The business districts of the Village of Pittsford are listed
in the following table. When this zoning law refers to business or
"B" zoning districts it is referring to one of the following:
District Name
|
Abbreviation and Map Symbol
|
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Village Gateway Business
|
VGB
|
Village Center Business
|
VCB
|
Traditional Downtown Design
|
TDD
|
No building, structure, or lot shall hereafter be erected, altered,
or demolished within a business district without obtaining the following
approvals, as applicable:
A.
Historic Preservation Board review. A certificate of appropriateness (Chapter 112 of the Village of Pittsford Code) shall be required for the construction or exterior alteration of any building, structure, or architectural feature in the Pittsford Village Historic (H) District that is, in any respect, visible from a public street, public or private park, the Erie Canal, or any other public or private space that is accessible to the public.
B.
Site plan review. Site plan review shall be required as provided for in Article 34 of this chapter. This shall include, but is not limited to, new construction, alteration, or demolition of structures.
A.
Village Gateway Business (VGB) District.
(1)
It is the purpose of the VGB District to establish and enhance
the Village's North Main Street gateway as a vibrant, welcoming commercial
area that serves as a transitional zone between the neighborhoods
of the north to the Village Center and Schoen Place. Located just
west of protected and actively farmed agricultural lands, there is
a distinctive agrarian style and landscape present in the historic
sites remaining there today (e.g., Hawley House, Pittsford Farms Dairy).
(2)
Although the character of the northern gateway has been altered
over time, it is the intent of the VGB District to ensure future investment
redefines the streetscape in a manner consistent with its place in
the history of the Village and role as a transportation and commerce
hub. This includes continued efforts to highlight local landmarks
and the presence of the railroad, as well as further developing a
distinctive landscape in the yard space along the street frontage.
B.
Village Center Business (VCB) District.
(1)
It is the purpose of the VCB District to recognize the special
significance of the four corners, Main Street and State Street commercial
corridors as the central spines to the greater Pittsford community.
The district is defined by the core of retail business within the
Village center and the concentration of architecturally rich and historically
significant structures.
(2)
As a compact commercial area bordered by Village neighborhoods,
the treatment of fringe properties and properties abutting residential
uses in the VCB District is paramount to the preservation of property
values in these areas of transition. Future investment shall observe
such transitions, in addition to the following District objectives:
(a)
Implement the vision and recommendations of the Pittsford Village
Comprehensive Plan.
(b)
Maintain and enhance the district as a location for retail businesses,
offices, civic uses, services, and a mix of other uses.
(c)
Foster civic pride and provide economic benefit through the
continued utilization, preservation, and restoration of historic structures.
(d)
Maintain economic viability of the district by addressing potential
problems such as parking, traffic, and loss of Village character.
(e)
Maintain the quality of residential/commercial transitional
areas by requiring investment to be responsive to its relationship
with adjacent properties and reflect that of the greater community
design context.
(f)
Continue to improve the streetscape and pedestrian experience
within the Village center.
C.
Traditional Downtown Design (TDD) District.
(1)
The purpose of the TDD District is to provide special design
and development controls to guide investment and redevelopment in
the traditional downtown core of the Village center. The regulations
are designed to protect the architectural integrity, scale, and treatment
of the downtown area traditionally defined by multistory, mixed-use
buildings built to the street.
(2)
The TDD District is intended to function as an overlay district.
The overlay is to be superimposed on the VCB District, as indicated
on the Village Zoning Map, and should be considered as additional
design and development standards to be met in establishing a use within
the underlying zoning district.
(3)
The use regulations of the underlying zoning district (VCB District)
shall apply to all uses of the TDD District as provided thereto. Where
specified, the dimensional, bulk, and use requirements of the TDD
District shall supersede those of the underlying zoning district (VCB
District).
A.
Use table.
(1)
Uses identified with a "P" are permitted as-of-right, subject
to compliance with all other applicable standards of this zoning law.
(2)
Uses identified with a "SP" may be allowed if reviewed and approved in accordance with Article 35 (Special Use Permits) of this chapter.
(3)
Uses identified with a "TP" may be allowed if reviewed and approved in accordance with Article 39 (Temporary Use Permits) of this chapter.
(4)
Uses not listed and those identified with a "-" are expressly
prohibited.
(5)
Article 24 (Additional Use Regulations) section references have been noted where applicable. Uses identified with an "NA" are not addressed in Article 24, and therefore are not subject to use specific restrictions.
