This chapter of the Municipal Code of the Town of Johnstown,
New York, 2008, as amended may be known, cited and referred to as
the Town of Johnstown Zoning Code. In this chapter, it is, at times
referred to as the "Code."
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 16 of the Town
Law of the State of New York and the Municipal Home Rule Law, the
Town Board of the Town of Johnstown hereby adopts and enacts The Town
of Johnstown Code.
This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A. To implement and promote in a good-faith manner the recommendations
of the Comprehensive Plan, such as:
(1) Preserve the Town's rural character.
(2) Facilitate orderly development.
(3) Provide for and encourage new development compatible with existing
uses and Town character.
B. To lessen congestion in the streets.
C. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers.
D. To promote health and the general welfare.
E. To provide adequate light and air.
F. To prevent the overcrowding of land.
G. To avoid undue concentration of population.
H. To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements.
I. To conserve the value of buildings.
J. To encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town
and its relations with incorporated municipalities and unincorporated
villages and/or settlements.
No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, moved,
altered, rebuilt or enlarged, nor shall any land, water or building
be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose except in
compliance with this Zoning Law.
All buildings under construction at the time this Zoning Law
is adopted shall conform to the Zoning Law in effect at the time relevant
approvals were issued and in compliance with all conditions of said
approvals.
The Town of Johnstown Zoning Code shall take effect at the time
and in the manner provided by law.