Yonkers City Zoning Code

ARTICLE I

Title and Purposes

§ 43-1 Long title.

The title of this chapter is "An ordinance regulating and restricting the location, construction and use of buildings and structures and the use of lots and land and regulating the density of population in the City of Yonkers, and for said purposes dividing the City into districts, and providing fines and penalties for the violation of its provisions."

§ 43-2 Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Yonkers, New York of 2000."

§ 43-3 Declaration of purpose.

This Zoning Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the General City Law of the State of New York to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare and in furtherance of the following related and more specific purposes:

To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the City of Yonkers in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and with long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed beneficial to the interests and welfare of the people.

To protect the social and economic well-being of the City by the regulation of both private and public property.

To promote, in the public interest, the utilization of land for the purposes for which it is most desirable and best adapted.

To secure safety from fire and other dangers and to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access.

To prevent overcrowding of the land and excessive density of population.

To minimize and, where possible, to prevent traffic congestion on public streets and highways.

To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land throughout the City.

To recognize and preserve the physical and historic aspects of the older developed areas of the City of Yonkers.

To foster a relatively dense urban context where appropriate, permitting a traditional mix of uses.

To recognize and preserve the pedestrian orientation of areas of the City and their tradition as mass transportation centers.

To encourage new development that is in scale with the historic architecture of districts.

Yonkers City Zoning Code

ARTICLE I

Title and Purposes

§ 43-1 Long title.

The title of this chapter is "An ordinance regulating and restricting the location, construction and use of buildings and structures and the use of lots and land and regulating the density of population in the City of Yonkers, and for said purposes dividing the City into districts, and providing fines and penalties for the violation of its provisions."

§ 43-2 Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Yonkers, New York of 2000."

§ 43-3 Declaration of purpose.

This Zoning Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the General City Law of the State of New York to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare and in furtherance of the following related and more specific purposes:

To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the City of Yonkers in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and with long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed beneficial to the interests and welfare of the people.

To protect the social and economic well-being of the City by the regulation of both private and public property.

To promote, in the public interest, the utilization of land for the purposes for which it is most desirable and best adapted.

To secure safety from fire and other dangers and to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access.

To prevent overcrowding of the land and excessive density of population.

To minimize and, where possible, to prevent traffic congestion on public streets and highways.

To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land throughout the City.

To recognize and preserve the physical and historic aspects of the older developed areas of the City of Yonkers.

To foster a relatively dense urban context where appropriate, permitting a traditional mix of uses.

To recognize and preserve the pedestrian orientation of areas of the City and their tradition as mass transportation centers.

To encourage new development that is in scale with the historic architecture of districts.