City of Port Jervis, NY
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2023-11-27
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 535 Zoning
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Article I Enactment and Intent
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 8 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 21 City Property, Sale of
- Ch 30 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 42 Elections
- Ch 47 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 55 Fire Department
- Ch 70 Human Rights, Commission on
- Ch 115 Officers and Employees
- Ch 126 Planning Board
- Ch 130 Police Department
- Ch 142 Records
- Ch 147 Retirement
- Ch 153 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 170 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 203 Advertising Materials
- Ch 206 Alarm Systems
- Ch 210 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 215 Animals, Dog Control and Other
- Ch 220 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 228 Bingo
- Ch 231 Building Code Administration and Enforcement
- Ch 234 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 238 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 243 Burials
- Ch 267 Electrical Standards and Requirements
- Ch 270 Energy Conservation
- Ch 272 Escrow Deposits
- Ch 280 Fees
- Ch 282 Film and Video Productions
- Ch 283 Fines
- Ch 285 Fireworks
- Ch 288 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 295 Fuel Delivery and Storage
- Ch 300 Games of Chance
- Ch 305 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 310 Habitual Offenders
- Ch 319 Housing Standards
- Ch 370 Multiple Dwelling Units
- Ch 381 Noise
- Ch 389 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 394 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 398 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 403 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 410 Plumbing
- Ch 415 Properties: Abandoned, Vacant, Boarded, and Foreclosed
- Ch 417 Property Maintenance
- Ch 430 Rental Property
- Ch 445 Sewer Use
- Ch 447 Sex Offenders
- Ch 451 Shopping Carts
- Ch 455 Smoking
- Ch 457 Solid Waste
- Ch 464 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
- Ch 470 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 475 Taxation
- Ch 479 Taxicabs
- Ch 486 Towing
- Ch 492 Trees
- Ch 505 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 508 Vehicles, Unlicensed, Inoperative or Discarded
- Ch 513 Water
- Ch 520 Wireless Telecommunications
- Ch 535 Zoning
- Ch 535 Art I Enactment and Intent
- § 535-1 Enactment.
- § 535-2 Intent and purpose.
- Appendix
- Ch A605 Civil Defense Emergencies
- Ch A615 Water Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A comprehensive zoning plan for the City of Port Jervis is established
and set forth in the text, map and schedules that constitute this
chapter. This chapter shall be known and cited in the long and short
form below:
It is the legislative intent of this chapter to provide for
the orderly and desirable development and use of land. This chapter
provides specifications, procedures and a precise plan designed to
guide new development while improving, conserving or facilitating
desirable change in existing portions of the City. As provided in
the laws of the State of New York, this chapter is to serve the purpose
of protecting and promoting the general welfare, which is intended
to include the following:
A.
The facilitation of the efficient and adequate provisions of public
facilities and services;
B.
The assurance of adequate sites for residence, industry and commerce;
C.
The provisions of privacy for families;
D.
The prevention and reduction of traffic congestion, so as to promote
efficient and safe circulation of vehicles and pedestrians;
E.
The maximum protection of residential areas;
F.
The gradual elimination of nonconforming uses;
G.
The enhancement of the appearance of the City of Port Jervis as whole;
H.
The encouragement of flexibility in the design and development of
land in such a way as to promote the most appropriate use of lands,
to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and
utilities, and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open
lands; and
I.
The protection of the environment of the City as a whole.
