The following standards shall apply to the establishment
or expansion of any "campground," defined here as any plot of ground
upon which two or more sites are located for occupancy by seasonal
rental cabins, tents, campers, trailers or other recreational vehicles
for recreational, educational or vacation purposes:
A. The plans for the construction or expansion of any facility shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board under the provisions of Article
IV prior to the start of construction and the occupancy of any site.
B. Within a campground, there shall be a minimum area
of 3,500 square feet and a minimum width of 70 feet per campsite,
exclusive of roadways, common facilities and open space. In no case
shall the overall density of the campground be greater than one site
per 5,000 square feet, inclusive of roadways, common facilities and
open space.
C. All recreational vehicles, tents or shelters and utility
and service buildings shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from
all property and street lines and set back a minimum of 75 feet from
the normal high-water mark of any water body or stream.
D. A properly landscaped buffer area at least 50 feet
in width shall be maintained along all property and street lines.
E. Sanitary and recreational facilities shall be located
to conveniently and safely service the occupants of the facility.
F. The design of roads and walkways within the site must
accommodate pedestrian traffic and provide pedestrian safety.
G. Walkways shall be designed where possible to avoid
crossing roads to reach service buildings or recreation areas. Walkways
in the campground shall be indicated on the plan and shall be surfaced
with an all-weather, dustless material.
H. Roads within campgrounds shall be at least 14 feet
wide for one-way roads and 20 feet wide for two-way roads. All roads
shall be maintained in a well-graded, well-drained condition and surfaced
with an all-weather, dustless material.
I. All entrance and exit roads shall intersect public
roads at an angle between 80° and 90° and at a grade not to
exceed 3% for the first 75 feet of the campground road.
J. All campgrounds shall provide the following facilities:
(1) Two toilets, one toilet for each sex, per 10 sites
shall be provided. Toilet facilities shall be located within 700 feet
of each site. Urinals shall be provided. Up to 1/2 of the male toilets
may be urinals. Regardless of the number of sites in the campground,
a minimum of four toilets, two toilets for each sex, shall be provided.
(2) Where water and sewage hookups are not provided, two
lavatories or other hand-washing facilities shall be provided, one
for each sex, per 15 sites.
(3) Where individual water hookups and sewage disposal
facilities are provided, the ratio shall be two toilets and lavatories,
one per sex, for every 40 sites, located within 2,000 feet of each
site. Where service buildings are not provided, privies and hand-washing
facilities shall be provided at a ratio of two, one per sex, for every
40 sites, located within 500 feet of each site.
(4) Showers, serving hot and cold or tempered water, shall
be provided at all campgrounds of 75 sites or more, and four showers,
two per sex, shall be provided for every 50 sites.
(5) Utility sinks shall be provided. The sink should be
located near the door if within a building where it can be utilized
for disposal of dishwater brought in buckets.
K. An adequate supply of water shall be provided within
250 feet of all campsites. One water spigot with soakage pit or other
disposal facilities shall be provided for each 10 campsites without
water facilities.
L. All sewage treatment facilities and water systems
shall meet all requirements of the New York State Department of Health
and all other local and state requirements.
M. Circulation.
(1) Pedestrian safety. The design of roads and walkways
within the campground must indicate pedestrian traffic.
(2) Walkways shall be designed, where possible, to avoid
crossing roads to reach service buildings or recreation areas. Walkways
in the campground shall be indicated on the plan and shall be surfaced
with an all-weather, dustless material.
The following standards shall apply to all self
storage units.
A. Vegetative buffering and/or fencing shall be provided
along any road frontage and adjacent properties where determined necessary
by the Planning Board. Fencing adjacent to the street shall be a decorative
type.
B. Lighting shall be designed consistent with the standards in §
190-39.
C. Buildings shall be sited perpendicular to the road
so that only the end unit faces the road.
D. The building shall be designed so that it is in harmony
with the appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. A false facade
or roof shall be used for end units facing the roadway.
E. The storage of flammable liquids, explosives, hazardous
chemicals, radioactive wastes, pets or animals or illegal substances
is prohibited.
F. Hours of access shall be specified by the Planning
Board in keeping with the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
[Amended 9-6-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
Accessory structures less than 120 square feet in size do not
need to comply with the setback standards of this chapter. Accessory
structures greater than 120 square feet in size must comply with the
setback standards of this chapter. If the principal building or use
to which the structure is accessory would require site plan review
or a special use permit under this chapter, then the accessory structure
requires such review.
The following standards shall apply to all private
driveways in the Town of Greenwich.
A. Private driveway grades shall not exceed 12%.
B. Private driveway grades shall not exceed 3% within
100 feet of the intersection with a public roadway.
C. Adequately designed road culverts are to be installed
at all driveways that connect to a public road. Culverts must be at
least 30 feet long and shall be no less than 12 inches in diameter
and shall be constructed of HDPE pipe.
D. There shall be no obstruction such as mailboxes, markers,
stones or parked vehicles within three feet of the edge of the public
roadway.
E. Driveways in excess of 500 feet must be accessible
to and able to hold a fifty-thousand pound, thirty-foot-long vehicle,
as determined by a licensed engineer, with facilities for turning
around within 100 feet of any structure.
