2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    §  239-b.  Definitions.  As  used in this article and unless otherwise
  provided:
    1. "Municipal legislative body" means the town board of  a  town,  the
  board  of  trustees of a village; the board of aldermen, common council,
  council or commission of a city; and other elective governing  board  or
  body now or hereafter vested by state statute, charter or other law with
  jurisdiction to initiate and adopt local laws or ordinances.
    2.  "County  legislative  body"  means  the  board of supervisors of a
  county, the county legislature, the county board of representatives,  or
  other body vested by its charter or other law with jurisdiction to enact
  local laws or resolutions.
    3.  "Municipality"  means  a  city, village, or that portion of a town
  located outside the limits of any city or village.
    4. "County planning board" means a county planning  board  established
  pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine-c of this article.
    5.  "Special board" means a board consisting of one or more members of
  the county planning board and such other members as are appointed by the
  county legislative body to prepare a proposed county comprehensive  plan
  or an amendment thereto.
    6.  "County  comprehensive  plan"  means the materials, written and/or
  graphic,  including  but  not  limited   to   maps,   charts,   studies,
  resolutions,  reports  and  other descriptive material that identify the
  goals, objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, standards,  devices
  and   instruments   for   the   immediate   and  long-range  protection,
  enhancement, growth and development of the county, as  may  be  prepared
  pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine-d of this article.
    7.  "Region"  means  an  area  which  encompasses  a regional planning
  council.
    8. "Regional planning council" means a council established pursuant to
  section two hundred thirty-nine-h of this article.
    9. "Regional comprehensive plan" means the materials,  written  and/or
  graphic,   including   but   not   limited  to  maps,  charts,  studies,
  resolutions, reports and other descriptive material  that  identify  the
  goals,  objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, standards, devices
  and  instruments  for   the   immediate   and   long-range   protection,
  enhancement,  growth  and  development of the region, as may be prepared
  pursuant to section two hundred thirty-nine-i of this article.