Town Clerk

townclerk@townofcambria.com

Dog Control
Marriage Licenses | Records Access |
NYS- Article 7 Agriculture and Markets Law
Conservation Licenses | Ordinances / Local Laws | Comprehensive Plan | Handicap Parking | Stormwater Management

Town Clerk Office Hours

Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm

Town Clerk Staff:

***NEW ONLINE DOG LICENSING***

*Before using the online renewal -
Please clear your browser or the incorrect service charge may appear.  The correct amount should be $1.75 per transaction.

New York State requires ALL dogs four months or older be licensed. You must provide proof of current rabies vaccination signed by a licensed veterinarian, and a spay/ neuter certificate if applicable.

**Provisions of the Town of Cambria Zoning Ordinance restrict the number of dogs allowed to be harbored. If you are harboring more than three dogs, please contact the Building Inspector (716)433-8161 Ext. 126, to ensure you are in compliance with the ordinance.

**Please call the Dog Control Officer at the Niagara County SPCA (716)731-4368 for any issues regarding lost or stray dogs, or dog complaints.

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Marriage License Information

Marriage license worksheet - to be filled out by both parties 

How to obtain a marriage license

Getting Married in NYS 

Information on getting married in NYS

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Records Access

Tamara J. Cooper, Records Access Officer; Records Management Officer

FOIL Request Application
NYS Committee on Open Government
Freedom of Information Law
Open Meetings Law

Under regulations established by the New York State Committee on Open Government, governmental entities in New York State are required to designate a Records Access Officer to coordinate an agency’s response to public requests for records.

The records access officer is responsible for keeping the subject matter list up to date, assisting in identifying records sought, making the records promptly available or denying access, providing copies of records or permitting the making of copies, certify that a copy is a true copy and, if the records cannot be found, certifying either that the agency does not have possession of the requested records or that the agency does have the records, but they cannot be found after diligent search.

The New York State Committee on Open Government is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Freedom of Information Law and the Open Meetings Law. The Freedom of Information Law governs rights of access to government records, while the Open Meetings Law concerns the conduct of meetings of public bodies and the right to attend those meetings.

All requests for public access to records should be made in writing on the prescribed form. The fee charged for copies is $.25 per page.

A request for access to records should be sufficiently detailed to identify the records. Where possible, the requester should supply information regarding dates, titles, or other information which may help identify the records.

DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS

 The Town Supervisor shall hear appeals for denial of access of records under the Freedom of Information Law.

Denial of access shall be in writing stating the reason therefore and advising the requester of his right to appeal to the individual or body established to hear appeals, and that person or body shall be identified by name, title, business address and business telephone number.

The time for deciding an appeal by the individual or body designated to hear appeals shall commence upon receipt of written appeal identifying:

• The date and location of requests for records
• The records to which the requester was denied access; and
• The name and return address of the requester

The individual designated to hear appeals shall inform the requester of its decision in writing within seven business days of receipt of an appeal

Specific questions or advice regarding either the Freedom of Information Law or the Open Meetings Law should be addressed to: 

Committee on Open Government
NYS Department of State
162 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231
Telephone: (518) 474-2518

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Handicap / Disabled Parking Permit

Applications are available in the Town Clerk's office during regular business hours.

Please return the completed application to the Town/Village/City where the applicant resides. Applicant must be prepared to provide a valid NYS Driver’s License or Non Driver’s License ID to the clerk.

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Conservation

NYS DEC- Hunting
NYS DEC- Fishing

The Town Clerk’s office issues various conservation licenses: hunting, fishing, bow, trapping. The license year runs from October 1 through September 30th.  Licenses for the year beginning October 1st generally go on sale during the month of August.

Providing proof of residency each time a person applies for a resident sporting license is mandated by New York Sate Environmental Conservation Law.


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ORDINANCES ON FILE

Ordinances and local laws adopted by the Town of Cambria Town Board are on file in the office of the Town Clerk, where they are available to the public.

