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135 Wilber Avenue, Kenmore 14217

The JUVENILE AID OFFICE is located in the Kenmore Community Center.  The entry for the renovated space is located in the North back corner of the building (by the Shelter).  Parking is available in the rear of the building. 

The KENMORE JUVENILE AID BUREAU was formed within the Kenmore Police Department to handle incoming youth related complaints and reports. Juvenile Aid not only responds to initial complaints, incidents and referrals concerning juveniles, it also provides follow up services including parent/juvenile conferences. In addition, the Juvenile Bureau has set up programs on stress awareness and crime prevention.

The target population for the Juvenile Aid Bureau includes youths who have been in trouble or in need of assistance from the Kenmore Police Department. Residents or Police Officers report over 400 youth-related incidents annually. Prevention programs reach 3,000 to 3,500 youths each year, between the ages of 5 and 19.

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The KENMORE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY  is designed to foster greater understanding and appreciation for the work done by the Kenmore Police Department in hopes that the Police and the public will work together to provide for the safety and peace of the Kenmore community. It provides Kenmore residents and business persons an opportunity to learn more about the Kenmore Police Department through an informational and interactive educational program that explores the daily operation and services provided by the Police Department. Throughout this eleven (11) week program, participants will engage in interactive instruction both in and out of the classroom setting. Since its inception, the Citizen Police Academy has had over 200 attendees.

 

 

Class instruction includes:

• A tour of headquarters
• Recruitment
• Drug Awareness
• Fire arms/range
• Accident Investigations
• Crime Scene Processing
• Juvenile Aid Bureau
• Criminal Law
• 911 Dispatch
• Family Offenses and Domestic Violence
• K-9

In addition, students will participate in:

• Patrol Ride Along

 

The program is taught by Kenmore Police Officers and is free of charge.

 

The Citizen's Police Academy began in 2001. Since that time, graduates of the program have formed the CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. The Alumni Association hopes that its efforts will promote the Citizen's Police Academy and the excellent service and commitment of the Kenmore Police Department. Through working together, the Citizen's Police Academy Alumni and the Kenmore Police Department hope to encourage community interest and support for law enforcement and that through this effort citizens will be served more effectively, crime will be reduced and the Kenmore community will be safer.

The Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association will be gathering together socially and to provide community service designed to foster community interest in law enforcement. For example, the Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Masons, will sponsor a Family ID Video Program during KENMORE DAYS. This free service will provide free video record of children or any other family member to assist authorities in the event that person is missing.

The Kenmore Citizen's Police Academy is designed to foster greater understanding and appreciation for the work done by the Kenmore Police Department in hopes that the Police and the public will work together to provide for the safety and peace of the Kenmore community.

If you have any questions, please contact Lt. Dave Lewandowski at 875-1234 or email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

 

Anyone interested in the Citizen's Police Academy should complete the Application Request Form.

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Special Board Meetings/Cancellation of Meetings/Closures, etc. are listed here:

 Special Meeting 11/28/22 - 5:30 PM

WINTER PARKING BAN IN EFFECT  

WINTER PARKING BAN - No parking on Village Streets 2 AM - 6 AM, unless otherwise directed.  You should always assume the ban is in place, despite the weather, unless you receive specific updates from the Village to the contrary.  Updates will be ONLY posted on the KPD Face Book page and on this website under the "Announcement Banner" at the top of the page in red.  

The Ban is not based on the weather.   

KENMORE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS OPEN M-F 8 AM - 4:00 PM   

This includes the Building Department, Water Department and Clerk/Treasurer's Office.

Payment can also be made using US mail, or the Drop Box located on the Delaware Road side of the Municipal Building.

SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE 

All visitors will enter via the Main Entrance only and report to the security guard.

KENMORE OFFICE HOURS:

Building Department - 8 AM - 4:00 PM M-F

Clerk/Treasurer's Office - 8 AM - 4:00 PM M-F

Community Center - 8 AM - 2:30 PM M-F

Public Works - 7 AM - 3 PM M-F

Justice Court - see court hours under "Justice Court" 

Juvenile Aid Office - New location at the Kenmore Community Center, 135 Wilber

Sr. Nutrition Program - Meals served noon - 1 PM.  Advance Registration required for meals and the van service.

Water Department - 8 AM - 4:00 PM M-F

WATER UPDATE - You can pay your water bill online.  There will be a service fee to use this payment method.

      Click here to pay your water bill online.

NEW RESIDENTS:  You need to set up your water account.  Please complete the application below, including emergency contact.  Sign and return the application to:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

      Download Water Application (PDF) 

To avoid interruption in service, please return the application the week before your closing.

OTHER INFORMATION

COVID Home Test Kits and KN95 masks are available at the KPD on a first come/first serve basis, while supplies last.  Village residents only.

The Kenmore Police Department is distributing free COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits and KN95 masks to Village residents. Each household is entitled to receive 2 test kits. The kits and masks can be picked up at the front desk at our station at any time, while supplies last. Proof of residency is required (driver’s license, utility bill, etc.).

The Village of Kenmore, New York was incorporated in 1899. The Village is situated just north of Buffalo, New York with the Town of Tonawanda surrounding it on all other sides. The Village is approximately 1.2 square miles and has a population of approximately 15,500.

Kenmore is divided into five zoning districts: single family residential, 1-2 family residential, General Business, Restricted Business and Industrial use. 

