Fort Edward Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§350-1-1 Title.
The title of this chapter is the "Zoning Law of the Village of Fort Edward," and it shall include the text and the official Village of Fort Edward Zoning Map.
§350-1-2 Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are to provide for orderly growth and change within the Village of Fort Edward and to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of existing and future residents. Further, this chapter is intended to implement the recommendations made in the Village of Fort Edward Master Plan, dated 2006, as amended and supplemented by further actions of the Board of Trustees and policies adopted by the Board of Trustees.
§350-1-3 Regulated activities.
A.
A land use permit shall be required for any of the following actions:
(1)
Construction of a new building or structure 100 square feet or larger in ground coverage.
(2)
Enlargement of an existing building or structure.
(3)
Change in the use of a building or of land.
(4)
The placement of signs over three square feet in area.
(5)
Any excavating, grading, fill or construction.
B.
The following activities do not require a land use permit but must meet any other applicable requirements of this chapter:
(1)
The construction or enlargement of buildings or structures within applicable area limitations under this chapter and with less than 100 square feet of ground coverage.
(2)
The placement of signs up to and including three square feet.
(3)
The replacement, in kind and in the same location, of porches, decks, patios and garages.
C.
The following activities are not regulated by this chapter and do not require a land use permit:
(1)
Interior structural alterations or routine maintenance and improvement which does not expand the exterior dimensions of a structure.
(2)
The erection of chimneys on residential structures.
(3)
Land uses by the Village of Fort Edward.
§350-1-4 Effect on other provisions.
This chapter shall supplement all other provisions of the Code of the Village of Fort Edward. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any other chapter of the Code of the Village of Fort Edward, the provisions of this chapter shall control.