In any district, the following standards for
activities shall apply:
A. No offensive or objectionable vibration, odor or glare
shall be noticeable at or beyond the property line.
B. No activity shall create a physical hazard by reason
of fire, explosion, radiation or other such cause to persons or property
in the same or adjacent district.
C. There shall be no discharge into any stream or body
of water or into the ground or any public or private disposal system
of any liquid or solid waste or of any material incapable of treatment
to prevent contamination of any water supply, including groundwater
supply.
D. There shall be no storage of any material either indoors
or outdoors in such a manner that it facilitates the breeding of vermin
or endangers health in any way.
E. The emission of smoke, fly ash or dust which can cause
damage to the health of persons, animals, plant life or to other forms
of property shall be prohibited.
F. Any materials deposited for the purpose of filling
or grading shall be leveled within 30 days.
In all districts, off-street automobile parking
spaces and truck loading areas for the various permitted uses shall
be required at the time any of the main buildings or structures of
such uses are constructed or altered, as follows:
A. Required off-street automobile parking spaces. The
minimum cumulative number of spaces shall be determined by the amount
of dwelling units, bedrooms, floor area, members, equipment, employees
and/or seats contained in such new buildings or structures or added
by alteration of buildings or structures, and such minimum number
of spaces shall be maintained by the owner of such buildings or structures
as follows:
(1) Office, business and commercial uses.
(a)
For retail business or service, bank or post
office: one space for each 200 square feet of customer floor space.
(b)
For office, including professional, personal
service, public utility or public: one space for each 300 square feet
of gross office floor area.
(c)
For restaurant, bar or nightclub: one space
for each five seating capacity.
(d)
For motels, hotels, boardinghouses, tourist
homes, etc.: one space for each accommodation, plus one space for
each employee and one for family in permanent residence.
(e)
For any commercial use: one space for each company
vehicle.
(f)
For necessary business or commercial purposes:
off-street loading areas adequate to meet loading needs.
(2) Residential uses.
(a)
For single-family, two-family and multifamily
dwellings, including apartments: one space for each dwelling unit
or family.
[Amended 6-9-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
(3) Industrial uses.
(a)
All types of manufacturing, storage and wholesale:
one space for every two employees on the largest shift for which the
building is designed, plus one for each motor vehicle used in the
business.
(4) Institutional uses.
(a)
Churches and places of religious assembly: one
space for each five persons' capacity.
(b)
Hospitals, sanatoriums, nursing homes, children's
homes and similar uses: one space for each three beds, plus one for
each employee per largest shift.
(c)
Libraries, museums and other cultural facilities:
one space for each 400 square feet of floor area.
B. Off-street parking exception. In the Core Business District, there shall be no requirement for changed, new or expanded office, business or commercial uses as long as a property does not reduce its own existing parking to a point less than the general requirement of Subsection
A.
C. Off-street parking of vehicles in the area between
the building's front foundation line and the street is prohibited.
Attached garages are deemed to be excluded. Any exceptions from this
prohibition shall require a special permit.
[Added 6-9-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
In any district where permitted, a gasoline
filling station shall be subject to the following regulations:
A. Filling stations shall be permitted only on lots of
10,000 square feet or more, with 100 feet of minimum frontage.
B. The areas for use by motor vehicles, except access
drives thereto, as well as any structures, shall not encroach on any
required yard area.
C. No fuel pump shall be located closer than 20 feet
to any side lot line nor closer than 35 feet to any street line, measured
from the outside edge of the fuel island.
D. No access drive shall be within 200 feet of and on
the same side of the street as a school, public library, theater,
church or any other public gathering place, park, playground or fire
station unless a street 50 feet or more wide lies between such service
station and such building or use.
E. All repair work and storage shall be within a completely
enclosed building which has a maximum height of 15 feet. Such repair
work shall not include any body repair work or spray painting or car
washing which requires mechanical equipment.
