The Town of Clarence Zoning Law is established for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety and welfare, and the most appropriate use for which the land in each district may be adapted; for conserving the value of buildings; and for enhancing the value of land throughout the Town.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide the minimum regulations necessary to facilitate safe and orderly growth and to ensure that growth forms an integral part of a community of functional neighborhoods and town centers; increases collective security and community identity to promote civic awareness and responsibility; and enhances the quality of life for the entire Town to ensure the greatest possible economic and social benefits for all residents.

To these ends, the Zoning Law, districts, and maps have been prepared with due consideration of future growth; the promotion of a sensibly built environment which respects local and regional architecture; the promotion of an integrated and balanced transportation system based on pedestrian, transit and automobile use; the adequate provision of water and sewer infrastructure, schools, parks and other public necessities; and for the preservation and enhancement of the natural environment through the protection and replenishment of forests by landscaping of the public realm and supplemental plantings for projects which reduce existing tree cover resources.

This law was prepared based on the goals as adopted in the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Clarence in accordance with New York State Town Law § 263 and is established to implement the goals identified therein.