This chapter shall be entitled "A Law Regulating
and Restricting the Location, Construction and Use of Buildings and
Structures and the Use of Land in the Unincorporated Area in the Town
of Blooming Grove, County of Orange, State of New York."
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Law of the Town of Blooming Grove, New York."
A.
There is hereby established a new comprehensive Zoning
Law for the Town of Blooming Grove as set forth in the text, tables
and map that constitute this chapter. This chapter is adopted for
all of the purposes set forth in Article 16 of the Town Law and all
power and authority granted therein for the interest, protection and
promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare. This chapter
implements the policies for land use in the Town of Blooming Grove,
which include:
(1)
The guidance of population growth and development
in Blooming Grove so as to maintain the Town's rural character.
(2)
The establishment of adequate land use planning policies
and development standards to ensure a balanced and orderly pattern
of future growth and economic stability.
(3)
The formulation of Town land use development policies
to ensure that future growth is coordinated with the Town's ability
to provide adequate community facilities and services.
(4)
The accommodation of Blooming Grove's present and
future population by encouraging the development of an appropriate
variety and quantity of sound housing to serve various age and economic
groups, in accordance with local, County and regional considerations.
(5)
The orderly but limited expansion and addition of
land uses consistent with the predominant character of the community,
which should be encouraged.
(6)
The provision of a safe, adequate and efficient roadway
network by builders, where appropriate, and by the Town in order to
serve the various types and intensities of traffic generated by the
proposed pattern of land use within the Town.
(7)
The preservation of historic features and sites of
Blooming Grove to maintain its pleasant, rural setting and to enhance
the appearance of the Town.
(8)
The preservation and availability for public use,
where appropriate, of the natural features of Blooming Grove, i.e.,
its parks, lakes, ponds, waterways and wooded hills, which give it
a pleasant, open setting and which serve, collectively, as an attractive
background for the more developed areas of the Town and region.
(9)
The control of environmental degradation and the establishment
of high standards of environmental quality in public and private development.
(10)
The provision of a pleasant community in which people
can live, work and pursue leisure activities.
(11)
The protection and preservation of surface and subsurface
water so as to ensure an adequate supply of potable water.
(12)
The accommodation of new growth without the loss of
the rural character which has long been one of the attractions of
the Town. The Town supports its agricultural community and the practices
necessary to keep agriculture healthy in Blooming Grove. This is one
of the basic ways to retain the Town's open spaces.
B.
To the extent that this chapter may be adjudged by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be inconsistent with any provision
of the Town Law or of any special law, this chapter is intended to
and shall supersede any such inconsistent provision in order to effectuate
the purposes of this chapter.
