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Town of Ghent, NY
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 190 Zoning
Chapter 190
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ghent
8-21-1997
by
L.L. No. 4-1997
; amended in its entirety
12-19-2019
by
L.L. No. 1-2019
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A Table of Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Appendix B Table of Dimension Regulations
Attachment 3 - Zoning Map
Attachment 4 - Planned Residential District Lot
Article I
General Provisions
§ 190-1
Title and purpose.
§ 190-2
Definitions and word use.
§ 190-3
Application of regulations.
Article II
Districts and Boundaries
§ 190-4
Class of districts; district boundaries, district purposes.
Article III
Residential Districts and Uses
§ 190-5
General provisions.
§ 190-6
Planned Residential District.
§ 190-7
Mobile and manufactured homes.
§ 190-8
Home occupations.
§ 190-9
Home occupied business (HOB).
§ 190-9.1
Agriculture farm stands/markets and farm worker housing.
Article IV
Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts
§ 190-10
General provisions.
§ 190-11
Airport District.
§ 190-12
Performance standards.
§ 190-13
Design standards.
§ 190-14
Application for building or use permits.
§ 190-15
Solar energy facilities.
Article V
Special Permit Uses
§ 190-16
Delegation of authority.
§ 190-17
General procedure and conditions.
§ 190-18
General standards.
§ 190-19
Special conditions and safeguards for certain special permit uses.
§ 190-20
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
Article VI
Site Plan Review
§ 190-21
Site plan review required.
§ 190-22
Application for site plan review.
§ 190-23
Site plan review criteria.
§ 190-24
Review procedures.
§ 190-25
Reimbursable costs.
§ 190-26
Modified site plan review.
Article VII
Additional Regulations
§ 190-27
Placement of accessory buildings and uses, including garages and off-street parking.
§ 190-28
Height and lot coverage.
§ 190-29
Yards.
§ 190-30
Spacing between buildings.
§ 190-31
Fences.
§ 190-32
Frontage.
§ 190-33
Waste.
§ 190-33.1
Driveways.
§ 190-33.2
Ponds.
§ 190-33.3
Confinement of animals.
Article VIII
Sign Regulations
§ 190-34
Purpose.
§ 190-35
Permit requirements.
§ 190-36
Design and performance standards.
§ 190-37
Dangerous or hazardous signs.
§ 190-38
Outdoor signs in business, industrial, and commercial zones.
§ 190-39
Signs in residential districts.
§ 190-40
Churches/religious gathering places.
§ 190-41
Commercial rural recreational facilities.
§ 190-42
Real estate and construction signs.
§ 190-43
Agricultural signs.
§ 190-44
Sign bonuses.
§ 190-45
Removal of nonconforming signs.
§ 190-46
Temporary signs.
§ 190-46.1
Rules for specific temporary signs.
§ 190-46.2
Exempt signs.
Article IX
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
§ 190-47
Application of regulations.
§ 190-48
Unlawful buildings, structures or uses to be construed as nonconforming.
§ 190-49
Continuance.
§ 190-50
Extension.
§ 190-51
Change.
§ 190-52
Abandonment.
§ 190-53
Destruction.
§ 190-54
Signs.
Article X
Board of Appeals
§ 190-55
Organization and general procedure.
§ 190-56
Application and public hearing procedure.
§ 190-57
Appeals on interpretation of the Zoning Chapter and Map.
§ 190-58
Variances.
Article XI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 190-59
Interpretation.
§ 190-60
Relation of these provisions to other provisions of law and to private covenants and agreements.
§ 190-61
Enforcement.
§ 190-62
Expenses of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
§ 190-63
Building or use permits, general procedure.
§ 190-64
Building permits for one- or two-family dwellings and residential accessory structures.
§ 190-65
Completion of building for which a permit has been issued.
§ 190-66
Certificates of occupancy.
§ 190-67
Fees.
§ 190-68
Penalties for offenses; remedies.
§ 190-69
Procedures for amendment.
§ 190-70
Relief from decisions.
Article XII
Mining
§ 190-71
Definitions.
§ 190-72
Removal.
§ 190-73
Mining overzone.
§ 190-74
Special permits.
§ 190-75
Special permits not subject to DEC.
§ 190-76
Special permits subject to DEC permit.
§ 190-77
Special permit application rules.
§ 190-78
Application.
§ 190-79
General provisions.
§ 190-80
Other required permits.
§ 190-81
Fines.
§ 190-82
Preexisting mines.
§ 190-83
Overzone map.