The Board of Trustees hereby finds that excessive uniformity,
dissimilarity, inappropriateness or poor quality of design in the
exterior appearance of buildings erected in any neighborhood adversely
affects the desirability of the immediate area and neighboring areas
for residential, business or other purposes and by so doing, impairs
the benefits of occupancy of existing property in such areas; impairs
the stability and value of both improved and unimproved real property
in such areas; prevents the most appropriate development and use of
such areas; contributes to the degeneration of property in such areas
with attendant deterioration of conditions affecting the health, safety
and general welfare of the community; and contributes to the diminution
of the taxable value of real property in such areas and its ability
to support the municipal services provided therefor. It is the purpose
of this article to prevent these and other harmful effects of such
exterior appearance of buildings erected or altered in any neighborhood
and thus to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the
community, conserve the value of buildings and encourage the most
appropriate use of land within the Village of Ossining.