City of Port Jervis, NY Zoning

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Charter
The Code
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 8 Appearance Tickets
Ch 21 City Property, Sale of
Ch 30 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 42 Elections
Ch 47 Ethics, Code of
Ch 55 Fire Department
Ch 70 Human Rights, Commission on
Ch 115 Officers and Employees
Ch 126 Planning Board
Ch 130 Police Department
Ch 142 Records
Ch 147 Retirement
Ch 153 Shade Tree Commission
Ch 170 Traffic Violations Bureau
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 203 Advertising Materials
Ch 206 Alarm Systems
Ch 210 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 215 Animals, Dog Control and Other
Ch 220 Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 228 Bingo
Ch 231 Building Code Administration and Enforcement
Ch 234 Buildings, Dangerous
Ch 238 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 243 Burials
Ch 267 Electrical Standards and Requirements
Ch 270 Energy Conservation
Ch 272 Escrow Deposits
Ch 280 Fees
Ch 282 Film and Video Productions
Ch 283 Fines
Ch 285 Fireworks
Ch 288 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 295 Fuel Delivery and Storage
Ch 300 Games of Chance
Ch 305 Garage and Yard Sales
Ch 310 Habitual Offenders
Ch 319 Housing Standards
Ch 370 Multiple Dwelling Units
Ch 381 Noise
Ch 389 Parks and Recreation
Ch 394 Pawnbrokers
Ch 398 Peace and Good Order
Ch 403 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 410 Plumbing
Ch 415 Properties: Abandoned, Vacant, Boarded, and Foreclosed
Ch 417 Property Maintenance
Ch 430 Rental Property
Ch 445 Sewer Use
Ch 447 Sex Offenders
Ch 451 Shopping Carts
Ch 455 Smoking
Ch 457 Solid Waste
Ch 464 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property
Ch 470 Subdivision of Land
Ch 475 Taxation
Ch 479 Taxicabs
Ch 486 Towing
Ch 492 Trees
Ch 505 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 508 Vehicles, Unlicensed, Inoperative or Discarded
Ch 513 Water
Ch 520 Wireless Telecommunications
Ch 535 Zoning
Ch 535 Art I Enactment and Intent
§ 535-1 Enactment.
§ 535-2 Intent and purpose.
Ch 535 Art II Interpretations; Definitions
§ 535-3 Interpretation; conflicts.
§ 535-4 Word usage and definitions.
Ch 535 Art III Zones Established; Zoning Map.
§ 535-5 Districts established.
§ 535-6 Zoning Map.
§ 535-7 Annexed property.
§ 535-8 Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 535-9 Effect of establishment of zones.
Ch 535 Art IV General Provisions
§ 535-10 Permits and certificates.
§ 535-11 Performance standards.
§ 535-12 Prohibited uses.
§ 535-13 Adult-oriented businesses.
§ 535-13.1 Orange County Greenway Compact.
Ch 535 Art V Use Requirements
§ 535-14 Establishment.
§ 535-15 Utilization of Table of Use and Bulk Requirements.
Ch 535 Art VI Bulk Requirements
§ 535-16 Establishment.
§ 535-17 Utilization of Table of Use and Bulk Requirements.
Ch 535 Art VII Supplementary Yard and Setback Regulations
§ 535-18 General requirements.
§ 535-19 Accessory structures.
§ 535-20 Front setback exceptions.
§ 535-21 Side and rear setback exceptions; fences.
§ 535-22 Measurement of front setbacks.
§ 535-23 Corner lots.
§ 535-24 Existing small lots in all residence zones.
Ch 535 Art VIII Supplementary Building Requirements
§ 535-25 Permitted height exceptions.
§ 535-26 Courts.
§ 535-27 Spacing.
§ 535-28 Waiver of setbacks.
§ 535-29 Pole buildings and metal-paneled buildings.
§ 535-30 Animals.
Ch 535 Art IX Supplementary Regulations
§ 535-31 Supplementary regulations applying to all residential districts.
§ 535-32 Supplementary regulations applying to nonresidential districts.
§ 535-33 Supplementary regulations applying to all districts.
§ 535-34 Senior Citizen Affordable Housing District.
§ 535-35 Supplementary regulations applying to Mountain Conservation District only.
§ 535-36 Noncommercial swimming pools.
§ 535-37 Supplementary regulations applying to multifamily dwellings and tourist home accommodations.
§ 535-37.1 Supplementary regulations applying to cannabis retail dispensaries and tobacco retailers.
Ch 535 Art X Solar Energy Power Systems
§ 535-38 Purpose and intent.
§ 535-39 Solar code definitions.
§ 535-40 Applicability.
§ 535-41 Permitting.
§ 535-42 Safety.
§ 535-43 Decommissioning.
§ 535-44 Appeals.
§ 535-45 Fees.
Ch 535 Art XI Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
§ 535-46 Findings of fact.
§ 535-47 Purpose.
§ 535-48 Applicability.
§ 535-49 Exemptions.
§ 535-50 Stormwater pollution prevention plans.
§ 535-51 Performance and design criteria.
§ 535-52 Maintenance, inspection and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 535-53 Administration and enforcement.
§ 535-54 Performance guarantee.
§ 535-55 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 535-56 Fees for services.
§ 535-57 Landscaping and environmental control; erosion and sedimentation control.
§ 535-58 Environmental quality review.
Ch 535 Art XII Signs
§ 535-59 Requirement for permits.
§ 535-60 Signs prohibited.
§ 535-61 Signs permitted.
§ 535-62 Additional requirements for certain signs.
§ 535-63 Permit procedure; maintenance of signs.
Ch 535 Art XIII Off-Street Parking, Driveways and Loading Facilities
§ 535-64 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 535-65 Supplementary parking regulations in all districts.
§ 535-66 Off-street parking requirements for all uses.
§ 535-67 Off-street loading.
§ 535-68 Parking regulations for multiple dwellings.
§ 535-69 Parking spaces adjacent to lots in any residence district.
§ 535-70 Driveways.
§ 535-71 Trailers and boats.
§ 535-72 Commercial vehicles in residential districts.
§ 535-73 Commercial vehicles in nonresidential districts.
Ch 535 Art XIV Nonconforming Uses and Noncomplying Buildings
§ 535-74 Nonconforming uses.
§ 535-75 Noncomplying buildings.
§ 535-76 Buildings, structures or lots with nonconforming bulk.
§ 535-77 Termination of nonconforming uses.
§ 535-78 Required modification of nonconforming uses.
§ 535-79 Repairs and maintenance.
Ch 535 Art XV Planning Board
§ 535-80 Site development plan rules and regulations.
§ 535-81 Stated policy relative to the Central Business and Neighborhood Mixed-Use Districts.
Ch 535 Art XVI Conditional Use Standards
§ 535-82 Authorization of conditional uses.
§ 535-83 General requirements.
§ 535-84 Public utilities.
§ 535-85 Membership clubs.
§ 535-86 Hotels and motels.
§ 535-87 Motor vehicle service stations.
§ 535-88 Motor vehicle, boat and trailer sales.
§ 535-89 Multiple dwellings.
§ 535-90 Accessory apartments; conversion of existing dwellings to multifamily use.
Ch 535 Art XVII Enforcement
§ 535-91 Building permit.
§ 535-92 Certificate of occupancy/compliance.
§ 535-93 Duties of Building Official.
§ 535-94 Penalties for offenses.
Ch 535 Art XVIII Design
§ 535-95 Findings and purpose.
§ 535-96 Composition.
§ 535-97 Meetings, records, rules and regulations.
§ 535-98 Referrals; disapprovals.
§ 535-99 Criteria for recommendations.
§ 535-100 Appeal.
§ 535-101 Procedures.
§ 535-102 Employees and expenses; fees.
Ch 535 Art XIX Zoning Board of Appeals
§ 535-103 Creation.
§ 535-104 Powers and duties.
§ 535-105 Procedure.
Ch 535 Art XX Amendments
§ 535-106 Amendment procedure.
Ch 535 Art XXI Repealer
§ 535-107 Prior ordinance repealed.
Appendix
Ch A605 Civil Defense Emergencies
Ch A615 Water Rules and Regulations
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 535 Zoning

