A.
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
B.
Words used in the singular includes the plural, and the plural, the
singular.
C.
The word "person" includes a for profit or nonprofit corporation,
company, partnership, proprietorship, or individual.
D.
The word "lot" includes the words "plot" or "parcel."
E.
The word "occupied" or "used" refers to any purpose for which a lot
or land or part thereof is arranged, intended or designed to be used,
occupied, maintained, made available or offered for use and to any
purpose for which a building or structure or part thereof is arranged,
intended or designed to be used, occupied, maintained, made available
or offered for use or erected, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, moved
or rebuilt with the intention or design of using the same.
F.
The terms "Village Board," "Planning Board," "Board of Appeals,"
"Code Enforcement Officer," or "Zoning Enforcement Officer" shall
mean the respective board or official of the Village of Florida.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
See "use, accessory" definition below.
An area containing 43,560 square feet.
The total acreage of a parcel or parcels of land proposed
for subdivision and/or development, as determined by a certified survey
or deed plotting prepared by a licensed professional surveyor.
Any change, rearrangement or addition to a structure other
than repairs; any modification in construction whether by increasing
in height, extending on a side, in repositioning or relocating a structure
or portion thereof.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
The measurement of the horizontal surface of a space calculated
in acres or square feet.
The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main
grade level of principal buildings and all accessory buildings, exclusive
of uncovered porches, steps and terraces.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of a building or buildings on a lot measured from the exterior faces
of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls separating
two buildings, excluding cellar and basement areas used only for storage
or for the operation and maintenance of the building. Note: Also see
"floor area ratio" definition below.
All spaces within the exterior walls of a dwelling unit exclusive
of garages, breezeways, unheated porches, heater rooms and basements
having a window area of less than 20% of the square foot area of the
room. Usable floor area shall include all spaces not otherwise excluded
above, such as principal rooms such a bedrooms, kitchens, and living
rooms, utility rooms, bathrooms, all closets and hallways opening
directly into any rooms within the dwelling unit and all attic space
having a clear height of six feet from finished floor level to ceiling
level over 50% of the area of such attic space.
The total area within the property lines, excluding external
streets.
A retail use engaged in the sale, loan or display of art
books, paintings, sculpture, or other works of art. This use does
not include libraries or museums.
A studio or other space used by an artist for the development,
display, and sale of art or the instruction in a personal artistic
skill such as fine arts, crafts, dance and music. Said use shall not
involve food preparation, mechanical equipment such as kilns, commercial-scale
ovens, milling machines and similar equipment.
A bank or similar financial institution is licensed to receive
monetary deposits and make loans. Banks may also provide financial
services, such as wealth management, currency exchange and safe deposit
boxes. A bank may include a drive-through facility and ATM machine
for the conduct of business.
A building used, or formerly used, for storage of agricultural
products, equipment or livestock.
A fence, wall, building wall or combination thereof.
That space of a building that is partly below natural grade,
which can be no greater than 10 feet measured from floor to ceiling.
Basements that are greater than 50% above natural grade shall be deemed
a story, whether habitable or not.
An owner-occupied residence involving the rental of up to
four bedrooms as transient accommodations for no more than a 14-day
length of stay, with breakfast served to guests but with no full-service
restaurant facility and with no more than one nonresident employee.
A room in a dwelling unit which is used, or could be used,
primarily for sleeping.
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service, entertainment or attraction sold, offered or existing elsewhere
than upon the same lot where such sign is displayed or only incidentally
upon such lot.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls
and intended for shelter, housing, protection or enclosure of persons,
animals or property. Depending upon its applicability, the use herein
of "building" shall include the term "structure."
The outer surface of a building, which is visible, in whole
or in part, from any private or public street or public parking area.
A detached subordinate building on a lot or parcel of land,
the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main or
principal building on the same lot or parcel.
A building surrounded by open space on the same lot or parcel
of land.
A building in which the main or principal use of the lot
on which it is situated is conducted.
An on-premises sign which identifies a charitable, educational
or religious institution or organization and which contains the name
of the institution or organization, the names of associated individuals
and general announcements of events or activities occurring at the
institution or organization or similar messages.
