All exterior lighting in business, office, industrial
and residential districts, including the lighting of signs, shall
be directed away from adjoining streets and residential properties
and, in connection with multifamily or nonresidential uses in residence
districts, shall be so located and shielded that the light sources
are not directly visible from any adjoining property or from the street
and that any such illumination does not cause glare observable within
an R-20, R-10, R-7.5 or 2R District. In acting on any special use
permit application, the Board of Appeals, as a condition of approval,
may also restrict hours of lighting and types of fixtures.
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, signs
may be lighted, provided that the lights are so located and shielded
that the sources are not directly visible from points beyond the boundaries
of the lot on which they are located. In no case, however, shall such
signs include any red or green or flashing or intermittent lights;
lights of changing degrees of intensity; nor shall such signs be of
a type that has the whole or any part in motion by rotating, fluttering
or any other means, except that customary seasonal lighting and decorations
shall be permitted.
B.
Any signs or lighting of signs, except signs permitted on a one- or two-family dwelling, must be approved by the Architectural Review Board and must comply with the provisions of Chapter 234, Signs, of the Hastings-on-Hudson Code.
C.
Signs shall not obscure any sign displayed by public
authority, nor interfere with access of light or air to any window
in any building, nor obstruct any opening in any building required
by law for ingress or egress.
D.
No signs or lighting of signs shall be permitted if
the approving authority finds that they may be mistaken for traffic
signal devices.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
A.
Except as provided in this section, tents, trailers, houseboats,
boats, mobile homes and portable home storage units, whether supported
on wheels, a foundation or otherwise, shall not be permitted as a
principal or accessory use or a part of any principal or accessory
use in any district, including, without limitation, use for permanent
dwelling purposes.
B.
A temporary permit for use of a trailer,(Note: The term "trailer"
is defined in the Zoning Code as follows: Any vehicle mounted on wheels,
movable either by its own power or by being drawn by another vehicle,
and includes vehicles that are equipped to be used for living or sleeping
quarters or so as to permit cooking. Such vehicles remain trailers
even if the wheels are removed and/or the vehicle is placed on a temporary
or permanent foundation.) or portable home storage unit as a temporary
field office or for storage in connection with and only during the
course of construction or repair of a principal or accessory use on
the same lot may be issued by the Building Inspector for a period
not exceeding six months, renewable at his or her discretion if work
on the construction is diligently progressing but not yet completed
for not more than two additional six-month periods. The fee for such
temporary permit shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees by resolution.
Such temporary permit shall automatically expire 14 days after construction
or repair is completed.
C.
Any such temporary field office or portable home storage unit may
be placed only on a driveway, in the rear yard or in an enclosed garage
or similar structure. No temporary field office shall be used for
overnight living quarters.
A.
Setbacks. Except in the rear yard, no outdoor pool
or pond shall be constructed or installed unless every part of such
pool is located at least 100 feet from every side or street line and
no less than five feet from the main building on the premises. If
the pool is constructed or installed in a rear yard, every part of
the pool shall be at least 20 feet from every side, rear lot or street
line and no less than five feet from the main building on the premises.
B.
Fence or other enclosure.
(1)
There shall be erected and maintained in good condition
a chain link wire fence, not less than four feet nor more than six
feet in height, or a woven wooden fence, brick or stone wall or other
acceptable enclosure, not less than four feet nor more than six feet
in height, either enclosing the entire portion of the premises upon
which the pool shall be situated or entirely surrounding the area
in which the pool is located. The enclosure or fence shall be of the
kind and character as to resist any attempt by children or animals
to enter the pool area.
(2)
The enclosure or fence shall have not more than two
openings for ingress or egress. The openings shall not face the deep
end of the pool and shall have a self-closing gate or door with an
adequate lock, which can be opened from outside the pool enclosure
only by means of a key or combination. The gate, door and lock shall
at all times be maintained in proper working order to ensure that
the gate or door shall be kept closed and locked at all times when
the pool is not in use. The type and height of the enclosure or fence
and the lock and gate, or door, shall be approved by the Building
Inspector, who shall, in evaluating a request for approval, give due
consideration to the adequacy and durability of the proposed enclosure
or fence to ensure the safety and welfare of the general public, and
particularly of small children, and to the terrain and character of
the district, with a view to conserving the value of buildings and
land and encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the Village.
C.
