Definition of words and terms. As used in this chapter,
the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ABATTOIR
A slaughterhouse for the slaughtering of livestock other
than poultry.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A dwelling unit occupying the lesser of 300 square feet or
25% of the floor space of an owner-occupied structure containing a
principal use that is single-family residential or nonresidential,
or a dwelling unit no larger than 300 square feet located on the same
lot as an owner-occupied single-family dwelling.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
ACCESSORY USE, BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
A subordinate use, building or structure customarily incidental
to and located on the same lot occupied by the main use, building
or structure. The term "accessory building" may include a private
garage, garden shed, a private playhouse and a private greenhouse.
ADULT BOOKSTORE
An establishment having as a substantial portion of its stock-in-trade
books, magazines, publications, tapes or films that are distinguished
or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing
or relating to sexual activities or genital areas.
[Added 5-10-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
ADULT CABARET
An establishment with or without a state liquor license,
presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis
on matter depicting, describing or relating to sexual activities or
genital areas, topless female dancers, strippers, male and female
impersonators and similar entertainments intended for the viewing
of by patrons of the business.
[Added 5-10-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES
Include, but are not limited to, adult bookstores and video
sales and rentals; adult cabarets, nightclubs and bars; are establishments
that: 1) offer for sale or rental to persons 18 years of age or over,
books, magazines, photographs, film, digitized images that depict
sexual activities; 2) feature live performances that are characterized
by sexual conduct or exposure of genitalia; 3) present topless or
nude dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, exotic dancing
or other entertainment that is sexual in nature, or is accompanied
by exposure of genitalia; or 4) purvey items of clothing, underwear,
lingerie, or other accessories intended for use during sexual activities,
where the sale of such items to minors is unlawful under state or
local law; and 5) the sale of such items described in Items 1 and
4 of this definition constitutes more than a nominal proportion of
the gross revenue of the business located at the site where such items
are held out for sale.
[Added 5-10-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
An enclosed building used for the presentation of films or
digitally stored images distinguished or characterized by persons
engaging in sexual intercourse or sodomy.
[Added 5-10-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
AIRPORT
Any area of land which is used or intended for use for the
landing and taking off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which
are used or intended for use of associated airport buildings or facilities.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
ALTERATION
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the structural parts or in the exit facilities; or an enlargement,
whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height; or moving
from one location or position to another; the term "alter," in its
various modes and tenses and its participial form, refers to the making
of an "alteration."
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
A facility for the medical and/or surgical care of sick or
injured animals.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
ANTENNA
Any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting disks or similar
devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic
waves external to or attached to the exterior of any building.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
ARENA, ASSEMBLY HALL
Building in which the primary or intended use is the assembly
of persons for amusement, athletic, civic, dining, educational, entertainment,
political, recreational, religious, social, or similar purposes, except
an assembly hall shall not include any use defined elsewhere herein.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY
A structure or building designed for the washing, waxing,
simonizing or similar treatment of automotive vehicles as its principal
function. A filling station having portable washing equipment shall
not be deemed to be an automotive laundry where such use is an accessory
service to the principal service of the filling station.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD
Property used for the dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles
of all kinds or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled,
partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
BASEMENT
A story partly underground but having less than half of its
clear height below finished grade.
BILLBOARD
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service, entertainment or attraction sold, offered or existing elsewhere
than upon the same lot where such sign is displayed or only incidentally
sold, offered or existing upon such lot.
BUILDING
A structure with a roof supported by columns or walls and
having a horizontal area of more than 50 square feet.
BUSINESS PARK
A planned, coordinated development of a tract of land with
two or more separate parcels or lots for industrial, business or mixed
industrial/business development. Such development shall only consist
of other uses permitted within the district. A business park shall
be planned, designed, and constructed on an integrated and coordinated
basis with special attention given to site planning and layout, attractive
appearance, entrance signage, landscaping, vehicular circulation,
parking, utility needs, building design and orientation, equipment
storage, refuse disposal and open space.
[Added 10-14-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
BUS PASSENGER SHELTER
A facility associated with a bus transportation system, intended
for the pickup and discharge of passengers.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
CELLAR
A story partly underground and having one-half ( 1/2)
or more of its clear height below the finished grade.
CLUB, COUNTRY
A club for golfing, hunting, fishing, horseback riding or
similar sports.
