This chapter shall be know and may be cited as the "Town of
Walton, New York, Zoning Ordinance" and shall include this text, Schedule
1 and the Zoning Map.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule 1 is included as an attachment to this chapter. The Zoning Map is on file in the Town offices.
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 16, § 261,
of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Town Board of the Town
of Walton hereby adopts and enacts as follows.
The purpose of this chapter, its regulations and its zoning
districts as outlined on the Zoning Map is to:
A.
Protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare
of the Town consistent with the objectives of Town Law § 263;
B.
Guide the future growth and development in accordance with a Comprehensive
Plan;
C.
Protect the character and the social and economic stability of all
parts of the Town, and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development
of all parts of the Town;
D.
Protect and conserve the economic and aesthetic value of land and
buildings appropriate to the various districts established by this
chapter;
E.
Minimize conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;
F.
Provide a guide for public policy and action in the efficient provision
of public facilities and services, and for private enterprise in building
development, investment and other economic activity relating to uses
of land and buildings;
G.
Prevent the pollution of air, streams and ponds; to assure the adequacy
of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to encourage
the wise use and sound management of the Town's natural resources
in order to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community
and the value of the land;
H.
Preserve the natural beauty of the topography of the Town and to
ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features;
and
I.
Encourage and make suitable provisions for the accommodation of solar
energy systems and equipment and access to sunlight necessary therefor.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with
the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations,
or ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing higher standards,
shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion
of the public health, morals, safety, or the general welfare.
