INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HUNTINGTON BAY
Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2009

A local law entitled, "Amendment to Village Code Regarding Legislative Intent and Purpose"

Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay as follows:

The Code of the Village of Huntington Bay is hereby amended to revise Chapter 91 to read as follows:

Chapter

ZONING

ARTICLE I

Legislative Intent, Purpose and Definitions

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[Note: § 91-1 shall be amended to add the following text.]

§ 91-1 Legislative Intent and Purpose [Added 9-14-1972: Amended 2-9-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]

A. Legislative Intent.

The Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay is one of Long Island’s most unique and picturesque waterfront communities. The waterfront along Huntington Bay and Huntington Harbor is a great natural, public resource, and the Village has historically gone to great lengths to uphold its stewardship responsibilities with respect to the environmental integrity of the waterfront. The Village and its neighborhoods are marked with special ambiance and character. The Village has steadfastly preserved and protected this character through the use of its land use controls. The creation of distinct Waterfront Preservation Districts and Residence Zoning Districts and their accompanying regulations are intended to further preserve the beautification, health, safety and welfare of all of the areas within the Village.

B. Purpose.

The purposes of this chapter are: to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, flooding, panic or other disasters; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the over building of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to protect and preserve waterfront areas; and to facilitate the adequate provision of water supply and sewage disposal. In making any determination pursuant to this chapter, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Village Board of Trustees and such Board when acting as the Planning Board shall observe such purposes or any or all of them as may be appropriate to promote the legislative intent of this chapter.

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Severability.

If any part or provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Chapter or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay hereby declares that it would have passed this Chapter or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.

Effective Date.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York.