Montour Falls Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Enactment and Intent
§ 160-1 Authority.
This chapter, which shall be known as the "Village of Montour Falls Zoning Law," is enacted under the authority of § 10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law. The Village of Montour Falls hereby exercises its authority under said Municipal Home Rule to specifically supersede the following provisions of New York State Village Law:
A.
Section 7-708 of the New York State Village Law is superseded to permit the Village Board to classify unlisted uses, as provided under § 160-8 hereof, without resorting to a zoning amendment.
B.
Section 7-725 of the New York State Village law is superseded by § 160-51E hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Village Law § 7-725 was repealed by L. 1992, c. 694, § 3, effective 7-1-1993. See now § 7-725-a of the Village Law.
C.
Section 7-725a of the New York State Village law are superseded by § 160-49 hereof.
§ 160-2 Intent.
It is the legislative intent of this chapter to provide for the orderly and desirable development and use of land within the Village of Montour Falls. This chapter serves to implement the Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Montour Falls. Both the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter are expected to evolve over time to meet other changing needs. Specific purposes include the following:
A.
Facilitating the adequate and efficient provision of public facilities and services.
B.
Protecting the character of residential areas and ensuring privacy for families.
C.
Providing adequate and safe methods of traveling throughout the Village.
D.
Providing adequate sidewalks and parking so commercial areas can accommodate vehicular and pedestrian traffic and creating strong pedestrian links between tourism resources and commercial districts.
E.
Preserving historic and natural features and accommodating new development in ways that maintain and enhance the desirable aesthetic qualities of the Village.
F.
Assuring adequate sites for agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential uses.
G.
Encouraging flexibility in the design and development of land, facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and utilities and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands.
H.
Providing for recreation and open space as community facilities and economic assets to the Village.
I.
Maintaining attractive gateways into the region and the communities that comprise it.
J.
Creating an overall community appearance that reflects the high-quality character of the Finger Lakes in the commercial areas of the Village.
K.
Promoting tourism-related businesses in the Village.
L.
Ensuring the commercial zones along Route 14 are configured as compact, pedestrian-friendly groupings of business that encourage tourists and shoppers to park and walk to several shops, rather than zones that lead to standardized "strip development."
M.
Ensure a continued supply of affordable quality housing within the Village, including a range of housing types to meet the needs of young couples, traditional families and senior citizens.
N.
Providing for the increased presence of telecommuters, home-based businesses and small businesses.
O.
Avoiding those zoning and other regulations that needlessly raise the price of housing through excessive lot size or other arbitrary requirements.
P.
Ensuring existing businesses are able to expand with as little cost as possible, providing such expansions do not disrupt other nearby uses.