The Westchester Urban County Council was established for the administration of housing and community development grants as an urban county consortium. It is made up of the mayors and supervisors, or their designees, of each member community of the consortium.
The consortium is currently comprised of 30 towns, villages, and cities of the 45 jurisdictions in Westchester County. See map of the consortium. To belong, each community enters into a separate cooperation agreement with Westchester County. The Department of Planning Division of Housing and Community Development serves as the administrator of the consortium programs. The council meets approximately four times a year.
For further information, contact Blanca Lopez by phone at (914) 995-4007or by e-mail at .
The Planning Department works closely with several boards and committees providing technical assistance, guidance and general support. Members of these boards are residents of Westchester County. Most come to their position through appointment to a term of office by the County Executive or their municipal chief elected official.
Westchester County Planning Board
Soil and Water Conservation District
Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board
The county Planning Board usually meets the first Tuesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. in the William N. Cassella Conference, Room 420 of the county Planning Department, located at 148 Martine Ave. in White Plains.
Through the county Commissioner of Planning, department employees serve as staff for the Planning Board, carrying out research and assembling information and graphic material for board review and for presentations at board meetings. Department staff also conduct studies, prepare publications and implement policies on behalf of the Planning Board.
The Westchester County Planning Board is authorized by the county charter to:
- Formulate and recommend major physical planning and development policies
- Undertake capital program planning
- Make recommendations on the capital budget. See the Planning Board Review of the Capital Projects Requests for the following years: 2019 and 2020. See also the additions to the 2019 Planning Board Review. See the Planning Board Review of Westchester Community College’s Capital Projects Requests for the following academic years: 2018/2019, 2019/2020.
- Review and comment on municipal planning and zoning actions. These actions often involve large-scale developments which are proposed throughout the county. Read more about Municipal Referrals.
An information manual (dated January 2014) provides extensive background on the operations, responsibilities and adopted policies of the county Planning Board. The manual also includes provisions of Westchester County Law and New York State Law that set forth the legal basis for Planning Board actions
The Westchester County Planning Board approved an amendment of Westchester 2025 Policies to Guide County Planning after a public hearing on Jan. 5, 2010.
The Planning Board
The Westchester County Planning Board, at full complement, consists of 12 members who serve staggered three-year terms. Nine of the members are private citizens, appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the Board of Legislators. By law, four of the nine must be residents of any cities in Westchester, two must be residents of anytown (outside of any village), villages and three must be residents.
The remaining three members, voting and ex-officio, are the commissioners of the departments of Environmental Facilities, Public Works and Parks, Recreation & Conservation. A quorum consists of seven members, an absolute majority of the fully authorized membership of the board.
The County Executive appoints the board chairperson. The board members elect the vice-chair. Board committees are formed on an ad-hoc basis depending on issues being studied. The board's operation is governed by "Rules of Procedure - Westchester County Planning Board."
For information, contact Blanca P. Lopez by e-mail at .
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For minutes of past Planning Board meetings, please contact Michael Lipkin at (914) 995-2411 or e-mail
For the Report of the Westchester County Planning Board on 2022 Capital Project Requests, please contact Michael Lipkin at (914) 995-4411 or e-mail at
For the Report of the Westchester County Planning Board on the Westchester Community College 2020/2021 Capital Project Requests, dated February 4, 2020, please contact Michael Lipkin at (914) 995-4411 or e-mail at
For the Monthly Reports on Referrals, please contact Michael Vernon at (914) 995-2085 or e-mail