Town of Champlain, NY Article III Zoning District Regulations

§ 130-8 Permitted use charts.

A. Land uses designated by an "X" on the permitted use charts (see Permitted Use Chart, Residential Zones, and Permitted Use Chart, Commercial and Industrial Uses[1]) are allowed uses within the zone.

[1] Editor's Note: Said charts are included as attachments to this chapter.

B. Land uses designated by an "S" on the permitted use charts are uses allowed by special use permit. The Zoning Board of Appeals, upon a referral from the Planning Board, must review and approve all uses allowed by special use permit before a zoning permit may be issued. See Article VIII in this chapter for procedure.

C. A use shall be deemed prohibited within a zoning district unless it is listed as a permitted use or as a use allowed by special use permit within that district.

§ 130-9 Dimensional requirements for residential and agricultural uses.

Dimensional requirements are as follows:

				IC, LI, C, R, RM and CON Zones	LC and SL Zones
A.	Single- or two-family dwelling
	Minimum lot size (square feet)
		Access onto Route 11		40,000	N/A
		Access onto other through highway		40,000	20,000
			With public water or public sewer	20,000	20,000
		Access onto minor residential street1		40,000	20,000
			With public water or public sewer	20,000	20,000
	Minimum lot width (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		175	N/A
		Access onto other through highway		175	150
			With public water or public sewer	125	100
		Access onto minor residential street		100	100
	Minimum highway frontage (feet)			25	25
	Minimum front building setback from highway right-of-way (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		60	N/A
		Access onto other through highway		40	40
		Access onto minor residential street2		30	30
	Minimum building setback, each side (feet)			25	20
		With public water and/or sewer		20	30
	Minimum building setback, rear (feet)			30	30
	See § 130-24 for waterway setbacks
	Maximum coverage by buildings (% of lot)			30%	30%
	Minimum open space (% of lot)			50%	50%
	Maximum height of structures (feet)1			35	35
B.	Multifamily dwelling
	Minimum lot size (square feet)
		Access onto Route 11
	First unit			60,000	N/A
	Each additional unit			+10,000	N/A
		With public water and/or sewer		+5,000	N/A
	Access onto other highway
		First unit		40,000	40,000
		Each additional unit		+10,000	+10,000
			With public water and/or sewer	+5,000	+5,000
	Minimum lot width (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		175	N/A
		Access onto other highway		175	175
	Minimum highway frontage (feet)			50	50
	Minimum front building setback from highway right-of-way (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		60	50
		Access onto other highway		40	40
	Minimum building setback from lot lines (feet)
		Each side		50	50
		Rear		50	50
	Maximum coverage by buildings (% of lot)			30%	30%
	Minimum open space (% of lot)			50%	50%
	Maximum height of structures (feet)1			35	35
	Maximum number of units attached together in one building			8	8
C.	Accessory structures
	Minimum front building setback from highway right-of-way (feet)
		Access onto Route 11		60	N/A
		Access onto other through highway		40	40
		Access onto minor residential street1		30	30
	Minimum building setback, each side and rear (feet)			10	10
D.	Agricultural structures (includes farm buildings only, not residences)
	Minimum front, side and rear building setback from lot line (feet)			50	50

NOTES FOR TABLE ABOVE:
1	See § 130-14 for Height Exceptions.
2	A "minor residential street" means a loop street, short dead-end or cul-de-sac, or other street within a residential subdivision which is neither intended nor designed to serve through traffic. Such streets are commonly constructed by developers to serve a specific residential subdivision. All dead-end roads, public or private, which are less than one-quarter of a mile long are deemed to be minor residential streets.

§ 130-10 Dimensional requirements for commercial, industrial, trucking, warehousing, and general uses.

Dimensional requirements are as follows:

		Commercial or General Use	Industrial, Trucking, or Warehousing
Minimum lot size (square feet)
	Access onto Route 11	60,000	100,000
	Access onto other highway	40,000	100,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
	Access onto Route 11	175	300
	Access onto other public highway	175	300
Minimum front building setback from highway right-of-way (feet)
	Access onto Route 11	60	100
	Access onto other public highway	40	100
Minimum building setback from lot lines (feet)
	Each side	30	50
	Rear	30	30
Maximum coverage by buildings (% of lot)		30%	30%
Minimum open space (% of lot)		50%	50%
Maximum height of structures (feet)2		40	40

NOTES FOR TABLE ABOVE:
1	"General use" means a church, membership club, public facility, essential use/service, or a nonprofit recreational facility.
2	See § 130-14 for height exceptions.

§ 130-10.1 Permitted uses within setbacks for commercial, industrial, trucking, warehousing, and general uses.

	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard
Parking	Permitted	Permitted	Permitted
Storm water management	Permitted	Permitted	Permitted
Storage tanks	Not permitted	Permitted	Permitted
Outdoor storage	Not permitted	Not permitted	Not permitted
Shipping and receiving area	Not permitted	Not permitted	Not permitted
Utilities (antennas, satellite dishes, etc.)	Not permitted	Permitted	Permitted
Loading and unloading area	Not permitted	Not permitted	Not permitted

§ 130-11 through § 130-13. (Reserved)

§ 130-14 Height exceptions.

The height limitations of §§ 130-9 and 130-10 shall apply to all structures except churches, chimneys, flagpoles, farm structures, radio or television antennas, and transmission towers and cables.

§ 130-15 Minimum lake and river frontage.

The minimum lot width measured between the point where the side lines of the lot intersect the mean high water line (as defined by the NYS DEC) of Lake Champlain and the Great Chazy River shall be 100 feet.