This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning
Law of the Town of Mendon."
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general
welfare of the people of the Town of Mendon, this chapter is adopted
pursuant to Article 16 of 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. This 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. This chapter and the 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 laws, the most restrictive or those imposing the higher
standards shall govern. The zoning regulations set forth herein are
in addition to and not in place of subdivision and other Town ordinances
governing land use.