As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A subordinate building used in conjunction with the principal
use and which is customarily incidental to and located on the same
lot occupied by the main building. The use of such accessory building
shall be limited to the accessory use permitted in the district in
which such accessory building is located, whether same is residential,
business or industrial.
ACCESSORY USE
A use on the same lot which is customarily incidental to
the principal use permitted thereon. In residence districts, such
accessory use shall be limited to professional offices which are expressly
permitted in a residential district, occupied by a person or persons,
not exceeding two persons, residing on the premises. An announcement
or professional nameplate sign is hereby permitted, provided that
an application therefor is made to the Building Inspector for a sign
permit and a permit fee, as established by the Board of Trustees,
is paid therefor. The permit fee shall be a one-time charge, except
that, in the event a new or different sign is erected, a new permit
therefor shall be obtained and a fee therefor paid.
[Amended 12-5-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988]
(1)
The maximum signage area per face for the professional sign
shall be 120 square inches, and the maximum height thereof shall be
six inches and the depth thereof not more than four inches. The professional
sign may be double-faced and may be affixed on a signpost, the height
of which shall not exceed eight feet. The said signpost shall be placed
no nearer than 10 feet to the curbline of said property.
(2)
No more than one sign shall be permitted for each lot upon which
a professional practice is conducted, notwithstanding the fact that
more than one licensed person occupies and uses the said premises
as professional offices.
(3)
Signs may be illuminated by a maximum of 15 watts of incandescent
or eight watts of fluorescent lamps. All illuminated signs shall emit
only diffused light.
(4)
No animated, blinding, flapping, moving or LED signs shall be
permitted.
(5)
All signs not in conformity with the above regulations shall
be amortized by and considered illegal on January 1, 1990, at which
time existing signs not conforming to the above regulation shall be
required to be removed or replaced by conforming signs.
ALTERATIONS
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the structural 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.
ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
AREA, NET SITE
The total area within the property lines, excluding external
streets, and excluding all area within a lot with a slope of greater
than 20%.
[Amended 7-19-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
ATHLETIC COURT
A tennis court or other structure involving the installation
of a surface material to be used for recreational and/or athletic
purpose.
[Added 11-17-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
Any area of land, including the building and structure thereon,
which is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel,
oil or lubricating substances and motor vehicle accessories in general,
and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing
or otherwise servicing motor vehicles. Painting or lacquering of motor
vehicles or major body or fender work shall not be deemed included
among the permitted uses of an automobile service station.
BASEMENT
A story partly underground but having at least 1/2 of its
height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement
shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement
if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level
of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for business
or dwelling purposes. No basement shall extend beyond the footprint
of the ground floor in order to increase its area.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
BUILDING
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls
and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals
or chattels.
BUILDING, FRONT LINE OF
The line of that face of the building nearest the front line
of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches, whether
enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.
BUILDING, HEIGHT OF
In residence districts, the height of a building shall be
the vertical distance measured from the lowest elevation of the proposed
finished grade immediately adjacent to the building to the highest
point of the building. In business and industrial districts, the height
of a building shall be the vertical distance measured from the lowest
elevation of the proposed finished construction grade immediately
adjacent to the building, excluding below-grade parking, to the highest
point of the building, including elevator shafts, mechanical equipment
enclosures and stairs/stairwells.
[Amended 3-16-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998; 4-20-1998 by L.L. No.
6-1998]
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use
of the lot on which said building is situated.
CELLAR
A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its
clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar
shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories.
No cellar shall extend beyond the footprint of the ground floor in
order to increase its area.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
COURT
An unoccupied open space, other than a yard, on the same
lot with a building, which is bounded on two or more sides by the
walls of such building.
COVERAGE
That percentage of the plot or lot area covered by the building
area.
CURB LEVEL
The officially established grade of the curb in front of
the midpoint of the lot.
DISTRICT
Any one of the areas as shown on the Zoning Map of the Village
into which the Village has been divided for the purpose of this chapter.
DUMP
A lot of land or part thereof used primarily for the disposal
of, by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or any other means and
for whatever purpose, garbage, sewage, trash, , junk, discarded machinery,
vehicles or parts thereof or waste material of any kind.
DWELLING
A building designed or used as the living quarters for one
or more families, other than a tourist home, tourist court, motel,
hotel or rooming house.
FAMILY
One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption,
living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, exclusive
of household servants. A number of persons, but not exceeding two,
living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, though
not related by blood, adoption or marriage, shall be deemed to constitute
a "family."
