As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A dwelling unit which contains less than 600 square feet
or 25% of the floor area of the primary residential structure in which
it is situated. Such a second dwelling unit, either in or added to
an existing single-family detached dwelling, or in a separate accessory
structure on the same lot as the principal dwelling, for use as a
complete, independent living facility with provision within the accessory
dwelling unit for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping, shall
be clearly accessory and incidental to the principal dwelling.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A structure detached from the principal building on the same
lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building
or use.
ACCESSORY FACILITY OR STRUCTURE
An accessory facility or structure serving as, or being used
in conjunction with, wireless telecommunications facilities, and located
on the same property or lot as the wireless telecommunications facilities,
including but not limited to utility or transmission equipment storage
sheds or cabinets.
ACCESSORY USE
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building
and located on the same lot with such principal use.
ACCESSORY USE, VEHICLE JUNKYARD
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building
for vehicles awaiting repairs or being held awaiting disposition.
ACREAGE
A.
GROSSThe total acreage of a parcel or parcels of land proposed for subdivision and/or development, as determined by a certified survey.
B.
NETThe gross acreage less the acreage of land on a lot constrained in such a way so as to preclude conventional lot layout; or lands that are proposed to be occupied by public utility easements and/or central services (water and sewer facilities) in such a manner as to prevent their use and development; or lands that for any other reason are not suitable for building purposes, except that lakes with a medium depth of eight feet or more, conducive to recreational usage, shall not be discounted. It is this figure into which the minimum lot size per dwelling unit is to be divided to determine the buildable area and the buildable yield of a lot or property proposed for development.
ADEQUATE COVERAGE
As used in §
245-11P, coverage is considered to be "adequate" within that area surrounding a base station where the predicted or measured median field strength of the transmitted signal is greater than -86 dBm for an outdoor user for at least 80% of the intended service area. It is acceptable for there to be holes within the area of adequate coverage where the signal is less than -86 dBm, as long as the signal regains its strength to greater than -86 dBm further away from the base station.
ADULT USE ESTABLISHMENT
Those uses which prohibit minors (persons under the age of
18) due to their age. Adult bookstores and video stores are included
within this definition to the extent that at least 10% of the floor
area of their stock-in-trade consists of books, magazines, other periodicals,
films, slides and videotapes to which minors are denied access although
the establishment is customarily open to the general public.
AIRPORT
Land devoted to the storage, servicing, takeoff and landing
of aircraft and the storage of fuel for the same.
ALTERATION
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the nonstructural parts or in the exit facilities; or an enlargement,
whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height; or the
moving from one location or position to another.
ALTERATION (STRUCTURAL)
Any change in either the supporting members of a building,
such as bearing walls, columns, beams and girders, or in the dimensions
or configurations of the roof or exterior walls.
ANTENNA
A system of devices that transmits or receives electromagnetic
waves or radio-frequency (RF) signals. Such uses shall include, but
not be limited to, radio, television, cellular, paging, personal (tele)communications
services (PCS) and microwave telecommunications.
ATTIC
That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly
or partly within the roof framing. An attic with a finished floor
shall be counted as 1/2 story in determining the permissible number
of stories.
AUTOMOBILE JUNKYARD
Any place of storage or deposit, whether in connection with
another business or not, where two or more unregistered, old, or secondhand
motor vehicles, no longer intended or in condition for legal use on
the public highways, are held, whether for the purpose of resale of
used parts therefrom; for the purpose of reclaiming for use some or
all of the materials therein, whether metal, glass, fabric or otherwise;
for the purpose of disposing of the same or for any other purpose;
such term shall include any place of storage or deposit for any such
purposes of used parts or waste materials from motor vehicles which,
taken together, equal in bulk two or more such vehicles; provided,
however, the term "junkyard" shall not be construed to mean an establishment
having facilities for processing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap and
whose principal product is scrap iron, steel or nonferrous scrap for
sale for remelting purposes only.
BAIT, TACKLE, GUN AND AMMUNITION SHOPS, RETAIL
Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of outdoor
hunting and fishing equipment, including, but not limited to, ammunition,
firearms, fishing supplies including live bait, and other hunting
equipment.
BANKS
Land area immediately adjacent to and which slopes toward
the bed of a watercourse, and which is necessary to maintain the integrity
of a watercourse.
BED
Land area of a watercourse covered by water at the mean-high-water
mark.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment providing transient housing accommodations
for not more than 10 persons, which provides food and/or drink only
to persons occupying the transient quarters.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST HOME
A dwelling having a resident host in the primary dwelling
of a private single-family or two-family home in which at least one
and not more than two rooms are provided for overnight accommodation,
the rates for which include breakfast and lodging only, and in which
no public restaurant is maintained. The bed-and-breakfast home shall
not have more than four occupants as lodgers.
BEDROOM
A private room planned and intended for sleeping, separable
from other rooms by a door, and accessible to a bathroom without crossing
another bedroom.
BILLBOARD
A sign or structure which directs attention to an idea, product,
business activity, service, or entertainment which is conducted, sold
or offered at a location other than the premises on which such sign
is located.
BOARDINGHOUSE
A private dwelling in which no more than four rooms are offered
for rent and table board is furnished only to roomers, and in which
no transients are accommodated. A rooming house or a furnished room
house shall be deemed a boardinghouse.
BREWERY
Any place or premises where beer is manufactured for sale;
and all offices, granaries, mash rooms, cooling rooms, vaults, yards,
and storerooms connected therewith or where any part of the process
of manufacture of beer is carried on. Such use may include, as a subordinate
accessory use, tastings or the operation of a food or drinking establishment
on site. Events not provided for on a site plan must obtain an event
permit.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
BUFFER AREA; BUFFER ZONE
Open space, landscape areas, fences, walls, berms or any
combination thereof used to physically separate or screen one use
or property from another use or property so as to visually shield
or block noise, light, or other nuisances.
BUILDABLE LOT
A lot having a buildable area capable of accommodating proposed
principal and accessory improvements and including, where required,
an on-site water supply facility and sewage treatment system that
meet the standards of the Ulster County Department of Health.
BUILDING
Any structure which is permanently affixed to the land, has
one or more floors and a roof, and is intended for the shelter, housing,
or enclosure of persons, animals, or equipment or goods.