A place or establishment used for the organizational or administrative
aspects of a trade or used in the conduct of a business and not involving
the manufacture, storage, display or direct retail sale of goods.
This may include, but is not limited to, offices of salesmen, sales
representatives, insurance brokers, real estate brokers and persons
with similar occupations.
That space of a building that is completely below natural
grade, which can be no greater than 10 feet measured from floor to
ceiling.
Land and buildings, whether privately or publicly owned or
operated, used for the burial of deceased human beings, by cremation
or in a grave, mausoleum, vault, columbarium or other receptacle.
Such term shall also include land and accessory buildings, including,
but not limited to, ground maintenance-related storage facilities,
tools and equipment. A crematory is not deemed an accessory use or
building to a cemetery.
An organization catering exclusively to members and their
guests, including premises and buildings for recreational, social
or athletic purposes, which are not conducted primarily for gain,
provided that no vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities
are conducted except as required generally for the membership and
purposes of such club.
A subdivision plat or plats, approved pursuant to this article, in which the applicable zoning local law is modified to provide an alternative permitted method for the layout, configuration and design of lots, buildings and structures, roads, utility lines and other infrastructure, parks, and landscaping in order to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands. Cluster development enables and encourages flexibility of design and development to promote the most appropriate use of land, to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets and utilities and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands. Approval procedures are set forth in § 119-15.
Land and on-premises buildings, equipment, uses, activities,
and practices which contribute to the production, preparation, and
sale of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise.
Horse-boarding operations are deemed agricultural uses. The term "agriculture"
specifically excludes slaughterhouses and concentrated animal feeding
operations (e.g., factory farms for high density animal production).
Timber operations are not permitted as an agricultural use. The production
of compost, soil or other biomass products is not an agricultural
use but is allowed solely where it is accessory to and a product of
the operation of an agricultural use. The clearing of land for an
agricultural use is permissible, provided an applicant has first obtained
a clearing, filling and grading permit specifically for said purposes
and any other permits and approvals from applicable agencies.
A mode of ownership wherein each dwelling unit may be owned
in fee simple individually and separately from all others, but where
all such owners have an indivisible interest in the common areas.
Thus, they share ownership and attendant responsibilities for the
provision, maintenance and/or repair of common internal facilities,
utilities, services, buildings, land, landscaping and other outdoor
facilities.
A change of use or occupancy of a dwelling by alteration
or by other reorganization as to increase the number of families or
dwelling units in a structure.
A change of use of a structure previously used as a barn
by alteration to commercial or residential use as permitted by the
zoning district in which it is situated and by all applicable governmental
codes and legislation.
An establishment which produces on the premises beer, wine,
cider, vinous beverages, spirits or edible goods for off- and/or on-site
consumption in accordance with New York State Liquor Authority, Department
of Health and other applicable agency regulations. Such an establishment
may include a public component, such as a tasting room, restaurant
and/or a retail establishment. Production shall be limited to 75,000
barrels per year for breweries, 75,000 gallons per year for distilleries
and 250,000 gallons per year for wineries.
The established elevation of the street grade at the point
that is opposite the center of the wall nearest to and facing the
street line.
Construction attached to a building open to the sky with
floor materials built at an elevation above natural grade. Decks require
issuance of a building permit prior to construction.
An establishment which, by design, physical facilities, service
or by packaging procedures, encourages and permits customers to receive
services and obtain goods while remaining in their vehicles or by
walking to an exterior service area.
A building designed or used as living quarters for one family.
The existence in design or otherwise of more than one room in a dwelling
designed or used for cooking and food preparation and designed to
contain or containing cooking facilities and food storage and preparation
facilities, commonly known as a "kitchen," shall be prima facie evidence
that the dwelling is not designed for or used by one family. The existence
in design of a floor and room layout for a second story substantially
similar in design to the floor layout of the ground floor of the same
dwelling, which second story can be isolated from the ground floor
by a single door or partition, shall likewise be prima facie evidence
that the dwelling is not designed for use by one family. A house trailer,
boardinghouse or rooming house, convalescent home, dormitory, fraternity
or sorority house, hotel, inn, lodging, nursing or other similar homes
or other similar structures shall not be deemed to constitute a dwelling
unit.
