A.
Title. This chapter amends the "Zoning Chapter of the Village of
Brewster, 2008," and shall hereafter be known and may be cited as
the "Zoning Chapter of the Village of Brewster, 2015."
B.
Jurisdiction. Within the Village of Brewster no land, building or
other structure shall be used and no building or other structure shall
be constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, moved or structurally
altered except in conformity with this chapter.
C.
It is intended that the uses set forth for each district shall not
be permitted uses in any other district unless allowed specifically
or by reference as permitted uses in said district. Only those uses
listed for each district as being permitted shall be permitted. Except
as otherwise provided herein, any use not specifically listed as being
permitted shall be deemed to be prohibited.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the Village Law of the State
of New York, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto, for
the purpose of promoting the public health and safety and the general
welfare of the community and in furtherance of the following related
and more specific objectives:
A.
To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development and redevelopment
of the Village of Brewster in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive
Plan of long-term objectives, principles and standards determined
to be beneficial to the welfare of the people and their interests.
B.
To protect the established character and the social and economic
well-being of both private and public property.
C.
To promote, in the public interest, the most appropriate utilization
of land.
D.
To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers and to provide
adequate light, air and convenience of access.
E.
To prevent overcrowding of land or buildings and to avoid undue concentration
of population.
F.
To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land
throughout the Village.
