Permitted uses and structures for the AG Agricultural District
shall be as follows:
A. Principal uses and structures.
(2) Church or other places of worship or religious education, parish
house, convent, rectory or parsonage.
(4) Public library or public museum.
(5) Elementary or secondary school or college accredited by the New York
State Department of Education.
(6) Preschool, nursery school or day nursery, subject to side yard requirements
for other principal buildings.
(7) Golf course of at least nine holes, miniature golf course and/or
practice driving range, including accessory buildings, structures
and uses which are necessary for or customary to such operations;
provided, further, that no buildings or structures shall be less than
100 feet from any street line, road line or any other lot in an R
or AG District.
[Amended 8-14-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
(8) Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(9) Cluster housing, including townhouses, subject to the provisions
for cluster housing and townhouses as stipulated in the appropriate
article of this chapter and subject to a site plan approved by the Town Board.
(11)
Two single-family dwellings on a single lot of at least six
acres, provided that all buildings are located so as to permit future
division of the property into separate lots with minimum area and
yard regulations as stipulated for single-family usage.
(12)
Agricultural, floricultural and horticultural pursuits, including
but not limited to general farms, greenhouses, plant nurseries, truck
gardens, dairy husbandry, animal husbandry and the raising of bees,
poultry and livestock, together with all customary buildings and other
structures necessary for the production and storage of the products
of such pursuits, provided that no buildings, pens and runways for
the confinement of livestock or poultry and no manure or other dust-producing
substances shall be stored within 100 feet of any lot line.
(13)
Forest farming, including tree farming.
(14)
Veterinarian or small animal hospital; provided however, that
no buildings, pens or runways for the confinement of animals and no
manure or other odor- or dust-producing substances shall be within
100 feet of any lot line.
(15)
Group home for developmentally disadvantaged, unrelated persons,
not to exceed accommodations for eight such persons, subject to side
yard requirements for other principal buildings.
(16)
Nursing, custodial or convalescent home subject to side yard
requirements for other principal buildings. Penal institutions are
excluded.
(18)
Institution of a religious, charitable or philanthropic nature.
(19)
Nonprofit private club, including a club swimming pool and/or
tennis parks, catering exclusively to members and guests.
(20)
Construction and contracting business, such as but not limited
to builder, electrician, plumber, landscaping and general contractor;
office operation and covered storage on premises for up to 10 motor/fuel-driven
construction related pieces of equipment of more than 20 horsepower.
A minimum lot size of six acres is required.
(21)
Shops for custom work, such as but not limited to cabinetmaking,
carpentry, electrical and mechanical trades, plumbing, printing, shoe
repair and tailoring, provided that no more than five persons are
employed in such shop and only light machines and hand tools are used
in connection therewith and no operation is so conducted as to be
noxious or offensive. Shops not meeting these conditions will require
a special use permit.
(22)
The following uses by special use permit authorized by the Town Board, subject to Article
XXII of this chapter relating to the issuance of special use permits:
(a)
Telecommunications facilities, which shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter
96.
[Amended 11-6-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
(d)
Two or more single-family dwellings for use of the owner thereof
or rented to others.
(e)
Picnic grounds or grove for which a fee or rental is charged
for the use of the premises, excluding all amusement devices other
than customary playground apparatus.
(f)
Junkyards shall be a minimum of 50 acres with no portion thereof less than 250 feet from any lot line and further subject to Chapter
67, Junkyards, of the Code of the Town of Colden as now existing or hereafter amended.
[Amended 5-9-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
(g)
Windmill with the base thereof no less than 100 feet from any
property line or a distance equal to the height of the windmill, whichever
is greater.
(h)
Public events.
[Added 8-14-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
(i)
Private wildlife reservations or conservation projects, including
the customary buildings and structures therefor.
[Added 5-9-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
(23)
The following uses and structures subject to Article
XXV, Amendments, and based on a site plan approved by the Town Board:
(a)
Ski center or resort on a minimum of 100 acres, with no portion
thereof less than 100 feet from any lot line.
(b)
Campground or recreational vehicle park on a minimum of 50 acres
with no portion thereof less than 100 feet from any property line
and no less than 10 campsites occupied or maintained for occupancy.
[Amended 7-9-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009
(c)
Commercial horseback riding stables with trails on a minimum
of 30 acres, with no portion thereof less than 100 feet from any lot
line.
B. Accessory uses and structures.
(1) Accessory uses permitted and as regulated in the R-2 District.
(2) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted
principal uses.
(3) Refreshment stand dispensing food and beverages incidental to the
operation of a commercial picnic grove.
(4) Roadside stand or building for the sale and display of agricultural
products grown on the premises. Any roadside stand or building used
for the sale or display of such products shall contain not more than
600 square feet of floor area and shall be set back at least 20 feet
from the right-of-way.
(5) Satellite antennas measuring one meter or less in diameter. Such
antennas shall require the issuance of a building permit. All such
satellite antennas shall be located to the rear of the front building
line of the principal building and, if located in a side yard area,
shall conform to side yard requirements.
[Added 11-6-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
(6) Solar energy conversion systems 25kW or less via unified solar permit.
[Added 2-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
C. The following uses by special use permit authorized by the Town Board, subject to Article
XXII of this chapter relating to the issuance of special use permits:
[Added 3-12-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
(1) Private wind energy conversion systems.
(2) Solar energy conversion systems greater than 25kW via special use
permit.
[Added 2-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
(3) Solar energy conversion systems 25kW or less via special use permit.
[Added 2-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
Minimum habitable floor area shall be:
A. For single-family: 960 square feet.
B. For two-family dwelling: 1,600 square feet total; 800 square feet
for each dwelling unit.
The maximum height of buildings shall be as specified in this
section:
A. Dwellings: 2 1/2 stories not to exceed 35 feet.
B. Farm buildings: no limit.
C. Other principal buildings: as regulated by yard requirements.
D. Clubs: not to exceed 35 feet.
E. Accessory buildings: not to exceed 25 feet.
The minimum lot size shall be as specified in this section:
A. Lot area.
(1) One hundred twenty-five thousand square feet (approximately three
acres).
(2) Two-family dwelling or two single-family dwellings on a single lot:
six acres.
B. Lot width at building line shall be 250 feet.
The minimum required yards and other open spaces shall be as
specified in this section:
A. Front yard: 50 feet minimum requirement for setback from the edge
of a right-of-way.
[Amended 5-9-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
B. Side yards: two required.
(2) Other principal buildings: Each side yard shall equal 30 feet for
a single-story principal building and 45 feet for a two-story principal
building.
C. Rear yard. No rear yard shall have a depth of less than 50 feet measured
from the main building or 15 feet measured from an accessory building.
[Amended 5-9-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
For applicable off-street parking requirements, see the appropriate
article of this chapter.
For applicable sign regulations, see the appropriate article
of this chapter.
For applicable supplemental regulations pertaining to use, height,
area or open space, see the appropriate articles of this chapter.