A one-family dwelling having one or two side-party walls
constructed on common interior lot lines, situated upon a separate
lot, and having private entrances; each contiguous dwelling shall
have an undivided 1/2 interest in each party wall.
A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling
units, on one or more plots, but which may have joint services or
joint facilities or both. The term "multifamily dwelling" shall also
include apartments or apartments by conversion.
A detached building on a single lot containing one dwelling
unit only. Also referred to as a "single family dwelling"
A detached building containing two dwelling units only in
which the units are separated by vertical or horizontal partitions
and not by a party wall.
Any commercial use where food and beverages are sold primarily
for on-premises consumption to patrons seated at tables and where
food is served at the table. A restaurant, bar, or tavern is considered
an eating and drinking establishment.
One or more persons living as a single housekeeping unit
and maintaining a common household, whether or not related by blood,
marriage or adoption, and, in addition, any domestic servants or gratuitous
guests.
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of
pre-prepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in
a ready-to consume state for consumption either within the restaurant
building or off the premises. (See also "drive-through establishment,"
if applicable.)
See "area, floor" definition above.
The gross aggregate floor area, in square feet, of all buildings
on a lot divided by the gross square foot area of such lot.
See "area, livable floor" definition above.
The extent of a building or of land along a street.
A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial
and the display of the deceased and rituals connected therewith before
burial or cremation.
A building or part thereof used for the storage or parking
of one or more motor vehicles.
An accessory building or part of a main building used for
storage and having a capacity of no more than the number and type
of motor vehicles permitted in this chapter, and which is not operated
for commercial purposes.
A retail use where gardening supplies, such as seeds, plants,
fertilizer, and tools are sold.
An accessory structure on a residential site, such as a gazebo,
used for outdoor entertaining or garden viewing or private greenhouse.
A building or lot or part thereof supplying and selling gasoline
or other equivalent fuel for motor vehicles at retail direct from
pumps and storage tanks which also may include accessory facilities
for rendering services such as lubrication and washing.
The ground elevation established for the purpose of regulating
the number of stories and the height of the building. The building
grade shall be the level ground adjacent to the walls of the building
if the finished grade is level. If the ground is not entirely level,
the grade shall be determined by averaging the elevation of the grade
for each side of the building.
The grade unaffected by construction techniques such as fill,
landscaping, or berming. The natural grade of a parcel shall be determined
by the Building Inspector prior to the issuance of any building permit,
clearing, filling and grading permit or land disturbance permit.
A space in a building for living, sleeping, eating or cooking.
Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces
and similar areas are not considered.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation
of the finished grade at the front of the building to the highest
point of the roof for flat and mansard roofs and to the mean height
between eaves and ridge for all other types of roofs. The height limitations
specified in each district shall not apply to the following, unless
specifically stated in this chapter: chimney, spires, belfries, cupolas,
and rooftop appurtenances such as antennas, elevator penthouses, water
towers or mechanical equipment.
A takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without
commercial facilities.
A legal business activity operated for financial gain in,
or directed from, a dwelling unit operated by one or more occupants
of such dwelling unit. The business activity must be clearly an accessory
use and must not change the residential character of the premises.
Examples of home-based businesses include physicians, doctors, dentists,
lawyers, architects, engineers, designers, music teachers, hairdressers,
teachers, licensed real estate and/or insurance brokers, artist workshop
and studio, and other similar professional uses.
A hospital is a facility established pursuant to Article
28 of the New York State Public Health Law engaged in providing medical
and/or surgical services primarily to inpatients by or under the supervision
of a physician on a twenty-four-hour basis with provisions for admission
or treatment of persons in need of emergency care and with an organized
medical staff and nursing service, including facilities providing
services relating to particular diseases, injuries, or conditions.
