ARTICLE I - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Section 1.01 Short Title.
This Local Law shall be known as the “Town of Chester Zoning Law “. The Town of Chester is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Town”.

Section 1.02 Authority.
Enactment of this Local Law by the Town is pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York and Article 27 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

Section 1.03 Purpose and Objective.
The purpose of this Local Law is to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community and protect the property values and aesthetics of the community by channeling and directing growth and by regulating and restricting the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yard, courts and other open spaces, the density of population and the location and use of development, structures and land for commercial, industrial, residential and other purposes, to the extent permissible within the proper exercise of the police power.
It is the further purpose and objective of this Local Law to ensure optimum overall conservation, protection, development and use of the unique scenic, aesthetic, wildlife, recreational, open space, historic, ecological and natural resources of the Adirondack Park and to preserve the beauty and character of the Adirondack Park setting to the benefit of the community; and to retain the natural vistas of the Adirondacks to the benefit of the residents and visitors to the community.

Section 1.04 Planning Board.
Pursuant to Section 271 of the Town Law, the Town of Chester has created a “Planning Board”. Said Board consists of seven (7) members appointed by the Town Board in such manner and for such term as provided by Town Law. The Planning Board shall have all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by statute and by this Local Law. The Planning Board shall have original jurisdiction for all matters pertaining to this Zoning Local Law pursuant to Section 274-a of the Town Law - Site Plan Review as provided in Article 5 hereof describing “Site plan review”.