The ordinance codified in this chapter shall
be known, cited and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance of Pinedale,
Wyoming."
This chapter is adopted pursuant to and in accordance
with the authority vested in the Town Council by WS §§ 15-1-601
through 15-1-612, and 15-1-701 through 15-1-709, Wyoming Statutes,
as amended.
These regulations have been made in accordance
with the policies and recommendations set forth in a duly adopted
comprehensive plan and have been enacted with the following purposes
in mind:
A.
To lessen congestion in the streets by coordinating
land use with transportation policies;
B.
To secure safety from fire and other hazards;
C.
To promote the most appropriate use of land to ensure
orderly and centralized growth;
D.
To preserve the scenic value of the Town;
E.
To protect the lifestyle and environmental quality
of the Town;
F.
To provide for centralized commercial activity;
G.
To allow for the adequate provision of needed public
facilities to serve present and future populations;
H.
To conserve the value of buildings and lands by ensuring
a compatible arrangement of land uses;
I.
To otherwise promote the public health and general
welfare of the community.
After the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this chapter, no land shall be used or occupied and no structure
shall be erected, altered, used or occupied except in conformance
with the provisions of this chapter.
This chapter shall apply to all private lands
within the corporate limits of the Town, as they may from time to
time be amended, and to all public lands within the same area that
are legally subject to these provisions.
The enactment of the ordinance codified in this
chapter shall not prohibit the continuance of the use of any land,
building or structure for the purpose for which such land, building
or structure is used at the time the ordinance takes effect, and it
shall not be necessary to secure any permit or certificate permitting
such continuance; provided, however, that any significant alteration
of or addition to any existing building or structure or the change
in use of any land, building or structure within any area subject
to the provisions of these regulations shall be regulated or prohibited.
The existence of restrictive covenants or agreements
shall not be a substitute for these zoning regulations.
[Amended 1993 by Ord. No. 253]
Wherever higher or more restrictive standards
are established by the provisions of any other applicable ordinance,
statute, resolution, regulation, or restrictive covenant, such other
ordinance, statute, resolution, regulation, or restrictive covenant
shall apply.
No person, firm or corporation and no officer
or employee thereof shall knowingly sell, rent or lease, or offer
to sell, rent or lease, any land or structure for any use or purpose
contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