Rescue devices. All outdoor pools and ponds with depth
greater than four feet in any part shall be equipped with at least
one rescue device, such as a pole of at least 10 feet in length, a
shepherd's crook, a ring buoy, a heavy line or other such rescue equipment
as recommended by the American National Red Cross, which can be used
by the nonswimmer to make an unassisted rescue from land of a drowning
or potentially drowning person. Such a rescue device shall be placed
not less than six feet nor more than 10 feet from the edge of the
pool near the location of the greatest depth.
D.
No cross-connection. There shall be no cross-connection
between the public water supply system of the Village and any pipes
or apparatus feeding water to a pool from a private well, system or
other source; and there shall be no such cross-connection between
the public water supply and any purification or filtration system
of any pool.
E.
Inlet and outflow. If the water for any pool is supplied
from the public water supply system, the inlet shall be more than
six inches above the overflow level of the pool.
F.
Drainage. Drainage of the pool or pond shall be performed
in a manner that does not cause soil erosion or damage to public or
private property or that introduces into the Village drainage sewer
system an amount of water in excess of the capacity of such system.
G.
Water treatment. The water of any outdoor pool used
or intended for swimming shall be treated in the manner sufficient
to maintain the bacterial standards established by all applicable
provisions of law relating to a public swimming pool existing in the
same location or area.
H.
No loudspeakers or floodlights. No loudspeaker device
of any kind shall be operated in connection with any outdoor pool
or pond, nor shall any floodlighting or any other lights be used in
connection therewith that shall throw rays of light beyond the property
lines of the parcel upon which the pool or pond is located.
I.
Abandonment. Should the owner abandon the pool, the
owner shall fill in the depression. The Building Inspector shall be
notified of the abandonment so that an inspection of the site may
be made and the records of the permit be marked accordingly.
J.
Residence districts. In residence districts,
(1)
Outdoor pools and ponds shall be permitted only for
use by residents of the premises and their guests, without charge
for admission and not for the purpose of profit.
(2)
Enclosures, sometimes referred to as "swimming pool
bubbles" or "bubbles" or the like, shall not be permitted.
(3)
No outdoor pool or pond shall occupy more than 6%
of the total lot area.
K.
Structures. An outdoor pool or pond shall be considered
to be a structure for the purpose of compliance with all provisions
of law, Village ordinances and the building code of the Village of
Hastings-on-Hudson;[1] and in the construction, design and operation of the pool
or pond, all such laws, ordinances and building codes shall be complied
with unless clearly inapplicable by their terms or inconsistent with
this chapter.
L.
Building permits. An outdoor pool or pond shall be
a structure for purposes of this chapter and therefore, among other
things, shall not be installed, reconstructed, altered, renovated,
enlarged or moved without a building permit. No such permit shall
be issued unless the plans for the pool or pond comply with the then-current
building code of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson;[2] any plans for the pool or pond shall show such compliance
and shall show appropriate drainage provisions to dispose of the water
in the pool without interference with the public water system, the
existing sanitary facilities, public sewers or drainage systems or
with any public highway. Such plans shall have affixed thereto the
signature of the owner or his or her agent and shall contain a statement
to the effect that the person signing the plans has read and is familiar
with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions
of law relating to the installation, construction and maintenance
of outdoor pools and ponds.
A.
No business or industrial use shall be permitted where
it is determined by the Planning Board that, because of the nature
of the use and the type and number of vehicle trips that it will generate,
particularly in relation to the capacity of the street system serving
the lot upon which the use is to be located, the result will be unusual
traffic hazards or congestion or noise and air pollution conditions
that are inconsistent with provisions of this chapter.
B.
If, however, a limit is placed upon the use, either
in terms of employees or by some other appropriate measure, that,
in the opinion of the Planning Board, would be adequate to ensure
that the potential traffic generation from the use will be properly
related to the capacity of the street system serving it, then the
approving authority may approve the use with that limitation, to which
the owners are required to adhere.
[Amended 10-20-2020 by L.L. No. 10-2020]
A.
The
maximum floor area ratio (FAR) for a one-family residence in the R-20,
R-10 and R-7.5 districts and for a one- or two-family residence in
the 2R district shall be calculated based upon the lot area as set
forth in the table attached as Appendix B.
B.
Each
lot size range in the table represents one to 99 square feet. For
lots that fall within this range, round either up or down depending
upon its size above or below the midpoint to determine the maximum
permitted FAR. For example, a lot of 6,449 square feet would be rounded
down to 6,400, while a lot of 6,450 square feet would be rounded up
to 6,500.
