New York Statutes
§ 7-704 — Purposes in view
New York § 7-704
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N.Y. Village § 7-704 (2026).
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§ 7-704 Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance\nwith a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the\nstreets; to secure safety from fire, panic, floods and other dangers; to\npromote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and\nair; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration\nof population; to make provision for, so far as conditions may permit,\nthe accommodation of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric,\ngeothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave\nenergy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment as\ndefined in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section sixty-six-j of\nthe public service law and fuel cells; to facilitate the adequate\nprovision of trans
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Nearby Sections
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§ 7-700
Grant of power§ 7-702
Districts§ 7-704
Purposes in view§ 7-706
Method of procedure§ 7-708
Changes§ 7-712
Zoning board of appeals§ 7-712-A
Board of appeals procedure§ 7-712-B
Permitted action by board of appeals§ 7-712-C
Article seventy-eight proceeding§ 7-714
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