Zoning and Planning

Zoning and Planning

Zoning and Planning Information for the Town of Stark.

Sub-Division for the Town of Stark

The next Town of Stark Planning Board meeting will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Town of Stark Courthouse building in Starkville. The purpose of the the meeting is to review a simple sub-division of approximately 27 Acres from Spragues Dairy, LLC to Ashton Parker. All the land in question is located in the rural agriculture district of he Town of Stark. The properties in question adjoin each other. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. No other topics will be on the agenda for this particular meeting. (It was brought to my attention that the first notice may have been confusing .(up-dated June 11, 2025)

Joint meeting of the Town Board and the Zoning and Planning

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 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. This is to allow for the time-frame necessary in the Land Use Regulations to amend the Local laws already in place. 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.