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Town of Ghent, NY
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2023-04-22
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 190 Zoning
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Assessor
Ch 11
Confidential Administrative Assistant
Ch 14
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 19
Ethics, Code of
Ch 25
Investment Policy
Ch 30
Officers and Employees
Ch 36
Personnel Policies
Ch 40
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
Ch 44
Procurement Policy
Ch 50
Records
Ch 51
Videoconferencing
General Legislation
Ch 71
Animals
Ch 82
Building Construction and Fire Prevention
Ch 93
Farming
Ch 96
Fireworks
Ch 99
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 105
Games of Chance
Ch 123
Littering
Ch 131
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 136
Rental Property
Ch 144
Solid Waste
Ch 150
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 156
Subdivision of Land
Ch 161
Taxation
Ch 175
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 181
Vehicles, Off-Road
Ch 185
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
Ch 190
Zoning
Ch 190 Art I
General Provisions
§ 190-1
Title and purpose.
§ 190-2
Definitions and word use.
§ 190-3
Application of regulations.
Ch 190 Art II
Districts and Boundaries
§ 190-4
Class of districts; district boundaries, district purposes.
Ch 190 Art III
Residential Districts and Uses
§ 190-5
General provisions.
§ 190-6
Planned Residential District.
§ 190-7
Mobile and manufactured homes.
§ 190-8
Home occupations.
§ 190-9
Home occupied business (HOB).
§ 190-9.1
Agriculture farm stands/markets and farm worker housing.
Ch 190 Art IV
Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts
§ 190-10
General provisions.
§ 190-11
Airport District.
§ 190-12
Performance standards.
§ 190-13
Design standards.
§ 190-14
Application for building or use permits.
§ 190-15
Solar energy facilities.
Ch 190 Art V
Special Permit Uses
§ 190-16
Delegation of authority.
§ 190-17
General procedure and conditions.
§ 190-18
General standards.
§ 190-19
Special conditions and safeguards for certain special permit uses.
§ 190-20
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
Ch 190 Art VI
Site Plan Review
§ 190-21
Site plan review required.
§ 190-22
Application for site plan review.
§ 190-23
Site plan review criteria.
§ 190-24
Review procedures.
§ 190-25
Reimbursable costs.
§ 190-26
Modified site plan review.
Ch 190 Art VII
Additional Regulations
§ 190-27
Placement of accessory buildings and uses, including garages and off-street parking.
§ 190-28
Height and lot coverage.
§ 190-29
Yards.
§ 190-30
Spacing between buildings.
§ 190-31
Fences.
§ 190-32
Frontage.
§ 190-33
Waste.
§ 190-33.1
Driveways.
§ 190-33.2
Ponds.
§ 190-33.3
Confinement of animals.
Ch 190 Art VIII
Sign Regulations
§ 190-34
Purpose.
§ 190-35
Permit requirements.
§ 190-36
Design and performance standards.
§ 190-37
Dangerous or hazardous signs.
§ 190-38
Outdoor signs in business, industrial, and commercial zones.
§ 190-39
Signs in residential districts.
§ 190-40
Churches/religious gathering places.
§ 190-41
Commercial rural recreational facilities.
§ 190-42
Real estate and construction signs.
§ 190-43
Agricultural signs.
§ 190-44
Sign bonuses.
§ 190-45
Removal of nonconforming signs.
§ 190-46
Temporary signs.
§ 190-46.1
Rules for specific temporary signs.
§ 190-46.2
Exempt signs.
Ch 190 Art IX
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
§ 190-47
Application of regulations.
§ 190-48
Unlawful buildings, structures or uses to be construed as nonconforming.
§ 190-49
Continuance.
§ 190-50
Extension.
§ 190-51
Change.
§ 190-52
Abandonment.
§ 190-53
Destruction.
§ 190-54
Signs.
Ch 190 Art X
Board of Appeals
§ 190-55
Organization and general procedure.
§ 190-56
Application and public hearing procedure.
§ 190-57
Appeals on interpretation of the Zoning Chapter and Map.
§ 190-58
Variances.
Ch 190 Art XI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 190-59
Interpretation.
§ 190-60
Relation of these provisions to other provisions of law and to private covenants and agreements.
§ 190-61
Enforcement.
§ 190-62
Expenses of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
§ 190-63
Building or use permits, general procedure.
§ 190-64
Building permits for one- or two-family dwellings and residential accessory structures.
§ 190-65
Completion of building for which a permit has been issued.
§ 190-66
Certificates of occupancy.
§ 190-67
Fees.
§ 190-68
Penalties for offenses; remedies.
§ 190-69
Procedures for amendment.
§ 190-70
Relief from decisions.
Ch 190 Art XII
Mining
§ 190-71
Definitions.
§ 190-72
Removal.
§ 190-73
Mining overzone.
§ 190-74
Special permits.
§ 190-75
Special permits not subject to DEC.
§ 190-76
Special permits subject to DEC permit.
§ 190-77
Special permit application rules.
§ 190-78
Application.
§ 190-79
General provisions.
§ 190-80
Other required permits.
§ 190-81
Fines.
§ 190-82
Preexisting mines.
§ 190-83
Overzone map.
Appendix
Ch A193
Highway Specifications
Ch A194
(Reserved)
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 190
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ghent
8-21-1997
by
L.L. No. 4-1997
; amended in its entirety
12-19-2019
by
L.L. No. 1-2019
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A Table of Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Appendix B Table of Dimension Regulations
Attachment 3 - Zoning Map
Attachment 4 - Planned Residential District Lot
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 190-1
Title and purpose.
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§ 190-2
Definitions and word use.
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§ 190-3
Application of regulations.
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Article II
Districts and Boundaries
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§ 190-4
Class of districts; district boundaries, district purposes.
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Article III
Residential Districts and Uses
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§ 190-5
General provisions.
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§ 190-6
Planned Residential District.
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§ 190-7
Mobile and manufactured homes.
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§ 190-8
Home occupations.
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§ 190-9
Home occupied business (HOB).
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§ 190-9.1
Agriculture farm stands/markets and farm worker housing.
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Article IV
Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts
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§ 190-10
General provisions.
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§ 190-11
Airport District.
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§ 190-12
Performance standards.
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§ 190-13
Design standards.
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§ 190-14
Application for building or use permits.
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§ 190-15
Solar energy facilities.
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Article V
Special Permit Uses
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§ 190-16
Delegation of authority.
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§ 190-17
General procedure and conditions.
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§ 190-18
General standards.
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§ 190-19
Special conditions and safeguards for certain special permit uses.
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§ 190-20
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
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Article VI
Site Plan Review
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§ 190-21
Site plan review required.
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§ 190-22
Application for site plan review.
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§ 190-23
Site plan review criteria.
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§ 190-24
Review procedures.
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§ 190-25
Reimbursable costs.
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§ 190-26
Modified site plan review.
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Article VII
Additional Regulations
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§ 190-27
Placement of accessory buildings and uses, including garages and off-street parking.
chevron_right
§ 190-28
Height and lot coverage.
chevron_right
§ 190-29
Yards.
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§ 190-30
Spacing between buildings.
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§ 190-31
Fences.
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§ 190-32
Frontage.
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§ 190-33
Waste.
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§ 190-33.1
Driveways.
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§ 190-33.2
Ponds.
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§ 190-33.3
Confinement of animals.
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Article VIII
Sign Regulations
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§ 190-34
Purpose.
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§ 190-35
Permit requirements.
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§ 190-36
Design and performance standards.
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§ 190-37
Dangerous or hazardous signs.
chevron_right
§ 190-38
Outdoor signs in business, industrial, and commercial zones.
chevron_right
§ 190-39
Signs in residential districts.
chevron_right
§ 190-40
Churches/religious gathering places.
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§ 190-41
Commercial rural recreational facilities.
chevron_right
§ 190-42
Real estate and construction signs.
chevron_right
§ 190-43
Agricultural signs.
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§ 190-44
Sign bonuses.
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§ 190-45
Removal of nonconforming signs.
chevron_right
§ 190-46
Temporary signs.
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§ 190-46.1
Rules for specific temporary signs.
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§ 190-46.2
Exempt signs.
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Article IX
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
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§ 190-47
Application of regulations.
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§ 190-48
Unlawful buildings, structures or uses to be construed as nonconforming.
chevron_right
§ 190-49
Continuance.
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§ 190-50
Extension.
chevron_right
§ 190-51
Change.
chevron_right
§ 190-52
Abandonment.
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§ 190-53
Destruction.
chevron_right
§ 190-54
Signs.
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Article X
Board of Appeals
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§ 190-55
Organization and general procedure.
chevron_right
§ 190-56
Application and public hearing procedure.
chevron_right
§ 190-57
Appeals on interpretation of the Zoning Chapter and Map.
chevron_right
§ 190-58
Variances.
chevron_right
Article XI
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 190-59
Interpretation.
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§ 190-60
Relation of these provisions to other provisions of law and to private covenants and agreements.
chevron_right
§ 190-61
Enforcement.
chevron_right
§ 190-62
Expenses of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
chevron_right
§ 190-63
Building or use permits, general procedure.
chevron_right
§ 190-64
Building permits for one- or two-family dwellings and residential accessory structures.
chevron_right
§ 190-65
Completion of building for which a permit has been issued.
chevron_right
§ 190-66
Certificates of occupancy.
chevron_right
§ 190-67
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 190-68
Penalties for offenses; remedies.
chevron_right
§ 190-69
Procedures for amendment.
chevron_right
§ 190-70
Relief from decisions.
chevron_right
Article XII
Mining
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§ 190-71
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 190-72
Removal.
chevron_right
§ 190-73
Mining overzone.
chevron_right
§ 190-74
Special permits.
chevron_right
§ 190-75
Special permits not subject to DEC.
chevron_right
§ 190-76
Special permits subject to DEC permit.
chevron_right
§ 190-77
Special permit application rules.
chevron_right
§ 190-78
Application.
chevron_right
§ 190-79
General provisions.
chevron_right
§ 190-80
Other required permits.
chevron_right
§ 190-81
Fines.
chevron_right
§ 190-82
Preexisting mines.
chevron_right
§ 190-83
Overzone map.
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