Pinedale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 475-1 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance of Pinedale, Wyoming."
§ 475-2 Authority.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to and in accordance with the authority vested in the Town Council by WS §§ 15-1-601 through 15-1-612, and 15-1-701 through 15-1-709, Wyoming Statutes, as amended.
§ 475-3 Purpose.
These regulations have been made in accordance with the policies and recommendations set forth in a duly adopted comprehensive plan and have been enacted with the following purposes in mind:
A.
To lessen congestion in the streets by coordinating land use with transportation policies;
B.
To secure safety from fire and other hazards;
C.
To promote the most appropriate use of land to ensure orderly and centralized growth;
D.
To preserve the scenic value of the Town;
E.
To protect the lifestyle and environmental quality of the Town;
F.
To provide for centralized commercial activity;
G.
To allow for the adequate provision of needed public facilities to serve present and future populations;
H.
To conserve the value of buildings and lands by ensuring a compatible arrangement of land uses;
I.
To otherwise promote the public health and general welfare of the community.
§ 475-4 Conformity required.
After the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, no land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected, altered, used or occupied except in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 475-5 Applicability.
This chapter shall apply to all private lands within the corporate limits of the Town, as they may from time to time be amended, and to all public lands within the same area that are legally subject to these provisions.
§ 475-6 Continuation of existing uses.
The enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall not prohibit the continuance of the use of any land, building or structure for the purpose for which such land, building or structure is used at the time the ordinance takes effect, and it shall not be necessary to secure any permit or certificate permitting such continuance; provided, however, that any significant alteration of or addition to any existing building or structure or the change in use of any land, building or structure within any area subject to the provisions of these regulations shall be regulated or prohibited.
§ 475-7 Restrictive covenants no substitute.
The existence of restrictive covenants or agreements shall not be a substitute for these zoning regulations.
§ 475-8 Higher or more restrictive standards.
[Amended 1993 by Ord. No. 253]
Wherever higher or more restrictive standards are established by the provisions of any other applicable ordinance, statute, resolution, regulation, or restrictive covenant, such other ordinance, statute, resolution, regulation, or restrictive covenant shall apply.
§ 475-9 Rent, sale or lease in violation.
No person, firm or corporation and no officer or employee thereof shall knowingly sell, rent or lease, or offer to sell, rent or lease, any land or structure for any use or purpose contrary to the provisions of this chapter.