[Added 12-28-2011 by G.O. No. 5-2011]
The following districts comprise the downtown districts:
A.
D-MX Mixed-Use District. The D-MX Mixed-Use District is a high concentration
of commercial, residential and institutional developments in the downtown.
The D-MX District encourages ground-floor commercial uses to activate
the street-level environment. In order to create a concentration of
pedestrian-oriented commercial uses networked throughout the D-MX
District, certain streets are designated "key streets" and require
commercial ground-floor uses within a storefront design.
(1)
Key streets. The key streets of the D-MX District are shown in Map A: Key Streets.[1] The purpose of key streets is to preserve and enhance
the pedestrian-oriented commercial environment and promote economic
development focused on active uses such as retail, restaurant, service
and entertainment uses. To achieve this, regulations require certain
ground-floor uses, a storefront design at the street level, and increased
transparency requirements. The following streets are designated as
key streets in the D-MX District:
(a)
Main Street between Buena Vista Avenue and Getty Square/North
and South Broadway.
(b)
New Main Street between Getty Square/North and South Broadway
and Vark Street/Park Hill Avenue.
(c)
Nepperhan Street between Buena Vista Avenue to Warburton Avenue.
(d)
Dock Street from Buena Vista Avenue to Warburton Avenue.
(e)
Riverdale Avenue/Warburton Avenue between Prospect Street and
Wells Avenue.
(f)
South Broadway/North Broadway between Nepperhan Avenue and Manor
House Square.
(g)
Palisade Avenue between Main Street/Getty Square and Elm Street.
[1]
Editor's Note: Map A is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
D-IRT Downtown Industrial Research and Technology District. The D-IRT
District supports the industrial uses in the northern portion of downtown.
This district with its close proximity to the Metro-North and Amtrak
train lines is a prime location for office, industrial, research and
development and technology-based uses. It also allows certain commercial
uses to serve the work force. Residential uses are prohibited to avoid
conflicts with industrial users and encroachment into industrial land.
C.
UR-LD Low-Density Urban Residential District. The UR-LD Urban Residential
Low-Density District is intended to address urban neighborhoods, adjacent
to the downtown, that contain a mix of single-family, detached and
attached two-family, and townhouse dwellings. The UR-LD District is
intended to maintain the residential environment of these urban neighborhoods,
continuing the development patterns of these areas established in
mid-to-late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
D.
UR-MD Medium-Density Urban Residential District. The UR-MD Urban
Residential Medium-Density District is intended to address urban neighborhoods,
adjacent to the downtown, that contain a mix of all dwelling types,
including apartment house dwellings. The UR-MD District is intended
to maintain the residential environment of these urban neighborhoods,
continuing the development patterns of these areas established in
mid-to-late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
E.
UR-HD High-Density Urban Residential District. The UR-HD Urban Residential
High-Density District encourages a high-density residential development,
located adjacent to the downtown to increase the downtown residential
population, build a critical mass for the commercial uses located
downtown and take advantage of existing transportation resources.
Limited commercial establishments are also allowed at select locations
within the district.
A.
Principal uses. The schedule of principal uses permitted within the
downtown districts is shown in Table 43-6, Schedule of Principal Uses
and UR-HD Accessory Uses.[1] Principal uses are allowed as permitted (P), permitted
with supplemental standards (Ps) or special uses (S). In addition,
the following use regulations apply:
(1)
Within the D-MX District, certain uses are required on the ground floor of key streets in order to create a concentration of pedestrian-oriented uses. See § 43-219A(1) and Map A[2] for key street designations. Table 43-6, Schedule of Principal
Uses and UR-HD Accessory Uses shows those uses that are required on
the ground floor of buildings along the key streets.
[2]
Editor's Note: Map A is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Within the UR-HD District, limited commercial uses are allowed on
the ground floor of apartment houses for lots that front on Riverdale
Avenue. (NOTE: The nonresidential uses allowed on the ground floor
of apartment houses that front Riverdale Avenue are accessory uses
to the residential uses permitted in the UR-HD District.) Table 43-6,
Schedule of Principal Uses and UR-HD Accessory Uses shows the nonresidential
uses that are allowed along that frontage. Such nonresidential uses
must comply with the following conditions:
(a)
Such uses must be conducted entirely inside a building.
(b)
Such uses must front on Riverdale Avenue and provide access
to the commercial uses from Riverdale Avenue only.
(c)
No more than one wall sign on the exterior of the structure
for each commercial use is permitted. Such wall sign is limited to
letters no more than 12 inches in height and a total sign length that
equals 70% of the width of the store's Riverdale Avenue facade.
