The Town Board finds that there are areas of the Town that develop with a specific, consistent character such that they may be treated as a distinct entity for purposes of regulating dimensional, use, and other zoning standards. The regulations in this Article
V are intended to permit expansion or restriction of the standards of the zoning district(s) in which such an area is situated, provided that the area, boundaries and the specific permitted variation from standards shall have been established as an overlay district by the Town Board. The purpose of this article is to establish standards and procedures which will foster healthy growth and orderly development within each overlay district so established.
In order for an area to be designated an overlay district, it
shall meet the following criteria:
A. There shall be multiple lots and multiple property owners within
the district boundaries delineated on the Town's Zoning Map.
B. There shall be specific characteristics that set the area apart from
the balance of the zoning district(s) in which it is located, which
characteristics shall be enumerated in the designation of the area
as an overlay district.
C. There shall be a public purpose(s) served by the designation of an
area as an overlay district, and the designation of the district shall
specify how the expansion or restriction of the standards of the underlying
zoning district supports such purpose(s).