In order to fulfill the purposes of this chapter,
the Village of Saugerties establishes and is hereby divided into the
following zoning districts for the intent indicated:
A.
A: Very Low Density Residential. The purpose of this
district is to preserve the low-density character and natural environment
in certain areas near the waterfront. Clustering on smaller lots or
in multifamily structures may be mandated to preserve open spaces.
B.
R-1: Single-Family Residential. The purpose of this
district is to establish an area primarily for single-family homes
on moderate sized lots. Larger lots are required where public sewer
service is not available.
C.
R-1W: Single-Family Waterfront Residential. The purpose
of this district is to provide an opportunity for certain water-dependent
and -enhanced uses to locate on the waterfront, where access and services
are appropriate, in addition to single-family residences.
D.
R-2: One- and Two-Family Residential. The purpose
of this district is to allow a mixture of one- and two-family homes.
E.
R-3: Mixed, Residential. The purpose of this district
is to provide opportunities for more intensive residential development,
as well as professional offices, particularly adjacent to the Central
Business District, and to encourage the continued occupancy of older
residences by uses appropriate to the type of structure and character
of the neighborhood.
F.
B-1: Central Business District. The purpose of this
district is to permit the continued use and occupancy of existing
structures for business and residential purposes in accord with their
original design, to provide opportunities for new development in keeping
with the character of the district and to promote diversity of uses
subject to necessary regulations for safety and convenience.
G.
B-2: Highway Business. The purpose of this district
is to permit the development of highway-oriented commercial and related
uses, on major streets subject to regulations to insure adequate traffic
safety.
H.
I-1: Industrial. The purpose of this district is to
allow the development of areas devoted exclusively to industrial uses
on adequate sites served by necessary utilities and access and buffered
from residential uses.
I.
PW: Planned Waterfront. The purpose of this district
is to allow for flexibility in the design and use of sites adjacent
to the Esopus Creek for water-related activities, subject to careful
review of specific uses and site development plans.
[Amended 6-16-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
J.
W: Wetlands. The purpose of this district is to limit
the use of designated wetland areas to protect their important environmental
features.
K.
H: Historic (overlay). This is an "overlay" district
which provides regulations in addition to those of the basic underlying
district. The purpose of this district is to preserve and protect
structures in certain areas of the Village which have historic and/or
architectural significance.
L.
BR: Business Residential District. The purpose of this district is
to permit the continued use and occupancy of existing structures for
business and residential purposes.
[Added 3-16-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established in § 210-9 are shown on the map entitled "Official Zoning Map of the Village of Saugerties." Said map together with everything shown thereon and all amendments thereto is hereby adopted by reference and accompanies and is declared to be an appurtenant part of this chapter. Said map indicating the latest amendments shall be kept up to date in the office of the Village Clerk for the use and benefit of the general public.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning
Map the following rules shall apply:
A.
Along center lines and right-of-way lines. Where district
boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines
or right-of-way lines of streets, highways, or public utility easements,
said boundaries shall be construed to be coincident with such lines.
Said boundaries shall be deemed to automatically moved if a center
line or right-of-way line of such street, highway, or public utility
easement is moved a maximum of 20 feet.
B.
Along lot or boundary lines. Where district boundaries
are indicated as approximately following the Village boundary line,
property lines, lot lines, or projections thereof, said boundaries
shall be construed to be coincident with such lines or projections
thereof.
C.
Parallel to lot or boundary lines. Where district
boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to
the Village boundary line, street lines, property lines, lot lines,
or projections thereof, said boundaries shall be construed as being
parallel thereto and at such distances therefrom as are indicated
on the Zoning Map or as shall be determined by the use of the scale
shown on the Zoning Map.
D.
Watercourses. Where district boundaries are indicated
as following a river or stream said boundaries shall be construed
to be coincident with the center line of such river or stream, and
said boundaries shall be deemed to be automatically moved if the main
channels of such streams or rivers are moved by natural or artificial
means up to a maximum of 50 feet.
E.
Existing, physical markers. Where a street, highway,
railroad or public utility easement center line, or right-of-way line,
is coincident with a zoning boundary line and varies from the actual
on-the-ground physical monument or mark, then such on-the-ground physical
monument or mark shall determine said zoning district boundary.
F.
Lots divided by zoning district lines. Where a lot
is divided by a district boundary line, the regulations for each respective
district shall apply except that, where a district boundary line is
located not farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, the
regulations applicable to the greater part of the lot shall be deemed
to apply to the entire lot.
G.
Buildings divided by zoning district lines. Where
a district boundary line divides a building existing on the effective
date of this chapter, so that 50% or more of such building lies within
the less restricted district, the regulations prescribed by this chapter
for such less restricted district shall apply to the entire building.
Such provisions shall apply only if, and as long as, the building
is in single ownership and its structural characteristics prevent
its use in conformity with the requirements of each district.
Following the effective date of this chapter:
A.
No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt
or enlarged nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged
to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with
all regulations, requirements and/or restrictions specified in this
chapter for the district in which such building or land is located.
B.
No yard or open space required in connection with
any building or use shall be considered as providing a required open
space for any other building on the same or any other lot.
C.
No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already
occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces
connected therewith, and the remaining lot comply with all requirements
prescribed by this chapter for the district in which said lot is located.
No permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on any new
lot thus created unless such building and lot comply with all the
provisions of this chapter.
D.
The minimum lot dimension or lot area regulations,
or both, shall not apply to any lot with an area, width and/or depth
of less than those prescribed herein provided that:
E.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any
change in the plans, construction, or designated use of a building
complying with existing law, a permit for which shall have been duly
issued and the construction of which shall have been started before
the effective date of this chapter, and the ground story framework
of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been completed
within six months of the date of the permit, and which entire building
shall have been completed in accordance with such plans as have been
filed within one year from the effective date of this chapter.
F.
Any uses not specifically permitted will require a
special use permit from the Planning Board. Any list of prohibited
uses contained in any section of this chapter shall be deemed to be
not an exhaustive list, but to have been included for the purposes
of clarity and emphasis, and to illustrate by example some of the
uses frequently proposed that are deemed undesirable and incompatible
in the particular district.
[Amended 6-16-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
G.
Regardless of any other provisions of this chapter,
any use that is noxious or offensive by reason of emission or odor,
dust, noise, vibration, smoke, gas, fumes or radiation or which presents
a hazard to public health or safety is prohibited.