The term '"hospital" shall include such other and related facilities
which may or may not be established pursuant to Article 28 of the
New York State Public Health Law, including, but not limited to, laboratories,
out-patient, diagnostic and treatment facilities and pharmacy, together
with the appropriate office and related support facilities. The term
"general hospital" shall not include a residential health care facility,
public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, outpatient
lodge, dispensary and laboratory or central service facility serving
more than one institution.
A facility offering rooms for lodging accommodations for
compensation to the general public and wherein all rooms are connected
to interior hallways and thereby to interior elevators, lobbies and/or
stairways, through which access to the exterior is gained. Motels
are not included in this definition. Conference space, a restaurant,
and recreational amenities are allowed accessory to a hotel.
See "mobile home" definition below.
A planned development area designed for the construction
of manufacturing, research, warehouse, distribution, office and other
related uses and facilities.
Any place where old or secondhand metal, bottles, glassware,
hardware, paper, lumber, plumbing fixtures, dismantled or inoperable
automobiles, dismantled or inoperable machinery or any other thing
which is no longer used or usable for its intended purpose but which
has value because of the parts or materials it contains is collected
or stored, regardless of whether the place is covered or uncovered
and regardless of whether it is located within any building or structure.
Any place at which there are kept four or more dogs more
than four months of age or any number of dogs that are kept for the
primary purpose of sale or for the boarding, care or breeding of dogs
or other household pets.
A commercial use for pick-up and delivery only of dry-cleaned
garments or laundry. Tailoring services are allowed accessory to a
laundry or dry-cleaning establishment.
A parcel of land, not necessarily coincident with a lot or
lots shown on a map of record, which is or is to be occupied by a
building and any of its accessory buildings, or by a group of buildings,
together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions
of this chapter, having not less than the minimum area and width required
by the regulations of the district in which such land is situated
and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means
of access as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of
state law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building
permit for a building on such land.
The percentage of the area of a lot covered by buildings,
indoor and outdoor parking areas, accessory structures and any impervious
materials, including natural impervious areas.
The distance from the street line of a lot to the rear lot
line.
The property boundaries of a lot.
A lot line which separates a lot from a street or other means
of access.
The lot line generally opposite and parallel to the front
lot line. The lot line generally opposite the street line. If the
rear lot line is less than 10 feet in length or if the lot comes to
a point in the rear, the "rear lot line" shall be deemed to be a line
parallel to the front lot line not less than 10 feet long lying farthest
from the front line or the measured distance of the required rear
yard setback.
The dimension measured from side lot line to side lot line
at both the required minimum front and rear yard setbacks and perpendicular
to the side lot lines. In cases where side lot lines are not parallel,
the perpendicular shall be measured from the lot depth midpoint line.
The total area included within lot lines.
A lot which has an interior angle of no more than 135°
at the intersection of two street lines. A lot abutting a curved street
shall be considered a "corner lot" if the tangents to the curve at
the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street lines
intersect at an interior angle of less than 135°.
The sale of building and landscape materials, including the
sale of trees, shrubs, or plants. Sale and storage of garden supplies,
including hand tools, mulch, soil, decorative rock, pavers, and similar
non-vegetative materials shall be allowed only where clearly incidental
to the principal use and said accessory materials shall not occupy
more than 25% of the lot area. The on-site materials aggregate processing
of organic or inorganic materials including rock crushing, mulching,
or soil screening is not permitted in conjunction with this use
Any process whereby the nature, size or shape of articles
or raw materials is changed or where articles are assembled or packaged
in quantity.
Any use involving the processing of stone, soil, wood, metal,
or other raw materials through crushing, sifting, sorting, material
screening, splitting, blasting or other means.
Premises used by a not-for-profit organization with annual
membership dues catering exclusively to members and their guests for
social, recreational, athletic, professional, cultural or similar
purposes. The members of the organization shall have a financial interest
in, and method of control of, the assets and management of the "membership
club."
A transportable one-family dwelling equipped for year-round
occupancy and containing the same water supply, waste disposal, heating
and electrical conveniences as immobile housing and which must conform
to the New York State Building Code pertaining to such structures.