(d)
Window signs are permitted and limited to no more than 25% of
each window and door area.
(e)
New construction requires a minimum first floor height of 12
feet and fifty-percent transparency of the first floor facade. A minimum
eighteen-inch-high knee wall is required beneath glazing. Knee walls
are limited to a maximum height of 36 inches.
(f)
Any security gates must comply with the design standards for
security gates in the downtown districts for nonresidential and mixed-use
buildings. Security gates are discouraged in the downtown districts
and are not required during any rehabilitation of a building or for
new construction.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 43-6 is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Accessory uses. The schedule of accessory uses permitted within the
downtown districts is shown in Table 43-7, Schedule of Accessory Uses.[3] Accessory uses are allowed as permitted (P), permitted
with supplemental standards (Ps) or special (S) uses.
(1)
Nonresidential accessory uses within the UR-HD District are allowed
only when accessory to a commercial use located along Riverdale Avenue.
[3]
Editor's Note: Table 43-7 is included at the end of this chapter.
A.
Bulk and setback regulations.
(1)
Table 43-8, Dimensional Standards for D-MX and D-IRT Districts[1] establishes the bulk and setback regulations for the D-MX
and D-IRT Districts.
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FIGURE 1: D-MX DISTRICT HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
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FIGURE 2: D-MX DISTRICT HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
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FIGURE 3: D-IRT DISTRICT HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIRMENTS
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[1]
Editor's Note: Table 43-8 is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Table 43-9, Dimensional Standards for UR-LD, UR-MD and UR-HD Districts[2] establishes the bulk and setback regulations for the UR-LD,
UR-MD and UR-HD Districts. "DU" is an abbreviation for "dwelling unit."
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 43-9 is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Permitted height. Permitted height above the base height of 66 feet as shown by Map B: Height District Map,[3] must meet the following standards:
(1)
Permitted height applies to the entire lot when the boundary matches
the existing lot line on Map B showing lots existing at the time of
passage of this ordinance.
(2)
Permitted height applies to portions of lots existing at the time
of the adoption of this chapter, when there is a distance specified
on Map B for a portion of a lot. Measurement is from the property
line taken at the front and/or side/front lot line.
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FIGURE 4: DOWNTOWN HEIGHT CALCULATION
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(3)
The first 66 feet of height must be built to the required setbacks.
Height above 66 feet must meet required and additional setbacks and
is limited as shown on Map B. Additionally, the building bulk is subject
to the following maximum building footprints:
(4)
All structures above 66 feet in height must include a setback of
a minimum of five feet on some portion of the building's side or side
front facing facade.
(5)
A tower must be sited a minimum of 60 feet from any other tower.
This measurement is taken from the facade of the tower nearest to
the facade of another tower.
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FIGURE 5: BUILDING FOOTPRINT MAXIMUM ABOVE 66'
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FIGURE 6: MINIMUM UPPER-STORY SETBACK
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FIGURE 7: REQUIRED TOWER SEPARATION
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(6)
Towers located along Nepperhan Street, Prospect Street, Main Street,
Hudson Street and Dock Street should be sited to maximize the view
corridor toward the Hudson River from public right-of-way and public
open spaces.
(7)
Solar
collectors and their support structures may extend 18 inches above
the maximum permitted height.
[Added 2-9-2021 by G.O. No. 3-2021]
[3]
Editor's Note: Map B is included at the end of this chapter.
The provisions of the City of Yonkers' green building standards
apply to the construction, addition, alteration, enlargement, removal
and demolition of every structure and any appurtenances connected
or attached to such structures and to the site on which the structure
is located, except that these provisions do not apply to detached
and attached one- and two-family dwellings.
New buildings, structures, and uses in the downtown districts
must meet the following design standards:
A.
Nonresidential and mixed-use buildings. The following design standards
apply to new nonresidential and mixed-use buildings:
(1)
Facade articulation and massing.
(a)
Buildings must be designed with a defined base, middle and top.
(b)
Public entrances must be well defined and visible from the street.
(c)
Blank walls (walls without windows or doors) shall not face
any street in the downtown area. Any facades that face a street must
be broken into bays, be designed with windows and doors, or otherwise
designed to enliven the street facade of the downtown area. Windows
are required as part of any facade facing a street. In addition, facades
must have at least two of the following architectural features to
add interest to the building elevation:
[1]
Change in wall or building plane of varying depths, at least
two feet in depth and 18 inches in width, at least once every 30 feet
for the length of the facade.
[2]
Reveals and openings.
[3]
Changes in color, texture and/or material.
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FIGURE 8: BASE, MIDDLE & TOP FACADE ARTICULATION
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FIGURE 9: DEFINED PUBLIC ENTRANCES
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FIGURE 10(A): ARTICULATION OF FACADES FACING A STREET
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FIGURE 10(B): ARTICULATION OF FACADES FACING A STREET:
CHANGE IN WALL OR BUILDING PLANE OF VARYING DEPTHS
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(d)
The ground floor must be designed as follows:
[1]
A minimum ground floor height of 12 feet is required, as measured
from grade to the second floor.
[2]
The ground floor must maintain a transparency of 50%. No more
than 25% of any window or door, if the door is constructed of glass,
may be covered with signage of any type.
[3]
Ground floor windows must be clear, untinted glass.
[4]
A minimum eighteen-inch-high knee wall is required. Knee walls
are limited to a maximum height of 36 inches.
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FIGURE 11: GROUND FLOOR TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
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FIGURE 12: REQUIRED KNEE WALL DIMENSIONS
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(e)
Upper story facade articulation must reflect a similar rhythm
and proportion to that of the ground floor facade.
(f)
Upper story windows must create a rhythm, either symmetrical
or equally spaced, across the facade and, where appropriate, must
be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the
ground floor. Tinting of upper story glass is limited to 20%.
(g)
The elevation of horizontal facade elements, such as cornices,
belt courses, awnings, sign friezes and canopies, must generally align
with those of surrounding buildings.
(h)
The cornice height of new structures should match the cornice
height of adjacent structures, where applicable.
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FIGURE 13: RHYTHM OF UPPER STORY WINDOWS
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FIGURE 14: ALIGNMENT OF HORIZONTAL FACADE ELEMENTS
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(i)
Buildings located on corners on Nepperhan Street, Nepperhan
Avenue, Manor House Square, Main Street, Riverdale Avenue, Warburton
Avenue, and North and South Broadway within the downtown districts
must use architectural massing to define corners through prominent
decorative features such as turrets, rounded facades, chamfered corners
or other massing characteristics. Buildings located on other corners
throughout the downtown districts on streets not specified by this
regulation are also encouraged to define corners through the same
type of decorative architectural massing.
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FIGURE 15: ARCHITECTURAL MASSING TO DEFINE CORNERS
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(2)
Security gates. Security gates are discouraged in the downtown districts.
If security gates are installed:
(a)
New construction and substantial improvement.
[1]
Security gates must be located on the inside of windows of any
building constructed after the adoption of the downtown districts,
(December 28, 2011). For substantial rehabilitation involving the
replacement of the storefront, all security gates must be located
inside of the windows.
[2]
When security gates are engaged, the screening must be designed
to permit viewing into the business. Security gates must be of a lattice-type
design. The lattice-type design must provide a minimum openness of
75% when engaged and allow for viewing inside the building when engaged.
[3]
Security gates must be opened, raised or otherwise removed from
view during business hours.
(b)
Minor alterations.
[1]
When minor building rehabilitation requires replacement of security
gates, new security gates must be of the seventy-five-percent open
lattice-type design.
[2]
Replacement of any security gates requires a lattice-type design.
The lattice-type design must provide a minimum openness of 75% when
engaged and allow for viewing inside the building when engaged.
[3]
When minor rehabilitation includes the exterior storefront,
no new exposed hoods for security gates are permitted on the exterior
of a storefront.
[4]
Security gates must be open, raised or otherwise removed from
view during business hours.
B.
Residential. The following design standards apply to new residential
structures:
(1)
UR-LD and UR-MD District design guidelines. All new buildings, structures,
and additions to buildings or structures within the UR-LD and UR-MD
Districts will be reviewed against and should comply with the design
guidelines of the Downtown Neighborhood Design Guidelines for the
City of Yonkers, including architectural standards and landscape requirements.
(2)
Single-family and two-family.
(a)
Windows or other architectural features are required on all
facades in order to avoid the appearance of blank walls and facades.
Windows must be set into or projected out from the facade, in order
to provide depth and shadow, and be of a consistent style. Porches,
bay windows and special elements are required to vary the articulation
along a street.
(b)
The front entry must be the predominant feature on the front
elevation of a home and be emphasized as an integral part of the building
design with features such as front porches, raised steps and stoops,
roof overhangs, columns and decorative railings, to help create a
protected entry area and enhance its appearance.
(c)
The pitch, design and scale of roofs of new dwellings should
be similar to the roof forms of surrounding dwellings.
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FIGURE 16: ARTICULATED RESIDENTIAL FACADE
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FIGURE 17: PROMINENT RESIDENTIAL FRONT ENTRY
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(d)
Detached garages must be located in the rear yard. Front-loaded
attached garages are limited to a garage door of no more than 22 feet
in width or 50% of the width of the front facade of the house, as
measured along the building line that faces the street, whichever
is greater.
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FIGURE 18: PERMITTED GARAGE LOCATION
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(3)
Townhouse.
(a)
Townhouse developments are limited to a maximum of six attached
townhouse units.
(b)
The front facade of townhouses must be articulated through windows,
front porches, raised steps and stoops, projected entrances and overhangs
to create substantial shadows and visual interest.
(c)
There must be a unifying architectural theme for a townhouse
development. Each townhouse unit in the development must utilize a
common vocabulary of architectural forms, elements, materials and
colors. The townhouse development shall cause, by means of legal instruments
acceptable to the approving agency and the Corporation Counsel of
the City of Yonkers, there to be an agreement amongst the owners to
maintain the original, approved architectural theme of the townhouses
during the life of the development.
(d)
Windows must be set back into or projected out from the facade,
to provide depth and shadow, and be of a consistent style. In addition,
three-dimensional elements, such as bay windows, should be incorporated
to provide dimensional elements on a facade.
(e)
When the building adjacent is new construction it must respect
the neighboring building.
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FIGURE 19: TOWNHOUSE FACADE ARTICULATION
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FIGURE 20: UNIFYING ARCHITECTURAL THEME
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FIGURE 21: WINDOWS PROJECTED OUT FROM FACADE
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(f)
For flat roofs, cornices and parapets should be used to create
shadowing on the building facades.
(g)
The following standards must be met for the replacement of an
individual townhouse unit within an existing townhouse development:
[1]
The townhouse unit must be built at the established front setback
of the development as a whole, as determined by the existing front
setbacks of townhouses on either side.
[2]
The townhouse unit must match the existing building heights
as determined by adjacent townhouses on either side, with exceptions
for accommodation of grade changes. Where grade changes occur, the
rhythm of building heights within the overall development must be
maintained.
[3]
The townhouse unit must match or complement the roof form of
the group on the front facade. If certain architectural details are
common to the roof design of the street-facing facade of the townhouse
development as a whole, such as cornices or dormers, the townhouse
unit must include this in roof design.
[4]
The cornice height of the townhouse unit must match the cornice
height of the townhouses on either side, with exceptions for accommodation
of grade changes. Where grade changes occur, the rhythm of building
cornice heights within the development as a whole must be maintained.
[5]
The townhouse unit must match the first-floor elevation and
the rhythm of front entrances as determined by adjacent townhouses
on either side, with accommodation for grade changes. Where grade
changes occur, the rhythm of first-floor elevations and entrances
within the development as a whole must be maintained.
[6]
The townhouse unit must match the fenestration pattern of the
development as a whole.
[7]
Architectural features, such as porches, steps and stoops, cornices
and bay windows, that are common to the townhouse development as a
whole must be included and must match or complement the design and
placement of the development.
[8]
Building materials must match those within the townhouse development
as a whole.
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FIGURE 22: TOWNHOUSE ESTABLISHED FRONT SETBACK
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FIGURE 23: TOWNHOUSE MATCHING EXISTING HEIGHTS
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FIGURE 24: MATCHING BUILDING MATERIALS WITHIN A TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT
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(4)
Apartment house.
(a)
Structures must be designed with a defined base, middle and
top.
(b)
Public entrances must be well defined and visible from the street.
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FIGURE 25: BASE, MIDDLE AND TOP APARTMENT HOUSE FACADE
ARTICULATION
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FIGURE 26: DEFINED PUBLIC ENTRANCE TO APARTMENT HOUSE
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(c)
The building mass must be articulated to create substantial
shadows and visual interest by including form-giving elements on all
facades adjacent to a public street such as doors and windows, bay
windows, balconies, terraces, projected entrances and overhangs.
(d)
Facades adjacent to a public street must be designed to be viewed
from multiple directions and, therefore, be designed with consistent
building materials and treatment. There must be a unifying architectural
theme for the entire residential development, utilizing a common vocabulary
of architectural forms, elements, materials and colors.
(f)
Upper story facade articulation must reflect a similar rhythm
and proportion to that of the ground floor facade.
(g)
Upper story windows must create a rhythm, either symmetrical
or equally spaced, across the facade, and, where appropriate, must
be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the
ground floor. Tinting of upper story glass is limited to 20%.
