The title of this code is the "Town of Albion Zoning Ordinance, Orleans County, New York," and shall include this text, the
Zoning Schedule, and the
Zoning Map. All existing zoning ordinances of the Town of Albion, Orleans County, New York, are hereby repealed upon the effective date of this chapter.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Town
Law of the State of New York, to promote and protect the public health,
safety and general welfare and in furtherance of the following related
and more specific purposes:
A. To protect the open, rural and natural character of
the land.
B. To preserve the Town's natural resources and habitats.
C. To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development
and redevelopment of the Town of Albion in accordance with a well-considered
plan and with long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed
beneficial to the interest and welfare of the people.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
in conflict with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, codes, ordinances or local laws, the most restrictive
of such rules, regulations, codes, or ordinances or those imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
Should any section of or provision of this chapter
be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the chapter as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part
so decided to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
The provisions and regulations of this chapter
and interpretations thereof shall be made in accordance with the objectives
of the Town's Comprehensive Plan.
The text of the Albion Zoning Ordinance and the
Zoning Map of the Town of Albion, Orleans County, New York, enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Albion and as the same from time to time have been amended, are hereby repealed and amended in their entirety as set forth below, superseding all previous enactments and amendments, and from their taking effect, all such previous enactments and amendments thereto shall be repealed.
This chapter shall be in effect immediately
upon adoption and the posting and filing of notice of adoption as
required by state law.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates,
disobeys, neglects or refuses to comply with any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for
a period not more than six months or both. Each day a violation is
continued shall be deemed a separate offense.