For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals or the general
welfare of the Village of South Glens Falls and to lessen congestion
in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers,
to provide adequate light and air, to avoid undue concentration of
population and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks and other requirements, under and
pursuant to Article VI-A of Chapter 64 of the Consolidated Laws, the height, number of stories and size of buildings and
other structures, the percentage of the lot that may be occupied,
the size of yards and other open spaces, the density of population
and the use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry,
residence or other purposes are hereby restricted and regulated as
hereinafter provided.
The legislative intent of each zoning district is as follows:
A. R-1 Residential Zone. The R-1 Residential District is intended to
provide relatively low- to moderate-density single-family residential
uses.
B. R-2 Residential Zone. The R-2 Residential District is intended to
provide single-family residential uses; conserve, maintain and allow
two-family residential dwellings; and to accommodate new and existing
residential development at moderately high densities with a mixture
of housing types.
C. Commercial Zone. The C Commercial District is intended to consolidate
commercial uses with commercial services and mixed-use buildings into
highway-oriented and central business district activities in designated
areas of the Village.
E. M-1 Industrial Zone. The M-1 Industrial District is intended to accommodate
industrial and business uses that have only light or moderate potential
adverse impacts on other nearby uses.
F. RC-1 Resource Conservation Zone. The Village of South Glens Falls
contains within its Village limits several areas of wetlands, streams,
floodways and surface reservoir, shorelines which due to their unique
characteristics present important constraints to development. In addition,
these resource areas provide flood control, water quality, recreational,
aesthetic and open space benefits to the Village. Accordingly, the
intent is to provide for the proper use of these wetlands and other
areas found to be a valuable resource to the Village and its inhabitants.
G. ARC-1 Aquifer Resource Conservation Zone. It is the purpose of this
zoning district to protect the water quality of the natural aquifer
which supplies the Village's spring supply, including portions
of this aquifer which presently do not feed the Village's spring
supply collection boxes, and aid in the protection of the Village's
deep wells. This zone covers a portion of the aquifer recharge area
and areas of potential expansion of the spring supply which fall within
the boundary of the Village limits.
H. APD Aquifer Protection District. The purpose of the Aquifer Protection
District is to protect, preserve and maintain water quality of the
natural aquifer which supplies the Village's spring supply, including
portions of this aquifer which do not feed the Village's spring
supply collection boxes.