Eaton Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Enactment and Application
§ 120-1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Town of Eaton Land Use Law."
§ 120-2 Enactment; authority.
The Town Board of the Town of Eaton in the County of Madison under the authority of Article 16 of the Town Law and § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of New York State hereby ordains, enacts and publishes the following law.
§ 120-3 Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter and the land use districts and regulations herein are to preserve the character of and provide for the orderly growth of the Town and its hamlets; to encourage the most appropriate use of land; to protect and conserve the value of property; to prevent the overcrowding of land; and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
§ 120-4 Application of regulations.
Except for existing uses and other facilities as herein provided:
A.
No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, extended or put in place unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B.
No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or put in place 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 bordering yards than specified for the district in which such building is located (see Table I.[1]).
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Editor's Note: Table I is located at the end of this chapter.
C.
No part of a yard or other open space around any building required in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.