This chapter shall be known as and may be cited
as the "Incorporated Village of Cove Neck Zoning Ordinance of 1962."
There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the Incorporated Village of Cove Neck, Nassau County,
New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Village"), 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 as follows:
A. To guide the future growth and development of the
Village in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population
density that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships
among the various areas within the Village, 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 and building development, considering such conditions and trends
both within the Village and with respect to the relation of the Village
to areas outside thereof.
B. To provide adequate light, air, and privacy; to secure
safety from fire, panic, flood, and other danger; and to prevent overcrowding
of the land and undue congestion of population.
C. To protect the character and the social and economic
stability of all parts of the Village and to encourage the orderly
and beneficial development of all parts of the Village.
D. To protect and conserve the value of land throughout
the Village and the value of buildings appropriate to the various
districts established by this chapter.
E. To bring about the gradual conformity of the uses
of land and buildings throughout the Village through the comprehensive
zoning plan set forth in this chapter and to minimize the conflicts
among the uses of land and buildings.
F. To promote the most beneficial relation between the
uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout
the Village, 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 Village.
G. To limit development to an amount equal to the availability
and capacity of public facilities and services.
H. To prevent 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 Village in order
to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community.