The term "mobile home" shall include vehicles mounted on temporary
or permanent foundations, but shall not include a camping trailer,
travel trailer or office trailer. Any transportable dwelling in excess
of 40 feet shall be deemed to be a "mobile home."
A facility offering rooms for lodging accommodations for
compensation to the general public and which access to the room is
gained through exterior stairs or parking areas.
A building or portion of a building arranged, intended or
designed to be used for making repairs to motor vehicles, their mechanical
systems and their body structure, including painting.
A building and/or area arranged, intended or designed to
be used for the rental, lease, sale and/or resale of motor vehicles,
new or used.
A facility primarily engaged in the retail sale of motor
vehicle fuels and fluids and/or in the routine maintenance or servicing
of motor vehicles, including activities such as engine diagnostics,
tune-ups, or changing of fluids, but not including the painting thereof
by any means.
A facility involved in the production of books, newspapers,
or other printed material.
An existing building which contains a use permitted in the
district in which it is located but which does not comply with one
or more district regulations for lot area, width or depth; front,
side or rear yard; maximum height or lot coverage; or off-street parking
or loading area.
Use of a building, structure or land that does not conform
to the permitted or special uses prescribed for the district in which
it is situated, which existed and was not prohibited by the Village's
zoning chapter at the time the use was established.
An organization that has been designated by all appropriate
applicable state and federal agencies as a nonprofit agency or organization
and has possession of such certification. A not-for-profit organization
is also considered nonprofit organization.
A place where trees, shrubs, vines and/or flower and vegetable
plants are grown and/or are offered for sale, to be transplanted onto
the lands of the purchaser by the purchaser or by a landscape contractor.
A facility licensed by the State of New York to provide full-time
health care under medical supervision to individuals who are unable
to fully care for themselves, but not including facilities for surgical
care or institutions dedicated to the care and treatment of mental
illness, alcoholism, or narcotics addiction.
The wall created on the boundary of the two properties and
which serves as a common structure between the two premises owned
by different parties.
A flat, leveled structure attached to a building by steps,
or other construction, and having a base floor area at or below natural
grade and open to the sky. A patio structure below or at grade is
not deemed to be a deck or porch and shall not require a building
permit. New step areas to patios, decks, porches, breezeways, etc.,
will require a building permit. Any other patio or similar structure
constructed above natural grade also requires a building permit.
A commercial use in which the product offered is the work
or action performed, as in shoe repair shop, beauty shop, barber shop,
and similar uses.
A domesticated animal kept by a household for companionship
and enjoyment such as cats, dogs, birds, reptiles, aquarium fish,
and hamsters, which are normally and conventionally boarded in a residential
dwelling or on a residential lot.
A structure or place in which worship, ceremonies, rituals
and education pertaining to a particular system of belief are held.
Places of worship may include clergy offices, offices of the place
of worship, meeting rooms to be utilized for various activities and
community services offered or sponsored by the place of worship, social
halls (except that said social hall may not be utilized as a place
of business for a commercial caterer), clergy or caretaker residence,
day care and recreation areas.
A residential development which is designed with amenities
and features to meet the needs of a specific age group, typically
restricted for occupancy to those over the age of 55 years and their
household members.
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use
of the lot on which said building is located.
An office devoted to a professional service occupation, in
which knowledge in some department of science or learning is applied
to the affairs of others, either advising or guiding them, or otherwise
serving their interest or welfare through the practice of a profession
founded on such knowledge. A professional office may include but not
be limited to the office of an accountant, architect, consultant,
engineer, or attorney.
A use or structure that is subordinate to the principal use
on the same lot, serving a purpose typically incidental and well established
to the principal use, and characteristic of uses which can be categorized
as a "professional office" (see above). In order for a use or structure
to be deemed a customary accessory use, it must be: a) subordinate
to the principal use on the same lot, b) serving a purpose that is
typically incidental and well established to the principal use, and
c) unity of ownership between the principal and accessory uses. In
no case shall such accessory use dominate in land area, extent, surface
area, gross floor area or purpose to the principal use but be minor
in its association with the principal/primary use. Accessory parking
only is permitted to exceed in size, the size of the principal use,
and be deemed accessory.
