The height limitations of this chapter shall
not apply to:
A. Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers,
fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers or air-conditioning or heating
equipment, provided that such features shall not occupy, in the aggregate,
more than 10% of the area of the roof of a building and are set back
from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot by which
such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified for the
district in which they are located. All mechanical equipment located
on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened.
B. Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the
maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located
by more than four feet.
C. Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall
be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes
they are intended to serve.
No side yard or rear yard shall be required
where such yard abuts the right-of-way of a railroad, limited-access
highway or utility transmission line at least 50 feet in width.
[Added 6-14-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994; amended 10-11-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
The total cumulative width of opaque buildings,
structures, fences or walls more than 30 inches in height erected
on properties adjacent to the Hudson River shall not occupy more than
60% of the width of a parcel as measured along a line parallel to
other adjacent streets measured at the front yard. Of the remaining
open area, one uninterrupted space shall be at least 25% of such parcel
width; roadways, driveways and see-through fencing may occupy the
uninterrupted space. This standard shall not apply to the RRBR District
except where specifically imposed by the Town Board at the time of
application of the floating zone upon a particular property.
[Added 6-14-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994]
The maximum development coverage for properties
situated adjacent to the Hudson River may be increased on a seasonal
basis for purposes of allowing winter outdoor storage of boats associated
with the principal use of the parcel on the condition that adequate
provision is made for ingress and egress for emergency vehicles and
for fire lanes between stored boats, and provided that visual access
to the Hudson River is maintained in the arrangement for seasonal
storage. The arrangement on the site for seasonal boat storage shall
be subject to review by the Town's Fire Inspector and Building Inspector,
subject to the following standards:
A. All access roads providing ingress and egress for
emergency vehicles shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width. On land,
storage areas for watercraft shall be laid out in such a manner as
to provide a minimum of a six-foot fire lane between each double row
of boats. "Double row" shall be construed to mean beam-to-beam alignment
with each double row terminating in a distance not exceeding 300 linear
feet. Single-row storage (bow-to-bow or stern-to-bow) may be utilized
at the discretion of the boatyard but must also employ a six-foot
fire lane between each single row of boats with a distance not exceeding
300 feet.
B. Dry-rack storage is not an authorized form of outdoor
storage under this section.