This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Chili Zoning Local Law of 1981."
Enactment of this chapter by the Town of Chili is pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
A. 
The purpose of this chapter is to encourage appropriate and orderly physical development; promote in all possible ways public health, safety, convenience and general welfare; classify, designate and regulate the location and use of buildings, structures and land for agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or other uses in appropriate places; and, for said purpose, to divide the Town of Chili into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out these regulations and provide for their enforcement.
B. 
The objectives of this chapter are to conserve and stabilize the value of property; provide adequate open space for light and air; provide desired levels of population density; secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; provide assurance of opportunities for effective utilization of land; provide adequate community and public utility facilities; provide workable relationships of land uses to the transportation system and lessen congestion in the streets; and ensure the protection of environmental resources.
C. 
The regulations contained in this chapter have been in accordance with a well-considered Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Chili and have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses.