This chapter shall be known and cited as the
"Village of Millbrook Zoning Law."
The intent of this chapter is to establish comprehensive
controls for the development of land in the Village of Millbrook,
based on the Village Master Plan, and enacted in order to promote
and protect health, safety, comfort, convenience and the general welfare
of the people.
Such regulations shall be made in accordance
with the Village Comprehensive Plan and shall be designed to:
A.
Guide future growth and development of the Village
in accordance with the Village Comprehensive Plan that represents
the most beneficial and convenient relationships among the residential,
commercial and public 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, building development and economic activity, considering such
conditions and trends both within and adjacent to the Village.
B.
Provide adequate light, air and privacy, to secure
safety from fire, flood and other danger and to prevent overcrowding
of the land and undue congestion of population.
C.
Protect and conserve the character, the environment
and the social and economic stability and value of all parts of the
Village and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of
all parts of the Village.
D.
Promote the most beneficial circulation of traffic
throughout the Village, having particular regard to the avoidance
of congestion in the streets and the provision of safe and convenient
traffic movements to and among the various uses of land and buildings
throughout the Village.
E.
Ensure that development takes place in an amount commensurate
with availability and present and future capacity of public facilities
and services.
F.
Provide adequately for transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks, conservation and recreation areas and other public
requirements.
G.
Protect streams and ponds from pollution and to avoid
hazardous conditions and excessive damage from stormwater runoff and
flooding, 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, beauty and good character
of the community and the value of the land.
H.
Provide a variety of housing types and environments
in order to afford the maximum opportunity for people to find a housing
and living style suitable to their needs and desires.
I.
Ensure future preservation of open space and recreation
lands as an integral part of future development and to conserve the
natural resources of the Village.
J.
Preserve the natural beauty of the Village and to
ensure appropriate development with regard to its natural features.
