This law shall be known and may be cited as the "zoning law
of the City of Olean, NY."
Pursuant to the authority and power granted under Section 20(24)
of the General City Law and Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law of the State of New York, and all amendments thereto, the Common
Council of the City of Olean, County of Cattaraugus, State of New
York, hereby ordains, enacts and publishes as follows.
A law establishing a comprehensive zoning plan for the City
of Olean by dividing the territory thereof into certain zoning use
districts and prescribing regulations and standards for buildings
and other structures and the use of land therein.
The zoning regulations and districts herein set forth and as
identified upon the Zoning Map of the City of Olean are made for the
purpose of promoting public health, safety, and general welfare and
prescribing the most desirable use for which the land in each district
may be adapted and those uses to be subjected to special regulations,
while conserving the value of land throughout the city. The height,
bulk and location of buildings and other structures, the area of yards,
courts, setbacks and other open spaces, the density of population
and intensity of use of buildings and land, the use, conservation
and development of unique water front areas, and the use of structures
and land for residential, industrial, commercial, institutional or
other purposes, are hereby restricted and regulated as hereinafter
provided.
Such regulations have been designed to preserve open space;
lessen congestion in the streets; secure safety from fire, flood,
and other dangers; provide adequate light, air, and convenience of
access; and facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water,
sewage, schools, parks and other public services. They have been made
with reasonable regard, among other things, to the character of each
district and its suitability for particular uses as well as the value
of buildings, land, and uses to promote the most appropriate use of
land throughout the city.
The regulations contained in this law have been made in accordance
with the City of Olean Comprehensive Development Plan 1990 — 2010
as adopted by the planning board of the city by resolution dated August
30, 1990 and certified as being the Official Comprehensive Development
Plan of the City of Olean on December 10, 1990.