CLUB, MEMBERSHIP, NONPROFIT
The premises and buildings used by a local chapter holding
a valid charter from an international, national or state organization
or by a bona fide local civic association catering exclusively to
members and their guests primarily for a patriotic, fraternal, benevolent,
educational, religious or political purpose. The club shall not be
used in whole or in part for the conduct of any business or enterprise
for profit, but this shall not be construed as preventing the utilization
of a club for benefits or performances for a recognized charity, nor
for the meeting of other organizations, nor for educational and cultural
purposes.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle defined or licensed by the state as a commercial
vehicle, except passenger vehicles licensed as commercial vehicles
whose vehicle axle weight is under one ton and not used for business
purposes.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
CONDITIONAL USE
A use in one or more districts requiring approval by the
Board of Trustees of a petition to allow the proposed use on a particular
site within a zoning district. In addition to conditional use approval
by the Village Board, the use must comply with all applicable site
plan or special exception use requirements established by this chapter.
[Added 10-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
CUSTOM WORK, SHOP FOR
A business premises used for the making of clothing, millinery,
shoes or other personal articles to individual order and measure for
sale at retail on the premises only, not including the manufacture
of ready-to-wear or standardized products.
DAY CAMP
A building or structure, together with its lot and its accessory
uses, buildings and structures, used as an organized recreational
facility for five or more enrolled children other than the children
of the resident family, but not provided with customary commercial
public recreation features, such as Ferris wheels or roller coasters,
and not furnishing sleeping quarters except for the resident family.
DEMISING WALL
A common wall that separates two adjacent single-family attached
dwellings, through which the property boundary line passes. Demising
walls are characterized by heightened building and fire code standards,
and their use of common foundation elements. Demising walls extend
from the foundation up to the roof structure of adjacent buildings.
[Added 4-12-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
A building or portion thereof where food and/or beverages
are sold in a form ready for consumption and where all or a significant
portion of the consumption takes place or is designed to take place
outside the confines of the building, often in a motor vehicle on
the site.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
DUMP
A parcel of land or part thereof used primarily for the disposal
by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or any other means and for
whatever purpose of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded
machinery, vehicles or parts thereof or waste material of any kind.
DWELLING
A building arranged, intended or designed to be occupied
by one or more families living independently of each other upon the
premises.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling
units, excluding a senior citizen housing project or a senior citizen
development, as separately defined herein.
[Amended 7-14-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED
A single-family dwelling unit that occupies a separate building
lot from adjoining structures, though it is attached to similarly
constructed dwelling units on one or both sides. These structures
are characterized by the existence of demising walls, which are shared
in common with each adjacent unit and through which the property boundary
extends.
[Added 4-12-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms with provisions for cooking, living, sanitary
and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single
nonprofit housekeeping unit.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of
preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in a
ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant
building or off premises.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
FENCE
Any structure, regardless of composition, except for a living
fence or hedge, that is erected or maintained for the purpose of enclosing
or screening a piece of land into distinct portions. A fence or wall
that is designed and constructed to support and retain earth or fill
shall be regulated as a "retaining wall" as defined in this section.
[Added 6-8-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; amended 2-12-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
FILLING STATION
A building or lot or part thereof supplying and selling gasoline
or other equivalent fuel for motor vehicles at retail direct from
pumps and storage tanks. A "filling station" may include accessory
facilities for rendering service for motor vehicles, such as lubrication,
washing and minor repairs.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
Total gross floor area of all uses including dwelling unit
area contained within buildings, divided by the area of the lot, but
excluding from such calculation that portion of a building housing
mechanical equipment. For purposes of this calculation, "mechanical
equipment" shall mean furnaces, air conditioning equipment other than
window air conditioners, elevators, transformers, HVAC equipment,
and utility equipment.
[Added 2-26-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
GARAGE, PARKING
A building, not a private garage, used for the storage of
automobiles or trucks and not used for making repairs thereto.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An enclosed space for the storage of one or more motor vehicles,
provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for
profit therein nor space for more than one car is leased to a nonresident
off the premises.
GARAGE, REPAIR
A building, other than a private or a parking garage, used
for adjustment, painting, replacement of parts or other repair of
motor vehicles or parts thereof, whether or not accessory or incidental
to another use.
HEALTH CLUB or FITNESS FACILITY
A for-profit or not-for-profit indoor recreational and exercise
facility, not necessarily intended primarily for therapeutic uses,
that may include such facilities as weight lifting equipment, indoor
running tracks, swimming pools, tennis, squash or racquetball courts,
exercise machines such as treadmills and rowers, health spas, health
clubs, figure salons, gymnasiums, weight control studios, martial
arts and self-defense schools and accessory facilities such as saunas,
showers and locker rooms; but excluding such facilities as skating
or roller rinks, any facilities involving the use or discharge of
firearms, video game rooms, arcades and other such indoor recreational
activities, and also excluding physical therapy offices.