Sewage disposal and water supply systems approved by the
Village Board for municipal operation.
Facilities belonging to and operated by persons, firms or
corporations supplying gas, electricity, water, power, transportation,
television, cable or telephone service to the general public, including
wireless telecommunications services facilities which are regulated
separately under this chapter. This definition does not include solar
energy systems or battery storage facilities which are regulated elsewhere
in the Code.
A business premises used for the making of clothing, millinery,
shoes or other personal articles to individual order and measure for
sale at retail on the premises only, not including the manufacture
of ready-to-wear or standardized products.
A commercial use where merchandise is sold directly to the
general public for personal or household use or consumption rather
than for resale, including, but not limited to, a florist, hardware
store, pharmacy, convenience store, stationary store, bookstore, clothing
store, shoe store, and jewelry store. The storage of merchandise on
the premises shall be clearly incidental and accessory to the space
dedicated to retail sale of products.
The area, as designated by the agency responsible for a specific
transportation purpose, that is to remain free from any structures
or encroachments.
Any educational institution conducting a regularly scheduled
curriculum and operated either privately or by a public school district
in accordance with the Education Law of the State of New York and
chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. For purposes of
this zoning chapter, private and public schools shall include schools
serving grades kindergarten through 12th grade.
A facility containing separate, individually feasible or
rentable storage spaces of varying sizes for business or household
goods.
A required minimum distance measured perpendicular from a
front, side, or rear property line beyond which a building or principal
use may be located.
Any permanent display of lettering, numbers, logos, designs, colors, lights, or illumination visible to the public from outside of a building or from a public right-of-way which conveys a message to the public or intends to advertise, direct, invite, announce or draw attention, directly or indirectly, to a use conducted, events, goods, products, services, or facilities available as regulated in § 119-18 of this zoning chapter.
A listing of two or more business enterprises, consisting
of a matrix and sign components.
The supports, uprights, bracing, framing, mountings and framework
for a sign. In the case of a sign structure consisting of two or more
sides in which the angle formed between any two sides, or the projections
thereof exceeds 30°, each side will be considered a separate sign
structure.
The entire area within a single, continuous perimeter enclosing
all elements that form an integral part of the sign. The structure
supporting the sign shall be excluded unless the structure is designed
in such a manner as to form an integral background for the display.
One side of a double-faced sign shall be used to calculate the total
surface or area of such a sign.
A sign stating only the name and/or address of the occupant(s)
of the property.
The entire face of display surface of one side of a sign,
including the advertising surface of any framing, trim or molding.
Any visual message incorporated into an awning attached to
a building.
A sign on which the visual message may be periodically changed.
A sign capable of displaying words, symbols, figures or images
that can be electronically changed by remote or automatic means and
are distinct from conventional "manual-change copy" signs that do
not change their message except through physical replacement of letters
or words on the sign.
A sign limited to providing information as to the location
of a business, activity or event or a sign on which is located a simple
traffic directive directed only to persons on the lot, such as a "no
parking," "loading in rear," "one-way" or "office this way" sign.
Any sign that exhibits changing natural or artificial light
or color effects by any means.
Any sign not attached to or part of any building but separate
and permanently affixed by any other means in or upon the ground.
Included are pole signs and pylon signs constructed of wood, masonry
materials or any other material.
A sign composed of a symbol, such as, but not limited to,
a barber pole, eyeglasses or mortar and pestle.
Any sign illuminated by electricity, gas or other artificial
light, either from the interior or exterior of the sign, and which
includes reflective and phosphorescent light.
Any sign that is affixed to or painted on the interior of
a window, or any sign located within three feet of the inside face
of the window, which sign is designed to be visible from the exterior
of the window.
A sign, including a billboard, which directs attention to
a business, product, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered
at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located.
A sign, whether on its own trailer, wheels or otherwise,
designed to be movable and not structurally or permanently attached
to the ground, a building, a structure or another sign.
A sign which is attached to a building, wall or structure
and which extends horizontally more than nine inches from the plane
of such wall or structure or a sign which is perpendicular to the
face of such wall or structure.
