This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Gloversville, New York."
This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A. To lesson congestion in the streets.
B. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers.
C. To promote the public health and welfare.
D. To provide adequate light, air and convenience of access.
E. To prevent the overcrowding of land.
F. To avoid undue concentration of population.
G. To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks, and other public requirements.
H. To conserve the value of buildings and enhance the value of land
throughout the City.
I. To encourage flexibility in design and development of land and buildings
in such a way as to promote the most appropriate use of land buildings,
and open spaces to facilitate orderly and beneficial development and
redevelopment of the City.
J. To preserve and enhance the historic and architectural features that
make Gloversville unique and desirable, as well as for the basis for
the heritage overall character of the community.
K. To preserve and enhance the natural areas of value to the community.
L. To provide safe and comfortable routes for walking, bicycling, and
public transportation to increase use of these modes of transportation,
enable convenient and active travel as part of daily activities, reduce
traffic congestion, and meet the needs of all users of the streets,
including children, families, older adults, and people with disabilities.
M. To guide the future growth and development of the City in accordance
with the City of Gloversville Comprehensive Plan.