A.
Lot regulations.
(1)
Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage of any lot
shall be measured along the minimum building setback line as required
for the district in which it is located.
(2)
Required area or space cannot be reduced. The area
or dimension of any lot, yard, parking area or other space shall not
be reduced to less than the minimum required by this chapter; and,
if already less than the minimum required by this chapter, said area
or dimension may be continued and shall not be further reduced.
(3)
Minimum lot sizes where there is no public water or
sewer. Unless the regulations of the district in which they are located
require greater lot areas or widths, the following regulations shall
apply:
(a)
Not served by public water or sewer. Lots not
served by a public water or sanitary sewer system or other systems
approved by the Division of Sanitation, New York State Department
of Health, shall not be less than 100 feet frontage at the building
line and not less than one acre in area.
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
(b)
Not served by public sewer. Lots served by a
public water system and an individual on-lot sewage disposal system
such as a cesspool or septic tank shall not be less than 100 feet
frontage at the building line nor less than 15,000 square feet in
area.
(c)
Minimum lot size for two or more family dwellings.
Lots to be developed with private water supply and sewage disposal
systems or private sewage disposal systems for two or more family
dwelling structures may require larger lot sizes and widths than are
specified above and because of unusual subsoil or geological conditions
found to exist on the particular location in question. In such cases,
the minimum lot area otherwise required shall be increased where necessary
to the extent required to allow the proposed water and/or sewage installation
to operate effectively in order to protect the public health, safety
and welfare. Detailed plans for such water and/or sewage systems shall
be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer and approved by him/her
before a building permit shall be issued. The suitability of the proposed
systems shall be certified by the New York State Department of Health
and/or the County Board of Health having jurisdiction.
B.
Height regulations.
(1)
General application. No building or structure shall
have a greater number of stories or greater number of feet than are
permitted in the district where such building is located.
(2)
Permitted exceptions. Height limitations stipulated
elsewhere in this chapter shall not apply to open amusement uses,
church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, water towers,
chimneys, smokestacks, flagpoles, radio and television towers, masts
and aerials; or to parapet walls, except that no parapet wall may
extend more than four feet above the limiting height of the building;
or to farm buildings or structures on farms, provided that these farm
buildings are not less than 40 feet from every lot line.
C.
Yard regulations.
(1)
Side yard of corner lot. The side street setback line
of any corner lot shall not be less than 1/2 of the depth of the minimum
front yard required on any adjoining lot fronting on a side street.
Any corner lot delineated by subdivision after the adoption of this
chapter shall provide a side street setback line which shall not be
less than the minimum front yard required on any adjoining lot fronting
on the side street.
(2)
The type of district for a lot being in more than
one zoning district is that district at the minimum front yard line.
[Added 2-1-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
(3)
Projections into required yards. Certain architectural
features may project into required yards as follows:
(a)
Cornices, canopies, eaves or other similar architectural
features may project into side yards.
(b)
Fire escapes may project into side and rear
yard.
(c)
Bay windows, balconies, fireplaces, uncovered
stairways and necessary landings and chimneys may project into yards.
(d)
Patios may be located in side and rear yards;
provided, however, that such patio shall be no closer than 10 feet
to any side or rear lot line.
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
(4)
Additional yards required where commercial and industrial
uses abut residential districts. All uses permitted in commercial
or industrial districts, which abut, at the lot line, or are on the
same street as a Residential District, shall provide yards, where
they abut, to at least the minimum yard requirements in accordance
with such Residential Districts.
D.
Accessory structures.
(1)
Minimum yard regulations.
(a)
Unattached accessory structures in Residential
Districts. Accessory structures, which are not attached to a principal
structure, may be erected in accordance with the following restrictions:
(b)
Attached accessory structures in Residential
Districts. When an accessory structure is attached to the principal
building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of
this chapter applicable to the principal building.
E.
Accessory structures in other districts. Accessory
structures shall comply with front and side yard requirements for
the principal structure to which they are accessory and shall not
be closer to any rear property line than 10 feet.
[Added 6-14-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
A.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter to use a stored
recreational vehicle for nontransient purposes, as a non-temporary
residence or for non-temporary living or sleeping purposes.
B.
Except as specifically permitted in this section, it shall be unlawful
and a violation of this Chapter to use a parked recreational vehicle
for nontransient purposes, as a non-temporary residence or for non-temporary
living or sleeping purposes.
C.
Use of a stored or parked recreational vehicle in violation of this Chapter is declared to constitute a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as provided in § 105-5.
D.
It shall be lawful to use a parked recreational vehicle for nontransient
purposes, as a non-temporary residence or for non-temporary living
or sleeping purposes only as follows:
(1)
Persons traveling with a recreational vehicle may reside in
the recreational vehicle when parked upon private residential property
with the host's permission on a temporary basis, from April 1st to
November 1st in a single calendar year. Water must be available from
the host and holding tanks must be emptied as required at an approved
dump station.