BUILDING (COMPLETELY ENCLOSED)
A building separated on all sides from adjacent open space
or other buildings by fixed interior walls or party walls, pierced
only by windows and doors, and covered by a permanent roof.
BUILDING (SEMIDETACHED)
A building attached by a party wall to another building,
normally of the same type on another lot, but having one side yard.
BUILDING AREA
The total square footage of interior floor areas measured
on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building
and all accessory buildings, exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces
and steps.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The head of the Town of Saugerties Building Department or
his appointed representatives.
BUILDING LINE
A line parallel to the street line and set back therefrom
a distance equal to the required front yard in the zoning district
in which a lot is located.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
A building in which is conducted the principal use of the
lot on which said building is located.
BULK
A term used to describe the size, volume, area, and shape
of buildings and structures and the physical relationship of their
exterior walls or their location to lot lines, other buildings and
structures or other walls of the same building, and all open spaces
required in connection with a building, other structure, or tract
of land.
BY-RIGHT USE
The use of land that is not subject to site plan, special
use permit, or use variance approval, except as provided herein.
CALIPER, TREE
The diameter of a tree as measured at a point six inches
above the ground level (up to and including four-inch-caliper size)
and 12 inches above the ground level (for larger sizes).
CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT
Any person or business who sells at retail or provides space
for the on-site consumption of any cannabis product requrring a license
through the Cannabis Control Board of the State of New York.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
CAR WASH
A building, the use of which is devoted to the washing of
and cleaning of the interior and exterior of trucks and automobiles,
including but not limited to one of the following types:
A.
CONVEYOR TYPEA car wash facility where automobiles progress through the washing process pulled by a conveyor or by some other means than their own power.
B.
DRIVE-THROUGH TYPEA car wash facility where automobiles are driven through the washing process under their own power.
C.
SELF-SERVICE TYPEA car wash facility where automobiles are washed by the driver. The automobile using machinery provided by the management of the facility.
CHANGING MESSAGE SIGN
A sign that uses computers to remotely create and change
displays of letters, symbols or images without altering the face or
surface of the sign. These signs may use LED (light-emitting diodes),
plasma or LCD technology to produce the display.
[Added 7-14-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
CLASS B MISDEMEANOR
Means an offense, other than a traffic infraction, for which
a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of 15 days may be imposed,
but for which a sentence term of imprisonment in excess of three months
cannot be imposed. A sentence to pay a fine for a Class B misdemeanor
shall be a sentence to pay an amount fixed by the court not to exceed
$500.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Any Town or government employee charged with enforcing the
codes and laws of the Town of Saugerties.
CO-LOCATION
The use of the same telecommunications tower or supporting
structure to carry two or more antennas for the provision of wireless
services by two or more persons or entities.
CONFERENCE CENTER
A facility used for conferences and seminars with sleeping
accommodations, food preparation and eating, recreation, entertainment,
resource facilities, meeting rooms, fitness and health centers, and
retail stores and services.
CONSERVANCY
An establishment organized for the purpose of protecting,
conserving and managing existing natural resources and valuable historic
and cultural areas in order to ensure a continuous flow of recreational
and social benefits to the public and to achieve sustained resource
utilization. Examples of a conservancy include diffuse outdoor recreation
activities, timber harvesting on a sustained yield basis, passive
agricultural uses such as pasture and range lands, and other related
uses and activities. Compatible commercial uses are low-intensity
and low-impact activities, such as small camping or picnic facilities,
aqua-cultural, and cottage industries when the operation is entirely
contained within the primary residence, excluding outbuildings, provided
such commercial activities must not alter the character of the conservancy
environment. A conservancy may also incorporate an educational training
and meeting rooms, with or without sleeping and eating accommodations,
solely for the use of attendees.
CONSERVATION CORRIDOR
A conservation corridor is the joining of fragmented habitats.
This helps to increase the gene flow between the habitats, which improves
the fitness of species. Conservation corridors are avenues along which
wide-ranging animals can travel, plants can propagate, genetic interchange
can occur, populations can move in response to environmental changes
and natural disasters, and threatened species can be replenished from
other areas. Conservation corridors are created as a means of conservation
and result in general improvements of the environment and quality
of life by protecting viewsheds, water quality and watercourses, ridgelines
and rural scenery.
CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION
A residential subdivision where the dwelling units that would
result on a given parcel under a conventional subdivision plan are
allowed to be concentrated on a smaller and more compact portion of
land and where a majority of the remaining land is left in its natural
open space condition in perpetuity. Conservation development results
in a flexibility of design and development to promote the most appropriate
use of land, to facilitate the adequate and economical provisions
of streets and utilities, and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities
of open lands.
CONSTRAINED LAND
Land containing one or more of the following: state- and/or
federal-protected freshwater wetlands; one-hundred-year floodplains
or flood hazard areas; watercourses; steep slopes of 25% which are
2,000 square feet or more of contiguous sloped area.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Uncontaminated solid waste resulting from the construction,
remodeling, repair and demolition of utilities, structures and roads;
and uncontaminated solid waste resulting from land clearing.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
COVERAGE
The lot area or percentage of lot area covered by all principal
and accessory buildings and structures.
DECK
An exterior floor surface, usually unroofed, extending outward
from a structure as an integral part thereof, intended to accommodate
multipurpose outdoor activities.
DENSITY UNIT
Refers to the number of dwelling units allowed per acre.
DISTILLERY
Any place where liquor is manufactured for sale and includes
all offices and storerooms connected with any part of the manufacture
process. Such use may include, as a subordinate accessory use, tastings
or the operation of a food or drinking establishment on site. Events
not approved as part of a site plan must obtain an event permit.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
DISTURBANCE
All land preparation activities involving the movement, placement,
removal, transfer or shifting of soil and/or vegetation, including,
but not limited to, clearing, cutting, excavation, draining, filling,
grading, regrading or any other activity that alters land topography
or vegetative cover, or the building of structures or the placement
of improvements on land, including the construction of individual
sidewalks, paths, roads or driveways. The condition of land disturbance
shall be deemed to continue until the area of disturbance is returned
to its original state or to a state complying with a permit for such
disturbance granted in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 4-6-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
DOCK
An accessory structure, extending from land into a body of
water, for purposes of providing access to watercraft, which craft
may be affixed thereto when not in use.
