The location and boundaries of said districts
are hereby established as shown on the Official Zoning Map of the
Village of Liberty, as amended this date or hereafter, which is attached
hereto and made a part of this chapter.
The restrictions and controls intended to regulate
development in each district are set forth in the following Schedule
of District Regulations, which is then supplemented by other sections
of this chapter and other laws of the Village of Liberty. Any use
identified as a principal permitted use shall be permitted as a matter
of right upon application to the Code Enforcement Officer, provided
that the proposed use is in compliance with these regulations. Special
uses are also subject to site plan review and, specifically, Planning
Board approval as prerequisites to the Code Enforcement Officer issuing
a permit for their establishment. Site plan review shall also be required
for new nonresidential uses and such other uses as the Village Board
may from time to time designate by local law. Accessory uses are permitted
to accompany or precede principal permitted and special uses, and
permits for these uses shall be issued directly by the Code Enforcement
Officer.
The location, limitation and coverage of accessory
buildings shall be as follows:
A. No permitted accessory building shall be placed in
any required side or front yard except as provided in this article.
B. The aggregate ground area covered by any accessory
buildings in any rear yard shall not exceed 50% of the rear yard area.
C. Accessory structures not attached to a principal structure
shall:
(1) Be located not less than 10 feet from any side or
rear lot line or in such a fashion as to prevent emergency fire-fighting
access or to shade a residential structure on an adjoining lot.
(2) Be no closer to the street than any principal structure
on the lot. Accessory buildings to principal structures located more
than 100 feet from a lot line shall be exempt. Accessory structures
may, in these situations, be located in front of residences but not
in required front yard areas.
D. Accessory structures of more than one story in height
within required side or rear yards shall be subject to special use
review.
E. Railroad cars or retired mobile home units and recreational
vehicles shall not be used for purposes of accessory storage structures.
Storage trailers and bulk containers may be used for accessory storage
in C and M Districts only, subject to site plan review by the Planning
Board. Temporary use of such trailers or containers in R-1 and R-2
Districts during construction periods may be authorized by the Code
Enforcement Officer, provided that such storage trailers and containers
are completely removed prior to issuance of a certificate of compliance
or certificate of occupancy, whichever shall be applicable.
F. Fences and walls. Except as otherwise required herein
or approved by the Planning Board as part of a site plan, fences and
walls:
(1) Shall not exceed six feet in height when erected in
required side or rear yards and shall not exceed four feet in height
when erected in the required front yard;
(2) Shall conform to corner lot requirements contained
herein;
(3) Shall be measured from the ground level at the base
of the fence or wall, excepting that where there is a retaining wall,
the height shall be measured from the average of the ground levels
at each end of the retaining wall; and
(4) In the case of retaining walls over four feet high
require site plan review by the Planning Board and a building permit.
G. Garages and storage of recreation vehicles in residential
zones.
(1) Garage accessory to single-family detached dwelling.
A garages accessory to a single-family detached dwelling used for
vehicle storage shall not exceed 25 feet by 50 feet in area with a
maximum wall height of 12 feet.
(2) Garages accessory to two-family or multifamily dwellings.
Garages accessory to two-family or multifamily dwellings used for
vehicle storage shall not exceed 25 feet by 50 feet in area with a
maximum wall height of 12 feet. Garage space may be provided for each
family for which such residence is arranged. Space in a garage accessory
to a multifamily residence shall be used solely by occupants of the
premises.
(3) Storage of recreation vehicles. The outdoor storage
of one operable state-inspected recreation vehicle (travel trailer)
or one operable boat of more than 15 feet in length is permitted for
every 20,000 square feet of lot area, provided that such trailer or
boat is unoccupied and not stored between the street line and the
front building line, except that one such vehicle or boat may be stored
in a driveway. Under no circumstance may such a vehicle or boat be
stored within 15 feet of a street line or closer to a property line
than the minimum distance permitted for an accessory structure.
(4) Storage and parking of commercial vehicles. In residential
zones, no more than one commercial vehicle under 18,000 pounds and
none over that size shall be permitted on a continuing basis (more
than seven days in any given month). This restriction shall also apply
to unlicensed vehicles used for storage purposes on C, DCC and M District
vacant lots, if not accessory to an adjoining business. Outdoor storage
of more than one commercial vehicle is allowed by special use permit
in the C or DCC Districts and shall be unrestricted in M Districts.
Commercial vehicles or auxiliary engines may not be left running in
residential zones.