Town of Cortlandt, NY
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2024-01-23
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 307 Zoning
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Article I Title; Purpose
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 9 Capital Improvement Projects
- Ch 10 Capital Reserve Fund
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Conservation Advisory Council
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 25 Disaster and Emergency Services, Office of
- Ch 29 Emergency Medical Treatments/Advance Life Support Advisory Council
- Ch 30 Technical Services, Department of
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Environmental Services, Department of
- Ch 35 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 41 Finance, Department of
- Ch 44 Fire Prevention
- Ch 45 Greenway Compact
- Ch 47 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 59 Law, Department of
- Ch 61 Meetings
- Ch 64 Notification of Defects
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 77 Planning and Community Development
- Ch 81 Pollution Control Board
- Ch 85 Purchasing, Department of
- Ch 91 Records Management
- Ch 92 Recreation and Conservation, Department of
- Ch 95 Superintendent of Highways, Abolishment of
- Ch 97 Tenant-Landlord Advisory Board
- Ch 99 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 104 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 113 Alarm Systems
- Ch 117 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 121 Animals
- Ch 127 Bingo
- Ch 131 Building Construction
- Ch 135 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 139 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 142 Cannabis
- Ch 145 (Reserved)
- Ch 149 Code Administration and Enforcement
- Ch 153 Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 154 Dumpsters
- Ch 155 Electrical Standards; Plumbing
- Ch 156 Energy Conservation
- Ch 157 Excavations and Topsoil Removal
- Ch 161 Explosives and Blasting
- Ch 168 Fees
- Ch 170 Filming
- Ch 171 Fireworks
- Ch 175 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 179 Freshwater Wetlands, Water Bodies and Watercourses
- Ch 185 Games of Chance
- Ch 187 Graffiti
- Ch 188 Highways and Roads
- Ch 191 Licensing
- Ch 193 Living Quarters, Temporary
- Ch 195 Multichannel Service Providers
- Ch 197 Noise
- Ch 208 Parades
- Ch 211 Parking
- Ch 215 Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 219 Plumbing
- Ch 221 Property Maintenance
- Ch 223 Public Markets and Similar Businesses
- Ch 228 Recreational Areas
- Ch 230 Rental Property
- Ch 233 School Crossing Guards
- Ch 237 Security Deposits
- Ch 240 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 241 Sewers
- Ch 245 Signs
- Ch 249 (Reserved)
- Ch 253 Sludge and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 255 Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 257 Solid Waste
- Ch 259 Steep Slopes
- Ch 261 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 262 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 263 Storm Sewers
- Ch 265 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 275 Taxation
- Ch 277 Telecommunications Towers
- Ch 278 Tobacco and Nicotine Products, Sale of
- Ch 279 Town Charges, Payment of
- Ch 281 Transient and Nontransient Lodging
- Ch 283 Trees
- Ch 287 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 289 Vehicles, All-Terrain
- Ch 291 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 297 Water
- Ch 299 Water and Sewer Payments, Collection of
- Ch 301 Watercourses, Diversion of
- Ch 307 Zoning
- Ch 307 Art I Title; Purpose
- § 307-1 Title.
- § 307-2 Authority and purpose.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
This chapter, including the Zoning Map which
is a part hereof, shall be known and may be cited and referred to
as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Cortlandt."
A.Â
Pursuant to the laws of the United States of America,
the State of New York and the Town of Cortlandt and the authority
and power granted by Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New
York, the purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the community by establishing regulations
and restrictions with respect to height, number of stories and size
of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may
be occupied, the sizes of yards and other open spaces, the density
of population and the location and use of structures and land.
B.Â
The regulations contained herein have been made in
accordance with a comprehensive plan (the 1991 Master Plan) and have
been designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety
from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to promote health and general
welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding
of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate
the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools,
parks and other public requirements. Such regulations have been made
with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character
of the districts and their peculiar suitability for particular uses
and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging
the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town.
C.Â
The Town Board recognizes that all policies of the
1991 Master Plan are not implemented by this chapter and that full
implementation of the Master Plan will require extensive time, study
and deliberation. Nonetheless, the Town is committed to Master Plan
policies, and any proposal for housing or other development which
is presented to the Town and which is consistent with the Master Plan
but not expressly provided for in this chapter will be given full
consideration by the Town Board.
