This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Sand Lake Zoning Code."

Enactment of this chapter is pursuant to the Town Law of the State of New York, Municipal Home Rule Law, and the Constitution of the State of New York. The Town Board hereby declares its legislative intent to supersede provisions of the Town Law that are inconsistent with this Code. The courts are hereby asked to take notice of the legislative intent to supersede pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Constitution of the State of New York and apply it in the event the Town has failed to specify any provision of law that may require supersession. The Town Board hereby declares that it would have superseded such inconsistent provision had the need to do so been apparent.

The purpose of this chapter is to broadly protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Sand Lake and to protect their property through land use regulations under the authority of the New York State Town Law and in accordance with the Town of Sand Lake Comprehensive Plan.