The Board of Trustees of the Village of Pittsford hereby enacts and publishes the following chapter establishing zoning regulations for the Village and providing for the enactment, administration, and amendment thereof pursuant to the provisions of New York State Village Law, Article 7.
This chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Law of the Village
of Pittsford, Monroe County, New York." For convenience, it is also
referred to throughout this chapter as the "zoning law" or "zoning
code."
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, sense of community,
and general welfare and the conservation of property values throughout
the Village of Pittsford. These provisions are intended to provide
for adequate light, air and convenience of access, to secure safety
from fire and other hazards and to prevent undue concentration of
population by regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings,
limiting and specifying the size of yards, courts and other open spaces,
controlling the density of population and regulating and restricting
the location of trades, industries and buildings designed for a specific
use.
A.
This chapter shall be in effect immediately upon adoption and publication
as provided by New York State Village Law.
B.
Zoning affects every structure and use. Except as hereinafter provided,
no building, structure or premises shall be used or occupied and no
building or structure shall be erected, moved, reconstructed, extended,
enlarged, altered, or demolished except in conformity with the regulations
herein.
A.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter
shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion
of the public health, community values, safety or other general welfare.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the
requirements of any other applicable law, ordinance, regulation or
private agreement, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher
standards, shall govern.
B.
The Village does not enforce or maintain a record of private agreements.
This zoning law is not intended to interfere with, abrogate or annul
any easement, covenant, deed restriction or other agreement between
private parties. If the provisions of this zoning law impose a greater
restriction than imposed by a private agreement, the provisions of
this zoning law will control.
The effective date of this chapter shall be the date of filing
with the Secretary of State, as provided for by New York State Village
Law.
A.
Applications prior to effective date. Accepted applications that
were submitted before the effective date of this chapter will be reviewed
wholly under the terms of this chapter.
B.
Permits granted prior to effective date.
(1)
Any building, development or structure for which a building
permit was issued before the effective date of this chapter may be
completed in conformance with the issued building permit and other
applicable permits and conditions.
(2)
If construction has not commenced by the effective date of this
chapter, then the building, development or structure must be constructed,
completed and occupied only in strict compliance with the standards
of this zoning law.
C.
Continuance of violations.
(1)
Any violation of the previous zoning law will continue to be
a violation under this zoning law and be subject to penalties and
enforcement under New York State Village Law.
(2)
If the use, development, construction or other activity that
was a violation under the previous law complies with the express terms
of this zoning law, enforcement action will cease, except to the extent
of collecting penalties for violations that occurred before the effective
date of this chapter.
(3)
The adoption of this zoning law does not affect nor prevent
any pending or future prosecution of or action to abate violations
of the previous law that occurred before the effective date of this
chapter.
D.
Continuing nonconformities. Any nonconformity under the previous
zoning law will also be nonconformity under this zoning law, as long
as the situation that resulted in the nonconforming status under the
previous regulation continues to exist. If, however, a nonconforming
situation under previous zoning regulations becomes conforming because
of the adoption of this zoning law, or any subsequent amendment to
it, then the situation will no longer be considered a nonconformity.