FARM
Any parcel of land containing at least 10 acres which is
used for gain in the raising of agricultural products, livestock,
poultry and dairy products, and containing necessary farm structures
within the prescribed limits and the storage of equipment used. It
excludes the raising of fur-bearing animals, riding academies, livery
or boarding stables and dog kennels.
FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of the building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of
exterior walls.
(1)
In particular, the floor area of a building or buildings shall
include:
(b)
Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor.
(c)
Floor space used for mechanical equipment, with structural headroom
of seven feet six inches or more.
(e)
Attic space, whether or not a floor has actually been laid,
providing structural headroom of seven feet six inches or more.
(f)
Interior balconies and mezzanines.
(h)
Accessory uses, not including space used for accessory off-street
parking.
(2)
However, the floor area of a building shall not include:
(a)
Cellar space, except that cellar space used for retailing shall
be included for the purpose of calculating requirements for accessory
off-street parking spaces and accessory off-street loading berths.
(b)
Elevator and stair bulkheads, accessory water tanks and cooling
towers.
(c)
Floor space used for mechanical equipment with structural headroom
of less than seven feet six inches.
(d)
Attic space, whether a floor has actually been laid, providing
structural headroom of less than seven feet six inches.
(f)
Terraces, breezeways and open spaces.
(g)
Accessory off-street parking spaces.
(h)
Accessory off-street loading berths, where required.
GARAGE
An accessory building intended or designed to be used for
the storage of noncommercial motor vehicles.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An enclosed space for the storage of one or more motor vehicles,
provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for
profit therein.
GARAGE, PUBLIC
Any garage other than a private garage, available to the
public, operated for gain and which is used for storage, repair, rental,
greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles
or other motor vehicles.
GRADE, ESTABLISHED
The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially
established by the county, town or Village authorities.
GRADE, FINISHED
The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought
to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.
HABITABLE FLOOR AREA
In a dwelling, rooms occupied by one or more persons for
living and/or eating and/or sleeping, but does not include attached
or built-in garages, open porches, terraces or rooms below grade.
"Habitable floor area" on the first floor of a dwelling shall be construed
to mean all finished floor area having a clear headroom of 7 1/2
feet or over, including stairwells; with respect to the second floor,
it shall be construed to include all finished or unfinished floor
area having a clear headroom of 7 1/2 feet or over for a minimum
horizontal measurement of six feet, with side walls not less than
5 1/2 feet in height.
HOME OCCUPATION
An accessory use of a service character customarily conducted
within a dwelling by the residents thereof. The office of a physician,
surgeon, dentist or other professional person, including teaching
of violin, piano or other individual musical instrument limited to
a single pupil at a time, who offers skilled services to clients and
is not professionally engaged in the purchase or sale of economic
goods, shall be deemed to be a "home occupation." Trades or business
of any kind not herein excepted shall not be deemed to be home occupations.
HOSPITAL
A building used for the medical diagnosis, treatment or other
care of human ailments, unless otherwise specified. The term "hospital"
shall not be deemed to include sanitarium, preventorium, clinic, rest
home, nursing home, convalescent home and any other place for the
diagnosis, treatment or other care of ailments of similar character.
HOUSE TRAILER
Any portable or mobile vehicle used or designed to be used
for living purposes and with its wheels, rollers or skids in place.
JUNKYARD
A lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily
for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal
or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage
and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and
for the sale of parts thereof.
LAUNDERETTE
A business premises equipped with individual clothes-washing
machines for the use of retail customers, exclusive of laundry facilities
provided as an accessory use in an apartment house or an apartment
hotel.
LINE, STREET
The dividing line between the street and the lot.
LODGING HOUSE
A building in which three or more rooms are rented and in
which no table board is furnished.
LOT
Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory
buildings or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together
with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this
chapter, having not less than the minimum area and width required
by this chapter for a lot in the district in which such land is situated,
and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means
of access as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of
law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building permit
for a building on such land.
LOT, CORNER
A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two or
more intersecting streets.
LOT, DEPTH OF
The mean distance from the street line of the lot to its
opposite rear line, measured in the general direction of the side
lines of the lot.
LOT LINE
Any line dividing one lot from another.
LOT, THROUGH
An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately
parallel streets.
LOT, WIDTH OF
The mean width, measured at right angles to its depth.
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP
A building or portion of a building arranged, intended or
designed to be used for making repairs to motor vehicles.
NONCONFORMING USE
A building or structure or use of land existing at the time
of enactment of this chapter and which does not conform to the regulations
of the district or zone in which it is situated.
NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOME
Any building with sleeping rooms where persons are housed
or lodged and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.
