This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "The 1979 Village of Croton-on-Hudson Zoning Law."
There is hereby established a comprehensive
zoning plan for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, which plan
is set forth in the text and Zoning Map that constitute this chapter.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 7-700 of the Village
Law of the State of New York to achieve the purposes authorized by
statute: to protect and promote public health, safety, morals, comfort,
convenience, economy and the general welfare, and to protect aesthetic
values, and shall be deemed to include specifically the following,
among others:
A.
The facilitation of the efficient and adequate provision
of public facilities and services.
B.
The provision of privacy for families.
C.
The prevention and reduction of traffic congestion
and the provision of safe and adequate traffic access to uses generating
large volumes of vehicles.
D.
The maximum protection of residential areas.
E.
The gradual elimination of nonconforming uses.