F. Shared driveways shall be allowed at the discretion
of the Planning Board. In determining whether to allow shared driveways,
the Planning Board shall consider whether doing so would result in
better use of the land and would further the purposes of the Comprehensive
Plan and this Zoning Ordinance. For any lots that propose to utilize
a shared driveway, an agreement between landowners addressing access
and shared maintenance responsibilities shall be provided to the Town
and shall be executed by the landowners prior to any building permit
being issued. The agreement shall be effective in perpetuity.
[Added 9-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 3-2012]
The keeping of more than five junk vehicles or more than 10 trailers or storage containers on a property shall require a special use permit pursuant to Article
V of this chapter.
[Added 9-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 3-2012]
A. Except as provided in Subsection
B, no occupied travel trailer shall be parked or otherwise placed within the Town of Greenwich unless such travel trailer is parked or placed in an approved campground (see §
190-62).
B. Temporary occupancy of a travel trailer in the Town of Greenwich
outside of a campground for more than 14 consecutive days or more
than 30 days per year shall require a certificate of occupancy to
assure that adequate health and safety standards are met. To obtain
a certificate of occupancy for a travel trailer, the applicant must
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer that
there is a sanitary and adequate means of wastewater disposal as well
as a safe and adequate supply of drinking water. Under no circumstances
may a travel trailer be occupied outside a campground more than 60
days a year.
[Added 12-28-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A. Solar
as an accessory use or structure.
(1) Roof-mounted solar energy systems.
(a) Roof-mounted solar energy systems that use the electricity on-site
or off-site are permitted as an accessory use in all zoning districts
when attached to any lawfully permitted building or structure. No
site plan or special use permit review is required for a roof-mounted
solar energy system installed as an accessory use.
(b) Roof-mounted solar energy systems shall not exceed the maximum height
restrictions of the zoning district in which they are located and
are permitted the same height exemptions granted to building-mounted
mechanical equipment.
(2) Ground-mounted solar energy systems.
(a) Ground-mounted solar energy systems that use the electricity primarily
on-site are permitted as accessory structures in all districts. No
site plan or special use permit review is required for a ground-mounted
solar energy system installed as an accessory use.
(b) Ground-mounted solar energy systems shall adhere to the height, setback
and lot coverage requirements of the underlying zoning district in
which they are located.
(c) In all districts ground-mounted solar energy systems shall be installed
in side or rear yards. The Code Enforcement Officer, at his or her
discretion, may require that ground-mounted solar energy systems be
screened from adjoining properties. The Code Enforcement Officer may
require that such screening be installed within one year of the date
of installation of the system.
(3) Approval standards for large-scale solar systems as a special use.
(a) No more than 20% of a large-scale solar system, and the access roads
and infrastructure related thereto, may be underlain by prime, unique
or important farmland as classified by the New York State Department
of Agriculture and Markets.
(b) No solar array shall be installed until evidence has been provided
to the Code Enforcement Officer that the owner has submitted notification
to the utility company of the customer’s intent to install an
interconnected customer-owned generator.
(c) Equipment specification sheets shall be submitted for all photovoltaic
panels, significant components, mounting systems, and inverters proposed
to be installed.
(d) The applicant shall submit a plan for the operation and maintenance
of the solar array, which shall include measures for maintaining safe
access to the installation, measures for managing vegetation growth,
and general procedures for operation and maintenance of the system.
(e) Lighting shall be limited to that required for safety and operational
purposes and shall be reasonably shielded from abutting properties.
Lighting shall be directed downwards unless determined infeasible
by the Planning Board and shall incorporate full cut-off fixtures
to reduce light pollution.
(f) A copy of the plans shall be provided to the local fire chief. All
means of shutting down the solar array shall be clearly marked.
(g) Visual impacts shall be minimized by preserving natural vegetation,
screening abutting properties and roadways and other means as determined
necessary by the Planning Board.
(h) The Planning Board may, at its discretion, require that the facility
be enclosed by fencing to prevent unauthorized access. The type of
fencing, if required, will be determined by the Planning Board.
(i) Signage shall be provided warning against unauthorized access and
providing the owner’s contact information.
(j) To ensure the proper removal of large-scale solar energy systems,
a decommissioning plan shall be submitted as part of the application.
Compliance with this plan shall be made a condition of the issuance
of a special use permit under this section. The decommissioning plan
must specify that after the large-scale solar energy system can no
longer be used, it shall be removed by the applicant or any subsequent
owner. The plan shall demonstrate how the removal of all infrastructure
and the remediation of soil and vegetation shall be conducted to return
the parcel to its original state prior to construction. The plan shall
include an expected timeline for execution. A cost estimate detailing
the projected cost of executing the decommissioning plan shall be
prepared by a licensed professional engineer. Cost estimations shall
take into account inflation. Removal of large-scale solar energy systems
must be completed in accordance with the decommissioning plan.
(k) A performance bond or other financial surety suitable to the Town
Board shall be assigned to the Town of Greenwich for decommissioning
purposes.
(l) All large-scale solar systems must enter into a payment in lieu of
taxes agreement with the Greenwich Town Board. Evidence of such agreement
must be provided to the Planning Board prior to granting of approval.
(m) At the time that an application for site plan review for a large-scale solar system is submitted, or an application for a building permit for any other solar energy systems is submitted, all such applicants shall pay an application fee in the amount adopted by the Town Board pursuant to Town Code §
110-1 and listed on the Town's Fee Schedule.
[Added 6-8-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
(4) Abandonment. Solar energy systems are considered abandoned after one year without electrical energy generation and must be removed from the property. An extension from the Planning Board may be applied for using the procedures in Article
V.