Land Use
|
VGB
|
VCB/TDD
|
Additional Regulations
|
---|---|---|---|
Residential
| |||
Single- or two-family dwelling
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Multifamily dwelling, maximum 8 units
|
SP
|
SP
|
§ 210-24.9
|
Bed-and-breakfast
|
SP
|
SP
|
§ 210-24.6
|
Home occupation
|
P
|
P
|
§ 210-24.8
|
First-floor dwelling units, in mixed-use building
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Upper-floor dwelling units, in mixed-use building
(maximum 8 units)
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Commercial
| |||
Animal grooming shop
|
P1
|
P1
|
§ 210-24.5
|
Agricultural operation with retail sales
|
P
|
—
|
NA
|
Bakery
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Art or photo studio
|
P2
|
P2
|
NA
|
Instructional facility
|
SP
|
—
|
NA
|
Day-care center, child or adult
|
SP
|
—
|
§ 210-24.7
|
Financial institution
|
P1
|
P
|
NA
|
Funeral home or parlor
|
SP
|
—
|
NA
|
Gym or fitness club
|
P1
|
P1
|
NA
|
Boutique hotel or inn
|
SP
|
SP
|
NA
|
Laundromat or dry cleaner
|
P1
|
P1
|
NA
|
Office, administrative or professional
|
P2
|
P2
|
NA
|
Office or clinic, medical (up to 2 practitioners)
|
SP
|
—
|
NA
|
Office, first floor in mixed-use building
|
P
|
—
|
NA
|
Personal service shop or spa
|
SP
|
SP
| |
Recreation or entertainment facility, indoor
|
P1
|
SP1
|
NA
|
Repair or service of personal items
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Restaurant
|
SP
|
SP
| |
Retail store
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Other
| |||
Municipal building or use
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Museum or library
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Community or service club
|
P
|
P
|
NA
|
Place of worship
|
SP
|
SP
|
NA
|
Public park or playground
|
P
|
P
| |
School, public or private
|
—
|
SP
|
NA
|
Telecommunications equipment
|
SP
|
SP
| |
Mix of uses in a single building or lot
|
Refer to Each Use
| ||
Permitted uses over 2,000 square feet
|
SP
|
SP
|
See Use
|
Accessory
| |||
Accessory use or structure3
|
P
|
P
|
§ 210-24.4
|
Accessory dwelling unit
|
SP
|
—
|
§ 210-24.3
|
Drive-through facility
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Outdoor assembly sales, display, or storage area
|
TP
|
TP
| |
Pond
|
P
|
P
| |
Temporary storage unit
|
P
|
—
|
NOTES:
| |
1
|
Provided the use occupies a gross floor area of no more than
2,000 square feet.
|
2
|
Such use shall be permitted only in upper floor spaces or spaces
without frontage to the street.
|
3
|
There shall be permitted no more than one accessory structure,
exclusive of a private garage, per lot. The area of which, together
with any additions thereto, shall not exceed 120 square feet.
|
B.
Prohibited uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited in
the VCB and TDD Districts:
(1)
Medical offices;
(2)
Industrial facilities and storage facilities;
(3)
Bowling alleys or pool halls;
(4)
Parking partially dismantled or junked motor vehicles;
(5)
Used car lots including the sale of used or new passenger vehicles
and the sale of all other motor vehicles;
(6)
Automobile junkyards;
(7)
Junk dealer businesses, check cashing businesses, pawn shops/resale
businesses, and precious metal exchange businesses;
(8)
Distilleries;
(9)
Smoke shops/smoking bars, and vapor establishments; and
(10)
Other businesses, otherwise objectionable by reason of odor,
dust, smoke, cinders, gas fumes, noise, glare, vibration, refuse matter,
water-carried waste or traffic hazards or businesses likely to cause
litter to be deposited within the Village.
Requirement
|
VGB
|
VCB
|
TDD
|
---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Size
| |||
Single- or two-family dwelling
|
8,000 square feet
|
5,000 square feet
|
5,000 square feet
|
Multifamily dwelling
|
3,600 square feet/unit1
|
3,600 square feet/unit1
|
3,600 square feet/unit1
|
Nonresidential use
|
15,000 square feet
|
—
|
—
|
Minimum Lot Width
| |||
100 feet
|
50 feet
|
40 feet
| |
Front Yard
| |||
Primary use or structure
|
30 feet minimum2
|
15 feet minimum
20 feet maximum
|
0 feet minimum
5 feet maximum
|
Minimum Side Yard
| |||
Primary use or structure
|
10/15 feet3
|
0/10 feet3
|
0/10 feet3
|
Accessory use or structure
|
3 feet
|
3 feet
|
3 feet
|
Minimum Rear Yard
| |||
Primary use or structure
|
25/35 feet3
|
20/30 feet3
|
20/30 feet3
|
Accessory use or structure
|
3 feet
|
3 feet
|
3 feet
|
NOTES:
| |
1
|
The notation "square feet/unit" indicates square feet per dwelling
unit.
|
2
|
Newly constructed buildings shall have a thirty-foot front setback
or match the pattern of existing development.
|
3
|
The larger requirement shall apply to residential uses and nonresidential
uses adjacent to a residential use or district.
|
A.
