City of Rensselaer, NY Zoning

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Rensselaer City Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
Ch 9 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
Ch 11 Assessment Review, Board of
Ch 12 Budget Committee
Ch 14 Code Enforcement
Ch 17 Ethics, Code of
Ch 23 Hearings, Public
Ch 28 Loan Review Committee
Ch 33 Office Hours
Ch 35 Officers and Employees
Ch 37 Personnel Policies
Ch 39 Planning Commission
Ch 43 Police Department
Ch 45 Procurement Policy
Ch 47 Purchasing Department
Ch 51 Records
Ch 53 Retirement Incentive Program
Ch 55 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 57 Sale of Property
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 73 Amusement Devices
Ch 77 Billboards
Ch 81 Bingo
Ch 84 Buildings, Nuisance
Ch 85 Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 85A Buildings, Vacant
Ch 86 Clothing Requirements
Ch 89 Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 91 Emergencies, Declaration of
Ch 93 Environmental Quality Review
Ch 95 Fair Housing
Ch 97 Fees
Ch 99 Firearms
Ch 101 Fire Prevention and Building Code, Uniform
Ch 105 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 109 Games of Chance
Ch 113 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 117 Hazardous Materials, Storage of
Ch 121 Housing
Ch 127 Littering
Ch 131 Noise
Ch 132 Open Burning
Ch 133 Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 134 Parolee Registration
Ch 136 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 137 Property, City-Owned
Ch 139 Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 140 Residential Parking Permit System
Ch 141 Sales
Ch 142 School Buses
Ch 143 Sewers
Ch 145 Stormwater Management
Ch 147 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 149 Subdivision of Land
Ch 151 Swimming Pools
Ch 155 Taxation
Ch 159 (Reserved)
Ch 160 Text Messaging
Ch 161 Towers and Towing
Ch 163 Trees and Shrubs
Ch 167 Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 171 Vehicles, Unlicensed
Ch 175 Water
Ch 179 Zoning
Ch 179 Art I General Provisions
§ 179-1 Short title.
§ 179-2 Purpose.
§ 179-3 Word usage.
§ 179-4 Definitions.
Ch 179 Art II Zoning Districts Established
§ 179-5 Zoning districts.
§ 179-6 R-1 Residential District #1.
§ 179-7 Bulk and Use Table: R-1 Residential District #1.
§ 179-8 R-2 Residential District #2.
§ 179-9 Bulk and Use Table: R-2 Residential District #2.
§ 179-10 C-1 General Commercial.
§ 179-11 Bulk and Use Table: C-1 General Commercial District.
§ 179-12 MU-1 Downtown Mixed-Use.
§ 179-13 Bulk and Use Table: MU-1 Downtown Mixed-Use.
§ 179-14 MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use.
§ 179-15 Bulk and Use Table: MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use District.
§ 179-16 I-1 Light Industrial.
§ 179-17 Bulk and Use Table: I-1 Light Industrial District.
§ 179-18 I-2 Industrial.
§ 179-19 Bulk and Use Table: I-2 Industrial District.
§ 179-20 OS Open Space and Conservation.
§ 179-21 Bulk and Use Table: OS Open Space and Conservation District.
§ 179-22 PDD Planned Development District.
§ 179-23 Historic Overlay District.
Ch 179 Art III Regulations Applicable to All Zoning Districts
§ 179-24 Special use permits.
§ 179-25 Home occupations.
§ 179-25.1 Clearing and ground disturbance permits.
§ 179-26 Bed-and-breakfasts.
§ 179-27 Manufactured home parks.
§ 179-28 Motor vehicle service stations.
§ 179-29 Kennels.
§ 179-30 Quarries and pits; filling and excavating.
§ 179-31 Temporary uses and structures.
§ 179-32 Swimming pools.
§ 179-33 Accessory buildings and dwelling units.
§ 179-34 Drive-through or drive-in facilities.
§ 179-35 Telecommunications facilities.
§ 179-36 Parabolic or dish-type antennae.
§ 179-37 Special events.
§ 179-38 Garage sales.
§ 179-39 (Reserved)
§ 179-40 Adult uses.
§ 179-41 Prohibited uses.
§ 179-42 Principal buildings.
§ 179-43 Permissible structures within minimum required side or rear setbacks.
§ 179-44 Access to improved street.
§ 179-45 Buffer areas.
