South Hadley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Purpose
§ 255-1 Purpose and objectives.
The purpose of this bylaw is to promote the health, safety, convenience, amenity and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of South Hadley through encouraging the most appropriate use of land, as authorized by Chapter 40A of the General Laws, Sections 1 to 17, inclusive.
A.
In pursuit of this purpose, the objectives of this bylaw include the following: to lessen congestion in the streets; to conserve health; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water supply, drainage, sewerage, schools, parks, open space and other public requirements; to conserve the value of land and buildings, including the conservation of natural resources and the prevention of blight and pollution of the environment; to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town by considering the recommendations of the master plan; and to preserve and increase amenities by the promulgation of regulations to fulfill said objectives.
B.
Said regulations may include but are not limited to restricting, prohibiting, permitting or regulating:
(1)
Uses of land, including wetlands and lands deemed subject to seasonal or periodic flooding;
(2)
Size, height, bulk, location and use of structures, including buildings and signs, except that billboards, signs and other advertising devices are also subject to the provisions of MGL c. 93, §§ 29 through 33, inclusive, and to the provisions of MGL c. 93D;
(3)
Uses of bodies of water, including watercourses;
(4)
Noxious uses;
(5)
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied or unoccupied by uses and structures, courts, yards and open spaces;
(6)
Density of population and intensity of use;
(7)
Accessory facilities and uses, such as vehicle parking and loading, landscaping and open space; and
(8)
The development of the natural, scenic and aesthetic qualities of the community.