[Amended 4-18-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
The Town Board of the Town of Parma, County
of Monroe, pursuant to the authority conferred by the Town Law of
the State of New York, and in accordance with the Parma Comprehensive
Plan, hereby adopts and enacts this chapter.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Parma."
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety
and general welfare of the people of the Town of Parma, this chapter
is adopted pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law and pursuant to
the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York. Its purpose
is to regulate and restrict: the height, number of stories and size
of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may
be occupied; the size of yards, courts and other open space; the density
of population and the location and use of buildings, structures and
land for business, industry, agriculture, residence or other purposes.
Such chapter and the Official Zoning Map enacted pursuant to this chapter are designed: to lessen
congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire and other dangers;
to provide adequate light and air; to provide for solar access and
the implementation of solar energy systems; to prevent the overcrowding
of land and to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate
the efficient and adequate provision of public facilities and services;
and to provide the maximum protection to residential areas from the
encroachment of adverse environmental influences. Such chapter and
Official Zoning Map were enacted after reasonable consideration, among
other things, as to the character of the Town and its peculiar suitability
for particular uses and with a view to conserving property values
and natural resources and encouraging the most appropriate use of
land throughout the Town.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum standards
and requirements for the protection of the public health, safety and
general welfare.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, local laws or ordinances, the most restrictive or those
imposing the higher standards shall govern.
Prior to any action by a municipal board or
official on any application made in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, the Town shall satisfy the requirements of the State
Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) regulations.