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New Laws

Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
L.L. No. 11-2023	2023-11-27	Zoning Amendment	Ch 535
L.L. No. 5-2023	2023-06-12	Zoning Amendment	Ch 535
L.L. No. 6-2023	2023-06-12	Zoning Amendment	Ch 535
L.L. No. 9-2023	2023-08-14	Zoning Amendment	Ch 535

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Port Jervis 1-27-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Table of Use and Bulk Requirements

Editor's Note: This local law repealed former Ch. 535, Zoning, adopted 3-13-1989, as amended through 8-26-2002 (Ch. 158 of the 1981 Code), as subsequently amended.

Article I Enactment and Intent

§ 535-1 Enactment.

§ 535-2 Intent and purpose.

Article II Interpretations; Definitions

§ 535-3 Interpretation; conflicts.

§ 535-4 Word usage and definitions.

Article III Zones Established; Zoning Map.

§ 535-5 Districts established.

§ 535-6 Zoning Map.

§ 535-7 Annexed property.

§ 535-8 Interpretation of district boundaries.

§ 535-9 Effect of establishment of zones.

Article IV General Provisions

§ 535-10 Permits and certificates.

§ 535-11 Performance standards.

§ 535-12 Prohibited uses.

§ 535-13 Adult-oriented businesses.

§ 535-13.1 Orange County Greenway Compact.

Article V Use Requirements

§ 535-14 Establishment.

§ 535-15 Utilization of Table of Use and Bulk Requirements.

Article VI Bulk Requirements

§ 535-16 Establishment.