DRIVEWAY
Any area reserved on any lot, site or parcel of land for
the purpose of providing vehicular access from an access road or state,
county or Town highway to principal and accessory structures located
on said lot, site or parcel.
DWELLING
A building designed or used principally as the living quarters
for one or more families (see "residence").
DWELLING (MULTIFAMILY)
A building containing three or more dwelling units, including
attached townhouse dwellings.
DWELLING UNIT
A building or entirely self-contained portion thereof designed
for occupancy by only one family (including any domestic staff employed
on the premises) and having complete cooking and sanitary facilities
for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling unit. A boardinghouse,
convalescent home, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, hotel,
inn, lodging or rooming house, nursing or other similar home or other
similar structure shall not be deemed to constitute a dwelling unit.
DWELLING UNIT ABOVE COMMERCIAL
A dwelling unit or units located on the upper floor(s) of
a building that contains a commercial use(s) on the ground floor or
bottom floors.
ELEVATION
The elevation, in feet, above mean sea level, as determined
from the nearest United States Coastal and Geodetic bench mark of
the principal building to be sited on a lot.
EXCAVATION
Any activity that removes or disturbs surface or subsurface
conditions of land, lakes, ponds or watercourses.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The location of all existing structures, such as buildings,
stone walls and all pertinent natural features that may influence
the design of the subdivision, such as watercourses, swamps, rock
outcropping, wooded areas, and single large trees eight or more inches
in diameter measured three feet above the base of the tree trunk,
within the subdivision and within 50 feet thereof. Where large trees
occur in groupings or clusters, only the general outlines of said
groups or clusters need be shown,
FAMILY
As used herein, shall mean:
A.
Any number of persons occupying a single nonprofit dwelling
unit, related by blood, marriage or legal adoption, living and cooking
together as a single housekeeping unit.
B.
Any number of persons occupying a single nonprofit dwelling
unit, not exceeding six adults, living and cooking together as a single
housekeeping unit, where all are not related by blood, marriage or
legal adoption.
C.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this definition, a group of unrelated persons numbering more than six shall be considered a family upon a determination by the Zoning Board of Appeals that the group is the functional equivalent of a family pursuant to the standards enumerated in Subsection
D below. This presumption may be rebutted, and the unrelated individuals may be considered the functional equivalent of a family for the purposes of this article by the Zoning Board of Appeals if such group of individuals exhibits one or more characteristics consistent with the purposes of zoning restrictions in residential districts.
D.
In determining whether a group of more than six unrelated persons
constitutes a "family" for the purpose of occupying a dwelling unit,
as provided herein, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall utilize the
standards enumerated herein in making said determination. Before making
a determination under this subsection, the Zoning Board of Appeals
shall hold a public hearing, after public notice in accordance with
§ 128-37 of this chapter. In making a determination, the
Zoning Board of Appeals shall find that:
(1)
The group is one that, in theory, size, appearance and structure,
resembles a traditional family unit.
(2)
The group is one that will live and cook together as a single
housekeeping unit.
(3)
The group is of a permanent nature and is neither a framework
for transient or seasonal living nor merely an association or relationship
that is transient or seasonal in nature. Nothing herein shall preclude
the seasonal use of a dwelling unit by a group which otherwise meets
the standards of this subsection at its permanent residence.
(4)
Any determination under this subsection shall be limited to
the status of a particular group as a family and shall not be interpreted
as authorizing any other use, occupancy or activity. In making any
such determination, the Board of Appeals may impose such conditions
and safeguards as the Board of Appeals shall deem necessary or advisable
in order to maintain the stability and character of the neighborhood
and protect the public health, safety and welfare.
E.
Persons occupying group quarters, such as a dormitory, fraternity
or sorority house, boardinghouse or rooming house, or a seminary,
shall not be considered a "family."
FARMSTEAD
A group of buildings and adjacent service areas designed
and located in such a manner as to support the function of a farm.
Structures may include but are not limited to homes, barns, machinery
sheds, granaries, pumphouses, poultry coops and garages. Service areas
may include barnyard, vehicle or machinery holding spaces, corrals,
livestock pens, livestock loading and unloading areas, etc.
FARMSTEAD DESIGN
A site plan layout that incorporates design elements typical
of a farmstead, including buildings used for residential and agricultural
purposes, outbuildings, run-in sheds, split-rail fences, ponds, field
gates, stone walls, pasture, open fields and wood lots that, taken
as a whole in their agricultural setting, embody the gradual development
of Upstate New York farms over the centuries.
FILLING
Any activity that deposits natural or artificial material
so as to modify the surface or subsurface conditions of land, lakes,
ponds or watercourses.
FINISHED GRADE
The elevation at which the finished surface of the surrounding
lot intersects the walls or supports of a building or other structure.
If the line of intersection is not horizontal, the finished grade
— in computing height of buildings and other structures or for
other purposes — shall be the average elevation of all finished
grade elevations around the periphery of the building.
FLOOR AREA (GROSS)
A.
The aggregate sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several
floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces
of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two
buildings. In particular, the gross floor area of a building or buildings
shall include:
(2)
Floor space used for mechanical equipment, with structural headroom
of six feet six inches or more;
(3)
Attic spaces (whether or not a floor has actually been laid)
providing structural headroom of six feet six inches or more;
(4)
Interior balconies and mezzanines; and
B.
However, the "gross floor area" of a building shall not include:
(1)
Cellar spaces, except that cellar spaces used for retailing
shall be included for the purpose of calculating requirements for
accessory off-street parking spaces and accessory off-street loading
berths;
(2)
Accessory water tanks and cooling towers;
(3)
Uncovered steps; exterior fire escapes;
(4)
Terraces, breezeways, open porches and outside balconies;
(5)
Accessory off-street parking spaces;
(6)
Accessory off-street loading berths; and
(7)
Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor.
