The legislative intent of this Article
IV is to set forth land uses or activities which are permitted in the Town of Walton, to specify and designate the zoning districts in which each use or activity will be permitted, with or without special conditions, or after a special permit has been granted, and establish appropriate density, area, and other bulk regulations which will be applicable within each district.
Regulations for land uses or activities permitted in the various
land use districts, or land uses or activities requiring special permits
or conditions attached to them are set forth in Schedule 1. (Schedule 1 is hereby adopted and made part of this chapter.)
Regulations for lot size, yards, building height and similar density,
area and other bulk requirements are set forth in the following text.
Any use of land or buildings not specifically listed in Schedule
I for the applicable zoning district is not permitted. In the case of any dispute over the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, definition, or of Schedule I, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to make a definitive determination thereof, being guided in such determination by the purposes and intent of this chapter as set forth in Article
I. Any determination made by the Code Enforcement Officer may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the manner prescribed in Article
IX.
A. When a use is not specified in Schedule I, a landowner may request,
in writing, the Planning Board to initiate an amendment to this chapter
to provide for the use. The Planning Board shall act upon said request
within 90 days and may pass a resolution to provide the use if it
finds that:
(1) There is no clear intent to exclude such use; and
(2) The proposed use is appropriate within the zoning district and would
have no more adverse effects on other uses within the zoning district,
or on uses in adjoining districts, than would uses of the same general
character permitted in the zoning district; and
(3) The proposed use is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan.
B. Upon the passage of such a resolution by the Planning Board, the Planning Board and Town Board shall proceed to act upon the proposed amendment as set forth in §
200-90.
Additional regulations and appropriate exceptions to the regulations of this chapter are set forth in Article
V, Supplementary Regulations; Article
VI, Special Permits; Article
VII, Site Plan Review; and Article
VIII, Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots.