Village of East Rockaway, NY Article VIII Commercial-Recreation District

[Added 11-15-2010 by L.L. No. 10-2010]

§ 288-54 Findings; legislative intent.

A. The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway recently conducted a comprehensive review of the existing and anticipated uses of properties located within the portion of the Village's Industrial District located in the vicinity of the East Rockaway train station. Based on this comprehensive review, the Board has determined that the portion of the Industrial District located to the north of the railroad tracks is largely underutilized and obsolete due, in part, to its limited accessibility to the area's major roadways which adversely impacts the ability for industrial uses to acquire raw materials and other supplies and to distribute their products. The Board's findings are corroborated by the large number of industrial vacancies in this portion of the Industrial District.

B. As of result of its findings, and given the number of existing large buildings that were formerly occupied by industrial, manufacturing and warehouse uses and lend themselves to adaptive reuse for various types of indoor recreation and entertainment facilities, the Board of Trustees hereby creates a new Commercial-Recreation District and rezones an area located north of the railroad tracks from Industrial District to Commercial-Recreation District. By adopting this article, the Board seeks to encourage and attract new types of private recreation and entertainment facilities, such as fitness centers, learning centers, indoor sports facilities and indoor amusement centers, to this portion of the Village. The Board deems these uses to be desirable and in the best interests of the residents of the Village of East Rockaway.

§ 288-55 Permitted uses.

In a Commercial-Recreation District, no building, structure or premises shall be used or occupied and no building or part thereof or other structures shall be so erected or altered, except for one or more of the following uses:

A. Office.

B. Bank.

C. Learning center.

D. Retail use.

E. Personal service use.

F. Restaurant.

G. Specialty restaurant.

H. Take-out restaurant.

I. Community theater.

§ 288-56 Special exception uses.

The following uses are permitted upon approval of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the standards of § 288-136 and any additional conditions outlined in this chapter:

A. Indoor sports facility.

B. Indoor amusement center.

C. Fitness center.

D. Such other recreational uses as the Board of Trustees shall deem appropriate.

§ 288-57 Prohibited uses.

All uses not expressly permitted or authorized as a special exception use are prohibited.

§ 288-58 Building height.

A. Principal building: No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

B. Accessory building, structure or use: No accessory building or structure shall exceed 1 1/2 stories or 15 feet in height.

§ 288-59 Front yards.

All parcels shall provide a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet, which shall not be improved with any building or parking area, and which shall be maintained as a landscaped or natural area.

§ 288-60 Setbacks from residentially-zoned property.

All parcels shall provide a minimum setback of 10 feet from any parcel located in a Residence A, Residence B or Apartment District, which shall not be improved with any building or parking area, and which shall be maintained as a landscaped or natural area.

§ 288-61 Parking.

A. All uses shall be regulated by and conform to the provisions of § 288-108 of this chapter.

B. Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection A, the Board of Trustees is authorized to grant a parking relaxation of no greater than 20% in connection with the approval of any special exception use in the Commercial-Recreation District upon a finding that said relaxation will provide a sufficient number of on-site parking spaces for the particular use.