No sign or other device for advertising purpose
of any kind may be erected or established in the municipality except
and provided as follows:
A. Signs in residential districts. No sign or other device
for advertising purposes of any kind may be erected or established
in any residential district except and provided as follows:
(1) Permitted nonresidential uses, but not including home
occupations or day nurseries, may display signs pertaining to the
use of property, having an aggregate total face area of not more than
30 square feet and not projecting beyond the principal building of
such use to which they are attached more than 24 inches, except that
where such nonresidential uses are set back from property lines, one
sign may be erected in the ground, provided that such sign does not
exceed five feet in height, shall be parallel to the lot frontage
and shall be no nearer than 10 feet to any property line. If such
freestanding signs face substantially at right angles to the road
and/or display in more than one direction, they shall have a face
area of not more than eight square feet per side, with no more than
two sides.
(2) Dwellings for five or more families may display nonilluminated
signs identifying the premises, having an aggregate total face area
of not more than 12 square feet and not projecting beyond the principal
building on the lot more than 24 inches.
(3) Any dwelling unit in a detached, attached or townhouse
structure may display one nameplate or professional sign not exceeding
two square feet in area.
(4) Any boardinghouse may display one sign not exceeding
five square feet in area and not projecting more than 24 inches from
the principal building on the lot.
B. Signs in business districts. No more than two signs
per business unit, having an aggregate total face area of not more
than one square foot per linear foot of width of principal frontage
of the lot, may be displayed but not to exceed a total area of 50
square feet. Such signs shall not project more than five feet beyond
the principal building on the lot, and there shall be no more than
one projecting sign per business unit, provided further that such
signs shall not extend more than 20 feet above the ground level or
exceed the highest part of the building or service advertised, whichever
is less restrictive.
C. Signs in Industrial District. Two signs having an
aggregate total face area of not more than 100 square feet may be
displayed for each establishment, provided that such signs shall be
located no nearer than 10 feet to any property line, and provided
further that such signs shall not extend more than 20 feet above ground
level or more than five feet above the height of the roof of a building
at the point of location of the sign, whichever is less restrictive.
D. Representational signs. Representational signs shall
be permitted in B-1 and B-2 Districts and Industrial Districts, except
that such a sign shall not project more than five feet beyond the
principal structure to which it is attached and shall not have a face
area of more than 15 square feet. Only one such sign per establishment
shall be permitted.
E. Projecting signs. No sign may project into any public
right-of-way without written approval from the Zoning Officer. Signs
projecting into a public right-of-way shall have a clearance of not
less than 10 feet above the sidewalk or surrounding ground and not
less than 15 feet above any public driveway or thoroughfare.
F. Billboards. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this chapter, signs not pertaining to the use, sale, rent or lease
of property on the same lot and signs not representing construction
or subdivision activity as allowed are not permitted in any district,
except that signs for the purpose of directing persons to a local
business or community establishment may be erected in any district,
provided that such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area
per establishment, shall conform to applicable regulations of the
district in which they are located, shall be grouped on community
poles and shall be approved by the Zoning Officer.
G. Subdivision signs. Any person offering lots for sale
in a subdivision may erect nonilluminated directional signs within
the limits of the subdivision or adjoining property in the same ownership,
having an aggregate total face area of not more than 50 square feet.
The permit for such signs shall be issued for a period of one year
and may be renewed for successive periods of one year each following
a determination by the Zoning Officer that the signs have been repainted
or are in good condition in each case.
H. Exemptions from the above sign regulations are as
follows:
(1) Real estate signs which advertise the sale, rental
or lease of the premises upon which said signs are located, having
an aggregate total face area of not more than six square feet within
any residential district or business district and not more than 20
square feet within any Industrial District.
(2) One professional or business nameplate not exceeding
one square foot in area for any one professional or business establishment
where such signs would not otherwise be a permitted use.
(3) One sign denoting the architect, engineer and/or contractor
when placed upon work under construction and not exceeding 24 square
feet in area.
(4) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and
dates of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze, stainless steel or similar material.
(5) Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices and
such temporary, emergency or nonadvertising signs as may be authorized
by the Village Board.
