This chapter shall be known as "The Architectural
Review Committee Law of the Village of Airmont."
Local Law 25 of 1993, "The Architectural Review
Board Local Law," is hereby repealed in its entirety. The Architectural
Review Board is hereby abolished. Any and all members previously appointed
are hereby discharged from their duties.
It is the legislative intent of this chapter
to establish an Architectural Review Committee, replacing the former
Architectural Review Board, in order to provide for a professional
advisory review of proposed plans for buildings and structures to
be constructed in the Village of Airmont, New York pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter. This Committee shall serve as a subcommittee
of the Airmont Planning Board.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Airmont
hereby finds that excessive uniformity, dissimilarity, inappropriateness
or poor quality of design in the exterior appearance of buildings
or other structures erected or altered can adversely affect the desirability
of the immediate and neighboring areas and, by so doing, impair the
benefits of occupancy of existing property in such areas, impair the
stability in value of both improved and unimproved real property in
such areas, prevent the most appropriate development and use of such
areas, produce degeneration of property in such areas with attendant
deterioration or conditions affecting the health, safety, comfort
and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof, and contribute to
the diminution of the taxable value of real property in such areas
and their ability to support municipal services provided therefor.
It is the purpose of this Committee to provide professional advisory
guidance to the Planning Board so as to prevent these and other potentially
harmful effects resulting from such unattractive exterior appearance
of buildings and other structures erected or altered, and thus to
promote the public health, safety and welfare, to conserve the value
of buildings, to encourage the most appropriate use of land and to
improve the physical and visual appearance of the Village of Airmont.
All meetings of the Architectural Review Committee
shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times
as such Committee or Planning Board may determine. Such Committee
need not keep minutes of its proceedings.
Two members of the Architectural Review Committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words
and terms used herein are defined as follows:
BUILDING
Any structure, or extension thereof or addition thereto,
having a roof supported by such things as columns, posts, piers or
walls and intended for the shelter, business, housing or enclosing
of persons, animals or property.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY
The term applied to a building, structure or use which is
clearly incidental or subordinate to, and customarily in connection
with, the principal building, structure or use and which is located
on the same lot with the principal building, structure or use. Any
accessory building or structure attached to a principal building or
structure is deemed to be part of such principal building or structure
in applying the bulk requirements to such building or structure. No
use shall be considered "accessory" where such use requires a greater
area of a lot or larger setbacks or yards or for which greater restrictions
than for the principal use on the lots are imposed by this chapter.
DWELLING
A building providing complete housekeeping facilities for
one family, including independent cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities.
FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT
A drawing as defined in and in compliance with all requirements of Chapter
180, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Village of Airmont.
SPECIAL PERMIT
A permit required by and defined in Chapter
210, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Airmont.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials constructed, assembled or erected
on, above or below the ground attached to something having location
on, above or below the ground, including but not limited to buildings,
fences, tanks, towers and swimming pools.
ZONING DISTRICT
A zoning district as specified in Chapter
210, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Airmont.
ZONING LAW
Chapter
210, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Airmont.
The fee for any application which requires architectural
review pursuant to this chapter shall be set from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Trustees.