Stony Point City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title and Purpose
§ 215-1 Long title.
The title shall be "A Law Regulating and Restricting the Location, Construction and Use of Buildings and Structures and the Use of Land in the Town of Stony Point, County of Rockland, State of New York."
§ 215-2 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Law of the Town of Stony Point, New York."
§ 215-3 Purpose.
There is hereby established a new comprehensive Zoning Law for the Town of Stony Point, which law is set forth in the text, tables and map that constitute this chapter. Said law is adopted for all of the purposes set forth in Article 16 of the Town Law, and all power and authority granted therein are hereby adopted in the interest, protection and promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare. The comprehensive Zoning Law implements the policies for land use in the Town of Stony Point Development Plan, which include:
A.
The Town's environmental resources are limited; the protection and enhancement of environmental, human and community resources must be fully respected.
B.
The impacts of growth must be controlled to maintain the rural, semirural and suburban character of the Town, consistent with the ability of the Town to provide facilities and services.
C.
Commercial development must not be permitted to cause adverse impacts on the circulation facilities and on community appearance and should meet locally generated needs.
D.
Public facilities and services, including roads, drainage and recreation, must be planned and implemented consistent with the ability of the community to fund such facilities and with the need to provide for an expanded population and not as a response to incremental and disjointed growth.
E.
Commercial development should generally conform to the existing pattern of development.