The zoning regulations and districts herein set forth and as outlined upon the map, made a part of this chapter by § 170-8, are made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and general welfare of the community. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of each district and its suitability for particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village.
[Added 11-20-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119
of the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York, the
Village of Millerton has adopted the statement of land use policies,
principle and guides entitled "Greenway Connections; Greenway Compact
Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities" and all amendments,
variances and interpretations of this chapter shall be guided by these
policies.
Wherever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, laws or ordinances, the more restrictive or that imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited
and referred to as the "Zoning Law of the Village of Millerton."