(2)
Persons to whom a valid residential building permit is given
may reside in a recreational vehicle on a temporary basis, subject
to the provisions of paragraph E of this section, while the principal
residential structure is being constructed or while a damaged residential
building is being repaired, for so long as the building permit remains
in force. Water must be available and holding tanks must be emptied
as required at an approved dump station.
(3)
Persons whose recreational vehicles are located in an approved
recreational vehicle park may reside in such recreational vehicle,
subject to the provisions of paragraph E of this section.
E.
When the use of a parked recreational vehicle is otherwise lawful
subject to the requirements of this section, such parked recreational
vehicle shall be supplied with a water and septic or sewer connection
and shall not be occupied by a greater number of persons than the
number of beds such recreational vehicle can reasonably accommodate.
[Amended 8-2-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982; 4-2-1984 by L.L. No.
1-1984]
A.
Continuation of existing uses. Except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, the lawfully permitted use of buildings
and/or land existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter and
any amendments thereto may be continued, although such use does not
conform to the standards specified in this chapter for the district
in which such building or land is located. These uses shall be deemed
nonconforming uses and are subject to the following regulations:
(1)
A nonconforming use of a building and/or land shall
not be changed to another nonconforming use, unless the Zoning Board
of Appeals shall, after a public hearing held upon notice, finds it
is a nonconforming use similar to or less nonconforming than the immediately
preceding use. However, the use shall not be found to be similar or
less nonconforming:
(a)
If it is operated later any afternoon (meaning
after 5:00 p.m.), nor if it is operated earlier any day (meaning before
9:00 a.m.), than the immediately preceding use;
(b)
If it shall include changing from a use which
did not involve the sale of nonalcoholic beverages to a use involving
the sale of alcoholic beverages; or
(c)
If it shall include changing from the sale of
food and/or beverages primarily for off-premises consumption to the
sale of the same primarily for on-premises consumption.
(2)
If the nonconforming use of a building or land or
any portion thereof ceases for any reason for a period of two years
or more or is changed to a conforming use, any future use of such
building and/or land or the portion thereof shall conform to the provisions
of this chapter. However, if the legally existing nonconforming use
is interrupted by a natural catastrophe or accidental cause beyond
the control of the owner of the premises, such preexisting nonconforming
use may be resumed, with any reconstruction to be of the same size
and on the same location, with such reconstruction to be completed
and such use resumed within two years from the date of such interruption.
(3)
The nonconforming use of land shall not be increased
to cover a greater area or a different portion of the premises. A
nonconforming use conducted in part of a building shall not be extended
to any other part of the building, nor may such building be enlarged
or added to for the purpose of extending or increasing such nonconforming
use. A building that is conforming in use, but does not conform as
to the height, yard, parking, loading or land coverage requirements
of this chapter, shall not be added to or structurally altered to
increase any nonconformity.
B.
If a business goes out of business, it cannot be grandfathered
onto the next owner.
[Added 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
[Added 6-14-2021 by L.L.
No. 4-2021]
A.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter to use a stored
recreational vehicle for nontransient purposes, as a non-temporary
residence or for non-temporary living or sleeping purposes.
B.
Except as specifically permitted in this section, it shall be unlawful
and a violation of this Chapter to use a parked recreational vehicle
for nontransient purposes, as a non-temporary residence or for non-temporary
living or sleeping purposes.
C.
Use of a stored or parked recreational vehicle in violation of this Chapter is declared to constitute a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as provided in § 105-5.
D.
It shall be lawful to use a parked recreational vehicle for nontransient
purposes, as a non-temporary residence or for non-temporary living
or sleeping purposes only as follows:
(1)
Persons traveling with a recreational vehicle may reside in
the recreational vehicle when parked upon private residential property
with the host's permission on a temporary basis, from April 1st to
November 1st in a single calendar year. Water must be available from
the host and holding tanks must be emptied as required at an approved
dump station.
(2)
Persons to whom a valid residential building permit is given
may reside in a recreational vehicle on a temporary basis, subject
to the provisions of paragraph E of this section, while the principal
residential structure is being constructed or while a damaged residential
building is being repaired, for so long as the building permit remains
in force. Water must be available and holding tanks must be emptied
as required at an approved dump station.
(3)
Persons whose recreational vehicles are located in an approved
recreational vehicle park may reside in such recreational vehicle,
subject to the provisions of paragraph E of this section.
E.
When the use of a parked recreational vehicle is otherwise lawful
subject to the requirements of this section, such parked recreational
vehicle shall be supplied with a water and septic or sewer connection
and shall not be occupied by a greater number of persons than the
number of beds such recreational vehicle can reasonably accommodate.