(h)
The elevation of horizontal facade elements, such as cornices,
belt courses, awnings, sign friezes and canopies, must generally align
with those of surrounding buildings.
(i)
The cornice height of new structures should match the cornice
height of adjacent structures, where applicable.
(j)
Buildings located on corners on Nepperhan Street, Nepperhan
Avenue, Manor House Square, Main Street, Riverdale Avenue, Warburton
Avenue, and North and South Broadway within the downtown districts
must use architectural massing to define corners through prominent
decorative features such as turrets, rounded facades, chamfered corners
or other massing characteristics. Buildings located on other corners
throughout the downtown districts on streets not specified by this
regulation are also encouraged to define corners through the same
type of decorative architectural massing.
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FIGURE 27: RHYTHM OF UPPER STORY WINDOWS
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C.
Industrial. The following design standards apply to new industrial
structures:
(1)
Facade articulation and massing.
(a)
Windows are required as part of any facade facing a street.
In addition, any facades that face a street must have at least two
of the following architectural features to add interest to the building
elevation:
(b)
In multibuilding complexes, a comprehensive architectural concept
is required. Various site components must be unified through the use
of similar design features, construction, building material and color.
(c)
The design of accessory buildings, such as security kiosks,
maintenance buildings, and outdoor equipment enclosures must be incorporated
into and compatible in design concept with the overall architectural
concept.
(d)
Predominant facade colors shall be neutral or earth-tone colors.
Primary colors, high-intensity colors, metallic or fluorescent colors,
and black are prohibited as predominant facade colors. However, building
trim areas may be brighter and include primary colors. Trim materials
are those that are used for architectural elements and accent and
shall not exceed a total of 30% of any facade.
(e)
A minimum ground floor height of 12 feet is required, as measured
from grade to the second floor.
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FIGURE 28: INDUSTRIAL FACADE ARTICULATION
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(2)
Siting requirements.
(a)
Public entrances must be well defined and visible from the public
street. The entry to office or guest facilities must have direct access
from public street frontages or parking areas.
(b)
Storage structures must be sited towards the center or rear
of the site to minimize impact on adjacent parcels and views from
the street.
(c)
Service doors are discouraged on the front and side front facades
of structures. Service doors must be integrated into the overall design
of the building, and recessed and screened where possible.
(d)
Large expansive paved areas located between the street and building
are prohibited. Smaller, multiple lots separated by landscape and
buildings, or placement behind buildings, is required.
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FIGURE 29: SITING OF PUBLIC ENTRANCES
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FIGURE 30: SEPARATION OF PARKING AREA INTO MULTIPLE LOTS
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D.
Special paving finishes in required sidewalk enhancement areas. Where
sidewalk enhancement areas are indicated on Map C,[1] such sidewalk enhancements are required only for new construction.
The paving of the enhancement area shall be coordinated with the adjacent
streetscape in the public right-of-way and shall not present any impediments
to pedestrian movement between the sidewalk and the enhancement area.
[1]
Editor's Note: Map C is included at the end of this chapter.
E.
Mechanical equipment.
(1)
The location of mechanical equipment within the building is preferred
and strongly encouraged.
(2)
Ground-based mechanical equipment is discouraged. Wherever possible,
mechanical equipment must be contained within buildings or roof-mounted.
(3)
Roof-mounted mechanical equipment must be architecturally integrated
into the design of the structure.
(4)
All ground-based mechanical equipment, including, but not limited
to, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning units (HVAC), must
be located only in the rear or interior side yard a minimum of five
feet from any lot line. Ground-based mechanical equipment is prohibited
within the front or side front yard. Ground-based mechanical equipment
must comply with the City's Noise Ordinance.[2]
F.
Building material restrictions.
(1)
The following building materials are limited to use as trim and accent
materials in the construction of the exterior facade of a structure
within the downtown districts. Trim materials are those that are used
for architectural elements and accent, and are limited to a total
of 30% of any exterior facade and as further regulated by the Building
and Fire Code of New York State:
(3)
Corrugated metal is prohibited as a facade building material and
a roof material. This prohibition does not include standing seam metal
roofs.
A.
Existing structures exempted. All structures existing as of the adoption
(December 28, 2011), including alterations to the structure not increasing
the gross square footage of the building or uses of the building or
structure, existing in the D-MX, D-IRT, UR-HD, UR-MD and UR-LD zones
are exempt from providing new or additional off-street parking or
loading spaces, provided that no existing off-street parking or loading
spaces provided on the site shall be eliminated or reduced in number,
and except that the location, size or layout of such existing spaces
may only be changed in conjunction with the site plan review.
