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Town of Ghent, NY
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2023-04-22
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 190 Zoning
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Assessor
Ch 11
Confidential Administrative Assistant
Ch 14
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 19
Ethics, Code of
Ch 25
Investment Policy
Ch 30
Officers and Employees
Ch 36
Personnel Policies
Ch 40
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
Ch 44
Procurement Policy
Ch 50
Records
Ch 51
Videoconferencing
General Legislation
Ch 71
Animals
Ch 82
Building Construction and Fire Prevention
Ch 93
Farming
Ch 96
Fireworks
Ch 99
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 105
Games of Chance
Ch 123
Littering
Ch 131
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 136
Rental Property
Ch 144
Solid Waste
Ch 150
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 156
Subdivision of Land
Ch 161
Taxation
Ch 175
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 181
Vehicles, Off-Road
Ch 185
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
Ch 190
Zoning
Ch 190 Art I
General Provisions
ยงย 190-1
Title and purpose.
ยงย 190-2
Definitions and word use.
ยงย 190-3
Application of regulations.
Ch 190 Art II
Districts and Boundaries
ยงย 190-4
Class of districts; district boundaries, district purposes.
Ch 190 Art III
Residential Districts and Uses
ยงย 190-5
General provisions.
ยงย 190-6
Planned Residential District.
ยงย 190-7
Mobile and manufactured homes.
ยงย 190-8
Home occupations.
ยงย 190-9
Home occupied business (HOB).
ยงย 190-9.1
Agriculture farm stands/markets and farm worker housing.
Ch 190 Art IV
Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts
ยงย 190-10
General provisions.
ยงย 190-11
Airport District.
ยงย 190-12
Performance standards.
ยงย 190-13
Design standards.
ยงย 190-14
Application for building or use permits.
ยงย 190-15
Solar energy facilities.
Ch 190 Art V
Special Permit Uses
ยงย 190-16
Delegation of authority.
ยงย 190-17
General procedure and conditions.
ยงย 190-18
General standards.
ยงย 190-19
Special conditions and safeguards for certain special permit uses.
ยงย 190-20
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
Ch 190 Art VI
Site Plan Review
ยงย 190-21
Site plan review required.
ยงย 190-22
Application for site plan review.
ยงย 190-23
Site plan review criteria.
ยงย 190-24
Review procedures.
ยงย 190-25
Reimbursable costs.
ยงย 190-26
Modified site plan review.
Ch 190 Art VII
Additional Regulations
ยงย 190-27
Placement of accessory buildings and uses, including garages and off-street parking.
ยงย 190-28
Height and lot coverage.
ยงย 190-29
Yards.
ยงย 190-30
Spacing between buildings.
ยงย 190-31
Fences.
ยงย 190-32
Frontage.
ยงย 190-33
Waste.
ยงย 190-33.1
Driveways.
ยงย 190-33.2
Ponds.
ยงย 190-33.3
Confinement of animals.
Ch 190 Art VIII
Sign Regulations
ยงย 190-34
Purpose.
ยงย 190-35
Permit requirements.
ยงย 190-36
Design and performance standards.
ยงย 190-37
Dangerous or hazardous signs.
ยงย 190-38
Outdoor signs in business, industrial, and commercial zones.
ยงย 190-39
Signs in residential districts.
ยงย 190-40
Churches/religious gathering places.
ยงย 190-41
Commercial rural recreational facilities.
ยงย 190-42
Real estate and construction signs.
ยงย 190-43
Agricultural signs.
ยงย 190-44
Sign bonuses.
ยงย 190-45
Removal of nonconforming signs.
ยงย 190-46
Temporary signs.
ยงย 190-46.1
Rules for specific temporary signs.
ยงย 190-46.2
Exempt signs.
Ch 190 Art IX
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
ยงย 190-47
Application of regulations.
ยงย 190-48
Unlawful buildings, structures or uses to be construed as nonconforming.
ยงย 190-49
Continuance.
ยงย 190-50
Extension.
ยงย 190-51
Change.
ยงย 190-52
Abandonment.
ยงย 190-53
Destruction.
ยงย 190-54
Signs.
Ch 190 Art X
Board of Appeals
ยงย 190-55
Organization and general procedure.
ยงย 190-56
Application and public hearing procedure.
ยงย 190-57
Appeals on interpretation of the Zoning Chapter and Map.
ยงย 190-58
Variances.
Ch 190 Art XI
Administration and Enforcement
ยงย 190-59
Interpretation.
ยงย 190-60
Relation of these provisions to other provisions of law and to private covenants and agreements.
ยงย 190-61
Enforcement.
ยงย 190-62
Expenses of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
ยงย 190-63
Building or use permits, general procedure.
ยงย 190-64
Building permits for one- or two-family dwellings and residential accessory structures.
ยงย 190-65
Completion of building for which a permit has been issued.
ยงย 190-66
Certificates of occupancy.
ยงย 190-67
Fees.
ยงย 190-68
Penalties for offenses; remedies.
ยงย 190-69
Procedures for amendment.
ยงย 190-70
Relief from decisions.
Ch 190 Art XII
Mining
ยงย 190-71
Definitions.
ยงย 190-72
Removal.
