The existing Zoning Ordinance, as amended, known
as the "Zoning Ordinance of 1963 of the Incorporated Village of Port
Jefferson," is hereby repealed in its entirety and, together with
the existing Zoning Map, is hereby replaced by the following new chapter.
This new chapter is hereby adopted and enacted.
This new chapter is enacted in accordance with
a Comprehensive Plan, which plan is set forth in this chapter, and
in the Map, which is made part of this chapter. This new chapter is
enacted pursuant to authority granted to the Board of Trustees of
the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson by the Village Law of the
State of New York.
The purposes, among others, of this chapter
are: to secure safety from fire, panic, floods and other dangers;
to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land;
to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other
public requirements; to assure adequate sites for residence, industry
and commerce; to provide privacy for families; to prevent and reduce
traffic congestion so as to promote efficient and safe circulation
of vehicles and pedestrians; to afford maximum protection to residential
areas; to eliminate gradually nonconforming uses; to enhance the appearance
of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson as a whole; to regulate
and restrict the location, height, bulk and size of buildings and
other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the
size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution
of population, the location and uses of buildings and structures and
the uses of land for trade, industry, residence and other purposes;
to establish a Board of Appeals and to provide that said Board may
determine and vary the application of the regulations hereby established
in harmony with their general purpose and intent; and to provide for
the enforcement of provisions herein and to impose penalties for their
violation; all for the general purpose of promoting the health, safety
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Incorporated Village
of Port Jefferson in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan.
