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Chapter 165 Zoning
Chapter 165
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Parma
4-1-2025
by
L.L. No. 2-2025
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Ch. 165, Zoning, adopted
3-17-1998
, as amended through
12-1-1998
and subsequently amended.
Article I
Statutory Provisions, Purpose and Intent
§ 165-1
Authority.
§ 165-2
Title.
§ 165-3
Purpose.
§ 165-4
Interpretation.
§ 165-5
Conflict with other laws.
§ 165-6
Compliance with SEQR.
§ 165-7
Amendments.
§ 165-8
Repealer.
Article II
Establishment of Districts
§ 165-9
Enumeration of districts.
§ 165-10
Official Zoning Map.
§ 165-11
District boundaries.
§ 165-12
Applicability.
§ 165-13
Zoning schedule.
Article III
Zoning Districts
§ 165-14
Agricultural Residential (AR) District.
§ 165-15
Rural Residential (RR) District.
note
§ 165-16
Neighborhood Residential (NR) District.
§ 165-17
Multifamily Residential (MR) District.
§ 165-18
Waterfront Residential (WR) District.
§ 165-19
Corridor Mixed-Use (C-MU) District.
§ 165-20
Neighborhood Mixed-Use (N-MU) District.
§ 165-21
Light Industrial (LI) District.
Article IV
Use Standards and Supplemental Regulations
§ 165-22
Land Use Table and supplemental regulations.
§ 165-23
Accessory apartment.
§ 165-24
Accessory building or structure.
§ 165-25
Adult daycare, childcare and nursery school.
§ 165-26
Adult entertainment use.
§ 165-27
Animal care establishment.
§ 165-28
Bed-and-breakfast.
§ 165-29
Camping ground.
§ 165-30
Car wash establishments.
§ 165-31
Cemetery.
§ 165-32
Church or place of worship.
§ 165-33
Commercial excavation.
§ 165-34
Communication tower.
§ 165-35
Drive-through facility.
§ 165-36
Farmworker housing to support agricultural operations.
§ 165-37
Funeral home.
§ 165-38
Gasoline station.
§ 165-39
Golf course or driving range.
§ 165-40
Hospital, convalescent home, home for the aged, nursing home.
§ 165-41
Home business.
§ 165-42
Membership club or social center.
§ 165-43
Motor-vehicle-based use.
§ 165-44
Nonprofit social center.
§ 165-45
Outdoor display of goods.
§ 165-46
Outdoor storage.
§ 165-47
Private swimming pool.
§ 165-48
Public utility.
§ 165-49
Public school, library or museum.
§ 165-50
Recreational vehicles.
§ 165-51
Senior residential development.
§ 165-52
Solar array system, large-scale and small-scale.
§ 165-53
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
§ 165-54
Short-term rental (STR).
§ 165-55
Townhome or multi-unit home.
Article V
Development Standards and Regulations
§ 165-56
Regulations applicable to all districts.
§ 165-57
Access control.
§ 165-58
Buffers.
§ 165-59
Building placement and orientation.
§ 165-60
Building composition.
§ 165-61
Fences and walls.
§ 165-62
Cutting and filling permits.
§ 165-63
Landscaping.
§ 165-64
Hours of operation.
§ 165-65
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 165-66
Permitted modifications.
§ 165-67
Preservation of natural features.
§ 165-68
Projections into required yards.
§ 165-69
Multi-building development.
Article VI
Environmental Protection Overlay Districts (EPOD)
§ 165-70
Purpose and intent.
§ 165-71
Regulations to be superimposed over other district regulations.
§ 165-72
Establishment of districts.
§ 165-73
EPOD Maps.
§ 165-74
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 165-75
Permit application and review requirements.
§ 165-76
EPOD (1) Large Wetland Protection District.
§ 165-77
EPOD (2) Small Wetland Protection District.
§ 165-78
EPOD (3) Floodplain Protection District.
§ 165-79
EPOD (4) Stream Corridor Protection District.
§ 165-80
EPOD (5) Woodlot Protection District.
§ 165-81
EPOD (6) Lakefront Coastal Erosion Hazard District.
Article VII
Sign Regulations
§ 165-82
Purpose.
§ 165-83
Nonconforming, off-premises advertising.
§ 165-84
Abandoned signs and removal of abandoned signs.
§ 165-85
Continuation of nonconforming signs.
§ 165-86
Provisions applicable to all districts.
§ 165-87
Permit-exempt signs in all districts.
§ 165-88
Permit-regulated signs by district.
§ 165-89
Digital signs.
§ 165-90
Application for sign permit.
§ 165-91
Sign maintenance.
§ 165-92
Noncompliance; penalties for offenses.
Article VIII
Site Plan Review
§ 165-93
Authority.
§ 165-94
Applicability.
§ 165-95
Application for site plan approval.
§ 165-96
Application for concept site plan review.
§ 165-97
Application for preliminary site plan approval.
§ 165-98
Planning Board considerations for preliminary site plan approval.
§ 165-99
Planning Board action on preliminary site plan.
§ 165-100
Application for final detailed site plan approval.
§ 165-101
Action on detailed final site plan application.
§ 165-102
Supplemental regulations pertaining to site plan approval.
§ 165-103
Cutting and filling permit approval and site plan.
Article IX
Administration and Enforcement
§ 165-104
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 165-105
Variance and appeals procedure.
§ 165-106
Planning Board.
§ 165-107
Code Enforcement Officer.
§ 165-108
Issuance of Certificates and Permits.
§ 165-109
Application details.
§ 165-110
Nonconforming uses.
§ 165-111
Incentive zoning.
§ 165-112
Violations and penalties.
§ 165-113
Fees and reimbursable costs.
Article X
Definitions
§ 165-114
Word usage.
§ 165-115
Definitions.