A.Â
This law was enacted to promote the health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the community; to lessen congestion in the streets; to
secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate
light and air; to prevent overuse of land; to avoid undue concentration
of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements, under
and pursuant to Chapter 62, Articles 9 and 16, of the Consolidated
Laws of New York State. This law also seeks to regulate and restrict
the form, height, area and size of buildings and other structures,
the percentage of lots that may be occupied, the size of yards, the
density of population, and the use of buildings, structures and land
for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.
B.Â
Further, these restrictions and regulations are provided in order
to preserve, foster and enhance the native beauty and rural character
of one of the most picturesque and charming communities in the Finger
Lakes region of New York State. Ulysses is a community well-known
for its fine vistas of farmland, hills and Cayuga Lake. As it presently
contains more historic homes within its borders than any other township
in the County, this chapter shall provide appropriate controls over
the use of buildings, structures and land.
