The Town of Massena is hereby divided into the classes of districts listed below:
R-1
One-Family Residence District
R-A
Residential-Agricultural District
N-C
Neighborhood Commercial District
H-C
Highway Commercial District
I
General Industrial District
WRD
Waterfront Revitalization District (Overlay)
A. 
A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of this chapter.
B. 
The boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map, Town of Massena, as amended, which accompanies this chapter and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. A copy of said map, indicating the latest amendments, shall be kept up-to-date in the offices of the Code Enforcement Officer for the use and benefit of the public.
In determining the boundaries of districts shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of the streets, highways, waterways or railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended, such center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. 
Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following the property lines of parks or other publicly owned lands, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
C. 
Unless otherwise shown, all district boundaries running parallel to streets shall be construed to be set back from the rights-of-way of the distance indicated on the Zoning Map.
D. 
In all cases where a district boundary divides a lot in one ownership and more than 50% of the area of such lot lies in the less restricted district, the regulations prescribed by this chapter for the less restricted district shall apply to such portion of the more restricted portion of said lot as lies within 30 feet of such district boundary. For purposes of this section, the more restricted district shall be deemed that district subject to regulations which prohibit the use intended to be made of said lot or which require higher standards with respect to coverage, yards, screening, landscaping and similar requirements.
E. 
In all cases where a district boundary line is located not farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary line shall be construed to coincide with such lot line.
F. 
In all other cases where dimensions are not shown on the map, the location of boundaries shown shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.
Following the effective date of this chapter:
A. 
No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt or enlarged nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations, requirements and restrictions specified in this chapter for the district in which such building or land is located.
B. 
No yard or open space required in connection with any buildings or use shall be considered as providing a required open space for any other building on the same or any other lot.
C. 
No lot shall be divided so as to create a nonconforming lot. No building permit shall be issued for the erection of a building nor any use permit issued for any new lot unless such building, use or lot complies with all the provisions of this chapter.
D. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction or the designated use of a building complying with local laws in force prior to this chapter if the following is found to exist:
(1) 
A building permit shall have been duly issued prior to adoption of this chapter.
(2) 
The entire building shall have been completed in accordance with such plans as have been filed in the Town within the period of time in effect at the time the permit was granted.