There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the Town of Olive, New York, which plan is set forth
in the text, map and schedules which constitute this chapter. Said
plan is adopted for the purposes set forth in Article 16, Chapter
62, of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York, and more particularly
for the protection and promotion of the public health, safety, convenience,
morals, aesthetics and general welfare of the community, as follows:
A.
To guide the future growth and development of the
town in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population
density that represents and promotes beneficial and convenient relationships
among residential, commercial, and public areas within the town, considering
the suitability of each area for such uses, as indicated by existing
conditions, trends in population and mode of living, and having regard
for the use of land, building development and economic activity, both
within and adjacent to the town.
B.
To provide adequate light, air, and privacy; to safeguard
health of the community; to secure safety from fire, flood and other
danger; and to prevent over-crowding of the land and undue congestion
of population.
C.
To protect and conserve the character, the environment
and the social and economic stability and property value and to encourage
the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the town.
D.
To bring about the gradual conformity of the uses
of land and buildings throughout the town to the comprehensive zoning
plan set forth in this chapter, and to minimize conflicts among the
uses of land and buildings.
E.
To promote a beneficial traffic circulation throughout
the town, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion
in the streets and the provision of safe and convenient traffic movement.
F.
To provide a guide for public policy and action in
the efficient provision of public facilities and services, and for
private enterprise in building development, investment, and other
economic activity relating to uses of land and buildings throughout
the town.
G.
To ensure that development takes place in an amount
commensurate with the availability and present and future capacity
of public facilities and services.
H.
To protect all bodies of water and watercourses from
pollution, and to avoid hazardous conditions and excessive damage
from stormwater runoff and flooding; to safeguard the water table,
and to encourage the wise use and sound management of the natural
resources throughout the town in order to preserve the integrity,
stability, beauty and good character of the community and the value
of the land.
I.
To promote the preservation of the existing historic
character of the town, and to encourage the development of uses which
would add to or be in harmony with this character.
J.
To preserve the natural beauty of the physiography
of the town, to protect the town against unsightly, obtrusive, and
obnoxious land uses and operations, to enhance the aesthetic aspect
of the natural and man-made elements of the town, and to ensure appropriate
development with regard to those elements.
K.
To provide adequate and suitably located areas for
recreation and resort activities.
L.
To assist in the implementation and support of the
Town Development Plan, or Master Plan, as it may be adopted by the
Planning Board and endorsed by the Town Board, in accordance with
§ 272-a of Article 16, Chapter 62, of the Consolidated Laws
of the State of New York, hereinafter referred to as the "Town Law."
M.
To consider the need and importance of adequate housing
to the quality of life and well-being of the elderly in the community
by providing procedures and criteria for the establishment of affordable
senior citizen housing.
[Added 5-6-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
