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Town of Rotterdam, NY
Schenectady County
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[Amended 5-26-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993; 9-15-2005 by L.L. No. 17-2005; 11-12-2008 by L.L. No. 11-2008; 9-15-2005 by L.L. No. 16-2005; 9-27-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
A. 
In order to promote the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Rotterdam is hereby divided into the following districts:
A
Agricultural District
RA
Residential Agricultural District
R-1
One-Family Residential District
R-2
Two-Family Residential District
R-3
Multiple-Family Residential District
R-4
Small One-Family and Townhouse Residential District
B-1
Retail Business District
B-2
General Business District
C-1
Corporate Commerce District
I-1
Light Industrial District
I-2
Heavy Industrial District
B. 
Special-purpose districts include:
LC
Land Conservation Overlay District
PRD
Planned Residential Development District
MS/NC
Main Street/Neighborhood Center Overlay District
CORR
Corridor Commercial Overlay District
C-PUD
Commercial Planned Unit Development District
AO
Aquifer Overlay District
F-1
Floodway Channel District
FH
Flood Hazard District
C. 
Where districts are referred to as "more restrictive" or "less restrictive," the designation shall refer to the order in which the districts are named in the above list, the first named being most restrictive; except, however, the special purpose districts shall not be considered as more restrictive or less restrictive than any other district.
A. 
Location and boundaries. The Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam hereby rescinds the "Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam," dated April 13, 1955, and all amendments made thereto. The districts established by this chapter are bounded and defined as shown on the new official "Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam" dated July 11, 2001, which, with explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter.[1]
[Amended 7-11-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Town offices.
B. 
Map filed. This Zoning Map, when duly adopted, shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, and certified copies thereof shall be filed with the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Commission.
[Amended 7-9-2003 by L.L. No. 9-2003]
C. 
Map amendments. A Zoning Map amendment which may be enacted by the Town Board shall be filed with the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, Town Clerk, Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Board.
[Amended 7-9-2003 by L.L. No. 9-2003]
D. 
Record. The Town Engineer shall keep an index of all changes in the Zoning Map hereafter made. Such index will identify areas changed with reference to the record adopting such change. The Engineer may have printed supplements prepared from time to time and cause the same to be attached to this chapter.
[Amended 12-9-1992 by L.L. No. 37-1992]
E. 
Revision of map. Every change or amendment of the Zoning Map, duly enacted by the Town Board, shall, within a reasonable time, be shown upon the Zoning Map.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. 
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot line of maps filed in the Schenectady County Clerk's office for residential developments, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C. 
If no distance is clearly identified, such boundaries shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said Zoning Map.
D. 
Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad line, such boundary shall be deemed to be located midway between the main tracks of said railroad line.
E. 
Where the boundary of a district follows a river, stream or other body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be at the limit of the jurisdiction of the Town of Rotterdam unless otherwise indicated.