2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 7 - (7-700 - 7-742) BUILDING ZONES
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 undue concentration
  of population; to make provision for, so far as conditions  may  permit,
  the  accommodation  of  solar energy systems and equipment and access to
  sunlight necessary therefor; to facilitate  the  adequate  provision  of
  transportation,   water,  sewerage,  schools,  parks  and  other  public
  requirements.  Such  regulations   shall   be   made   with   reasonable
  consideration,  among  other things, as to the character of the district
  and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and  with  a  view  to
  conserving  the  value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate
  use of land throughout such municipality.