B.
New buildings and structures. All new structures in the D-MX, D-IRT,
UR-HD, UR-MD and UR-LD zones shall be required to provide parking
in accordance with this section.
(1)
New construction in the D-MX and D-IRT Districts shall calculate
the total parking requirement for the proposed use(s) from Table 5
and may subtract 10 parking spaces from the calculated total to arrive
at the required parking spaces to be provided on site.
(2)
Required parking for uses in the D-MX, D-IRT, UR-HD, UR-MD and UR-LD
zones shall be taken from Table 43-10, Downtown Parking and Loading
Ratios.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 43-10 is included at the end of this chapter.
(3)
Loading: new buildings and structures. All new structures shall be
required to provide loading spaces in accordance with this table:
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Commercial and private recreation uses, indoor
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Up to 49,999 SF of GFA: none
For 50,000 SF of GFA:1
Each additional 50,000 SF of GFA: 1
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Offices (all types)
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For offices over 50,000 SF of GFA: 1 space, plus 1 space per
100,000 SF of GFA thereafter
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Retail establishments, food and beverage stores, dry-cleaning
establishments, personal service establishments, planned shopping
centers, garden centers
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Up to 20,000 SF of GFA: none
Above 20,000 SF of GFA: 1
Each additional 20,000 SF of GFA: 1
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Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments, fast-food restaurants,
banquet or catering facilities
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Up to 10,000 SF of GFA: none
For 20,000 to 30,000 SF of GFA: 1
Each additional 20,000 SF of GFA: 1
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Hotels
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1 loading space for each hotel, but not less than 1 loading
space for each 200 sleeping rooms or major fraction thereof, plus
loading as per other uses
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Apartment buildings, live/work units/buildings
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For buildings with more than 50 apartments or live/work units:
1 space per building
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Industrial, warehouse, storage or wholesale
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Up to 10,000 SF of GFA: none
From 10,000 to 30,000 SF of GFA: 1
Each additional 20,000 SF of GFA: 1
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GFA = gross floor area
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In addition to the parking requirements of Article X of the City's Zoning Ordinance, all new development in the downtown districts must meet the following parking and access regulations:
A.
Off-street parking lots.
(1)
Location. Accessory off-street parking lots are prohibited in the
front or side front setbacks.
(2)
Required landscape.
(a)
General requirements. The following landscape is required for
off-street parking in the downtown districts:
[1]
Perimeter parking lot landscape is required for all parking
lots and must be established along the edge of the parking lot.
[2]
Interior landscape is required for off-street parking lots of
20 or more spaces.
[3]
All planting materials used must be of good quality and meet
the American Standard for Nursery Stock, latest edition, as published
by the American Nursery and Landscape Association, hereafter referred
to as "ANLA," for sizes, grading, root spread, dimension of root ball,
and quality. The use of native species is encouraged. Size and density
of plant material, both at the time of planting and at maturity, are
additional criteria to be considered when selecting plant material.
All landscape must use noninvasive species.
[4]
All landscape materials must be installed in accordance with
the current planting procedures established by ANLA. Planting material
should be grown in a climate similar to or more severe than that of
the City of Yonkers, typical of its species in branch structure, free
of cultural or mechanical injury, insect eggs or their larvae and
plant diseases, and is accompanied by certification of inspection
from authorities having jurisdiction over use and shipment. All plant
material must be installed so that soil is of sufficient volume, composition
and nutrient balance to sustain healthy growth.
[5]
All landscape must be maintained in good condition, present
a healthy, neat and orderly appearance, and be kept free of weeds,
refuse and debris.
(b)
Perimeter landscape. A perimeter landscape yard is required
for all off-street parking lots, and the landscape treatment must
run the full length of the parking lot where it abuts a street, excluding
driveways and access points. The perimeter parking lot landscape yard
must be improved as follows:
[1]
The perimeter landscape yard must be a minimum of five feet
in width.
[2]
A single hedge row is required, planted with one shrub every
36 inches on center, spaced linearly. The shrubs must measure a minimum
of 36 inches in height at planting and a minimum of 48 inches to a
maximum of 60 inches in height at maturity. In addition, an ornamental
fence a minimum of four feet in height is required along the perimeter
landscape yard.
[3]
Alternatively, a low wall the height of which provides effective
screening to a maximum height of three feet may be used instead of
shrubs and an ornamental fence. Where possible, plant materials must
be installed between the sidewalk and the wall to provide a softening
effect on the wall.
