This chapter shall be known as the "Town of West Bloomfield
Zoning Chapter" for the Town of West Bloomfield in the County of Ontario,
State of New York.
The purpose of this Zoning Chapter is to provide for the orderly
growth in the Town of West Bloomfield in accordance with the Town's
recently completed Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning Chapter offers guidance
on the use, height and bulk of uses; areas have been specifically
designated for residential, commercial and industrial growth and other
areas have been identified for preservation. This protects the overall
character of the Town, develops cohesive neighborhoods and minimizes
conflicts among land uses. The Zoning Chapter is developed to:
A. Secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers.
B. Provide adequate light, air and outdoor uses to include public, common
and private open space areas.
C. Prevent overcrowding of land and ensure that structure and land use
arrangements are aesthetically harmonious to surrounding areas and
structures.
D. Avoid undue concentration of population or sparse, uncoordinated
development.
E. Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewer,
parks and other public services.
F. Protect the character and values of residential, public, business,
commercial and industrial uses and ensure their orderly and beneficial
development.
G. Regulate the location of buildings and intensity of uses in relation
to streets to ensure minimal interference with and by traffic movements,
reduce congestion on Town streets and improve public safety.
H. Preserve and protect significant natural features and vegetation,
thereby preventing ecological damage and visual blight which occur
when those features or vegetation are eliminated or substantially
altered to serve development purposes only.
I. Promote the health, safety, comfort, and general welfare of the general
public.
J. Provide for special permit uses, planned development district uses,
cluster development uses and other uses requiring special approval,
within the established districts.
K. Provide such administrative bodies and procedures as shall be necessary
to the implementation and enforcement of the various provisions of
this chapter.