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Town of Rush, NY
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2023-11-08
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 120 Zoning
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Appearance Tickets
Ch 8
Environmental Conservation Board
Ch 11
Ethics, Code of
Ch 17
Records
Ch 18
Residency Requirements
Ch 20
Terms of Office
Ch 23
Videoconferencing
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 25
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 28
Animals
Ch 36
Building Construction and Fire Prevention
Ch 40
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 42
Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 46
Community Choice Aggregation Program
Ch 47
Electrical Inspections
Ch 49
Energy Conservation Construction
Ch 51
Excavations
Ch 52
Farming
Ch 54
Fees
Ch 58
Fences and Walls
Ch 62
Fire Suppression Systems
Ch 65
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 69
Games of Chance
Ch 77
Mobile Home Parks
Ch 80
Notification of Defects
Ch 83
Parks
Ch 86
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 91
Sexually Oriented Businesses
Ch 93
Skateboards, Roller Blades and Roller Skates
Ch 94
Snowmobiles
Ch 96
Solid Waste
Ch 100
Subdivision of Land
Ch 103
Taxation
Ch 104
Trees
Ch 110
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 115
Woodburning Stoves
Ch 120
Zoning
Ch 120 Art I
General Provisions
§ 120-1
Title, authority and purposes.
§ 120-2
Zoning districts.
§ 120-3
Official Zoning Map; interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 120-4
Interpretation; severability.
§ 120-5
Definitions and word usage.
§ 120-6
Uses of structures and lands; any use not specifically permitted prohibited.
Ch 120 Art II
District Regulations
§ 120-7
R-20 Residential Districts.
§ 120-8
R-30 and RR-5 Residential Districts.
§ 120-9
R-MD Residential Districts.
§ 120-10
R-MH Residential Districts.
§ 120-11
R-TH Residential Districts.
§ 120-12
Commercial (C) Districts.
§ 120-13
Restricted Business (RB) Districts.
§ 120-14
Industrial (I) Districts.
§ 120-15
Limited Industrial (LI) Districts.
§ 120-16
Size of buildings.
§ 120-17
Minimum area and dimensions of lots or subdivided premises.
§ 120-18
Minimum setbacks and maximum height of structures.
§ 120-19
Minimum side and rear setbacks.
§ 120-20
Accessory buildings.
§ 120-21
Maximum coverage.
§ 120-22
Average density development.
Ch 120 Art III
Signs
§ 120-23
Title and purposes.
§ 120-24
Definitions.
§ 120-25
Applicability.
§ 120-26
Permitted signs.
§ 120-27
Prohibited signs.
§ 120-28
Exempt signs.
§ 120-29
Illegal signs.
§ 120-30
Nonconforming signs.
§ 120-31
Construction.
§ 120-32
Illumination.
§ 120-33
Sign permit.
§ 120-34
Administration and enforcement.
§ 120-35
Special Variances (exception or interpretation); penalties for offenses.
Ch 120 Art IV
Outdoor Lighting
§ 120-36
Purpose.
§ 120-37
Applicability.
§ 120-38
Definitions.
§ 120-39
General requirements for all zoning districts.
§ 120-40
Shielding requirements.
§ 120-41
Exceptions.
§ 120-42
Prohibited lighting.
§ 120-43
Level of activity.
§ 120-44
Illuminance requirements.
§ 120-45
Lighting design procedure.
§ 120-46
Modifications and waivers.
§ 120-47
Level of activities for events, parking facilities and driveway access.
§ 120-48
Guidelines for maintained horizontal illuminances for parking facilities and driveway access.
§ 120-49
Nonconforming lighting.
§ 120-50
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 120-51
Review and appeals.
§ 120-52
Conflict with other provisions.
§ 120-53
Construal of provisions.
Ch 120 Art V
Supplementary Regulations
§ 120-54
Waste disposal, sanitary landfill and dumping operations.
§ 120-55
Outside storage of materials.
§ 120-56
Swimming pools.
§ 120-57
Required off-street parking.
§ 120-58
Required off-street loading and unloading space.
§ 120-59
Clear sight triangle.
§ 120-60
Landscaped malls.
§ 120-61
Accessory apartments.
§ 120-62
Uses prohibited in all districts; explicitly prohibited uses; prohibition against natural gas and/or petroleum extraction, exploration or production wastes.
§ 120-63
Nonconforming uses.
§ 120-63.1
Preexisting, legal, nonconforming natural gas and/or petroleum extraction activities.
§ 120-64
Telecommunications towers.
§ 120-64.1
Solar energy systems.
§ 120-64.2
Battery energy storage systems.
§ 120-64.3
Smoking or vaping cannabis in public.
Ch 120 Art VI
Administration
§ 120-65
Administrative officers.
§ 120-66
Permits and certificates.
§ 120-67
Fees for permits, certificates and applications.
