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(:omrnu~ail.y %~etd tsE~rsraomwc lie elr~pn~~^r~t I~urblbox: rJVE'.xlay rFtEru4,ts x°frge L of 4 <br /> housi.,a <>r construction must meet cex°tain r. . a standards in <br /> order to be approved. This is done to protect lives and <br /> property and ensure the natural fmictiorxing of the floodplain. <br /> Overlay districts are currently used in many towns across <br /> New York State and the country for a variety of purposes, <br /> including protecting agricultural resources, historic <br /> properties, aquifers, road corridors and gateways, and scenic <br /> views. <br /> Other common examples of overlay districts found <br /> throughout the State include: <br /> . Historic or Architectural Review Districts for special <br /> neighborhoods or downtowns <br /> . Access Management and Road Corridor Standards <br /> along major gateway routes. <br /> . Agricultural protection and Right to Farm standards in <br /> prime farmland areas. <br /> . Watershed Protection around reservoirs, aquifers, and <br /> shorelines. <br /> . Scenic Views to and from ridgelines, shorelines, and <br /> special features. <br /> Advantages of overlay districts <br /> An overlay district <br /> . can be written and mapped to incorporate whatever <br /> features are most important to a town. Boundaries can <br /> be easily defined using tax lot lines, roads, and existing <br /> slope or soils maps which closely approximate the <br /> feature of interest. <br /> . can address all of the town's concerns regarding any <br /> proposed land use change inside the district. Anything <br /> that might impact the quality of the proposed mapped <br /> feature can be addressed, including road requirements, <br /> frontage, lot size, lot coverage, setbacks, tree cutting, <br /> vegetation buffers, siting of houses, lighting and open- <br /> space natural areas. <br /> . can easily be implemented by passing a town law <br /> appending it to the existing land use regulations. <br /> Substantial rewriting of underlying zoning, site plan <br /> review or subdivision regulations is not required. <br /> . can be modified in the future should the town discover <br /> it wished to add or modify items. Using an overlay <br /> district, a municipality continues to protect its own <br /> resources without the imposition of authority from <br /> outside agencies. The decision-making process, <br /> tlaorefox°e, is I~opt at tlxe local levol where stewardship <br /> ~°an remain a point of evmmurxity pride. Officials and <br /> <br /> hlt'p://wti~v.r°,.~rdi.cc~rr~c-ll.edx~lc:d 1~c~iollrwc ')/toc+lc/ove~~rlt~ty_tlisia~irts.+,im io/t3/~~q2 <br /> <br />