FLOOR AREA, LIVABLE
All spaces within the exterior walls of a dwelling unit exclusive
of garages, breezeways, unheated porches, cellars, heater rooms, and
basements having a window area of less than 20% of the square foot
area of the room. Usable floor area shall be deemed to include all
spaces not otherwise excluded above, such as principal rooms, utility
rooms, bathrooms, all closets and hallways opening directly into any
rooms within the dwelling unit and all attic space having a clear
height of at least five feet from finished floor level to pitch of
room rafter with a clear height of seven feet six inches from finished
floor level to ceiling level over 50% of the area of such attic space.
FOOTCANDLE
A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points
of which are one foot from the uniform point source of one candle.
FOREST PRESERVE LANDS
A tract or tracts of contiguous trees or tree stands in which
beneficial uses in their present condition are protected and intended
to remain in a predominately natural or undeveloped state.
FRANCHISE ARCHITECTURE
A structure whose design is trademarked by a corporation
and is easily identified with that business, including logos, building
design, sign design and colors. (See also "trademarked architecture.")
GARAGE, COMMERCIAL
Any garage, other than a private garage, available to the
public, operated for gain and which is used for the storage of automobiles
or other motor vehicles.
GARAGE, PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL
A building or structure used for the storage of nonpassenger
motorized vehicles and equipment where such vehicles and equipment
are owned by and maintained for the personal, noncommercial, nonagricultural
use of the occupants of the lot upon which it is erected.
GARAGE, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
A building or structure used for the storage of not more
than three privately owned passenger vehicles owned and used by the
occupants of the lot upon which it is erected. No business, occupation
or service connected with passenger vehicles shall be permitted in
a private garage.
GATEWAY DISTRICT
An area of the Town, usually containing commercial uses,
along a major roadway, that serves as an entrance to the community
even if it is not located at the municipal border.
GRADE, ESTABLISHED
The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially
established by the Town authorities.
GRADE, FINISHED
The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought
to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.
GRADING
The alteration of the surface or subsurface conditions of
land, lakes, ponds or watercourses by excavation or filling.
GUESTHOUSE
A detached, complete accessory structure subordinate to the
principal dwelling and sharing a common lot.
HEIGHT
When referring to a tower or structure, the distance measured
from the preexisting grade level to the highest point on the tower
or structure, even if said highest point is an antenna.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
The vertical distance measured from the average finished
grade along the exterior walls of the building (or adjacent to the
side of a structure) to the highest point of such building or structure.
HIGHWAY FRONTAGE
That portion of any lot which bounds a street, as measured
along the property line which is coincidental with such street right-of-way
or center line, or on a corner lot, in which case frontage is along
both streets.
HISTORIC SITE, HISTORIC BUILDING, HISTORIC DISTRICT
A site, a building, or a district that is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, or that is listed on the New York State
Register of Historic Places, or for which an application for such
listing has been submitted by the owner of said site, building or
district.
HOME OCCUPATION
An activity carried out for gain by a resident in or on the
property on which he resides, which is clearly incidental and secondary
to the primary use of the premises for residential purposes.
HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES
The production and/or storage of fruits, vegetables, flowers,
ornamental trees and landscape plants but not staple crops or livestock.
Horticultural specialty may include greenhouses and accessory retail
outlets.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
HOSPITAL, ANIMAL
An establishment for the medical and surgical care of sick
or injured animals.
INCENTIVE ZONING
Adjustments to the maximum unit density requirements of this
chapter in exchange for the preservation of significant open space
and/or the provision of improvements, facilities or amenities deemed
to be of benefit to the Town.
INDOOR AGRICULTURE
The production of agricultural products in a controlled,
indoor environment. Products may include field crops, fruits, vegetables,
horticultural specialties, aquaculture, cannabis and plants used for
fiber or medicinal purposes.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
INDUSTRIAL PARK
A type of planned industrial environment for a variety of
industrial and related activities in which special emphasis and attention
are given to aesthetics and community compatibility. Subdivided and
developed according to an enforceable master plan that includes detailed
provisions for streets and all necessary utilities, the park provides
serviced sites for a community of industrial and industry-oriented
uses. Adequate control of the land, buildings and industrial operations
is provided through zoning, private restrictions incorporated as legal
requirements in deeds of sale or leases and the provision of continuing
management, all for the purpose of assuring attractive and efficient
uses within the park and the harmonious integration of the industrial
area into the community in which it is located.
INDUSTRIAL, HEAVY
Includes a wide range of assembling, fabricating, and manufacturing
activities, such as food processing, manufacturing and packaging;
grain storage, processing and distribution; concrete and asphalt batch
plants; manufacture of products and merchandise involving the use
of chemicals, processes or materials that might constitute a potential
explosive or environmental hazard; slaughter plants, packing houses,
animal by-products rendering, and other such animal-processing activities;
automobile salvage and reclamation yards and facilities; processing
or production of oil, natural gas, geothermal resources or other hydrocarbons;
foundries; truck terminals, delivery services, moving and storage
facilities, and truck maintenance.
INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT
Includes limited manufacturing, wholesaling, warehousing,
research and development, and related commercial/service activities,
such as beverage bottling, distribution and warehousing; contractors'
offices and storage buildings including general contractors, plumbers,
electricians, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning contractors,
masons, painters, refrigeration contractors, roofing contractors,
and other such construction occupations; distribution centers; ice
production, storage, sales and distribution; laboratories for research,
testing and experimental purposes; machine shops; manufacture of computers,
computer peripherals, electrical appliances, electronic equipment,
medical instruments, and other similar products from previously manufactured
components; manufacture of precision instruments and equipment such
as watches, electronics equipment, photographic equipment, optical
goods and similar products; manufacturing of articles or merchandise
from previously prepared or natural materials such as cardboard, cement,
cloth, cork, fiber, glass, leather, paper, plastics, wood, metals,
stones and other such prepared materials; printing and publishing.
INN
A building or portion thereof kept, used, maintained, advertised
or held out to the public, containing 40 or fewer units used for sleeping
accommodations for guests and providing meals and other incidental
services in which there are certain public rooms and services for
the use of guests.
JUNK
Items no longer in condition for their intended use and suitable
only for recycling or dismantling.
KENNEL
An establishment in which more than six dogs or other domestic
animals are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold.
LAND DIVISION
A division of any parcel of land into two lots, in which
all building lots front on an existing improved street, not requiring
the construction of any new streets or roads and not adversely affecting
the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property.