OPEN SPACE
An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with
the building.
PARKING AREA
An off-street space available for the parking of motor vehicles,
exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving
access thereto, and having direct access to a street or alley.
PARKING SPACE
The area required for parking one automobile, which in this
chapter is held to be an area 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, not including
passageways.
PLAT
A map, plan or layout of a county, town or Village subdivision
or section thereof indicating the location and boundaries of individual
properties.
PLOT
A lot or a combination of lots constituting a parcel of land
considered as a single unit with a single ownership and united by
both a common ownership and use.
SIGN
Any structure or part thereof or any device attached to a
structure or painted or represented on a structure which shall display
or include any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia,
device or representation used as, or which is in the nature of, an
announcement, direction or advertisement. A sign includes any billboard,
but does not include the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation or
group of nations or of any state, city or other political unit or
of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional,
religious or like campaign drive, movement or event.
(1)
BUSINESS SIGNA sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted or to products sold upon the same lot. A "for sale" or "to let" sign relating to the lot on which it is displayed shall be deemed a "business sign."
(2)
ILLUMINATED SIGNAny sign designed to give forth any artificial light or designed to reflect such light deriving from any source which is intended to cause such light or reflection.
(3)
FLASHING SIGNAny illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times when in use.
SANITARY SYSTEM
Any in-ground cesspool, septic tank, drain field or any combination
of structures used for the disposal of sanitary sewage and normal
domestic wastes generated on the property in which the system is located.
[Added 9-20-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
(1)
CONVENTIONAL SANITARY SYSTEMAn on-site sanitary system consisting of a septic tank and any associated interconnecting piping, a leaching structure(s) and any associated interconnecting piping that does not have any active or mechanical means of treatment or any supplemental filtration components. Sometimes referred to as a "disposal system" or simply a "sanitary system."
(2)
IA SANITARY SYSTEMAn on-site decentralized wastewater treatment system(s) that is designed to reduce total nitrogen in treated effluent. These systems are also known as “Innovative and Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems,” IAOWTS, IA Systems, nitrogen-reducing septic systems, or clean water septic systems.
SIGN, ADVERTISING
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than
on the premises and only incidentally on the premises, if at all.
SLOPE
Any area, whether or not located on a single lot, having
a topographical gradient of 20% (the ratio of vertical distance to
horizontal distance) or more. For purposes of this definition, area
measurements must be made along a horizontal plane from within the
boundaries of a lot.
[Amended 7-19-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
STABLE
A building in which any horses are kept for remuneration,
hire or sale.
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
is no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling
next above it.
STORY, HALF
A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates
of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than
two feet above the floor of such story.
STORY, HEIGHT OF
The vertical distance from 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
A public way which affords the principal means of access
to abutting properties.
STREET FRONTAGE
The lineal frontage of a lot or parcel abutting on a private
or public street that provides principal access to or visibility of
the building, measured by the width of the lot or parcel at the front
yard setback.
[Amended 7-19-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
STREET GRADE
The officially established grade of the street upon which
a lot fronts or, in its absence, the established grade of other streets
upon which the lot abuts, at the midpoint of the frontage of the lot
thereon. If there is no officially established grade, the existing
grade of the street at such midpoint shall be taken as the "street
grade."
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials, other than a building, used in
conjunction with, and customarily incidental to and located on the
same lot occupied in said district, to form a construction that is
safe and stable.
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED STRUCTURE
The enlargement, replacement or alteration of any structure
where the new work area exceeds 50% of the existing building area
or which would classify as a Level 3 alteration by the Existing Building
Code of NYS
[Added 9-20-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
USE
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed,
arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to
include any nonconforming use.
WAY
A street or alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently
established for passage of persons or vehicles.
WINDOW
An opening to the outside, other than a door, which provides
all or part of the required natural light, natural ventilation, or
both, to an interior space. The glazed portion of a door in an exterior
wall may be construed to be a "window."
WORK AREA
That portion or portions of a building consisting of all
new, reconfigured or remodeled spaces as indicated on the current
construction documents. The work area excludes other portions of the
building where incidental work entailed by the intended work (must
be) is being performed.
[Added 9-20-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
YARD
An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with
a building or structure.
YARD, FRONT
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building,
between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot
and extending the full width of the lot.
YARD, REAR
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building,
between the rear line of the building and the rear line of the lot
and extending the full width of the lot.
YARD, SIDE
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building,
situated between the building and the side line of the lot extending
from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not a rear line
or a front line shall be deemed a "side line."