This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Law of the Village of Skaneateles, New York."
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the Village
Law of the State of New York, Chapter 64 of the Consolidated Laws,
Article 7, to protect and promote public health, safety, morals, comfort,
convenience, economy, aesthetics and the general welfare; to promote
and effectuate the orderly development of the Village of Skaneateles;
to encourage the most appropriate use of land in the Village in order
to conserve and enhance the value of property; to provide adequate
and suitably located commercial facilities; to protect and enhance
existing historic areas, scenic areas and waterways; to control development
within the watershed of Skaneateles Lake in order to prevent damage
to the ecology of the lake; to realize a development plan properly
designed to conserve land and the cost of municipal services; to assure
privacy for residences and freedom from nuisances and things harmful
to the senses; to protect the Village and its inhabitants against
unsightly, obtrusive and noisome land uses and operations; and for
the other purposes herein specified.
