This chapter shall be known as the "Town of
Gates Zoning Ordinance of 1975."
This chapter is enacted pursuant to Article
16 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
A.
The purpose of this chapter is to encourage appropriate
and orderly physical development; promote in all possible ways public
health, safety, convenience and general welfare; classify, designate
and regulate the location and use of buildings, structures and land
for agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or other uses
in appropriate places; and for said purpose, to divide the Town of
Gates into districts of such number, shape and areas as may be deemed
best suited to carry out these regulations and provide for their enforcement.
B.
The objectives of this chapter are to conserve and
stabilize the value of property; provide adequate open space for light
and air; provide desired levels of population density; secure safety
from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; provide assurance of opportunities
for effective utilization of land; provide adequate community and
public utility facilities; provide workable relationships of land
uses to the transportation system and lessen congestion in the streets.
C.
The regulations contained in this chapter have been
developed in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan for the Town of
Gates and have been made with reasonable consideration, among other
things, as to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability
for particular uses.
