This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Law of the Town of East Bloomfield." It is also to
be known as the "Local Law No. 2 of 1991."
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety
and general welfare of the people of the Town of East Bloomfield,
this chapter is adopted pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law and
pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
Its purpose is to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories
and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot
that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts and other open space;
the density of population; and the location and use of buildings,
structures and land for business, industry, agriculture, residence
or other purposes. This chapter, and the Official Zoning Map enacted
pursuant to this chapter, are designed to lessen congestion in the
streets; to secure safety from fire and other dangers; to provide
adequate light and air; to provide for solar access and the implementation
of solar energy systems; to prevent the overcrowding of land and to
avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the efficient
and adequate provision of public facilities and services; and to provide
the maximum protection to residential areas from the encroachment
of adverse environmental influences. This chapter and Official Zoning
Map were enacted after reasonable consideration, among other things,
as to the character of the Town and its peculiar suitability for particular
uses and with a view to conserving property values and natural resources
and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum standards
and requirements for the protection of the public health, safety and
general welfare.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, local laws or laws, the most restrictive or those imposing
the higher standards shall govern.