A land division may qualify for administrative review by the Department
of Economic Development and Planning.
LANDSCAPE BUFFER
Vegetation, fencing or planted berms placed in such a manner
that they make structures, objects or parking lots less visible from
public roads or any other public or private place throughout the year.
LOT
A defined portion or parcel of land considered as a unit,
devoted to a specific use or occupied by a building or a group of
buildings that are united by a common interest, use or ownership,
and the customary accessories and open spaces belonging to the same.
LOT (CORNER)
A lot situated at the junction of and adjacent to two or
more intersecting streets when the interior angle of intersection
does not exceed 135°.
LOT (FLAG)
A lot fronting on a public or private road or street which
does not meet the lot width requirements of the district in which
the lot is located at the rear of the required front yard but widens
or extends to a point where the distance between the side lot lines
is equal to or greater than the required lot width.
LOT (THROUGH)
A lot which faces on two streets at opposite ends of the
lot and which is not a corner lot.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area included within the lot lines.
LOT FRONTAGE
A lot line which is coincident with a street line.
LOT, HOUSE
In cluster subdivisions, that portion of the subdivision
reserved as a development area for the location of dwelling units
and constituting lands outside of the protected open space areas.
LOT LINE
The lines bounding a lot, as defined herein.
LOT, MOBILE HOME
The space that shall be assigned or used and occupied by
any one mobile home.
LOT, NONCONFORMING
A plot of land which does not conform to the area, yard or
bulk requirements of this chapter.
LOT OF RECORD
A lot which is recorded in the office of the Ulster County
Clerk.
LOT, THROUGH
An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately
parallel streets, but which is not a corner lot.
LOT WIDTH
The width of a lot measured parallel to the lot frontage
at the rear of the required front yard.
LUMBER AND WOOD PROCESSING
A building or use of land in which the primary activity involves
the sawing, milling, planing, drying and marketing of timber grown
on off-site parcels into wood products, including but not limited
to logs, lumber, posts and firewood. No lumber and wood processing
facility shall be construed to be a contractor storage yard. The processing
of up to 100 cords of firewood per year as a sole project and not
otherwise associated with a larger commercial or industrial business
shall not be considered a lumber and wood processing use.
[Added 1-18-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
MAIN FLOOR
The largest area formed by the projection of a horizontal
plane through the livable floor area that is enclosed by the exterior
walls of the building.
MANUFACTURING
The transformation of materials or substances into new or
different products by mechanical or chemical means, assembly of component
parts, blending of materials or similar processes.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
MARINA
Any waterfront facility which provides accommodation services
for vessels by engaging in any of the following: a) the sale of marina
products or services; b) the sale, lease, rental or charter of two
or more vessels of any type; c) the sale, lease, rental or any other
provision of storage, wharf space or mooring, or launching for two
or more vessels not registered to the owner of said facility, members
of the owner's immediate family, or overnight guests on said property.
Any campground or travel trailer park that provides boats coincidentally
with the rental of camping spaces or rental of parking spaces for
automobiles shall be deemed to be a marina.
MEAN
A measure of central tendency. The mean of a set of numbers
is the arithmetic average.
MEAN-HIGH-WATER MARK
The approximate average high-water level for a given body
of water at a given location that distinguishes between predominantly
aquatic and predominantly terrestrial habitat, as determined, in order
of use, by the following:
A.
Available hydrologic data, calculations, and other relevant
information concerning water levels (e.g., discharge, storage, tidal
and other recurrent water elevation data).
B.
Vegetative characteristics (e.g., location, presence, absence
or destruction of terrestrial or aquatic vegetation).
C.
Physical characteristics (e.g., clear natural line impressed
on a bank, scouring, shelving, or the presence of sediments, litter,
debris).
D.
Other appropriate means that consider the characteristics of
the surrounding area.
MEDIAN
When data is arranged in order of magnitude, the middle item
(i.e., half above and half below) is the median. If the number of
items is even, the median is the average of the two middle items.
MOBILE HOME (also TRAILER)
A portable, factory-made dwelling unit, built on its own
chassis, designed to be transported on its own wheels or those of
another vehicle, and intended, when connected to all required utility
systems, to be suitable for year-round occupancy. The term "mobile
home" shall not be construed to include a modular home or a recreational
vehicle.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any parcel of land which is planned and improved for the
placement of two or more mobile homes which are used for dwellings
and for occupancy of more than 90 days.
MODULAR HOME
A dwelling unit consisting of two or more major segments
constructed off site, which complies with the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code, and designed to be transported
to a site for permanent assembly and anchoring to a permanent foundation
and to become a fixed part of the real estate.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used
for the sale of gasoline or any other motor vehicle fuel and oil and
other lubricating substances, including any sale of motor vehicle
minor accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for
lubricating or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including
the painting thereof by any means.
NONCONFORMING BULK
That part of a building, other structure or tract of land
which does not conform to one or more of the applicable bulk regulations
of this chapter, either following its effective date or as a result
of subsequent amendments thereto.
NONCONFORMING USE
Any use of a building, other structure or tract of land,
otherwise lawfully established, which does not conform to the use
regulations for the district in which such use is located, either
at the effective date of this chapter or as a result of subsequent
amendments thereto.
OFFICE PARK
A lot or related lots designed as a master planned area for
the transaction of business, for the rendering of professional services,
or for other services that involve stocks of goods, wares or merchandise
in limited quantities for use incidental to office uses or samples
purposes. This may include such uses as office building for business
and professional services, including lawyer, physician, dentist, architect,
engineer, musician, teacher or other professional person, including
real estate and insurance offices, banking and other financial businesses
and similar purposes in connection with such use; clinics for outpatient
care, as well as outpatient medical services, including, but not limited
to, imaging and physical therapy; restaurant or cafeteria for supplying
meals only to employees and guests for the principal use; and newsstand,
post office, branch banking facilities and similar conveniences serving
primarily employees and guests of the principal use, provided that
there shall be no external evidence of such use; radio and television
stations, but not including transmitting facilities or antennae.
OFFICE, BUSINESS
A place or establishment used for the organizational or administrative
aspects of a trade or used in the conduct of a business and not involving
the manufacture, storage, display or direct retail sale of goods.
