The title of this chapter is the "Zoning Local Law of the Village
of Medina, Orleans County, New York," and shall include this text
and the Official Zoning Map. All existing zoning ordinances and local
laws of the Village of Medina, Orleans County, New York, are hereby
repealed upon the effective date of this chapter.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Village Law of the State
of New York, to promote and protect the public health, safety and
general welfare and in furtherance of the following related and more
specific purposes:
A. To protect and preserve the small-town character of the Village.
B. To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development and redevelopment
of the Village of Medina in accordance with a well-considered plan
and with long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed beneficial
to the interest and welfare of the people.
The regulations set by this chapter shall be the minimum regulations
within each district and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind
of structure or use of land, except as hereinafter provided:
A. No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied
and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected,
constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in
conformity with all the regulations herein specified for the district
in which it is located.
B. No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered which:
(1) Exceeds the height limitation for any structure within a specified
district;
(2) Accommodates or houses a greater number of dwelling units than is
permitted within a specified zoning district;
(3) Occupies a greater percentage of lot area than is permitted by the
zoning schedule; or
(4) Has narrower or smaller yards or other open spaces than herein required,
or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter
or the requirements of the Codes of New York State.
C. No part of a yard or other open space, or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with the regulations set forth herein, shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building except as provided in §§
254-40 and
254-41 of this chapter.
D. No yard or lot existing at the time of enactment of this chapter
shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements
set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of
this chapter shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements established
herein.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are in conflict with
the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rule, regulation, code,
ordinance or local law, the most restrictive of such rules, regulations,
codes, ordinances or local laws or those imposing the higher standards
shall govern.
Permit fees shall be collected and paid according to the fee
structure in effect at the time of application. A fee schedule is
posted at the Village Clerk's office and Zoning Enforcement Officer's
office. Said fee schedule may be amended, from time to time, by the
Village Board of Trustees by resolution.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, neglects
or refuses to comply with any provision of this chapter, including
of any terms or requirements stipulated by the Village Planning Board
as conditions on special use permits issued by such Board or any terms
or requirements stipulated by the Zoning Board of Appeals as conditions
on any variances issued by such Board, shall be guilty of an offense,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less
than $125 and not more than $250 or imprisonment for a period not
more than six months, or both. Each week a violation is continued
shall be deemed a separate offense.
Any building or structure erected, or any use conducted without
a zoning permit or certificate of compliance, where required, or not
in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or not in conformity
with any terms or requirements stipulated by the Village Planning
Board as conditions on special use permits issued by such Board or
any terms or requirements stipulated by the Zoning Board of Appeals
as conditions on any variances issued by such Board, may be removed,
closed or halted at once by the Zoning Enforcement Officer with the
issuance of a stop order, with assistance, if deemed necessary, of
any appropriate Village office or employee.
The provisions and regulations of this chapter and interpretations
thereof shall be made in accordance with the objectives of the Village's
Comprehensive Plan.