To facilitate the growth of employment and ensure
a viable tax base for the Village of Liberty and to prevent conflicts
of incompatible industrial uses, planned industrial and office parks
and shopping centers are permitted in C and M Districts, subject to
the following:
A. The entire lot shall be planned and designed as a
unit to provide maximum functional efficiency and aesthetic quality.
In case where detailed building plans are not available, design guidelines
for siting, orientation, size and materials of buildings shall be
noted on the plans submitted for site plan review. Certain facilities,
such as roadways, parking areas, utilities, drainage, screening and
other landscaping and employee recreation facilities, may be shared
among the uses in the industrial office park or shopping center.
B. Exterior walls of adjacent buildings shall be no closer
than 1 1/2 times the height of the higher building wall, but
in no case closer than 50 feet.
C. The standards set forth for light industrial uses
shall be adhered to for planned development proposed for such use.
D. All facilities shall be served by approved sewer and
water supply systems, and the Planning Board may, as a condition of
approval of such developments, require the improvement of any necessary
facilities off site, including access roads necessary to serve such
development.
E. In all cases, the uses may occupy leased premises
or the premises may be owned as part of the condominium or cooperative
or the premises may be subdivided and sold; however, there must be
a central managing agency, acceptable to the Village Board, that is
responsible for the improvement and maintenance of common facilities
and for the general management of the development.
F. In all cases, the development shall be subject to
special use approval in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
The Planning Board may waive standards for side yard setbacks within
the development, provided that the minimum requirements are met along
the perimeter of the development. Any such waiver shall refer to standards
that the Planning Board finds to be more appropriate for the specific
site and the uses proposed and shall be subject to review by the Fire
Inspector.
Any conversion of a residential structure to
a more intensive residential use or a nonresidential use shall require
a special use permit. Likewise, the conversion of any nonresidential
use to a dwelling or dwellings shall require a special use permit.
The following additional review criteria shall apply in both instances:
A. There shall be adequate parking to accommodate the
new use in combination with other activities on the property or in
the vicinity.
B. There shall be demonstrated sewage treatment and water
supply capacity to serve any increased needs connected with the new
use.
C. The conversion shall not result in increased residential
density exceeding that permitted within the district. If, for example,
the minimum lot size is two acres, then no more than one dwelling
unit shall be permitted per two acres of lot area.
D. Conversion of a residential structure to a nonresidential
use shall not be permitted where the new use is not otherwise allowed.
Adaptations of any such structure should preserve its architectural
integrity and residential character, except for minimal signage, required
parking and other features mandated by the nature of the business.
E. A building permit shall be required for all conversions
of residential structures.
[Amended 10-26-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 6-2-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A. Village of Liberty residents will be permitted to keep chicken hens
in property located within the Village of Liberty, only under the
following circumstances:
(1) Properties up to and including 1/2 an acre in size will be permitted
to keep no more than six chicken hens. For each additional full half
acre after the first, the property will be permitted to keep no more
than six additional chicken hens.
(2) Chicken hen coops are to be kept in the rear or backyard of the property. Neither the chickens, nor the coops should be visible from any road. Chicken coops will comply with the setbacks and limitations stated in Subsection
B of this section.
(3) No roosters shall be allowed on Village of Liberty properties.
(4) Chicken hens must not be kept in a manner that is injurious or unhealthful
to any animals or people upon the property. Chicken waste will be
disposed of promptly and in a safe and hygienic manner. There will
be no outdoor slaughtering of chicken hens. No person shall sell eggs
or chicken meat, or engage in chicken breeding or fertilizer production
for commercial processes.
(5) Persons wishing to keep chicken hens within the Village of Liberty must obtain a license from the Village as set forth in Subsection
C of this section.
(6) An annual licensing fee shall be paid on or before September 1, pursuant to Subsection
C(5) of this section.
B. Chicken coop setbacks and limitations.
(1) The coops or cages housing must be situated over 25 feet from the
property line of a property that contains any occupied structure and
no less than 50 feet from any adjacent windows or doors. The coops
or cages housing chicken hens may not be located in front of side
street yard areas.
(2) The chicken hens shall be kept in both a coop and a fenced outdoor
enclosure at all times. The coop shall be a covered, predator-resistant,
well-ventilated structure, providing no less than two square feet
per chicken hen. The outdoor enclosure shall be adequately fenced
to contain the chicken hens and protect them from predators.
(3) The coop and the outdoor enclosure shall be cleaned on a regular
basis to prevent the accumulation of animal waste. The coop and the
outdoor enclosure shall be kept clean and sanitary at all times.
(4) The chicken feed or other food used to feed the chicken hens shall
be stored indoors or in a vermin-proof, fastened container, and stored
within a structure.
