This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Law of the Town of Walworth, New York."
This chapter is enacted under the authority
of the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town Law of the State of New
York to protect and promote public health, safety, comfort, convenience,
economy, aesthetics and the general welfare and for the following
additional purposes:
A.
To promote and effectuate the orderly physical development
of the Town in accordance with the Town Plan;
B.
To encourage the most appropriate use of the land
in the community in order to conserve and enhance the value of property;
C.
To prevent the spread of strip business development
and provide for more adequate and suitably located commercial facilities;
D.
To create and preserve a suitable system of open spaces
and recreation areas and to protect and enhance existing wooded areas,
wetlands and waterways;
E.
To regulate building densities in order to assure
access of light and circulation of air and to facilitate the prevention
and fighting of fires;
F.
To improve transportation facilities and traffic circulation
and to provide adequate off-street parking and loading facilities;
G.
To effectuate a development plan designed to conserve
the use of land and minimize the cost of municipal services;
H.
To assure privacy for residences and freedom from
nuisances and things harmful to the senses;
I.
To protect the community against unsightly, obtrusive
and noisome land uses and operations; and
J.
To enhance the aesthetic aspect of the entire community.
