N.Y. Town Law § 262

§ 262. Districts. For any or all of said purposes the town board may\ndivide that part of the town which is outside the limits of any\nincorporated village or city into districts of such number, shape and\narea as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this act;\nand within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection,\nconstruction, reconstruction, alteration or use of buildings, structures\nor land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of\nbuildings, throughout such district but the regulations in one district\nmay differ from those in other districts.\n