Glen Cove City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 280-1 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Glen Cove Zoning Ordinance."
§ 280-2 Declaration of policy.
There is hereby established a comprehensive zoning plan for the City of Glen Cove, which plan is set forth in the text, maps and schedules that constitute this chapter. Said plan is adopted for the purposes set forth in Subdivisions 24 and 25 of § 20 of the General City Law of the State of New York, and more particularly for the protection and promotion of public health, safety and welfare in the following manner:
A.
Guiding the future development of the City in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population density that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships among the residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas within the City; having regard for their suitability for the various uses appropriate to each of them and their potentiality for such uses, as indicated by the existing conditions and trends in population in the direction and manner of the use of land, in building development and in economic activity; considering such conditions and trends both within the City and with respect to the relation of the City to areas outside thereof; having in mind, among other things, the industrial position of the City, its services as a trading center both for its own inhabitants and for adjacent communities, and its immense attraction as a residential community.
B.
Protecting the character and the social and economic stability of each of such areas and encouraging their orderly and beneficial development.
C.
Protecting and conserving the value of land throughout the City and the value of buildings appropriate to the various districts established by this chapter.
D.
Bringing about the gradual conformity of the uses of land and buildings throughout the City to the comprehensive zoning plan set forth in this chapter and minimizing conflicts among the uses of land and buildings.
E.
Aiding in bringing about the most beneficial relation between the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout the City, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the streets and the provision of safe and convenient traffic access appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings throughout the City.
F.
Aiding in providing a guide for public policy and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services, and for private enterprise in building development, investment and other economic activity relating to the uses of land and buildings throughout the City.
G.
Encouraging flexibility in the design and development of land in such a way as to promote the most appropriate use of land, to facilitate the adequate and economic provision of streets and utilities, to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands and to enhance and protect the environmental quality of the City.
§ 280-3 Scope; application of provisions.
Except as otherwise provided in §§ 280-33, 280-34 and 280-35 and subject to the provisions of Articles X, XI and XII herein:
A.
Uses. No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose other than is included among the uses listed in Articles XIII, XIV and XV, as permitted in the district in which each building or land is located, nor in any manner contrary to any of the requirements specified in said sections.
B.
Height. No buildings shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit designated for the district in which such building is located.
C.
District regulations. No building shall be erected nor shall any existing building be altered, enlarged, rebuilt or moved; nor shall any open space contiguous to any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity to the yard, lot area, building location, off-street parking space, loading space and other space and area regulations designated for the district in which such building or open space is located.
D.
Parking, loading. Off-street parking space and off-street loading space shall be provided as specified in said schedules and shall be provided with passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto; and all such parking space and loading space together with such passageways and driveways shall be deemed to be required open space on the lot on which the same are situated and shall not thereafter be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except as provided for in said schedules.
E.
Yards. No yard or other open space provided contiguous to any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other lot.
F.
Separation of lots. Where a lot is hereafter formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building, such separation shall be effected in such manner as not to impair conformity with any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing building and all yards and other open spaces in connection therewith; and no permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on the new lot thus created unless it complies with all the provisions of this chapter.
§ 280-4 Interpretation of provisions.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare, and more particularly for the purposes set forth in § 280-2. Except as specifically herein provided, it is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way to impair or interfere with any existing provision of law, other than the heretofore existing Zoning Ordinance, or any rule or regulation previously adopted, or any permit, license, certificate or other authorization previously issued, granted or approved pursuant to law and not in conflict with the provisions hereof, relating to the use of buildings or land or to the erection, construction, establishment, moving, alteration or enlargement of any building or improvement; nor is it intended by this chapter to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easement, covenant or other agreement between parties; provided, however, that whenever any provision of this chapter imposes greater restrictions on the erection, construction, establishment, moving, alteration or enlargement of buildings or on the use of land or buildings in any of the districts established by this chapter than are imposed by such existing provisions of law or ordinance or by such rules, regulations, permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or by such easements, covenants or agreements, then the provision of this chapter shall control.