The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety
and general welfare of the community; to conserve land and natural
resources and, under and pursuant to the laws of the State of New
York, to establish zones wherein regulations concerning the use of
land and structures, the density of development, the size of yards,
the percentage of a lot that may be occupied, and provisions for parking
and control of signs are set forth so as to encourage the appropriate
development of the Town and the preservation of the rural character
of the community in accordance with the Town's 2005 Comprehensive
Plan.
The provisions of this chapter are in addition to provisions
set forth in other Town of Dryden local laws, rules, regulations or
ordinances, including but not limited to those of the State of New
York, the United States and Tompkins County Health Department. Wherever
the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements
of other Town of Dryden local laws, rules, regulations or ordinances,
the more restrictive or those imposing the higher standards shall
govern, as will the more restrictive requirements or standards of
the State of New York, the United States and Tompkins County Health
Department.
