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Community boards of Staten Island are New York City community boards in the
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of Staten Island, which are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts that advise on land use and zoning, participate in the city budget process, and address service delivery in their district. Community boards are each composed of up to 50 volunteer members appointed by the local borough president, half from nominations by
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members representing the community district (''i.e.'', whose council districts cover part of the community district).
New York City Charter The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. As of January 2018, it includes a non-numbered introductory chapter, plus chapters identified by a number (1 through 75) or a number plus a letter suffix.ex officio'' board members.


History

The 1963 revision of the
New York City Charter The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. As of January 2018, it includes a non-numbered introductory chapter, plus chapters identified by a number (1 through 75) or a number plus a letter suffix.Borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...
of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est. 1951) to the outer boroughs as "Community Planning Boards", which are now known as " Community Boards". The 1975 revision of the New York City Charter set the number of Community Districts/Boards to 59, established the position of the district manager for the community districts, and created the
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is a process mandated by the 1975 revision of the New York City Charter that is invoked when a proposed development will affect certain legal protections afforded to the existing area and/or its inhabitan ...
(ULURP) which gave the community boards the authority to review land use proposals such as zoning actions, and special permits.


Community Districts


Staten Island Borough Board

The Staten Island Borough Board is composed of the borough president, New York City Council members whose districts are part of the borough, and the chairperson of each community board in the Staten Island.
New York City Charter The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. As of January 2018, it includes a non-numbered introductory chapter, plus chapters identified by a number (1 through 75) or a number plus a letter suffix. Within the borough of Staten Island there is one Joint Interest Area (JIA), which is outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and has its own district number. The JIA in Richmond county is: * District 95 - Staten Island
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, 2010 Census population:762


See also

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List of Staten Island neighborhoods This is a list of neighborhoods on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. * Annadale * Arden Heights * Arlington * Arrochar * Bay Terrace * Bloomfield * Brighton Heights * Bulls Head * Castleton Corners * Charleston * C ...
* New York City Council * Borough president *
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Staten Island Community Boards

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Community Boards of Staten Island Community boards of Staten Island are New York City community boards in the borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, a ...
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