[4]
All perimeter parking lot landscape areas must be protected
with raised concrete, Belgian block or granite curbs.
(c)
Interior landscape. For off-street parking lots consisting of
20 or more spaces, interior parking lot landscape is required.
[1]
One parking lot island must be provided between every 10 contiguous
parking spaces. As part of site plan approval, parking lot island
locations may be varied based on specific site requirements or design
scheme, to be approved as part of the landscape plan, but the total
number of islands must be no less than the amount required: one island
for every 10 spaces.
[2]
In addition to parking lot islands, additional landscaped areas
must be provided within the interior of parking lots. All rows of
parking spaces must terminate in a parking lot island or landscaped
area. The minimum landscaped area, including parking lot islands,
is 10% of the parking lot area. Perimeter parking lot landscape is
not considered part of the ten-percent calculation and is not included
in the area used to calculate the required 10%.
[3]
Parking lot islands or landscaped areas must be at least 125
square feet in area. However, parking lot islands must be the same
dimension as the parking stall. Double rows of parking must provide
parking lot islands that are the same dimension as the double row.
[4]
Parking lot islands or landscaped areas must be at least six
inches above the surface of the parking lot and protected with concrete,
Belgian block or granite curbing, except where designed to apply sustainable
techniques allowing the flow and access of stormwater. Such islands
and landscaped areas must be properly drained and irrigated as appropriate
to the site conditions to ensure survivability.
[5]
Shade trees must be the primary plant materials used in parking
lot islands and landscaped areas. One shade tree is required for every
parking lot island or landscaped area. If the island extends the width
of a double row, then two shade trees are required.
[6]
Shrubs must be planted within the parking island to provide
a second layer of planting for visual interest.
[7]
A minimum of 75% of every parking lot island must be planted
in live ground cover, perennials or ornamental grasses. Mulch is required
to fill in planting areas for early growth protection until the ground
cover is established and covers the planting area. It is encouraged
to mulch bare areas for three to five years, or until the plant material
is fully established in the parking islands.
[8]
Plant materials must not be installed to create visibility concerns
for automobiles and pedestrians.
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FIGURE 31: PARKING LOT LANDSCAPE
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FIGURE 32: RAISED CURB DESIGN
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B.
Parking structures.
(1)
Ground-floor uses.
(a)
Parking structures on key streets (Map A)[1] shall maintain ground-floor uses as required in Table
43-6, Schedule of Principal Uses.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Map A is included at the end of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 43-6 is included at the end of this chapter.
(b)
Parking structures on other streets within the downtown districts
are encouraged to locate key street ground-floor uses from Table 43-6,
Schedule of Principal Uses on the ground floor.
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FIGURE 33: PARKING GARAGE GROUND-FLOOR USES
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(2)
Parking ramps.
(a)
On parking structure facades that front on key streets, the
exterior articulation of internal vertical vehicle circulation, such
as ramped portions of the structure used to access higher parking
levels, are prohibited. Where internal ramps front on public streets,
facade design and screening shall be required to mask the internal
ramps.
(b)
On parking structures that front other streets within the downtown
districts, the exterior articulation of internal vertical vehicle
circulation, such as ramped portions of the structure used to access
higher parking levels, are discouraged. Where internal ramps front
on other public streets, facade design and screening is encouraged
to mask the internal ramps.
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FIGURE 34: SCREENING OF INTERNAL PARKING GARAGE RAMPS
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FIGURE 35: GROUND FLOOR PARKING STRUCTURE SCREENING
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(3)
Facade design.
(a)
The design of the facade that fronts on a public street shall
include horizontal design elements, such as knee walls and cornices,
which reflect the design of other structures in the downtown districts.
(b)
On portions of the ground floor facade where parking spaces
are visible, a decorative screen shall be required above the knee
wall to screen traffic and pedestrians in the public right-of-way
from headlight glare. The total height of the knee wall plus the decorative
screen must be a minimum of four feet.
(c)
A parking structure accessory to a principal building shall
be constructed with materials and design elements that reflect the
principal building.
(d)
For parking structures with rooftop open-air parking, a parapet
wall of four feet shall be required. Additional screening of rooftop
open-air parking is encouraged in addition to the parapet wall.
C.
Mechanical parking. All mechanical parking shall be located completely
within a structure and meet the design standards for parking structures.
D.
Curb cuts and access.
(1)
Any new curb cuts proposed after the adoption of the downtown districts,
(December 28, 2011), requires site plan review and approval. Site
plan review will consider the following site design standards in the
review and approval of new curb cuts:
(a)
The location of new curb cuts will minimize potentially dangerous
traffic movements and will not create a hazard for pedestrians.
