This chapter shall be known as and may be cited
as the "Town of Yorktown Zoning Ordinance."
There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the Town of Yorktown, New York (hereinafter referred
to as the "Town"), which plan is set forth in the text, maps and schedules
which constitute this chapter. Said plan is adopted for the protection
and promotion of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the community, such as:
A.Â
To guide the future growth and development of the
Town in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population
density that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships
among the residential, nonresidential 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, considering such conditions and trends both within the Town
and with respect to the relation of the Town to areas outside thereof.
B.Â
To provide adequate light, air and privacy; to secure
safety from fire, flood and other danger; and to prevent overcrowding
of the land and undue congestion of population.
C.Â
To protect the character and the social and economic
stability of all parts of the Town and to encourage the orderly and
beneficial development of all parts of the Town.
D.Â
To protect and conserve the value of land throughout
the Town and the value of buildings appropriate to the various districts
established by this chapter.
E.Â
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 the conflicts among
the uses of land and buildings.
F.Â
To promote the most beneficial relationship between
the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout
the Town, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion
in the streets and the provision of safe and convenient vehicular
and pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of
land and buildings throughout the Town.
G.Â
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.
H.Â
To limit development to an amount commensurate with
the availability and capacity of public facilities and services.
I.Â
To protect against the pollution of streams and ponds,
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 and beauty of the community and
the value of the land.
[Added 9-6-2005 by L.L. No. 10-2005]
By Local Law No. 10 of the Year 2005, the Town
of Yorktown has adopted the Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan,
as amended from time to time, as a statement of policies, principles,
and guides to supplement other established land use policies in the
Town. In its discretionary actions under this zoning code, the reviewing
agency should take into consideration said statement of policies,
principles and guides, as appropriate.
