There will be no votes at this time.
The Town has been approached by T-Mobile about using an existing tower on Barker Road in the Town of Stark to enhance reception locally for their cell phones. T-Mobile is leasing the location and tower space. The Town has issued a building permit for the project and it will be built this summer building season. The Verizon Tower to be located on Puskarenko Road is beginning to take shape. Site work has begun and will be moving forward to completion.