§ 179-46 Widening of right-of-way.
§ 179-47 Lots in more than one district.
§ 179-48 Corner and through lots.
§ 179-49 Creation of new lot.
§ 179-50 Conversions.
§ 179-51 Dumping of waste material.
§ 179-52 Fences, walls and other structural screening elements.
§ 179-53 Fire escapes.
§ 179-54 Outdoor storage of materials and equipment.
§ 179-55 Off-street parking and loading regulations.
§ 179-56 Development within Flood Fringe.
§ 179-57 Stormwater regulations.
§ 179-58 Miscellaneous supplementary regulations.
§ 179-59 Performance standards.
Ch 179 Art IV Sign regulations.
§ 179-60 Intent.
§ 179-61 Nonconforming signs; applicability.
§ 179-62 General regulations.
§ 179-63 Location.
§ 179-64 Permitted signs in all districts.
§ 179-65 Sign regulations for MU-1 and MU-2 districts.
§ 179-66 Sign regulations for C-1 and I-1 districts.
§ 179-67 Sign regulations for OS District.
§ 179-68 Procedures for sign permit; sign site plan; fees.
Ch 179 Art V Nonconformities
§ 179-69 General guidelines.
§ 179-70 Nonconforming uses.
§ 179-71 Nonconforming structures.
§ 179-72 Nonconforming lots or parcels.
Ch 179 Art VI Site Plan Review and Approval.
§ 179-73 Purpose and applicability.
§ 179-74 Planning Commission review.
§ 179-75 Preliminary site plan approval.
§ 179-76 Final detailed site plan approval.
§ 179-77 Expiration of site plan approval.
§ 179-78 Miscellaneous.
Ch 179 Art VII Subdivision of Land
§ 179-79 Variances.
§ 179-80 Plats.
§ 179-81 Design standards.
§ 179-82 Improvements.
§ 179-83 Penalties for offenses.
Ch 179 Art VIII Administration and Enforcement
§ 179-84 Building and Zoning Administrator.
§ 179-85 Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 179-86 Violations; notice; hearing.
§ 179-87 Penalties for offenses.
§ 179-88 Amendments.
§ 179-89 Expiration of variances.
Ch 179 Art IX Solar Energy
§ 179-90 Authority.
§ 179-91 Purpose.
§ 179-92 Definitions.
§ 179-93 Applicability.
§ 179-94 Building permit required.
§ 179-95 Permitting requirements for Tier 1 solar energy systems.
§ 179-96 Permitting requirements for Tier 2 solar energy systems.
§ 179-97 Permitting requirements for Tier 3 solar energy systems.
§ 179-98 Safety.
§ 179-99 Permit time frame; abandonment.
§ 179-100 Enforcement.
§ 179-101 Severability.
Ch 179 Art X Energy Storage Systems
§ 179-102 Authority.
§ 179-103 Purpose.
§ 179-104 Definitions.
§ 179-105 Applicability.
§ 179-106 Required permits; compliance with regulations.
§ 179-107 Permitting requirements for Tier 1 battery energy storage systems.
§ 179-108 Permitting requirements for Tier 2 battery energy storage systems.
§ 179-109 Safety.
§ 179-110 Permit time frame and abandonment.
§ 179-111 Enforcement.
§ 179-112 Severability.
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Public Documents

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Chapter 179 Zoning

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer 5-5-1971; amended in its entirety 4-4-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Planning Commission — See Ch. 39.

Billboards — See Ch. 77.

Environmental quality review — See Ch. 93.

Fair housing — See Ch. 95.

Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 105.

Storage of hazardous materials — See Ch. 117.

Housing — See Ch. 121.

Open burning — See Ch. 132.

Sewers — See Ch. 143.

Stormwater management — See Ch. 145.

Swimming pools — See Ch. 151.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Bulk and Use Table: R-1 Residential District 1

Attachment 2 - Bulk and Use Table: R-2 Residential District 2

Attachment 3 - Bulk and Use Table: C-1 General Commercial District

Attachment 4 - Bulk and Use Table: MU-1 Downtown Mixed-Use

Attachment 5 - Bulk and Use Table: MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use District

Attachment 6 - Bulk and Use Table: I-1 Light Industrial District

Attachment 7 - Bulk and Use Table: I-2 Industrial District

Attachment 8 - Bulk and Use Table: OP Open Space and Conservation District