In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety or the general
welfare. Whenever the requirements of this chapter are inconsistent
with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations,
ordinances or local laws, the more restrictive provisions, or those
imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
All filed maps or other instruments of record
restricting the use or partition of land, such as covenants, easements
or restrictions, shall be adhered to.
The Town Board, the Planning Board, and the
Zoning Board of Appeals shall comply with the provisions of the New
York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) under Article
8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and its implementing regulations
as codified in Title 6, Part 617, of the New York Codes, Rules and
Regulations (NYCRR), and with the provisions of Local Law No. 1 of
the year 1990, the Town of Woodstock Environmental Quality Review
(TWEQR) Law.[1]
No site plan or special permit shall be approved,
no building permit or certificate of occupancy or use shall be issued,
and no subdivision or variance shall be granted under this chapter
for any premises upon which there is an existing violation of this
chapter, unless the building permit, variance or certificate of occupancy
or use is necessary to allow for the removal of the violation.
From time to time, at intervals of not more
than five years, the Planning Board shall conduct a review of the
effectiveness of the provisions of this chapter, including the location
of zoning district boundaries, and shall submit a report thereon to
the Town Board, recommending such changes or amendments, if any, which
may be desirable in the interest of the public health, safety, convenience,
necessity or welfare.
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Woodstock,
New York, enacted by the Town Board on December 28, 1965, and effective
at 12:00 noon, January 24, 1966, together with all changes and amendments
thereto, is hereby comprehensively revised and superseded by this
chapter.
Wherever there is referenced a local, state,
or federal law or guideline which has been amended or superseded,
the most current successor of the original law or guideline referenced
shall apply.