§ 120-68
Board of Appeals.
§ 120-69
Planning Board.
§ 120-70
Right of appeal.
§ 120-71
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 120-72
Amendments.
§ 120-73
Effect of tract restrictions.
Appendix
Ch A125
Design Criteria and Construction Specifications
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 120
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rush
6-12-1973
; printed as amended by
7-13-1982
;
7-10-1984
;
4-8-1992
; and
8-11-1993
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Charts A, B and C
Attachment 2 - Table of Permitted Signs
Attachment 3 - Example Decommissiong Plan
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 120-1
Title, authority and purposes.
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§ 120-2
Zoning districts.
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§ 120-3
Official Zoning Map; interpretation of district boundaries.
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§ 120-4
Interpretation; severability.
chevron_right
§ 120-5
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 120-6
Uses of structures and lands; any use not specifically permitted prohibited.
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Article II
District Regulations
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§ 120-7
R-20 Residential Districts.
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§ 120-8
R-30 and RR-5 Residential Districts.
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§ 120-9
R-MD Residential Districts.
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§ 120-10
R-MH Residential Districts.
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§ 120-11
R-TH Residential Districts.
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§ 120-12
Commercial (C) Districts.
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§ 120-13
Restricted Business (RB) Districts.
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§ 120-14
Industrial (I) Districts.
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§ 120-15
Limited Industrial (LI) Districts.
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§ 120-16
Size of buildings.
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§ 120-17
Minimum area and dimensions of lots or subdivided premises.
chevron_right
§ 120-18
Minimum setbacks and maximum height of structures.
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§ 120-19
Minimum side and rear setbacks.
chevron_right
§ 120-20
Accessory buildings.
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§ 120-21
Maximum coverage.
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§ 120-22
Average density development.
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Article III
Signs
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§ 120-23
Title and purposes.
chevron_right
§ 120-24
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 120-25
Applicability.
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§ 120-26
Permitted signs.
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§ 120-27
Prohibited signs.
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§ 120-28
Exempt signs.
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§ 120-29
Illegal signs.
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§ 120-30
Nonconforming signs.
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§ 120-31
Construction.
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§ 120-32
Illumination.
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§ 120-33
Sign permit.
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§ 120-34
Administration and enforcement.
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§ 120-35
Special Variances (exception or interpretation); penalties for offenses.
chevron_right
Article IV
Outdoor Lighting
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§ 120-36
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 120-37
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 120-38
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 120-39
General requirements for all zoning districts.
chevron_right
§ 120-40
Shielding requirements.
chevron_right
§ 120-41
Exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 120-42
Prohibited lighting.
chevron_right
§ 120-43
Level of activity.
chevron_right
§ 120-44
Illuminance requirements.
chevron_right
§ 120-45
Lighting design procedure.
chevron_right
§ 120-46
Modifications and waivers.
chevron_right
§ 120-47
Level of activities for events, parking facilities and driveway access.
chevron_right
§ 120-48
Guidelines for maintained horizontal illuminances for parking facilities and driveway access.
chevron_right
§ 120-49
Nonconforming lighting.
chevron_right
§ 120-50
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
chevron_right
§ 120-51
Review and appeals.
chevron_right
§ 120-52
Conflict with other provisions.
chevron_right
§ 120-53
Construal of provisions.
chevron_right
Article V
Supplementary Regulations
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§ 120-54
Waste disposal, sanitary landfill and dumping operations.
chevron_right
§ 120-55
Outside storage of materials.
chevron_right
§ 120-56
Swimming pools.
chevron_right
§ 120-57
Required off-street parking.
chevron_right
§ 120-58
Required off-street loading and unloading space.
chevron_right
§ 120-59
Clear sight triangle.
chevron_right
§ 120-60
Landscaped malls.
chevron_right
§ 120-61
Accessory apartments.
chevron_right
§ 120-62
Uses prohibited in all districts; explicitly prohibited uses; prohibition against natural gas and/or petroleum extraction, exploration or production wastes.
chevron_right
§ 120-63
Nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 120-63.1
Preexisting, legal, nonconforming natural gas and/or petroleum extraction activities.
chevron_right
§ 120-64
Telecommunications towers.
chevron_right
§ 120-64.1
Solar energy systems.
chevron_right
§ 120-64.2
Battery energy storage systems.
chevron_right
§ 120-64.3
Smoking or vaping cannabis in public.
chevron_right
Article VI
Administration
chevron_right
§ 120-65
Administrative officers.
chevron_right
§ 120-66
Permits and certificates.
chevron_right
§ 120-67
Fees for permits, certificates and applications.
chevron_right
§ 120-68
Board of Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 120-69
Planning Board.
chevron_right
§ 120-70
Right of appeal.
chevron_right
§ 120-71
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
chevron_right
§ 120-72
Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 120-73
Effect of tract restrictions.
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