[Added 6-12-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000]
HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE OR BUILDING
A vertical distance measured from the average elevation of
the finished grade along the side of the structure fronting on the
nearest street to the highest point of such structure.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any gainful occupation customarily conducted within a dwelling
by the residents thereof that is clearly secondary to the residential
use and that does not change the character of the structure as a residence.
Said activity shall not occupy more than 1/2 of the ground floor
area of the dwelling or its equivalent elsewhere in the dwelling if
so used, and further provided that there shall be no external evidence
other than an announcement sign and that no mechanical or electrical
equipment is used except customary household equipment. However, "home
occupations" shall not be construed to include such uses as the following:
clinic or hospital, restaurant, breeding kennel or antique dealer.
HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
The office or studio of a resident physician, surgeon, dentist
or other person licensed by the State of New York to practice a healing
art, lawyer, architect, artist, engineer, real estate broker or salesman,
insurance broker or agent or teacher, as herein restricted, provided
that not more than two persons are not members of the family and that
such office shall be in the main building and shall not occupy more
than the equivalent of 1/2 of the area of one floor of said building.
For the purposes of this definition, a "teacher" shall be restricted
to a person giving individual instruction in academic or scientific
subjects to a single pupil at a time. A "home professional office"
shall not include the office of any person professionally engaged
in the purchase or sale of economic goods. Dancing instruction, band
instrument or piano or voice instruction, tearooms, tourist homes,
beauty parlors, barbershops, hairdressing and manicuring establishments,
convalescent homes, mortuary establishments and stores, trades or
businesses of any kind not herein excepted shall not be deemed to
be "home professional offices." The "home professional office" of
a physician shall not include a biological or other medical testing
laboratory.
HOSPITAL
An institution, licensed by state law, to provide health
services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients,
and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities
such as laboratories, outpatient facilities or training facilities.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
HOTEL
A building or part thereof which has a common entrance, common
heating system and general dining room and which contains seven or
more living and sleeping rooms designed to be occupied by individuals
or groups of individuals for compensation. A "hotel" shall not provide
apartment dwelling units.
HOUSE TRAILER
A movable single-family dwelling originally equipped with
or having a vehicular chassis but lacking one or more of the following
mechanical systems and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking
and refrigeration. See "mobile home."
INDUSTRY, GENERAL
A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacture of
materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication,
assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales and distribution
of such products.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
JUNKYARD
Any land or structure or part thereof used for collecting,
storage or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or
discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage or
salvage of machinery or two or more unregistered, old or secondhand
motor vehicles, no longer intended or in condition for legal use on
public highways or for the sale of parts thereof.
LOT
A designated parcel, tract, assemblage or area of land established
by plat, subdivision or as otherwise permitted by law to be used,
developed or built upon as a unit.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993; 2-26-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018]
LOT AREA/LOT SIZE
The horizontal area included within lot lines, exclusive
of any portion within a public or private street right-of-way.
[Amended 11-8-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
LOT, CORNER
A lot or parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets
at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming
an interior angle of less than 135º.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
LOT COVERAGE
The percentage of the area of the lot covered by a building
or buildings.
LOT FRONTAGE
The distance along a street line measured at the front of
a lot.
[Added 11-8-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
LOT LINE
A line of record bounding a lot which divides one lot from
another lot or from a public or private street or any other public
space.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
LOT LINE, FRONT
The line of a lot at the street or right-of-way line separating
the lot from a street right-of-way. On a corner lot, the owner may,
with the approval of the Planning Board, specify the front lot line
on the plot plan.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot
line; or in the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped
lots, a line 10 feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to
and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
LOT WIDTH
The dimension measured from side lot line to side lot line,
along a line parallel to the street line at the required minimum front
yard depth.
MOBILE HOME
A movable single-family dwelling originally equipped with
or having a vehicular chassis and provided with all of the following
mechanical systems and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking
and refrigeration. See "house trailer."
MOBILE HOME COURT
A residential land use designed for the location of one or
more mobile homes in designated mobile home spaces and including appurtenant
facilities and accessory services for residents only.
MOBILE HOME OR HOUSE TRAILER SALES OFFICE AND/OR LOT
A use of land and improvements for the purpose of displaying,
storing and renting or selling mobile homes or house trailers but
not including provision for mechanical or other services for these
dwelling units.