This may include, but is not limited to, offices of salesmen, sales
representatives, insurance brokers, real estate brokers and persons
with similar occupations.
OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL
An office devoted to a professional service occupation, in
which knowledge in some department of science or learning is applied
to the affairs of others, either advising or guiding them, or otherwise
serving their interest or welfare through the practice of a profession
founded on such knowledge.
OPEN SPACE
Land left in a natural state for conservation and agricultural
purposes or land landscaped for scenic purposes, devoted to active
or passive recreation, or devoted to the preservation of distinctive
architectural, historic, geologic or botanic sites. The term shall
not include land that is paved, used for the storage, parking or circulation
of automobiles, or occupied by any structure. Open space may be included
as a portion of one or more large lots or may be contained in a separate
open space lot but shall not include private yards within 50 feet
of a principal structure.
OPEN SPACE, USABLE
An unenclosed portion of the ground of a lot which is not
devoted to driveways or parking spaces, which is free of structures
of any kind, and which is available and accessible to all occupants
of the building or buildings on said lot for purposes of active or
passive outdoor recreation. Accessory building roof space may be substituted
for ground space, provided that such space is available and accessible
to all said occupants by means of access other than stairs.
ORGANIC COMPOSTING FACILITY
A facility which processes, stores or transfers source-separated
organics (SSO) such as yard and landscaping debris, food waste and
paper fibers through aerobic decomposition.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
OVERLAY DISTRICT
A district, with supplementary regulations, which is superimposed
upon existing use districts.
OWNER
The owner of record of a tract or parcel, the subdivision
of which requires approval of the Planning Board, or a person or persons
holding an option to purchase a tract or parcel contingent only upon
receipt of Planning Board approval of a proposed subdivision of such
tract or parcel. The owner may be represented by a duly authorized
agent or representative in the conduct of business before the Board,
except in those instances specified hereafter that require the appearance
of the owner in person.
PARENT PARCEL
A parcel of land legally in existence on the effective date
of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, the parent parcel shall
be deemed to be that lot, parcel or tract of land owned by the person
or persons as shown on the records of the Town of Saugerties Assessor's
Office as of the effective date of this chapter.
PARK, PUBLIC
A natural or landscaped area, buildings, or structures provided
by a unit of government to meet the active or passive recreational
needs of people.
PARKING SPACE
An area designated or available for the temporary parking
of a motor vehicle (including automobiles, trucks and/or recreational
vehicles) which is directly accessible via a vehicular access aisle.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Measurable standards imposed under this chapter to ensure
that a proposed use can operate or locate in a particular district
without exceeding clearly defined standards of tolerance in areas
such as noise, odor, smoke, lighting, glare, dust, vibration, and
other potentially objectionable characteristics.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
A mixed-use development of land that is under unified control
and is planned and developed as a whole in a single development operation
or programmed series of development stages. The development may include
streets, circulation ways, utilities, buildings, open spaces and other
site features and improvements, uses and structures that exceed the
permitted scale, density or intensity of use in the district, as well
as uses not otherwise allowed by the underlying zoning.
PLANTED BERM
A raised area of earth planted with vegetation that serves
as a landscape buffer between a property and the street or commercial
and residential properties.
PREMISES
A lot, together with all the buildings and uses thereon.
PROCESSING
Any mechanical manipulation of excavated earth material,
including blasted rock, including crushing, screening, blending, washing,
and any procedure that changes the size of the particles or the particle-size
distribution or gradation from in-situ characteristics, including
that of blasted but unexcavated rock. Processing also includes any
mechanical combining or blending of earth materials from one or more
sources in order to manufacture a product with certain specification
requirements. Processing does not mean simply excavating and loading
earth material directly into a transport vehicle.
PUBLIC SEWER or PUBLIC WATER
Sewage disposal and water supply systems accepted by the
Town Board as meeting the standards required for municipal operations.
PUBLICLY OPERATED CAMPGROUNDS AND RECREATION AREAS
An area under the control of any governmental entity to be
used for transient occupancy by camping in tents, camp trailers, travel
trailers, motor homes, or similar movable or temporary sleeping quarters
of any kind.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation,
which can be towed, hauled or driven and is primarily designed as
temporary living accommodation for recreational camping and travel
use and including but not limited to travel trailers, truck campers,
camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes.
REPEATER
A micro- or macro-cell designed to extend personal wireless
service to areas which are not able to receive adequate coverage directly
from a base station, using the same channels as the base station.
RESIDENCE
A building, or any part of a building, which contains living
and sleeping accommodations for permanent occupancy. "Residence" therefore
includes all one-family and two-family houses, row houses, mobile
homes, apartment houses, boardinghouses, rooming, fraternity and sorority
houses. However, "residence" shall not include the following:
A.
Transient accommodations, such as hotels, motels and campgrounds;
or
B.
That part of a building containing both residences and other
uses which is used for any nonresidential uses except accessory uses
for residences.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
A residence for infirm children, adolescents or adults who
require personal care, supervision and services, where compensation
and/or reimbursement of costs is paid to an operator pursuant to state
and/or federal standards, licensing requirements, or programs funding
such services.
RESIDENTIAL LOT, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PLOT
Any parcel of land of five acres or less, any point on the
boundary line of which is less than 1/2 mile from any point on the
boundary line of another such lot in the same tract, unless any such
lot may not legally be used for residential purposes. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the term "residential" shall include
temporary, seasonal and permanent residential use.
RIDING ACADEMY
A facility for the boarding, keeping, training and showing
of horses, for instruction in the art of horsemanship and for horse
show competitions, including boarding stables and breeding farms.
A riding academy may include paddocks and other enclosures, stables,
barns and other storage buildings, riding rings, riding trails, residential
facilities for employees of the facility and such other improvements
as are customary or incidental to the use of the property as a riding
academy.
[Amended 6-14-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, purchase,
prescription or condemnation, used or intended to be used to afford
legal access to abutting property. See also "street."
ROADSIDE FARM STAND
An establishment, usually a booth or stall, which is accessory
to a farm, primarily engaged in the retail sale of produce and farm
products to the general public and which is open no more than eight
months in any calendar year.