A sign which advertises the availability of land, buildings
or spaces within buildings as being for sale or rent.
A three-dimensional sign built to physically represent the
object advertised.
A sign that is erected, constructed or maintained on, above
or as part of the roof of any building.
Any sign consisting generally of two flat surfaces secured
to or leaning against each other at the top and placed on the ground
in front of the business premises.
A sign related to a single activity or event having duration
of 30 days or less.
A sign which is painted on or attached to the outside wall
of a building with the face of the sign parallel to such wall and
not extending more than nine inches from the face of such wall.
A sign visible from a sidewalk, street or other public place,
painted or affixed on glass or other window material, or located inside
in such a manner to be viewed from outside, but not to include graphics
in connection with customary window display of goods or products.
An agricultural building used, or formerly used, for storage
of grain and similar products.
The part of any building, exclusive of cellars or basements,
comprised between the upper surface of a finished floor and the upper
surface of the finished floor or roof next above.
Any space partially within the roof framing where the clear
height of not more than 50% of such space between the top of the floor
beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet six inches or
more.
A road shown on the official map of the Village of Florida,
or an existing Village, county, state highway or street shown on an
approved subdivision plat, or a street shown on a plat filed with
the County Clerk prior to the Planning Board's authorization
to review a subdivision.
The dividing line between a lot and the center of street
or measured 25 from the lot.
See "alteration, structural" definition above.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on, in or under the ground or attached to something located
on the ground, such as, but not limited to, buildings, sheds, decks,
signs, fences, walls, radio and communications towers.
Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing
that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground,
aboveground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.
Any freestanding structure including lattice structures or
framework and freestanding self-supported vertical pole (commonly
known as monopole) on which any equipment is located in connection
with the provision of wireless communications services.
A one-family dwelling unit extending from basement to roof
with a party wall separating it from one or more adjoining dwelling
units.
A facility for the temporary storage of finished products
in a warehouse or other specialized building, with or without refrigeration
or air conditioning, which is stocked with products to be redistributed
to retailers or wholesalers, by vehicle, van, or truck.
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed,
arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the main
use on a lot, whether such accessory use is conducted in a principal
or accessory building. Any use which is accessory to a special permit
use shall also be a special permit use. Any use which is accessory
to a principal permitted use shall also be a permitted use, if any
and all conditions specified for such accessory use can be satisfied.
A use which is deemed desirable for the public welfare within
a given district or districts, but which is potentially incompatible
with permitted and accessory uses provided therein and, therefore,
certain conditions are required to be met before the use is permitted.
A special permit use shall be subject to authorization and plan approval
by the Planning Board, as regulated for the respective use in this
chapter.
The main use of the lot, building or structure.
A use of a building or structure, lot or land, or part thereof,
which is not listed as a permitted, conditional or accessory use.
An establishment where animals, typically pets, are provided
medical care by a NYS licensed veterinarian and where the boarding
of animals is short-term and clearly incidental to its medical care.
Facilities owned or operated by the Village and not subject
to the standards of this chapter, including, but not limited to, reservoirs;
water supply reservations; parks and open space; playgrounds; recreational
facilities; community centers; libraries; firehouses; police stations;
government offices; government garages; and public parking areas.
A use engaged principally in the long-term indoor storage
of materials and/or manufactured products, supplies and equipment,
excluding bulk storage of materials that are flammable or explosive
or that present hazardous conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed
to permit retail sale of merchandise to the general public or by membership.
An open space on the same lot with a building between the
nearest front line of the building and the street line extending across
the full width of the lot. The front yard setback line is defined
for each district in this zoning chapter and refers to the minimum
distance between the street line and the main building or any projections
thereof other than the projections of uncovered steps or uncovered
porches and adjacent step areas regardless of area.
An open space extending across the rear of the lot between
the side lot lines and measured between the rear lot line and the
rear of the main building or any projection other than steps, unenclosed
porches or entranceways.
An open space between the main building and the side lot
line and extending from the front yard to the rear yard and being
the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and side
of the main building or any projections thereof.
