This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Village of Pelham Zoning Local Law of 1983."
This zoning chapter is adopted pursuant to the
Village Law of the State of New York, Chapter 64, Article 6-A, of
the Consolidated Laws, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto, for
the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and the
general welfare of the community and in furtherance of the following
related and more specific objectives:
A. To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development
and redevelopment of the Village of Pelham in accordance with a comprehensive
plan and with long term objectives, principles and standards deemed
beneficial to the interests and welfare of the people.
B. To protect the established character and the social
and economic well-being of both private and public property.
C. To promote, in the public interest, the utilization
of land for the purposes for which it is most appropriate.
D. To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers
and to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access.
E. To prevent overcrowding of land or buildings and to
avoid undue concentration of population.
F. To lessen and, where possible, to prevent traffic
congestion on public streets and highways.
G. To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance
the value of land throughout the Village.
In addition to complying with all the provisions of this chapter, the types of development or use set forth below shall require approval of a site plan by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
79 of the Code of the Village of Pelham:
A. The erection of any building, other than a permitted
accessory building, in any district.
B. The enlargement of any building other than a single
one- or two-family residence or any existing building that is accessory
thereto.
C. The substantial alteration or modification of land
from its natural state, whether by regrading or the addition of structures
other than buildings.
D. Any change in the use or intensity of use of premises,
other than as above, which will require a substantial modification
of existing means of ingress or egress, parking or loading facilities,
drainage, utilities, landscaping, screening or outdoor lighting.