ยงย 190-73
Mining overzone.
ยงย 190-74
Special permits.
ยงย 190-75
Special permits not subject to DEC.
ยงย 190-76
Special permits subject to DEC permit.
ยงย 190-77
Special permit application rules.
ยงย 190-78
Application.
ยงย 190-79
General provisions.
ยงย 190-80
Other required permits.
ยงย 190-81
Fines.
ยงย 190-82
Preexisting mines.
ยงย 190-83
Overzone map.
Appendix
Ch A193
Highway Specifications
Ch A194
(Reserved)
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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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
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ยงย 190-1
Title and purpose.
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ยงย 190-2
Definitions and word use.
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ยงย 190-3
Application of regulations.
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Article II
Districts and Boundaries
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ยงย 190-4
Class of districts; district boundaries, district purposes.
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Article III
Residential Districts and Uses
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ยงย 190-5
General provisions.
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ยงย 190-6
Planned Residential District.
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ยงย 190-7
Mobile and manufactured homes.
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ยงย 190-8
Home occupations.
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ยงย 190-9
Home occupied business (HOB).
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ยงย 190-9.1
Agriculture farm stands/markets and farm worker housing.
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Article IV
Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts
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ยงย 190-10
General provisions.
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ยงย 190-11
Airport District.
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ยงย 190-12
Performance standards.
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ยงย 190-13
Design standards.
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ยงย 190-14
Application for building or use permits.
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ยงย 190-15
Solar energy facilities.
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Article V
Special Permit Uses
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ยงย 190-16
Delegation of authority.
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ยงย 190-17
General procedure and conditions.
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ยงย 190-18
General standards.
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ยงย 190-19
Special conditions and safeguards for certain special permit uses.
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ยงย 190-20
Wireless telecommunications facilities.
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Article VI
Site Plan Review
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ยงย 190-21
Site plan review required.
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ยงย 190-22
Application for site plan review.
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ยงย 190-23
Site plan review criteria.
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ยงย 190-24
Review procedures.
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ยงย 190-25
Reimbursable costs.
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ยงย 190-26
Modified site plan review.
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Article VII
Additional Regulations
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ยงย 190-27
Placement of accessory buildings and uses, including garages and off-street parking.
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ยงย 190-28
Height and lot coverage.
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ยงย 190-29
Yards.
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ยงย 190-30
Spacing between buildings.
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ยงย 190-31
Fences.
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ยงย 190-32
Frontage.
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ยงย 190-33
Waste.
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ยงย 190-33.1
Driveways.
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ยงย 190-33.2
Ponds.
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ยงย 190-33.3
Confinement of animals.
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Article VIII
Sign Regulations
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ยงย 190-34
Purpose.
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ยงย 190-35
Permit requirements.
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ยงย 190-36
Design and performance standards.
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ยงย 190-37
Dangerous or hazardous signs.
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ยงย 190-38
Outdoor signs in business, industrial, and commercial zones.
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ยงย 190-39
Signs in residential districts.
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ยงย 190-40
Churches/religious gathering places.
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ยงย 190-41
Commercial rural recreational facilities.
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ยงย 190-42
Real estate and construction signs.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-43
Agricultural signs.
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ยงย 190-44
Sign bonuses.
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ยงย 190-45
Removal of nonconforming signs.
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ยงย 190-46
Temporary signs.
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ยงย 190-46.1
Rules for specific temporary signs.
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ยงย 190-46.2
Exempt signs.
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Article IX
Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
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ยงย 190-47
Application of regulations.
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ยงย 190-48
Unlawful buildings, structures or uses to be construed as nonconforming.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-49
Continuance.
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ยงย 190-50
Extension.
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ยงย 190-51
Change.
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ยงย 190-52
Abandonment.
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ยงย 190-53
Destruction.
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ยงย 190-54
Signs.
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Article X
Board of Appeals
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ยงย 190-55
Organization and general procedure.
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ยงย 190-56
Application and public hearing procedure.
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ยงย 190-57
Appeals on interpretation of the Zoning Chapter and Map.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-58
Variances.
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Article XI
Administration and Enforcement
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ยงย 190-59
Interpretation.
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ยงย 190-60
Relation of these provisions to other provisions of law and to private covenants and agreements.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-61
Enforcement.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-62
Expenses of Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-63
Building or use permits, general procedure.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-64
Building permits for one- or two-family dwellings and residential accessory structures.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-65
Completion of building for which a permit has been issued.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-66
Certificates of occupancy.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-67
Fees.
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ยงย 190-68
Penalties for offenses; remedies.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-69
Procedures for amendment.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-70
Relief from decisions.
chevron_right
Article XII
Mining
chevron_right
ยงย 190-71
Definitions.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-72
Removal.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-73
Mining overzone.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-74
Special permits.
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ยงย 190-75
Special permits not subject to DEC.
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ยงย 190-76
Special permits subject to DEC permit.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-77
Special permit application rules.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-78
Application.
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ยงย 190-79
General provisions.
chevron_right
ยงย 190-80
Other required permits.
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ยงย 190-81
Fines.
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ยงย 190-82
Preexisting mines.
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ยงย 190-83
Overzone map.
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