C. An application for license to keep chicken hens in the Village of
Liberty shall include the following:
(1) The name of the applicant, applicant's telephone number, and full
property address;
(2) The size of the subject property, and the number of chicken hens
to be kept therein;
(3) Description of coops or cages, including fencing, any barriers, or
enclosures surrounding the property;
(4) A description of the manner in which feces and other waste materials
will be removed from the property;
(5) Application fee and annual renewal fee for a license to keep chicken
hens shall be set by resolution of the Village Board. On June 1 of
each year, the Village Code Enforcement Officer shall consider renewal
of all chicken licenses, and may revoke such licenses for any violation
of Village of Liberty code. The Village Board may also revoke the
license based on any complaints. If the license is renewed, applicant
may continue to keep chicken hens pursuant to Village code, provided
an applicant pays the annual fee prior to September 1 of that year.
D. The keeping
of other animals shall be limited to household pets such as dogs,
cats, caged birds, rabbits and other similar small animals which can
be kept indoors in a cage.
E. Penalties for offenses. Any person committing an offense against
any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable
by fine. The amounts of such fines will be established by resolution
of the Village Board, and will be kept on file with the Village Clerk.
Hotel, motel and resort establishments, where
permitted, shall require special use review by the Planning Board
and be subject to the following standards:
A. A site to be used for a motel, hotel or resort establishment
shall include an office and lobby and may include accessory uses as
follows: restaurants, coffee shop or cafeteria providing food and
drink, amusement and sport facilities such as a swimming pool, children's
playground, tennis or other game sports; and game or recreational
rooms.
B. Lot area shall be a minimum of two acres plus one
acre for each 15 rooms beyond the first 20, with not less than 200
feet frontage on a Village, county, state or federal highway.
C. Point of ingress and egress shall be limited to a
total of two on any street. All off-street parking areas shall be
at least 25 feet from all property lines, and parking areas serving
a restaurant, cafeteria or coffee shop shall be at least 20 feet from
all motel dormitory units.
D. Individual hotel, motel and resort rooms shall not
contain kitchen facilities of any nature and shall not be used as
apartments for nontransient tenants or other single-room occupancy
residential uses.
E. No hotel, motel or resort use shall be permitted which
is intended to accommodate activities of a health care, rehabilitative
or medical nature. Such facilities shall be considered separate uses
and limited to those zoning districts where specifically permitted
by listing on the Schedule of District Regulations.
F. The exterior treatment, including colors, textures
and materials, of all structures within a hotel or motel development
shall be muted and blend into the surrounding landscape or adjacent
land uses. Lighting throughout the area shall not exceed 1.5 footcandles
(average reflective method) at ground level except in the case of
recreational facilities, which may be illuminated in excess of that
standard, provided that opaque screening is utilized to entirely block
the reflected glare of the area from adjacent uses.
G. Public announcement systems connected with these uses shall be operated strictly in accord with the noise standards found in §
87-19 hereof.
Institutional uses are permitted, on both general
and specific bases, as special uses within specified zoning districts
(see Schedule of District Regulations).The Planning Board recognizes the broad range of community
benefits and enrichment contributed by uses of this class. However,
due to the wide range of possible uses and their potential for disruption
of community services and incompatible conditions within established
neighborhoods, the Planning Board reserves the authority to attach
conditions to special use permits for construction or conversion of
existing uses to institutional uses.
A. The Planning Board shall require that the applicant
submit a detailed description of the operation of any proposed such
facility, setting forth fully the extent of public services required
in support of such use, including but not limited to maintenance of
access from the nearest state highway or county road; educational
services, including any capital construction; recreation requirements;
fire protection (including evidence of insurability); police services
(grounds security, etc.) and municipal administration. If it shall
appear that the proposed use will create fiscal demands upon the Village
in excess of the Village's financial capacity to absorb such costs
or in sharp contrast to the benefits to Village residents, the Planning
Board may require alternative arrangements for provisions of such
services at the applicant's expense or the payment of reasonable fees
in lieu thereof.
B. In the case of institutions that provide accommodations
for participants thereof for periods in excess of 24 hours, the Planning
Board shall require that records of such participants be maintained
in the same manner as set forth in the New York regulations for innkeepers,
and such uses shall also meet other standards found herein.
C. In granting such special use permit, in addition to
the conditions authorized by this section, the Planning Board shall
limit the intensity and use of structures or buildings to the extent
that such structures or buildings are used for conventional uses permitted
in the district where located. Such limitation shall include in detail
the scope of operations submitted by the applicant as may be modified
by the Planning Board in the interest of the public health and safety.
All accessory uses to institutional uses shall comply with the provisions
of this chapter for area, setbacks, access and supplementary regulations.
Signs shall be regulated by Chapter
70, Signs, of the Village of Liberty Code.
Junkyards, as defined herein, are specifically
prohibited in all zoning districts.