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 North Salem, County of Westchester, State of New York."
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Salem, New York."
[Amended 3-22-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
There is hereby established a new Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance for the Town of North Salem, which is set forth in
the text, tables and map that constitute this chapter. Said chapter
is adopted for all of the purposes set forth in Article 16 of the
Town Law, and all power and authority granted therein are hereby adopted
in the interest, protection and promotion of the public health, safety
and general welfare. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance implements
the policies for land use in the Town of North Salem Master Plan and
the regional objectives of the Westchester County Greenway Compact,
which include:
A. Population growth and development in North Salem should
be guided so as to maintain the Town's rural character.
B. Adequate land use planning policies and development
standards should be established to ensure a balanced and orderly pattern
of future growth and economic stability.
C. Town land use development policies should be formulated
to ensure that the future growth is coordinated with the Town's ability
to provide adequate community facilities and services.
D. North Salem's present and future population should
be accommodated by encouraging the development of an appropriate variety
and quantity of sound housing which will serve various age groups,
in accordance with local, County and regional considerations.
E. The orderly but limited expansion and addition of
land uses consistent with the predominant character of the community
should be encouraged.
F. A safe, adequate and efficient roadway network should
be provided that will serve the various types and intensities of traffic
generated by the proposed pattern of land use within the Town.
G. The historic features and sites of North Salem should
be preserved, which give it a pleasant, rural setting and which serve
to enhance the appearance of the Town.
H. The natural features of North Salem, its parks, lakes,
ponds, waterways and wooded hills, should be preserved, 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.
I. Environmental degradation should be controlled, and
high standards of environmental quality in public and private development
should be established.
J. A pleasant community should be provided in which people
can live, work and pursue leisure activities.
K. Surface and subsurface water should be protected and
preserved so as to ensure an adequate supply of potable water.
L. Consideration should be given to the Greenway Criteria,
as stated in the Westchester County Greenway Compact, which promote
natural and cultural resource protection, regional planning, compatible
economic development (agriculture, tourism and revitalization of community
centers), public access to natural and cultural resources and heritage
and environmental education.