• Automobile Repair/Storage 
• Campgrounds
• Conservation Sector
• Dog Ordinance Amendments
• Dog License Fee
• Environmental Quality Review Act Ordinance
• Ethics Code
• Flood Damage Prevention
• Games of Chance
• Mobile Home Ordinance
• Old Pekin Hill Road
• Parking on Certain Highways
• Sewer Ordinance
• Stormwater Management Ordinance
• Town Owned Property
• Unsafe Buildings
• Water Ordinance
• Wetlands
• Winter Parking Ordinances
• Zoning Ordinance

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Local Laws

  

1974	Local Law #1	Providing for summary publication of ordinances
1978	Local Law #1	Notification of highway defects
1978	Local Law #2	Reducing business investment exemption
1980	Local Law #1	Noise pollution control law
1983	Local Law #1	Granting increase in veterans exemption
1984	Local Law #1	Implementing NYS uniform fire prevention and building code of NYS
1984	Local Law #2	Reducing business investment exemption
1985	Local Law #1	Alternative veterans exemption
1985	Local Law #2	Providing for administration and enforcement of uniform fire prevention and building code
1985	Local Law #3	Granting veterans tax exemption
1985	Local Law #4	Regulating operation of off-highway vehicles
1987	Local Law #1	Flood damage prevention
1987	Local Law #2	Regulating excavation and topsoil removal
1989	Local Law #1	Amend local law #1 for the year 1987
1990	Local Law #1	Amend local law #2 for the year 1987
1991	Local Law #1	Prohibit unlawful dumping within Town of Cambria
1991	Local Law #2	Amend local law #1 for the year 1978
1991	Local Law #3	‘Town of Cambria recycling local law’
1992	Local Law #1	Partial exemption for physically disabled from property tax
1993	Local Law #1	Repealing local law #2 for the year 1987
1994	Local Law #1	Amend local law #3 for the year 1991- ‘Town of Cambria recycling local law’
1996	Local Law #1	Amend local law #1 for the year 1989- ‘Flood damage prevention’
1996	Local Law #2	Real property tax exemptions/65 & older Resolution to amend exemption schedule 2/12/2004
1996	Local Law #3	Real property tax exemption qualifying veterans
1997	Local Law #1	Personal wireless telecommunications service and towers
1998	Local Law #1	Veterans exemption from real property tax
1998	Local Law #2	Exemption from real property tax to persons with disabilities/limited income
1998	Local Law #3	Term of office of the Town Supervisor
1998	Local Law #4	Term of office of the Highway Supervisor
1998	Local Law #5	Term of office of the Town Clerk
1998	Local Law #6	Term of office of the Tax Collector
1999	Local Law #1	Permit the appointment of alternate members to the Planning Brd & Zoning Brd of appeals
2002	Local Law #1	Amend local law # 4 for the year 1985- Regulating the Operation of the Official Highway Vehicles within the Town of Cambria
2002	Local Law #2	Amend local law #1 for the year 1997- Regulating Personal Wireless Telecommunication Service and Towers
2003	Local Law #1	Dog Control Local Law of the Town of Cambria
2006	Local Law #1	Right To Farm Law
2007	Local Law #1	Prohibit Illicit Discharges, Activities – Stormwater
2008	Local Law #1	Flood Damage Prevention
2008	Local Law #2	Prohibit Illicit Discharges, Activities- Stormwater
2008	Local Law #3	Relating to Real Property Tax Exemption
2009	Local Law #1	Local Law to Regulate Wind Energy Systems
2010	Local Law #1	Amendments to Town of Cambria Flood Damage Prevention Law
2010	Local Law #2	A local law for the licensing, identification and Control of Dogs within the Town of Cambria

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Comprehensive Plan 1997

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Stormwater Management

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MICROFILMED RECORDS 

The Town of Cambria has the following records on microfilm:

Town Board Minutes 1808 - 1997
Assessment Rolls 1838 - 1899
Poll List 1868 - 1881
Overseer of the Poor Records 1878 - 1904

Copies of the listed microfilmed records have also been provided to the following offices for access to the public:

AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS

Niagara County Community College
Library Learning Center
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, New York 14132

Niagara County Historian’s Office
Civil Defense Building
139 Niagara Street
Lockport, New York 14094

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