A.
Existing lots. Nothing shall prohibit the use of a
lot of less than the prescribed area or width when such lot is owned
individually or separate from any adjoining tract or when such lot
was part of a subdivision plan that received preliminary approval
of the Planning Board of the Town of Thompson prior to the time of
enactment of this Part 1, provided that all other regulations of this
Part 1 are met.
B.
Height regulations. The height limitations of these
regulations shall be waived for barns and silos, private home antennas
and for the following, provided that such areas do not exceed 10%
of the total roof area of which they are a part: flagpole, spire,
belfry, chimney, transmission tower, skylight and elevator or stair
bulkhead.
C.
Lot depth. The required lot depth at any point may
be decreased by 25% if the average lot depth conforms to the minimum
required.
D.
Yard requirements.
(2)
If two or more existing dwellings are located within
200 feet on each side of a proposed dwelling and on the same side
of the street within the same block and district, said proposed dwelling
need not have a front yard greater than the average setback of all
existing dwellings so located.
A.
Front yard setbacks are required on both street frontages,
and one yard other than such front yards shall be deemed to be the
rear yard and the other a side yard.
B.
No obstructions to vision, such as shrubbery, brush,
dense low trees or earth, shall be permitted at street intersections
within the triangle formed by the intersections of street center lines
and a line drawn between points along such lines 30 feet distant from
their point of intersection.
[Amended 11-3-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993]
A.
A permitted accessory building, except for farm purposes,
may be located in any required side or rear yard in all residential
zones, provided that:
(1)
Such building shall not exceed 15 feet in height;
(2)
Such building shall be set back 10 feet from any lot
line and at least 10 feet from the main building;
(3)
Such building shall not occupy more than 400 square
feet of the required yard;
(4)
A building permit shall be secured from the officers
and employees of the Building Department for all sheds; and
[Amended 6-1-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
(5)
A box trailer cannot be used as an accessory building/shed.
[Added 6-1-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
B.
No such building shall project nearer to the fronting
street than the main building, with the only exceptions being accessory
buildings on lakefront properties wherein such buildings may be nearer
to the fronting street than the main building.
[Amended 12-7-2010 by L.L. No. 10-2010]
[Added 5-4-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
Tennis courts shall be a permitted use in all
zones subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board. All outdoor
tennis courts shall be completely enclosed with a fence at least 10
feet high and not greater than 12 feet high, the bottom of which must
be no more than two inches from the ground. Fencing shall consist
of a substantial structure of metal posts and shall be chain link,
either galvanized or green vinyl coated. No material may be incorporated
into the fence or attached to the fence to control visual exposure,
except that a green sunscreen mesh made be installed on the inside
of the fence to control sunlight. All fences and accessories shall
be maintained in good condition at all times and shall not be allowed
to deteriorate structurally or aesthetically.
[Added 6-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
In all instances where an application for site
plan or subdivision approval fronts on a Town road with less than
50 feet of right-of-way width and/or where the deed for the land which
is subject to the application runs to the center line of the Town
road, the applicant shall gratuitously offer for dedication all lands
within 25 feet of the center line of the Town road.
Fences and walls shall:
A.
All lots on a lake or pond with over five acres of
water area, on the Neversink River, the Mongaup River, the Middle
Mongaup River or the East Mongaup River, shall provide a minimum lot
width of 50 feet at the shoreline of said water body and shall contain:
B.
The setback line from any water body for an on-site
sewage disposal system shall be not less than 100 feet from the high-water
line, except where such lots were part of a subdivision that received
preliminary or final approval of the Planning Board of the Town of
Thompson prior to the enactment of this Part 1.
[Amended 6-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A.
The Planning Board, upon application, may authorize
the issuance of a temporary building permit by the officers and employees
of the Building Department for uses and structures incidental to construction
on the premises. Such uses and structures may include the storage
of building material and equipment, a model home(s) or real estate
office for work being done on the premises, a construction office
for work being done on the premises; and a real estate sign not to
exceed an area of 40 square feet advertising the sale of property
on the premises. Such permit shall be authorized for a period of one
year and may be extended for two similar periods when the officers
and employees of the Building Department find such work has been diligently
pursued.
B.
The Town Board, upon application, may authorize the
issuance of a temporary building permit by the officers and employees
of the Building Department for the erection of a temporary residence
to replace the permanent residence in the event of fire or destruction
by other acts of God. The permit for temporary residence will be issued
for a period of one year, renewable upon application to the Town Board.
The application for a temporary residence shall be submitted with
a performance bond to guaranty the removal of the temporary residence
by the applicant at the end of the one-year approval period, if it
is found that the applicant is in violation of the conditions of approval
of the Town Board and the officers and employees of the Building Department.
The performance bond will be in a form acceptable to the Town Attorney.