§ 535-17 Utilization of Table of Use and Bulk Requirements.

Article VII Supplementary Yard and Setback Regulations

§ 535-18 General requirements.

§ 535-19 Accessory structures.

§ 535-20 Front setback exceptions.

§ 535-21 Side and rear setback exceptions; fences.

§ 535-22 Measurement of front setbacks.

§ 535-23 Corner lots.

§ 535-24 Existing small lots in all residence zones.

Article VIII Supplementary Building Requirements

§ 535-25 Permitted height exceptions.

§ 535-26 Courts.

§ 535-27 Spacing.

§ 535-28 Waiver of setbacks.

§ 535-29 Pole buildings and metal-paneled buildings.

§ 535-30 Animals.

Article IX Supplementary Regulations

§ 535-31 Supplementary regulations applying to all residential districts.

§ 535-32 Supplementary regulations applying to nonresidential districts.

§ 535-33 Supplementary regulations applying to all districts.

§ 535-34 Senior Citizen Affordable Housing District.

§ 535-35 Supplementary regulations applying to Mountain Conservation District only.

§ 535-36 Noncommercial swimming pools.

§ 535-37 Supplementary regulations applying to multifamily dwellings and tourist home accommodations.

§ 535-37.1 Supplementary regulations applying to cannabis retail dispensaries and tobacco retailers.

Article X Solar Energy Power Systems

§ 535-38 Purpose and intent.

§ 535-39 Solar code definitions.

§ 535-40 Applicability.

§ 535-41 Permitting.

§ 535-42 Safety.

§ 535-43 Decommissioning.

§ 535-44 Appeals.

§ 535-45 Fees.

Article XI Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control

§ 535-46 Findings of fact.

§ 535-47 Purpose.

§ 535-48 Applicability.

§ 535-49 Exemptions.

§ 535-50 Stormwater pollution prevention plans.

§ 535-51 Performance and design criteria.

§ 535-52 Maintenance, inspection and repair of stormwater facilities.

§ 535-53 Administration and enforcement.

§ 535-54 Performance guarantee.

§ 535-55 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.

§ 535-56 Fees for services.

§ 535-57 Landscaping and environmental control; erosion and sedimentation control.

§ 535-58 Environmental quality review.

Article XII Signs

§ 535-59 Requirement for permits.

§ 535-60 Signs prohibited.

§ 535-61 Signs permitted.

§ 535-62 Additional requirements for certain signs.

§ 535-63 Permit procedure; maintenance of signs.

Article XIII Off-Street Parking, Driveways and Loading Facilities

§ 535-64 Off-street parking and loading.

§ 535-65 Supplementary parking regulations in all districts.

§ 535-66 Off-street parking requirements for all uses.

§ 535-67 Off-street loading.

§ 535-68 Parking regulations for multiple dwellings.

§ 535-69 Parking spaces adjacent to lots in any residence district.

§ 535-70 Driveways.

§ 535-71 Trailers and boats.

§ 535-72 Commercial vehicles in residential districts.

§ 535-73 Commercial vehicles in nonresidential districts.

Article XIV Nonconforming Uses and Noncomplying Buildings

§ 535-74 Nonconforming uses.

§ 535-75 Noncomplying buildings.

§ 535-76 Buildings, structures or lots with nonconforming bulk.

§ 535-77 Termination of nonconforming uses.

§ 535-78 Required modification of nonconforming uses.

§ 535-79 Repairs and maintenance.

Article XV Planning Board

§ 535-80 Site development plan rules and regulations.

§ 535-81 Stated policy relative to the Central Business and Neighborhood Mixed-Use Districts.

Article XVI Conditional Use Standards

§ 535-82 Authorization of conditional uses.

§ 535-83 General requirements.

§ 535-84 Public utilities.

§ 535-85 Membership clubs.

§ 535-86 Hotels and motels.

§ 535-87 Motor vehicle service stations.

§ 535-88 Motor vehicle, boat and trailer sales.

§ 535-89 Multiple dwellings.

§ 535-90 Accessory apartments; conversion of existing dwellings to multifamily use.

Article XVII Enforcement

§ 535-91 Building permit.

§ 535-92 Certificate of occupancy/compliance.

§ 535-93 Duties of Building Official.

§ 535-94 Penalties for offenses.

Article XVIII Design

§ 535-95 Findings and purpose.

§ 535-96 Composition.

§ 535-97 Meetings, records, rules and regulations.

§ 535-98 Referrals; disapprovals.

§ 535-99 Criteria for recommendations.

§ 535-100 Appeal.

§ 535-101 Procedures.

§ 535-102 Employees and expenses; fees.

Article XIX Zoning Board of Appeals

§ 535-103 Creation.

§ 535-104 Powers and duties.

§ 535-105 Procedure.

Article XX Amendments

§ 535-106 Amendment procedure.

Article XXI Repealer

§ 535-107 Prior ordinance repealed.