MOTEL
A building or group of buildings, whether detached or in
connected units, used as individual sleeping or dwelling units with
direct outside access and related office and with or without restaurant
facilities, designed primarily for transient automobile travelers
and provided with accessory off-street parking facilities. The term
"motel" includes buildings designed as tourist courts, motor lodges,
auto courts and other similar appellations, but shall not be construed
to include house trailers or mobile homes.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A structure lawfully existing at the effective date of this
chapter or any amendment thereto affecting such structure, which does
not conform to the Table of Dimensional Regulations of this chapter for the district in which it is situated,
irrespective of the use to which such structure is put.
NONCONFORMING USE
Any use of a building structure, lot or land or part thereof
lawfully existing at the effective date of this chapter or any amendment
thereto affecting such use which does not conform to the Table of
Use Regulations of this chapter for the district in which it is situated.
NONNUISANCE INDUSTRY
Any industry which is not detrimental to the environment
in which it is located by reason of the emission of smoke, noise,
odor, dust, vibration or excessive light beyond the limits of its
lot or by reason of generating excessive traffic with attendant hazards
and which does not include any outdoor processing of materials or
open accessory storage yard unless completely enclosed by a solid
wall or fence not less than six feet in height.
NURSERY SCHOOL
A school designed to provide daytime care or instruction
to two or more children from two to five years of age, inclusive,
and operated on a regular basis.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
NURSING HOME
An extended or intermediate care facility licensed or approved
to provide full-time convalescent or chronic care to individuals who,
by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable
to care for themselves.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
PARK
A tract of land, designated and used by the public for active
and passive recreation.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
PARKING AREA
A lot or part thereof used for the storage or parking of
motor vehicles, with or without the payment of rent or charges in
money and/or other consideration.
PARKING SPACE
A stall or berth which is arranged and intended for parking
of one motor vehicle in a garage or parking area.
PERMITTED USE
A specific main use of a building, structure, lot or land
or part thereof which this chapter provides for in a particular district
as a matter of right. Any use which is not listed as a permitted,
special exception or accessory use shall be considered a prohibited
use.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of Maybrook.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS/PORTABLE ON DEMAND (PODS®)
A transportable storage unit designed and used primarily
for temporary storage of building materials, household goods, personal
items and other materials for use on a limited basis on residential
and nonresidential properties which is located for such purposes outside
an enclosed building other than an accessory building or shed complying
with all building codes and land use requirements.
[Added 4-13-2020 by L.L.
No. 2-2020]
PROHIBITED USE
A use of a building, structure, lot or land or part thereof which is not listed as a permitted, special exception or accessory use; in addition, and more specifically, those uses listed as prohibited uses in §
210-8.
PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE
An installation used by a public agency or franchised public
utility to supply or transmit electric, gas, water, cable television,
telephone, or other utility service, excluding electric power plants,
windmills and gas wells. Included are such facilities as electric
substations, high-voltage transmission lines, pump stations, water
supply wells, water towers, communication towers, and telephone substations.
Utility distribution facilities serving customers directly are considered
customary accessory uses, not public utility facilities.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
REAR DWELLING
A dwelling located on the same lot and to the rear of the
main building for which the lot is used.
RECREATIONAL AREA
A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports,
leisure time activities and other customary and usual passive or active
recreational facilities.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
REPAIR GARAGE
Any garage, other than a private garage, available to the
public, operated for gain and which is used for storage, body or engine
repair, rental, lubricating, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping
of automobiles or other motor vehicles.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OR LABORATORY
A building for experimentation in pure or applied research
design, development and production of prototype machines or devices
or of new products and uses accessory thereto. With respect to the
application of this chapter, such "research institute or laboratory"
shall meet the standards of a nonnuisance industry.
RESTAURANT
An establishment where food and drink is prepared, served
and consumed primarily within the principal building. See "carry-out
restaurant," "drive-in restaurant," "fast-food restaurant" and "retail
food establishment."
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
REST HOME
A home for the aged, chronically ill or incurable persons
in which two or more persons, not related by blood or marriage, are
habitually kept, boarded and/or housed for remuneration, but not including
hospitals, sanitariums or medical clinics.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Any fixed or mobile place or facility at or in which food
or drink is offered or prepared for retail sale or for service with
or without charge on or at the premises or elsewhere.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
RETAINING WALL
A structure in excess of four feet in height, measured from
the ground at the exposed face of the wall to the cap of wall, designed
and constructed for the purpose of supporting or retaining earth or
fill, rocks, landscaping or other solid materials. A basement wall
and the wall of a building shall not constitute a retaining wall as
defined herein.
