Laws, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Resources

AGRICULTURE

Columbia County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan

Columbia County Right to Farm Law 

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Columbia County Department of Health - Environmental Health Division

Columbia County Sanitary Code

NATURAL RESOURCES

Columbia County Natural Resource Inventory 

REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICE AGENCY

Columbia County Real Property Tax Services Agency - Filing Requirements for Subdivisions

SHORT-TERM RENTAL - TREASURER'S OFFICE

Columbia County Short Term Rental Registration and  Occupancy Tax

NYS Department  of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM)  Guidlines for Solar Energy Projects - Construction Mitigation For Agricultural Land 

New York State Mineral Soils Group - NYSERDA 2022 Soils Data

NYS Protected Areas Database (NYPAD)  Interactive Map 

NYS Solar Guldebook (NYSERDA) 

NYS Department of Environemtal Conservation (NYSDEC) Flood Resilience Handbook For Public Access Sites Along The Hudson River 

NYSDEC Well Water Data Search Tool 

NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Hemp Liscensing Program

NYSERDA - Residential Electirc Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)  Permit Process Best Practices 

CANNABIS

• NYS Office of Cannabis Management

• NYS Office of Cannabis Management - Full-Featured Legal Online Cannabis Activities Locator Map

• NYS Office of Cannabis Management’s Local Map User Guide

• NYS Office of Cannabis Management - Local Municipal Official Opt-Out List

• NYS Adult Use Application Overview

• Due Diligence & Application Process Checklist 

FEMA Flood Data Viewers and Geospatial Data

Flood Map Service Center

NFHL Interactive Viewer

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Web Soil Survey

USGS USGS Current Water Data for New York

USGS National Weather Data Dashboard

USDA Natural Resource  Conservation Service (NRCS)  Soils Data Access