(b)
The property owner has considered the use of alternate methods
as a means to minimize curb cuts, including, but not limited to, cross-access
easements and shared parking.
(c)
New curb cuts are discouraged on key streets (Map A)[3] and may be permitted only after proof of efforts at access
by curb cuts on other streets has been considered.
[3]
Editor's Note: Map A is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Single-family and two-family detached and attached dwellings located
on corner lots must provide parking access from the side front setback.
For the purposes of this provision, the side front setback is defined
as the longer front setback. Access must be designed to minimize curb
cuts along front setbacks along the block face.
E.
Cross-access easements.
(1)
Uses with adjacent parking areas are encouraged to provide a cross-access
to allow circulation between sites. Joint-use driveways are encouraged
where feasible. If cross-access is provided, as a condition of its
approval, the approving agency requires a legal instrument satisfactory
to the Corporation Counsel of the City of Yonkers assuring the continued
existence and use of such cross-access with the uses and structures
that it serves.
(2)
Cross-access easements must incorporate the following:
(a)
Internal circulation allows the smooth circulation of traffic
between both parking lots and safe access to and from the street.
(b)
Driveways shall meet City standards. No driveway may exceed
24 feet in width.
(c)
Bump-outs and other design features are required to make it
visually obvious that the abutting properties are tied together.
(d)
A site plan is required for coordinated or shared parking areas.
(3)
Property owners who establish cross-access easements must:
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The following zoning regulations apply to previously approved
designated development sites (designated pursuant to zoning amendments
approved by G.O. No. 3-2009) within the D-MX Downtown Mixed-Use District.
In the case of conflict with D-MX District regulations, the designated
development area regulations will control. These regulations are in
effect for three years from the date of adoption of this article[1] for the downtown district. After three years, the regulations
of the D-MX District will control.
B.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Permitted uses with supplemental standards.
(b)
Decks and patios for residential uses.
(c)
Fences and walls for residential uses.
(d)
Radio and television antennas for residential uses.
(e)
Refuse collection, storage and recycling facilities for residential
uses.
(f)
Signs for residential uses.
(g)
Storage sheds, greenhouses and children's playhouses for residential
uses.
(h)
Swimming pools and bathhouses for residential uses.
(i)
Tennis courts and other sports courts for residential uses.
C.
Dimensional standards.
(1)
No rear yard is required.
(2)
The maximum permitted building coverage is 100%.
(3)
A minimum height of two stories or 25 feet, whichever is greater,
is required.
(4)
In the former CB District within a designated development site, the
required minimum gross floor area for apartments is 350 square feet
per dwelling unit.
(5)
In the former CB District within a designated development site, the
maximum height is 400 feet. The maximum FAR is 6.0.
(6)
In the former GC District within a designated development site, the
maximum height is 220 feet.
(7)
The total area coverage limitations for height exceptions in the
Schedule of Dimensional Regulations (Table 43-3)[4] do not apply on designated development sites.
[4]
Editor's Note: Table 43-3 is included at the end of this chapter.
D.
Parking.
(1)
A semi-public parking structure and private parking structures accessory
to an apartment house, may contain five or more parking levels above
its lowest grade.
(2)
Off-street parking accessory to a principal use may be provided in
one or more public parking facilities, provided that the property
line of the principal building and the pedestrian entrance to the
parking facility are no more than 500 feet apart, measured by the
shortest available route for pedestrian travel, from the property
line nearest the entrance of the principal use or building which such
parking serves to the pedestrian entrance of such parking garage or
parking lot closest to such property line.
(3)
On a designated development site, the minimum number of off-street parking spaces to be provided for the designated uses is as described in this section. Parking requirements for those uses not listed are found in Table 43-4: Schedule of Parking Requirements.[5]
(a)
Apartments: One per dwelling unit.
(b)
Commercial recreation uses and outdoor minor league baseball
parks: One per four spectator seats.
(c)
Offices: One per 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(d)
Offices, medical: One per 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(e)
Planned shopping centers: One per 350 square feet of gross floor
area.
(f)
Restaurants: One per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(g)
Retail craft uses: One per 450 square feet of gross floor area.
(h)
Retail establishments: One per 350 square feet of gross floor
area.
(i)
Supermarkets: One per 350 square feet of gross floor area.
(j)
Wholesale price clubs: One per 350 square feet of gross floor
area.
(k)
Theater or movie theater: One per three seats.
[5]
Editor's Note: Table 43-4 is included at the end of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The adoption date of this article is 11-22-2011.
