No building shall hereafter be erected and no existing building shall be moved, structurally altered, rebuilt, added to or enlarged nor shall any land be used for any purpose other than those included among the uses listed as permitted uses in each district by this chapter and meeting the requirements set forth in Schedule I.[1] Nor shall any open space contiguous to any building be encroached upon or reduced in a manner, except in conformity to the area and bulk requirements, off-street parking requirements and all other regulations designated in Schedule I and this chapter for the district in which such building or space is located. In the event of any such unlawful encroachment or reduction, such building or use shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter, and the certificate of occupancy shall become void.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I: Bulk Regulations, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
In order that the natural features of the Village may be preserved, the following shall be adhered to:
A. 
No structure shall be built within 50 feet of the bed of a stream carrying water on an average of six months of the year, or on land subject to periodic overflow.
B. 
No persons, firm or corporation shall strip, excavate or otherwise remove topsoil for sale or other use other than on the premises from which taken, except in connection with the construction or alteration of a building on such premises and excavating or grading incidental thereto, or except as hereinafter specified.
C. 
Existing natural features such as trees, brooks, drainage channels and views shall be retained. Whenever such features interfere with the proposed use of such property, a retention of the maximum amount of such features consistent with the use of the property shall be required.
The following regulations shall be applicable to all zones:
A. 
No lot shall be occupied by more than one principal use.
B. 
No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered to provide a yard or open space for any other building.
C. 
Every principal building shall be built upon a lot with frontage upon a public street improved to meet the Village's requirements.
D. 
At the intersection of two or more streets, no hedge, solid fence or wall (other than a single post or tree) which is higher than three feet above curb level, nor any obstruction to vision, shall be permitted in the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a line joining each 30 feet distant from said intersection along said street line.
E. 
Where a building lot has frontage on a street which is proposed for right-of-way widening, the required front yard depth shall be measured from such proposed right-of-way line.
F. 
When a new lot is formed so as to include within its boundaries any part of a former lot on which there is an existing building or use, the subdivision must be carried out in such a manner as will not infringe upon any of the provisions of this chapter either with respect to any existing structures or use and any proposed structures or use.
G. 
The limitations on signs as set forth for the various districts in Chapter 186, Signs, shall not apply to any sign or directional device erected by the federal, state, County or local government or agency thereof.
H. 
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to customary local utility distribution or collection lines for water, gas, telephone or electric service. All facilities such as pumping stations, repeater stations and electric substations which require a structure above grade shall be subject to the yard requirements of this chapter.
I. 
Each lot served by a septic system shall contain at least one acre of area.
J. 
Each lot served by a public sewer may have at least the minimum lot size specified for its district as shown on Schedule I.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I: Bulk Regulations, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
The permitted accessory uses shall not include any use first specified in a less restricted district. In the interpretation of this provision, an I District shall be considered the least restricted and an R-1 District is the most restricted.
B. 
No accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.
C. 
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall comply in all respects with the yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building. Detached accessory buildings 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 of this chapter.
D. 
For the purpose of regulating the location of accessory buildings on corner lots and on lots extending through between two parallel streets, all portions of a corner lot or a through lot which fronts on a public street shall be subject to the front yard requirements of the district in which said corner lot or through lot is located.
E. 
No front yard shall be used for the open storage or parking of boats, camping trailers, utility trailers, motorized camping vans or similar vehicles.
F. 
No driveway is permitted in that portion of a front yard lying between the planes of the side walls of the main dwelling extended to the front property line, except as provided in § 232-9.
[Added 3-13-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
A. 
The limitations on sign area as set forth in Chapter 186, Signs, for the business and industrial zones shall not apply to parking lot markers, directional signs, entrance and exit signs and other such signs which are erected on the premises, provided that such signs do not exceed two square feet in area on any one side and do not contain any advertising of the use on the premises.
B. 
Business structures or uses shall not display goods for sale purposes or coin-operated vending machines of any type in any location which would infringe upon the required yard areas specified in this chapter.
C. 
No business use shall occupy any part of the lot within 50 feet of any R District.
D. 
No industrial uses shall occupy any part of any lot within 100 feet of any R District.