Village of Kenmore
2919 Delaware Avenue - Room 17
Kenmore, NY 14217

Phone: (716) 873-5700
Fax: (716) 873-0004
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The Kenmore Clerk/Treasurer's Office, Building Department, Justice Court and Department of Public Works are closed on the following days:

• New Year's Day
• President's Day
• Good Friday * - Garbage will be collected on this date.
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving - The Clerk/Treasurer, Building and Court offices will also be closed the Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas

In addition, the DPW closes at 11:00 AM on December 24th and 31st. Clerk/Treasurer's Office, Water Department and Building Department close at 11:30 AM .  The Court will close at noon on those dates.

If your garbage day falls on a holiday, your trash will be collected the next day, and the trash collection schedule for the rest of the week will be delayed by one day beginning the day of the holiday.  For example, if the holiday falls on a Monday, all trash collection for the week will be delayed by one day (Monday trash picked up on Tuesday....Friday trash collected on Saturday).  If the holiday falls on a Wednesday, for example, only trash collection for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be delayed one day. 

PLEASE NOTE:  If the holiday falls on a Friday, there will be no change in the collection schedule unless noted above.

* Garbage will be collected on Good Friday

Village Offices are open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Trash will be collected on that day.

Senior Nutrition Program.  Kenmore Community Center, 135 Wilber.  Van service is available to bring seniors to/from the meal program.

Advance registration is required for both the meal and van service.  Please call (716) 873-7500 or (716) 873-5700 to make your reservations. 

No parking is allowed in Village streets between 2 AM - 6 AM to allow for snow removal.  Please use common sense and get cars off the street as soon as possible during any snow event, regardless of time of day or whether the ban is in effect.  This allows snow plows to clear streets as soon as possible.

Also, don't show or plow snow into the street.  This is illegal, and results in addition time to plow streets.

NO PARKING ON VILLAGE ROADS  

2 AM – 6 AM 

NOVEMBER 15 – MARCH 15*

   *Please note that, under the Village Code, off-street parking rules may be implemented at any time to address snow removal or other emergencies.

* The Winter Parking Ban runs 11/15 - 3/15.  You should always assume that the Ban is in place (despite the weather) unless you receive specific directions from the Village to the contrary. 

Notice of any changes will be posted on the KPD FaceBook page Village of Kenmore Police Department | Facebook , and on this website in the "Announcement" banner at the top.  Violators will be ticketed.

BLOCK PARTIES.  All block party requests need to be approved by the Village Board.  Please submit a letter of request to the Clerk/Treasurer.  Do NOT submit to the Town of Tonawanda.  Requests can also be made via email to:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Please include the street (and side street boundaries of your block), the date requested (and rain date, if applicable) and a contact name, address and phone number.  In order to receive timely approval for your block party request, please submit your request at least 1 month before the date requested.  Do NOT submit your request to the Town of Tonawanda.

EMPLOYMENT - Many jobs in the Village of Kenmore are competitive civil service positions. In order to be considered for any openings in these positions, you will need to take a Civil Service Test and be on a Civil Service list under the appropriate job title.  Contact Erie County Personnel for information as to when tests are offered.  Competitive positions are canvassed in accord with Civil Service Rules.

If you are interested in a non-competitive position, you can fill out an Employment Application at either the DPW or at the Clerk/Treasurer's Office.  Non-competitive positions include DPW and part-time jobs. 

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The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) conducts hearings wherein an applicant is appealing the determination of the Building Inspector. Usually, the Zoning Board will review applicant requests for a Use Variance or Area Variance. A variance, when granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, gives the applicant the legal authority to do something otherwise not permitted under the existing zoning requirements. In reviewing cases, the Zoning Board must follow rules and regulations established under the Village Law and other applicable laws which have been established by the New York State Legislature.

An Applicant may apply for a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals only after receiving notice from the Building Department that a particular action is in violation of the zoning laws for the Village of Kenmore. Applicants need to pay a fee and forward a formal request for a hearing. The Letter of Request should include the following information:

1. Name and address of the owner/applicant
2. Property address
3. A description of the project for which the applicant is seeking a variance (i.e. house addition, signage for a business, etc.)
4. Copies of any property surveys

If the applicant is not the owner of the property, the Letter of Request must include a letter from the owner authorizing the applicant to seek relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The Zoning Board of Appeals may require additional information before scheduling a hearing.

Once the Letter of Request is received, a hearing date will be set and the applicant will be notified. Hearings before the Zoning Board of Appeals are held in the Council Chambers of the Kenmore Municipal Building, 2919 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore, New York.

Notice of the Hearing will be published by the Village within 5 days of the Hearing. In addition, the Village of Kenmore will provide notice to surrounding properties located within 100 feet of the subject property. Hearings are open to the public. 

The next ZBA Meeting is scheduled for: 

 None at this time.

Minutes for ZBA meetings are currently not available on-line.  If you are interested in obtaining ZBA minutes, please contact the Clerk/Treasurer's Office at (716) 873-5700.

Zoning Board Members must be Village residents and are appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Trustees. Each member is appointed to a three (3) year term.  Alternates are appointed to 1 year terms. 


Current Zoning Board members:

Herbert Flemming, Chair         Term expires 6/22

Kirk Laubenstein                      Term expires 6/21

Raymond McCabe                    Term expires 6/23

Gerry Catalano                          Term expires 6/22

Sara Schumacher Marks           Term expires 6/25

Phil Streubel                              Term expires 6/24

Location:
Kenmore Municipal Building
2919 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, New York 14217       

Phone:
Telephone: (716) 873-5700
Facsimile: (716) 873-0004