This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "City of
Newburgh, New York Zoning Ordinance."
Except as hereinafter provided:
A. No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building
or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered unless in conformity
with the regulations herein specified for the zoning district(s) in
which it is located.
B. No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height,
to house a greater number of families, to occupy a greater percentage
of lot area, or to have narrower or smaller yards than is specified
herein for the district(s) in which such building located.
C. No part of a yard or other open space about any building required
for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall
be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required
for another building.
This chapter has been adopted and deemed necessary to achieve
the following purposes:
A. To promote the orderly development and redevelopment of the City.
B. To recognize, preserve, and promote the character of the City, which
is one of mixed use, tightly knit, and urban in nature.
C. To promote the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
D. To establish the appropriate location of various uses, buildings,
and open spaces necessary to protect public health and safety.
E. To provide a range of housing opportunities for all segments of the
population with due consideration of regional housing needs, ensuring
that affordable housing remains in appropriate proportion to the development
of market rate housing.
F. To encourage a range of business activities in appropriate locations
by concentrating businesses in or near transportation corridors, and
to promote economic development by building on the tremendous physical,
aesthetic, and historical assets of the City.
G. To preserve the historic and architectural features and districts
that make Newburgh unique and desirable, as well as form the basis
for the overall character of the community.
H. To promote the appropriate use, conservation and enjoyment of the
public spaces of the City, including sidewalks, streets, parks and
the waterfront.
I. To conserve the natural resources of the City by encouraging development
in appropriate locations and by limiting building in areas where it
would adversely affect the City's ecological habitats.
J. To improve transportation facilities in areas designated for more
intensive development, taking advantage of existing regional transit
programs and encouraging the implementation of new programs.
K. To reduce traffic congestion on Broadway and other major transportation
routes by establishing a pattern of development and circulation that
reduces the need for driving, provides alternative routes between
destinations, and encourages walking, bicycling and the use of regional
transportation services.