This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Law of the Town of Farmington."
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety
and general welfare of the people of the Town of Farmington, this
Zoning Law is adopted pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law of the
State of New York. Its purpose is to regulate and restrict the height,
number of stories and size of buildings and other structures; the
percentage of lot that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts
and other open space; the density of population; and the location
and use of buildings, structures and land for business, industry,
agriculture, residence or other purposes. Such Zoning Law and Zoning
Map are designed to lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety
from fire and other dangers; provide adequate light and air; prevent
the overcrowding of land and avoid undue concentration of population;
facilitate the efficient and adequate provision of public facilities
and services; and provide the maximum protection to residential areas
from the encroachment of adverse environmental influences. Such Zoning
Law and Zoning Map were made after reasonable consideration, among
other things, as to the character of the Town and its peculiar suitability
for particular uses and with a view to conserving property values
and natural resources and encouraging the most appropriate use of
land throughout the Town.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum standards
and requirements for the protection of the public health, safety and
general welfare.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, ordinances or laws, the most restrictive or those imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this chapter is declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, it is hereby declared
that no other provision of this chapter shall be affected thereby.
The text of the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning
Map of the Town of Farmington, Ontario County, New York, enacted by
the Town Board of the Town of Farmington on July 15, 1957, as the
same from time to time have been amended, are hereby reenacted 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. Such
repeal shall not affect or impair any act, liability, penalty, forfeiture
or punishment incurred prior to the time such repeal takes effect,
but the same may be employed, asserted, enforced or prosecuted as
fully and to the same extent as if such repeal had not been affected.
This chapter shall be in effect immediately
upon adoption and the posting and filing of notice of adoption as
required by law.