7-722 – Village Comprehensive Plan.
§ 7-722 Village comprehensive plan. 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and determines that: (a) Significant decisions and actions affecting the immediate and long-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the state and its communities are made by local governments. (b) Among the most important powers and duties granted by the legislature […]
7-724 – Official Maps, Changes in Official Map; Notice of Hearing.
§ 7-724 Official maps, changes in official map; notice of hearing. Every village may by resolution of its board of trustees establish an official map of the village showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law. Drainage systems may also be shown on this map. Such map is to […]
7-700 – Grant of Power.
§ 7-700 Grant of power. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the board of trustees of a village is hereby empowered, by local law, to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that […]
7-701 – Transfer of Development Rights; Definitions; Conditions; Procedures.
§ 7-701 Transfer of development rights; definitions; conditions; procedures. 1. As used in this section: a. “Development rights” shall mean the rights permitted to a lot, parcel, or area of land under a zoning law respecting permissible use, area, density, bulk or height of improvements executed thereon. Development rights may be calculated and allocated in […]
7-702 – Districts.
§ 7-702 Districts. For any or all of said purposes the board of trustees may divide the village into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this article; and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair […]
7-703 – Incentive Zoning; Definitions, Purpose, Conditions, Procedures.
§ 7-703 Incentive zoning; definitions, purpose, conditions, procedures. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: a. “Incentives or bonuses” shall mean adjustments to the permissible population density, area, height, open space, use, or other provisions of a zoning local law for a specific purpose authorized by the village board of trustees. b. “Community benefits or […]
7-703-A – Planned Unit Development Zoning Districts.
§ 7-703-a Planned unit development zoning districts. A village legislative body is hereby authorized to enact, as part of its zoning local law, procedures and requirements for the establishment and mapping of planned unit development zoning districts. Planned unit development district regulations are intended to provide for residential, commercial, industrial or other land uses, or […]
7-704 – Purposes in View.
§ 7-704 Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, floods and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid […]
7-706 – Method of Procedure.
§ 7-706 Method of procedure. 1. The board of trustees shall provide for the manner in which such regulations, restrictions and the boundaries of such districts including any amendments thereto shall be determined, established and enforced. However, no such regulations, restrictions or boundaries shall become effective until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at […]
7-708 – Changes.
§ 7-708 Changes. Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be amended. An amendment shall be effected by a simple majority vote of the board of trustees, except that an amendment shall require the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the board of trustees in villages having three members […]