There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the Village of Spring Valley by dividing the area
of the village into various zoning districts and prescribing certain
regulations for each of such districts, which plan is set forth in
the text, maps and schedules that constitute this chapter.
This chapter shall be entitled "A local law
regulating and restricting the location, construction and use of buildings
and structures and the use of land in the Incorporated Village of
Spring Valley, County of Rockland, State of New York."
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Local Law of the Village of Spring Valley, New York."
[Amended 4-11-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to § 7-700
of the Village Law for all of the purposes set forth in § 7-704
of the Village Law, and all power and authority granted therein are
hereby adopted in the interest, protection and promotion of the public
health, safety and general welfare. This chapter implements the policies
for land use in the Village of Spring Valley Comprehensive Plan which
aims to:
A.
Establish adequate land use planning policies and
development standards to ensure a balanced and orderly pattern of
future growth and economic stability.
B.
Formulate village land use development policies to
ensure that future growth is coordinated with the village's ability
to provide adequate community facilities and services.
C.
Broaden the village's tax base in order to stabilize
and limit the increasing residential property tax burden.
D.
Maintain a safe and efficient network of roads to
serve the various types and intensity of traffic generated by the
proposed pattern of land use within the village.
E.
Encourage high standards of environmental quality
and energy conservation in public and private development.
F.
Provide a pleasant and efficient community in which
people can live, work and pursue leisure activities.
G.
Improve the efficiency and safety of the existing
transportation network, improve public parking opportunities and encourage
improved mass transportation service.
H.
Develop an energy strategy that will encourage the
conservation of fossil fuel consumption, encourage the application
of alternate energy technology and capitalize on the village's central
location in the county and its proximity to rail transportation facilities.
I.
Develop new housing opportunities for all income groups
through the rehabilitation and utilization of existing housing stock.
J.
Promote new retail, office and industrial development.
K.
Encourage a mixed-use policy, based on appropriate
development controls, within nonresidential areas.
L.
Develop the Route 59 corridor with highway commercial
uses east of Route 45 and professional office uses west of Route 45.
M.
Encourage nonresidential development in the area north
of Ewing Avenue and east of North Main Street.