ROW HOUSE
A building consisting of a series of one-family attached
residential dwelling units having common party walls between each
dwelling unit. Also "townhouse."
SELF-STORAGE
A building or group of buildings containing separate individual
and private storage spaces of varying sizes and available for lease
or rent for varying periods of time.
SERVICE BUSINESS
An establishment primarily engaged in rendering services
to businesses on a fee or contract basis, such as advertising and
mailing, building maintenance, beauty shop, personal care services,
unemployment service, office equipment rental and leasing, commercial
research, development and testing, photo finishing and personal supply
services.
SETBACK
The distance in feet from the street line to the principal
building on a lot.
SHOPPING CENTER, SHOPPING MALL
A group of commercial establishments planned, constructed
or managed as a single entity, with customer and employee parking
provided on site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer
access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements,
and landscaping and signage in accordance with an approved plan.
SIGN
Any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia,
device or representation designed or used as, or which is in the nature
of, an announcement, direction or advertisement. The word "sign" does
not include the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation, state, city
or other political entity, or signs devoted to prohibiting trespassing.
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to
them as they relate to sign regulations:
A.
ACCESSORY SIGNAny sign related to a business or profession conducted or to a commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located.
B.
AWNINGA roof-like covering of canvas, fiberglass or other material attached to a metal or other frame and supported entirely from a building or other structure.
C.
FREESTANDING SIGNThose signs which are affixed to the ground and not attached to a building.
D.
FRONT FACEThe outer surface of a building which is visible from any public street or walkway. A building may have more than one front face.
E.
ICONIC SIGNSign which is a traditionally accepted pictorial symbol conveying the nature of the business, normally constructed in heavy relief or is three-dimensional.
F.
ILLUMINATED SIGN (DIRECTLY ILLUMINATED)A sign which incorporates any artificial lighting as an integral part or feature or which depends for its illumination on transparent or translucent material or electricity or radio-activated material or substance.
G.
ILLUMINATED SIGN (FLASHING)An illuminated sign on which the artificial lighting is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times while in use.
I.
INTERIOR SIGNAny sign except address numbers that are affixed to or painted on the interior of a window or door or located within three feet of the inside face of the window or a door, which sign is designed to be visible from the exterior of the window or door.
J.
MOBILE SIGNA sign not permanently affixed to a structure or to the ground and designed or intended to be moved from one location to another (see also "temporary sign").
K.
PROJECTING SIGNA sign which is affixed to an exterior wall of the structure extending perpendicular or at an angle of more than 30° from the wall and with the sign surface plane (upon which the typography is displayed) perpendicular to or at an angle of more than 30° to the wall plane.
L.
ROOF SIGNA sign which is erected, constructed or maintained on, partly above, or as part of the roof of any building.
M.
SIGN AREAThe area of a sign shall be measured as follows:
(1)
When such sign is on a plate or framed or outlined, all of the
area of such plate or the area enclosed by such frame outline shall
be included.
(2)
When such sign consists only of letters, designs or figures
engraved, painted, projected, or in any manner affixed on a wall or
a fascia panel integrated into the building design, the total area
of such sign shall be deemed the area of the smallest triangle, rectangle
or circle within which all of the matter of which such sign consists
may be inscribed.
N.
TEMPORARY SIGNA sign which is designed to advertise or announce a particular event or series of events, to solicit political support, to announce the availability for sale of a particular item or items which will be available for a limited period, or any sign not permanently embedded in the ground or not permanently affixed to a building or sign structure that is permanently embedded in the ground.
O.
WALL SIGNA sign which is affixed to or painted on an exterior wall of a structure and the surface on which the typography is displayed is in the same plane as the wall plane.
SITE PLAN
A plan that indicates the proposed development and uses of
land or structures. A rendering, drawing, or sketch prepared in accordance
with the specifications of this chapter, and which shows the arrangement,
layout and design of a proposed use of a single parcel of land as
shown on said plan.
SLOPE OF SITE, MEANS OF MEASURING
The vertical distance, in feet, between the highest elevation
of a lot or development and the lowest elevation of a lot or development,
divided by the horizontal difference between these two elevations,
in feet, said horizontal distance ordinarily to be the natural course
of stormwater runoff. Should the site be sufficiently large in the
judgment of the Planning Board and heterogeneous in character (difference
of one or more slope factors), the site may be divided into different
measurement units, with a gradient defined for each.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT
A use of property that is basically appropriate to a given
zoning district, but which may be incompatible in some locations within
the district and, therefore, is not permitted by right everywhere
within such district. A special use permit, therefore, is one which
is allowable only when specified facts and conditions are found to
exist.
STEEP SLOPES
All ground areas having a topographical gradient equal to
or greater than 15%, measured by utilizing two-foot contours.
STORAGE
The holding or safekeeping of goods in a warehouse or other
depository to await the happening of some future event or contingency
that will call for the removal of the goods.
STORAGE, BULK
The accumulation of wholesale quantities of raw or finished
materials (solids, liquids and gases) preparatory to use in a manufacturing
process or to retail sales; a permanent reserve being maintained.
Junk and scrap materials do not qualify for inclusion in this category.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there
be no floor above it, the space between any floor and the ceiling
next above it.
STORY ABOVE GRADE
Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above
grade, except that a basement shall be considered a story above grade
where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is: a)
more than six feet above grade plane; or b) more than six feet above
the finished ground level for more than 50% of the total building
perimeter; or c) more than 12 feet above the finished ground level
at any point.
STORY, HEIGHT OF
The vertical distance from the top surface of the floor to
the top surface of the floor next above. The height of the topmost
story is the distance from the top surface of the floor to the top
surface of the ceiling joists.
STREET
An existing public way which affords principal means of access
to abutting properties and is suitably improved; or a proposed way
shown on a plat approved by the Town Planning Board and/or recorded
in the office of the County Clerk.
STREET GRADE
The officially established grade of the street upon which
a lot fronts. If there is no officially established grade, the existing
grade of the street shall be taken as the "street grade."
STREET LINE
The dividing line between a lot and a street, which forms
the front lot line of a lot abutting a street and is defined by the
right-of-way or parcel containing a street.
STREET WIDTH
The width of the right-of-way or the distance between property,
street parcel or takings lines on opposite sides of a street.