[Added 2-12-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
ROADSIDE MARKET
A temporary use of land, structure or building on a farm
by the farmer as a sales outlet exclusively for produce grown on his
farm.
SANITARIUM
A facility or institution for the recuperation and treatment
of persons suffering from physical or mental disorders.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
SCHOOL
A facility that provides a curriculum of elementary and secondary
academic instruction, including kindergartens, elementary schools,
junior high schools and high schools.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
SENIOR CITIZEN DEVELOPMENT
A building or group of buildings, whether detached or connected,
containing dwelling units that are arranged for use as senior citizen
dwelling units, with common areas owned and managed by a single management
entity, together with normal and customary accessory uses designed
and maintained for such use, such as recreation facilities for residents,
professional and medical offices, maintenance facilities and administrative
offices serving the residents of such units, and parking areas.
[Added 7-14-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
SENIOR CITIZEN DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit in a senior citizen development occupied
by one or more persons at least 55 years of age, which may also be
occupied by one or more members of such person's immediate family.
[Added 7-14-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING PROJECT
Existing buildings and lands used for the provision of three
or more senior citizen dwelling units that were developed pursuant
to senior citizen housing programs of the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development and occupied in conformance with
the occupancy requirements of such programs.
[Added 7-14-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
SHOPPING CENTERS
A group of stores, shops and similar establishments occupying
adjoining structures, all of which may be deemed one building if designed
as an architectural unit and if it has adequate space in the rear
for loading and unloading commodities.
[Amended 2-10-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
SIGN
Any kind of billboard, sign board, pennant or other shape
or device or display used as an advertisement, announcement or direction,
including any text, symbol, lights, marks, letters or figures painted
thereon or painted on or incorporated in the composition of an exterior
surface of a building or structure.
SIGN, IDENTIFICATION
A temporary or permanent sign which directs attention to
a business, an industry or profession conducted upon the property.
SIGN, PROFESSIONAL OR ANNOUNCEMENT
A temporary or permanent sign which directs attention to
a resident's home, a home occupation, a home professional office or
a public or semipublic building.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE OR CONSTRUCTION
A sign advertising land or improvements thereto, or describing
construction activity or a firm doing work related to construction,
on the premises on which the sign is located.
SIGN, TEMPORARY
A temporary sign which directs attention to a special activity
or entertainment or one which indicates the location of a real estate
subdivision.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE
A use in one or more districts for which the Board of Appeals may grant a permit pursuant to the provisions of Article
X.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
STREET
Any federal, state, county or town road or any street shown
upon a subdivision plat filed in the County Clerk's office.
STREET LINE
The dividing line between a lot and a street right-of-way.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected on or under the ground or
upon another structure or building.
SWIMMING POOL
A receptacle for water or an artificial pool of water having
a depth at any point of more than 18 inches and a surface area of
greater than 100 square feet designed or intended for the purpose
of bathing or swimming and including all appurtenant equipment.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Facilities which provide sales and support including digital
communications, information technology (IT), data storage or other
services of a similar nature.
[Added 3-28-2022 by L.L.
No. 3-2022]
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND SALES OFFICE
An office used for the purpose of causing or promoting the
construction and/or sale of a residential subdivision or development
and located within the area of such subdivision or development. Such
office may only be located in a building suitable for use as a single-family
residence.
[Amended 12-12-1984 by L.L. No. 5-1984]
THEATER or MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
A building used for dramatic, operatic, musical, dance, motion
picture, or other performance, on a paid admission basis; no meal
service is allowed.
[Added 8-8-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
VARIANCE
A modification of the regulations of this chapter, granted on grounds of practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships, not self-imposed, pursuant to the provisions of §
210-45.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
WALL
A structure of wood, stone concrete or other materials, or
combination thereof, designed and constructed to provide security,
screening, decoration or enclosure of a parcel or section of a parcel
of real property, but which does not support or retain earth, fill
or any other materials as in the case of a retaining wall, which is
defined in this section.
[Amended 2-12-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
YARD, FRONT
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building
situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building and the
front lot line of the lot and extending from side lot line to side
lot line.
YARD, REAR
A space on the same lot with a building situated between
the nearest roofed portion of the building and the rear lot line of
the lot, and extending from side lot line to side lot line.
YARD, SIDE
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building
situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building or of
any accessory building and the side lot line of the lot, and extending
through from the front yard or from the front lot line where no front
yard exists to the rear yard or to the rear lot line where no rear
yard exists.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Maybrook.
[Added 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]