[Amended 7-14-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
Statement of purposes. For the purpose of promoting the health,
safety, morals, comfort, convenience, economy, aesthetics, and the
preservation of natural, agricultural and cultural resources, and
the general welfare of the community, the Town Board of the Town of
Fishkill, County of Dutchess and State of New York, under the authority
granted by § 261 of the Town Law and in accordance with
the procedures in § 264 of the Town Law and § 239-m
of the General Municipal Law, hereby adopts this chapter in furtherance
of the adopted Town Comprehensive Plan and to promote the purposes
set forth in § 263 of the Town Law, including the following:
A.
To guide the future development of the Town to ensure the most beneficial
and convenient relationship among the residential, commercial, industrial
and public areas of the Town, considering the suitability of each
area for such uses as indicated by existing conditions, trends and
development and changing modes in living, and having due regard for
the use of land, building development and social, cultural and economic
activity both within the Town and with respect to the relationship
of the Town to areas outside thereof.
B.
To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers.
C.
To provide adequate light, air and privacy.
D.
To prevent overcrowding of the land and congestion of population.
E.
To promote the most beneficial relation between the use of land and
buildings and the circulation of vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic
throughout the Town, having particular regard to the avoidance of
congestion of streets and provision of safe and convenient vehicular,
pedestrian and bicycle traffic movement appropriate to the various
uses of land and buildings throughout the Town.
F.
To facilitate the optimal provision of transportation, water, schools,
parks and other public facilities.
G.
To protect and conserve the value of land and buildings and the social
and economic stability of all parts of the Town.
H.
To encourage the appropriate use, management and preservation, and
to prevent pollution of watercourses and wetlands; to safeguard the
water table; to promote quality stormwater management practices and
to prevent hazardous conditions and damage resulting from stormwater
runoff and flooding; and to encourage the appropriate use and sound
management of natural resources throughout the Town.
I.
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; to preserve community character; and
to ensure optimal development with regard to those elements.
J.
To ensure the preservation of the existing historic character of
the Town and to facilitate the development of uses which would add
to or be in harmony with this character.
K.
To provide optimal and suitably located areas for recreation activities.
L.
To bring about the phased conformity of the uses of land and buildings
throughout the Town to the adopted Town Comprehensive Plan and to
minimize conflicts among the uses of land and buildings.
M.
To support the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter to properly
implement the purposes, requirements and standards stated herein.
The Town of Fishkill has adopted, pursuant to Chapter 149, Greenway Compact, of the Town Code, Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities, as amended from time to time pursuant to § 149-2 of the Town Code, as a statement of land use policies, principles, and guides to supplement other established land use policies in the Town. In exercising its discretionary actions under Chapter 150 of the Town Code, any reviewing agency should take into consideration said statement of policies, principles and guides, as appropriate.
