Newburgh Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Authority and Purposes
§ 185-1 Authority.
There is hereby established a comprehensive zoning plan regulating and restricting the location, grouping, bulk, construction and use of buildings and structures and the development and use of land in the Town of Newburgh, New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Town"), and providing fines and penalties for the violation thereof, which chapter is set forth in the following text, schedules and map forming the Zoning Law for the Town of Newburgh. Said chapter is adopted for the purposes set forth in Article 16 of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York and is enacted pursuant to said Municipal Home Rule Law in the interest of protection and promotion of order and the health, safety and well-being of persons and property and the protection and enhancement of the physical and visual environment.
§ 185-2 Purposes.
The comprehensive zoning plan shall be deemed to include the following purposes, among others:
To guide future growth and development of the Town of Newburgh in relation to the orderly development of the region of which it is a part and in consideration of its existing development pattern and improvements, its resources and the quality of its environment.
To provide adequate light, air and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood and other danger; to prevent overcrowding or the overly intensive or inappropriate use of land; and to protect the quality of the physical environment.
To promote a mutually supportive, logical and harmonious interrelation of land uses by bringing about the gradual conformity of the uses of land and buildings throughout the Town to the Zoning Law set forth in this chapter and minimizing conflicts between the uses of land and buildings.
To prevent and reduce traffic congestion so as to promote safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
To provide for orderly development of the Town, protection of public health and control of potential pollution of surface and ground water supplies by ensuring that (except in rural or undeveloped areas) homes, businesses and industries are served by adequate central sewage treatment and water supply systems meeting or exceeding state and federal standards.
To encourage the use of land and the design of buildings so as to create a harmonious appearance in all parts of the Town.
To encourage 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 economical provision of streets, utilities and parks; to preserve natural and scenic qualities of open lands for public use and enjoyment; and to provide opportunity and choice of housing and environment suitable to the varied needs of the population.
To facilitate communication by requiring that signs be compatible with their surroundings and promote the distinctive identity of the Town, the occupant, services and/or type of product provided thereon.
To preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community and the economic value of the land by means of the wide use and management of natural resources throughout the Town, which shall require the preservation and protection of the natural and scenic resources, including the surface drainage system, topographic features, vegetation and wildlife habitats, so as to prevent the pollution of the air and water, to assure the adequacy of surface drainage, to safeguard water supplies and to provide for the adequate propagation and support of wildlife.