The Board of Trustees finds that the economy and quality of life of
the Village of Croton-on-Hudson are affected by its visual environment. The
general welfare of residents and of property owners, as well as property values
and the tax base, are enhanced by natural and man-made features and structures
of visual or historic value. They are, conversely, depressed by buildings,
streets, neighborhoods, municipal works, public spaces and land developments
of unattractive or inappropriate appearance. It is the purpose of this chapter
to safeguard the beneficial effects of such existing natural and man-made
features and structures and to prevent the harmful effects of future unattractive
or inappropriate projects and thus to promote and protect the economy, quality
of life and general welfare of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.