Buffalo and Western New York Building Codes, Reports, and Planning Documents
Scope and Contents
Collection of building and housing codes and zoning ordinances for the city of Buffalo, N.Y., the town of Amherst, N.Y., and Erie County, N.Y. Documents cover the period 1936-1986. Also includes some similar documents for other municipalities in Western New York.
Dates
- 1953-1994
Creator
- Lopez, Manuel D. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Buffalo and Western New York Building Codes, Reports, and Planning Documents, 1953-1994, is open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Historical Note
Codes are municipal rules and regulations. Guiding a cities planning and development, codes can tell users how the city grew and was planned to grow.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes, 3 half manuscript boxes)
Abstract
A collection of building and housing codes and zoning ordinances for the city of Buffalo, N.Y., the town of Amherst, N.Y., and Erie County, N.Y. Documents cover the period 1936-1986. Also includes some similar documents for other municipalities in Western New York.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Architecture and Planning Library in 2002.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by John Edens, March 2004.
- Building codes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Building laws -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Ordinances, Municipal -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Ordinances, Municipal -- New York (State) -- Erie County (N.Y.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Ordinances, Municipal -- New York (State) -- Niagara County (N.Y.) Subject Source: Local sources
- State University of New York at Buffalo -- Archives
- Zoning law -- New York (State) -- Amherst (N.Y.) Subject Source: Local sources
Source
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Buffalo and Western New York Building Codes, Reports, and Planning Documents
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by John Edens.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
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