Buchanan City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 211-1 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Comprehensive Zoning Local Law (Chapter) of the Village of Buchanan, New York."
§ 211-2 Applicability.
Except as hereinafter provided:
A.
No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered, unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B.
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height, to accommodate or house a greater number of families, to occupy a greater percentage of lot area or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, inner or outer courts than is specified herein for the district in which such building is located.
C.
No part of a yard or other open space about any building required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.
D.
No lot, yard, setback, parking area or other space shall be so reduced in area, dimension or capacity as to make said area, dimension or capacity less than the minimum required under this chapter. If already less than the minimum required under this chapter, said area, dimension or capacity shall not be further reduced.
§ 211-3 Purpose and authority.
There is hereby established a new comprehensive Zoning Chapter for the Village of Buchanan, which chapter is set forth in the text, tables and map that constitute this chapter. Said chapter is adopted for the purposes set forth in Article 7, § 7-700, of the New York Village Law, which, in the interest of the protection and promotion of the public health, safety and welfare, shall be deemed to specifically include the following, among others:
A.
To guide and control growth in an orderly, efficient manner consistent with the ability of the Village to provide services and facilities necessary to accommodate new growth.
B.
To facilitate the efficient and adequate provision of public facilities and services.
C.
To assure sites for residence, industry and commerce.
D.
To provide for privacy for families.
E.
To protect the wetlands and lakes from filling erosion and pollution.
F.
To prevent and reduce traffic congestion so as to promote efficient and safe circulation of vehicles and pedestrians.
G.
To protect residential areas.
H.
To provide land resources for the housing of all segments of the population.
I.
To provide for the gradual elimination of nonconforming uses.
J.
To provide for the enhancement of the appearance of the Village of Buchanan as a whole.
§ 211-4 Construal of provisions; relationship to other laws; repealer.
A.
Minimum requirements. The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare.
B.
Relationship to other laws. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Zoning Chapter upon the use of land or buildings or upon the bulk of buildings are either more restrictive or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by any other provisions of this chapter or any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall govern.
C.
Repealer. The Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Buchanan, adopted September 9, 1969, and all subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby repealed.