Town of LeRay, NY Article II AR Agricultural Residential District

§ 158-11 Purpose and intent.

The purpose of the AR Agricultural Residential District is to promote the preservation of existing agricultural lands, open spaces and the rural character within the Town of LeRay. This district provides limited opportunities for low-intensity residential development, agricultural uses, and complementary commercial services, but such activity must be designed and sited so as to minimize disturbance to and loss of agricultural lands and negative impacts upon the district's rural character.

§ 158-12 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted within the Agricultural Residential District:

A. Uses permitted administratively:

[Amended 8-9-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]

	Accessory structure
	Agricultural operation, customary
	Agricultural structure
	Agricultural tourism operations
	Agriculture, general
	Brewery, winery or distillery
	Commercial equine operation
	Commercial horse boarding operation
	Dwelling, single-family
	Dwelling, two-family
	Equipment sales, repair and rental, small-scale
	Farm operation
	Farmette
	Feedlot
	Forestry
	Greenhouse, personal
	Home occupation, minor
	Manufactured home
	Modular home
	Parks and open space
	Pasture
	Pick-your-own farm operations
	Roadside stand
	Saw mill, limited
	Solar energy system
	Stable, private
	Swimming pool, private
	Timber operation

B. Uses requiring site plan approval:

[Amended 8-9-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]

	Accessory dwelling unit (detached private home)
	Animal breeding, hobby
	Animal breeding, small
	Animal hospital or veterinary clinic
	Assembly use
	Bed-and-breakfast inn
	Building, mixed-use
	Building, office
	Campground
	Cemetery
	Construction storage yard
	Day-care facility
	Dry kiln
	Essential services
	Family/caregiver apartment
	Farm labor camp
	Farm market
	Forest-based manufacturing
	Funeral home
	Garden center or commercial greenhouse
	Greenhouse, wholesale
	Industry, custom
	Industry, limited
	Kennel
	Membership clubs
	Mixed-use development
	Mobile food processing establishment
	Nursery school
	Place of worship
	Public and semipublic facility
	Recreational vehicle sales, repair and rentals, nonhighway
	Saw mill
	School, private or public
	Solar farm
	Storage facility, outdoor

C. Uses requiring a special use permit and site plan approval:

	Agricultural industry
	Airport, private
	Car wash
	Cultural use facility or museum
	Farm, dairy or cattle
	Farm, fur
	Farm, hog
	Farm, poultry/egg
	Freight terminal
	Golf course
	Home occupation, major
	Industrial services
	Industry, general
	Inn
	Mining operations, local
	Mining operations, DEC
	Mobile home park
	Motor vehicle salvage or wrecking
	Recreational facility, commercial
	Recreational facility, limited
	Recreational vehicle park
	Recreational vehicle sales, repair and rental, highway
	Residential-care facility, limited
	Restaurant or diner
	Retail, convenience
	Retail, large product
	Retail, small
	Storage facility, enclosed
	Telecommunications facility
	Warehousing and storage
	Wind energy conversion system, small

§ 158-13 Dimensional requirements.

The following dimensional requirements apply to all lots within the Agricultural Residential District:

A. Setback distances.

(1) Front yard building setback:

(a) Minimum: 40 feet.

(b) Minimum for lots with frontage on US Route 11 or NY 283: 60 feet.

(2) Rear yard building setback:

(a) Minimum: 20 feet.

(b) Minimum for nonresidential or nonagricultural uses abutting a residential district or use: 40 feet.

(3) Side yard building setback:

(a) Minimum: 10 feet.

(b) Minimum for nonresidential or nonagricultural uses abutting a residential district or use: 20 feet.

(4) Parking lot and drive setback:

(a) In front, rear and side yards: 20 feet minimum.

(b) In rear and side yards with approved fence pursuant to § 158-61: 10 feet, minimum.

B. Minimum lot area requirements.

(1) Residential uses: one acre; 0.5 acre with municipal water and sewer; 0.25 acre as part of an approved cluster development.

(2) Nonresidential uses: one acre.

(3) Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.

C. Minimum gross floor area (GFA) requirements.

(1) Single-family dwellings: 900 square feet.

(2) Two-family dwellings: 1,800 square feet.

D. Maximum building height: 35 feet; exception for those in county-adopted state-certified Agricultural Districts.

E. Maximum impervious surface coverage: 35% of total lot area.

F. Maximum development density:

(1) The maximum dwelling unit density for a subdivision which creates greater than or equal to three additional lots shall not exceed two units per acre, including the parent parcel.

(2) Dwelling unit density shall be calculated from the aggregate total area subdivided from the parent parcel, inclusive of common property, rights-of-way, and easements necessary to effectuate such subdivision, excluding any remaining lands of the parent parcel not part of a proposed building lot, pursuant to the regulations of this chapter and Chapter 135.

§ 158-14 Design standards for nonagricultural uses.

The following design standards shall be utilized for new nonresidential and nonagricultural development applications within the Agricultural Residential District:

A. Site design and building design.

(1) Buildings should be oriented with front facades parallel to the street.

(2) Nonagricultural accessory structures shall be 10 feet or more from any property line.

(3) Primary building entrances should face a street or drive. At the discretion of the Planning Board, a side or rear entry for nonresidential structures may also be permitted depending on the site layout.

(4) Primary entries shall receive design considerations, details, and treatments consistent with primary facades and shall be prominently designed and constructed.

(5) Windows shall be of a scale, proportion and extent appropriate to the overall architectural style of the building.

(6) Window openings shall be trimmed with an appropriate material (brick, stone, wood, wood-like, cementitious board, vinyl or aluminum) to provide added definition to the overall facade.

B. Building materials.

(1) Standard masonry block walls shall be prohibited on any primary facade.

(2) Decorative masonry materials such as split-face and textured-finish blocks are permitted as a primary finished building material.

(3) Unfinished dimensional or sheet lumber shall not be utilized on finished building or signage exteriors.

(4) All structures shall be of professional quality and workmanship and constructed of robust, durable, and weather-resistant materials.

C. Buffer zones and landscaping requirements. The following shall be required for nonresidential and nonagricultural uses, except as specified below, in addition to those standards in §§ 158-68 through 158-71 and § 135-21:

(1) The use of approved fencing no more than six feet in height shall be permitted, in addition to vegetation, but shall not be permitted as a sole means of screening.

(2) A minimum of one planting unit (see § 158-70) shall be required for each:

(a) Fifty linear feet or fraction thereof of lot frontage along a road; and

(b) Two thousand square feet or fraction thereof of gross building area for nonresidential uses.

D. Lighting systems. The following shall be required in addition to those standards in §§ 158-75 and 158-76 for nonresidential and nonagricultural buildings:

(1) Fixtures shall be a maximum of 30 feet in height, and in no instances shall pole-mounted fixtures be taller than the principal structure on said lot.

E. Parking and parking lots.

(1) The following off-street parking space requirements shall apply within the Agricultural Residential District:

(a) Dwellings: a minimum of two spaces per unit.

(b) Public and private assembly uses: a minimum of one space per each 1.5 seats at maximum lawful occupancy as determined by the Fire Marshal.

(c) All other uses: a minimum of one space per 330 gross square feet plus one space per employee.

(2) In no instance shall the number of parking spaces exceed 130% of the required minimums as stated above.

F. Open space and recreation. For nonresidential and nonagricultural projects, a minimum of 25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open space, inclusive of the area devoted to required buffer zones pursuant to § 158-14C and the aggregate area of internal parking lot medians and islands.

G. Accessory structures. There is no limit to the number or gross floor area of accessory structures in the AR District.