General requirements. The following bulk requirements shall apply
to the mixed use districts as noted.
Requirement
|
VGB
|
VCB
|
TDD
|
---|---|---|---|
Maximum Building Height
| |||
Primary structure
|
35 feet1 (2.5 stories)
|
35 feet1 (2.5 stories)
|
40 feet1 (3 stories)
|
Accessory structure
|
12 feet2
|
12 feet2
|
12 feet2
|
Minimum Building Height
| |||
Primary structure
|
30 feet (2 stories)
|
—
|
30 feet (2 stories)
|
Maximum Building Footprint
| |||
Per individual building section
|
6,000 square feet3
|
—
|
—
|
Maximum Lot Coverage
| |||
Gross impervious surface
|
60%
|
60%
|
—
|
NOTES:
| |
1
|
Building height shall be determined in feet, while the visual
scale or appearance in height of the building shall be determined
in stories. The Historic Preservation Board may adjust this requirement
where necessary to preserve the historic character of the neighborhood
and Village.
|
2
|
No accessory building may exceed the height of the principal
building on the lot.
|
3
|
An individual building section shall be considered a structure
built to stand alone and/or connect to adjacent buildings such as
a wing or addition adjoined via a fire wall, breezeway, or other structural
element providing for the articulation of the principal structure(s)
to appear as a smaller scale.
|
B.
VGB, VCB, and TDD District modifications. The Planning Board and
Historic Preservation Board may consider applications that exceed
the height and footprint restrictions of the VGB, VCB, and TDD Districts
in the following circumstances when it is demonstrated the proposed
building design is visually compatible with the context. In determining
compatibility, the following factors shall be considered:
(1)
The mass of the building is visually broken into smaller components.
An example would be a building including a main block and smaller
extending wings where the distribution of mass and general proportions
recall historic complexes within the district or other regional construction
of a similar age, design, and scale to that found in the district.
(2)
The proposed building does not block known important viewsheds
or drastically change the view from the street and from the canal
of important existing historic landmarks.
(3)
The proposed building is set behind existing buildings, thereby
reducing its visual impact.
(4)
Exception to the height and/or footprint restrictions are necessary
to allow the incorporation of architectural features that are visually
compatible with and/or representative of the vernacular construction
in the district. Appropriate examples include roof ventilators, cupolas,
or penthouses.
A.
Village of Pittsford Design Standards incorporated. The Village of Pittsford Historic and Architectural Design District Building Design Standards shall hereby be incorporated into this chapter for the purposes of guiding development application review in the business districts by the Historic Preservation Board, Planning Board, and/or Village Board. Development applications include, but are not limited to, certificates of appropriateness, site plan review, and special use permits as provided for in Part 3 of this zoning law.
B.
Historic design principles. Guidance regarding the historic design
principles of the Village may be found in Section 3 of the Village
of Pittsford Design Standards document.
(1)
General principles of design, including scale, proportion, rhythm,
location and orientation, balance, massing, and materials.
(2)
Design considerations for new construction, including height,
scale, width, orientation, setback, proportion and rhythm of openings,
neighborhood rhythms, roof form, massing, horizontal versus vertical
elements, materials, landscape treatment, and outbuildings.
(3)
Design consideration for additions, alterations, demolition,
and relocation.
C.
Architectural styles. Guidance regarding the historic character and
architectural styles of the Village may be found in Section 2 of the
Village of Pittsford Design Standards document. This includes the
evolution of neighborhoods and characteristics of the Federal, Greek
Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival,
Four-Square, Craftsman, and Tudor Revival architectural styles.
D.
Business district standards. The regulation of signs, storefronts,
awnings, refuse and mechanical equipment enclosures, lighting, and
handicap accessibility for business districts may be found in Section
6 of the Village of Pittsford Design Standards document.
E.
Rehabilitation of historic structures. Standards for the rehabilitation
of historic buildings and structures may be found in Section 5 of
the Village of Pittsford Design Standards document. This includes,
but is not limited to, the regulation of windows and shutters, door,
garage doors, siding and exterior walls, architectural trim, porches
and decks, roofing, chimneys, foundations, garages and barns, modern
amenities, fencing, and paint and color.
F.
Applicant guidance. Guidance for development review applicants may
be found in Section 4 of the Village of Pittsford Design Standards
document. However, the powers and duties of the Architectural and
Preservation Review Board and application procedures and requirements
contained therein has been overridden by the establishment of the
Historic Preservation Board and application and review procedures
provided in this chapter.