I. Illuminated signs. Illumination of signs shall not
be of intermittent or varying intensity or produce direct glare beyond
the limits of the side property line. Colored lights of such shape
and hue that may be confused with official traffic lights and signals
shall be prohibited. All bare incandescent light sources and immediately
adjacent reflecting surfaces shall be shielded from view.
J. Banners. Banners and similar devices are prohibited
except nonpermanent ones displayed for the occasion of special events,
which shall be displayed no longer than for a three-week period.
K. Posters. Temporary, nonpermanent posters covering
such things as political events, sporting events, shows and elections
shall not be displayed until four weeks prior to the event and must
be removed within one week after the event.
L. Removal of certain signs. Any sign now or hereafter
existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted
or product available for purchase by the public on the premises shall
be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the
beneficial use of the building or structure upon which such sign may
be found within 10 days after written notification from the Zoning
Officer, and upon failure to comply with such notice within the time
specified in such order, the Zoning Officer is hereby authorized to
cause removal of such sign, and any expense incident thereto shall
be paid by the owner of the building or structure to which such sign
is attached.
All mobile homes in the Village of Hammondsport
shall conform to the following:
A. Code requirements. All new mobile home units installed
shall meet the requirements of the New York State Code for the Construction
and Installation of Mobile Homes, as promulgated by the State Building
Code Council under Article 19 of the Executive Law.
B. Mobile home placement, supports and tie-downs. Each
mobile home shall be provided with supports and tie-downs and anchoring
devices installed according to the mobile home manufacturer's instructions.
Units not provided with such instructions shall be installed in compliance
with Standards A119.3-1, published by the American National Standards
Institute, and the following, unless the entire system shall be designed
by a registered professional engineer:
(1) Placement.
(a)
The mobile home shall be placed upon a stand
consisting of appropriate material properly placed, graded and compacted
so as to be durable and adequate for the maximum load anticipated
during all seasons.
(b)
The stand shall have a longitudinal gradient
of 0% to 5% and adequate crown or cross gradient for surface drainage.
(c)
The mobile home stand shall include provision
for all utility connections at appropriate locations.
(d)
The mobile home stand shall include provisions
for supports and ground anchors prior to or at the time a mobile home
is set in place.
(2) Supports and tie-downs.
(a)
Supports shall be provided not more than 12
feet on centers, beginning from the front of the mobile home stand.
End supports shall be no more than three feet from the ends of the
mobile home.
(b)
Tie-downs and anchors, as installed, shall be
capable of resisting an allowable working load equal to or exceeding
3,150 pounds and shall be capable of withstanding a 50% overload without
failure.
(3) Tie-down hardware and system.
(a)
Tie-down hardware shall be resistant to weathering
at least equivalent to that provided by a coating of zinc on steel
strapping of not less than 0.30 ounce per square foot of surface coated.
(b)
Tie-downs shall be placed as follows: not more
than 24 feet on center, beginning from the front line of the mobile
home stand. End anchors shall not be more than six feet from the ends
of the mobile home frame. Over-the-top ties shall be positioned at
the stud and rafter locations near the ends of the mobile home.
C. Skirting. Each mobile home shall be skirted around
the bottom portion with uniform durable material, properly ventilated,
within 60 days, weather permitting, from placement of the unit.
D. Mobile home location. All mobile homes shall be restricted
to existing mobile home parks (reference: Map Nos. 118.9-01-020.000
and Map Nos. 118.10-019.000).
No person shall undertake to construct any new
building or structure in the Village of Hammondsport without first
meeting the requirements for a system or facilities for the separate
disposal of waterborne sewage, domestic or trade wastes in accordance
with applicable regulations of the village, the State Department of
Health or other governmental authorities.
On a corner lot in all districts, nothing shall
be erected, placed, planted or grown in such a manner as to materially
impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above
the center-line grades of the intersecting streets. This shall apply
to the triangular area bounded by the street lines and a line joining
points along said street lines 50 feet from the point of their intersection.
No major recreational equipment shall be parked
or stored on any lot in a residential district except in a garage
or carport or behind the nearest portion of a building to a street;
provided, however, that such equipment may be parked anywhere on residential
premises for not more than 72 consecutive hours.