STRUCTURE
A static construction of building materials, including buildings,
mobile homes, stadia, platforms, towers, sheds, storage bins, antennas
and other receivers, swimming pools and the like.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision, including
but not limited to subdivisions of five or more lots, or any size
subdivision requiring any new street or road or the extension of municipal
facilities.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
Any subdivision of a parent parcel into four or fewer lots
within a ten-year period, where all such developable lots or parcels:
a) front on an existing public street; and b) do not adversely affect
the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property;
and c) comply with all the area requirements set forth in this chapter.
The ten-year period shall commence running upon the final approval
of the first application to divide the parent parcel. Public acquisitions
by purchase of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets
shall not be included.
SWIMMING POOL
An outdoor water pool which is intended to be used for swimming
or bathing. An outdoor water pool shall, for the purposes of this
chapter, be construed to mean any swimming pool, tank, depression
or excavation in any material, dike or berm constructed, erected,
excavated or maintained, which will cause the retention of water to
a greater depth than 18 inches or having a plane surface area of water
greater than 100 square feet, and includes in-ground as well as aboveground
swimming pools.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
Any or all of the physical elements of the central facility
that contains all the receivers, transmitters, antennas, towers and
other apparatus needed for cellular/pc operation.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER
A structure on which one or more antennas will be located;
that is intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television,
telephone, wireless or microwave communications for an FCC-licensed
carrier; but excluding those used exclusively for fire, police and
other dispatch communications, or exclusively for private radio and
television reception and private citizens' bands amateur radio and
other similar private, residential communications.
THEATER, OUTDOOR DRIVE-IN
An open lot or part thereof, with its appurtenant facilities,
devoted primarily to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical
products, on a paid-admission basis, to patrons seated in automobiles
or on outdoor seats.
TOURIST HOME
A building containing individual living and sleeping accommodations,
each of which is accessible through interior hallways and is offered
for rental use by transient guests.
TRACT
Any body of land, including contiguous parcels of land, under
single ownership or under common control of any group of persons acting
in concert as part of a common scheme or plan.
TRADEMARKED ARCHITECTURE
A structure whose design is trademarked by a corporation
and is easily identified with that business, including logos, building
design, sign design and colors. (See also "franchise architecture.")
TRAILER, CAMPING
A folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel,
recreation and vacation use.
TRAILER, OFFICE
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed
as a temporary facility for such uses as banking, on-site construction
supervision, and other office or clerical uses.
TRAILER, PRIVATE UTILITY
A vehicle not capable of self-propulsion, designed or used
primarily for the transportation or storage of materials, equipment
or personal effects, not exceeding one ton in capacity.
TRAILER, TRAVEL
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed
as a temporary residence for human habitation.
TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL
Any premises used for the garaging or parking of public transportation
vehicles and the loading and unloading of passengers.
TREATED WOOD
Includes wood or wood products that have been chemically
treated, coated, stained, sealed, glued or otherwise adulterated,
including kiln-drying or similar treatments. Treated wood includes
pressure-treated lumber, plywood, particle board, fiberboard and oriented
strand board.
[Added 1-18-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
TRUCK TERMINAL
The use of land for trucking operations where there are dock
facilities, either partially or wholly enclosed, for the purpose of
transferring goods for assembly or disassembly or loading onto tractor-trailers
for transport to other locations. Warehouses and similar facilities
for the deposit, storage and safekeeping of goods shall not be deemed
to be truck terminals.
USE
This term is employed in referring to:
A.
The purpose for which any buildings, other structures, or land
may be arranged, designed, intended, maintained, or occupied; or
B.
Any occupation, business activity, or operation conducted (or
intended to be conducted) in a building or other structure, or on
land.
USE, PRINCIPAL
The main or primary use of the lot. Except for designated
mixed uses and multiple retail uses within a shopping center, only
one principal use is permitted per lot; all other uses, except special
uses and permitted accessory uses, being excluded.
VEHICLES
Mechanical means of conveyance or transport, meeting any
of the following:
A.
Motorized equipment designed to operate on public roads.
B.
Towed equipment designed to operate on public roads.
D.
Any conveyance designed to transport people.
E.
Any conveyance designed to transport material.
WAREHOUSE
A building or part of a building for storing of goods, wares
and merchandise, whether for the owner or for others, and whether
it is a public or private warehouse, including self-storage units.
WASTE
Trash, refuse, rubbish, items or material not suitable for
reuse or recycling. Material to be discarded.
WATER-DEPENDENT USES
An activity that can only be conducted on, in, over or adjacent
to a water body because such activity requires access to water and
involves the use of water as an integral part of the activity.
WAY
A street or alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently
established for passage of persons or vehicles.
WETLAND (FRESHWATER WETLAND)
Regulated areas that comprise hydric soils and/or are inundated
or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration
sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support,
a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated
soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs,
vernal pools, wet meadows, fens and similar areas. For the purposes
of regulation, wetlands are defined in accordance with a methodology
set forth in 6 NYCRR Part 664 and in the 1987 Federal Wetlands Delineation
Manual. Regulated wetlands do not include detention, infiltration
and retention basins. A wetland must have an area greater than one-tenth
acre to be regulated under this chapter.
WINERY
Any place or premises wherein wines are manufactured from
any fruit or brandies distilled as the byproduct of wine or other
fruit or cordials are compounded. Such use may include, as a subordinate
accessory use, tastings or the operation of a food or drinking establishment
on site. Events not provided for on a site plan must obtain an event
permit.
[Added 7-13-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
YARD (REQUIRED)
That portion of the open area of a lot extending open and
unobstructed from the ground upward along a lot line for a depth or
width as specified by the bulk regulations of the district in which
the lot is located. No part of such yard shall be included as part
of a yard or other open space similarly required for buildings on
another lot.
YARD, FRONT
An open, unoccupied space extending across the full width
of the lot between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel thereto
at the closest building.
YARD, REAR
An open, unoccupied space extending across the full width
of the lot between the rear lot line and a line drawn parallel thereto
at the closest building.
YARD, SIDE
An open, unoccupied space between the building and the side
line of the lot and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
Any lot line not a rear line or a street line shall be deemed a side
line.