The regulations set forth in this article shall
apply in all zoning districts.
No building or land shall hereafter be used
or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved
or altered unless in conformity with the regulations specified in
this chapter for the district in which it is located or is to be moved.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require
any change in the plans, construction or designated use of any building
for which a building permit was duly issued and on which actual construction
was lawfully begun and diligently carried on prior to the adoption
of this chapter, provided that the building shall be completed within
12 months after the passage of this chapter. "Actual construction"
is hereby defined to be the actual placing of construction materials
in their permanent position, fastened in a permanent manner, except
that where a basement or cellar is being excavated, such excavating
shall be deemed to be actual construction, or where demolition or
removal of an existing structure has been begun preparatory to rebuilding,
such demolition or removal shall be deemed to be actual construction.
Similarly, whenever a district shall be changed hereafter, the provisions
of this chapter with regard to building permits issued prior to the
passage of this chapter shall apply to building permits issued for
construction in that changed district before the time the amendment
effecting the change becomes effective.
In case of conflict between this chapter and
any other Village statute, bylaw, local law or regulation, the more
restrictive standard shall apply. Examples of such standards would
include but not be limited to greater width or size of yards or other
open spaces; or a lower height of building; or a fewer number of stories;
or a greater percentage of lot area to be left unoccupied.
The use, reuse, development or redevelopment
of all lots, buildings, structures or open lands shall be subject
to review in accordance with the environmental review procedures established
in the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto and in the following chapters of the Hastings-on-Hudson Code: Steep Slopes (Ch.
249); Tree Preservation (Ch.
273); Flood Damage Prevention (Ch.
146); Environmental Quality Review (Ch.
131), and any other applicable local laws relating to matters regulating the natural or man-made environment.
Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding,
if any accessory building is attached to a main or principal building,
including attachment by means of a breezeway or a roofed passageway,
that attached accessory building shall comply in all respects with
the requirements of this chapter applicable to the main building.
All other accessory buildings shall comply with the requirements for
accessory buildings as set forth in this chapter.