Certain words and terms used in this chapter are defined for
the purposes thereof as follows:
A.Â
Terms. The present tense shall include the future; the singular number
shall include the plural; and the plural the singular. The word "shall"
is always mandatory.
B.Â
AGRICULTURE
ALLEY
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
APARTMENT
AREA, BUILDING
AREA, LAND
AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRY
AUTOMOBILE SALES AREA
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING and/or AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS
BAR
BASEMENT
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
BLOCK
BOARDINGHOUSE and/or ROOMING HOUSE
BUILDING
BUILDING, ACCESSORY
BUILDING, ACCESSORY USE OF
(1)Â
(2)Â
BUILDING, ALTERATION OF
BUILDING, HEIGHT OF
BUILDING LINE, FRONT
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
BUILD-TO LINE
BUS PASSENGER SHELTER
CARNIVAL
CELLAR
CEMETERY
CENTER LINE OF STREET OR ROAD
CHARACTER (ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE, ETC.)
CHILD-CARE FACILITY
CHURCH OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP
CIRCUS
CIVIC BUILDINGS
CLINIC, DENTAL
CLINIC, MEDICAL
CLUB, HEALTH AND FITNESS
CLUBHOUSE
COMMERCIAL DAY CARE
CONNECTOR
CONSTRUCTION, FIRE RESISTANT
COURT
COVERAGE
CURB LEVEL
DAY-CARE FACILITY
DELICATESSEN
DORMITORY
DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW
DRIVEWAY
DUMP
DWELLING
DWELLING, ACCESSORY
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING, ROW HOUSE or TOWNHOUSE
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EV CHARGING STATION
FACTORY
FAIR
FAMILY
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME
FARM
FARM HOUSE
FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
FENCE
FLOOR AREA (OF A BUILDING)
FLOOR AREA RATIO
FOOTPRINT
GARAGE, PRIVATE
GARAGE, PUBLIC
GRADE, ESTABLISHED
GRADE, FINISHED
GREEN GROCER
HABITABLE FLOOR AREA
HEN
HOME OCCUPATION
HOME, TOURIST
HONEYBEE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL, ANIMAL OR VETERINARY CLINIC
HOTEL
HOUSEHOLD PETS
INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY, NONMANUFACTURING
KENNEL
LAUNDRY, COIN-OPERATED, DRY CLEANER
LIVE-WORK UNIT
LOT
LOT, CORNER
LOT, DEPTH
LOT, INTERIOR
LOT LINES
LOT OF RECORD
LOT, THROUGH
LOT WIDTH
MAJOR EXCAVATION, GRADING OR FILLING
MEMBERSHIP CLUBS
MONUMENT
MOTEL or MOTOR COURT
MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINAL
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY
NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOME
OCCUPANCY
OCCUPANCY, SEASONAL
OFFICIAL MAP, VILLAGE
OPEN SPACE
PARK
PATTERN BOOK
PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
PET GROOMING
PORCH, OPEN
RESTAURANT
RIDING ACADEMY
ROADSIDE STAND
SALESROOM OR SHOPS OF A BUILDER, CONTRACTOR OR ARTISAN
SANITARIUM or SANITORIUM
SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, SECONDARY
SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL
SENIOR HOUSING
SERVICE BUSINESS
SEWER, PUBLIC
SHED
SIGN
SIGN, BUSINESS
SIGN, FARM PRODUCTS
SIGN, IDENTIFICATION
SIGN, REAL ESTATE
SIGN, WINDOW
STABLE, PRIVATE
STABLE, PUBLIC
STORAGE, OPEN
STORY
STREET
STREET LINE
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE, ALTERATION OF
STRUCTURE, NONCONFORMING
SWIMMING POOL
TAVERN
THEATER
THEATER, DRIVE-IN OUTDOOR
TOURIST HOME
TOWNHOUSE
TRAILER, BOAT
TRAILER, CAMP OR TRAVEL
TRAILER, CARGO
USE
USE, ACCESSORY
USE, NONCONFORMING
VIDEO RENTALS OR SALES
YARD
YARD, FRONT
YARD, REAR
YARD, SIDE
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The production of crops or plants or vines and trees.[1]
A public way having a right-of-way width of 20 feet or less.[2]
The keeping, grazing, feeding and care of animals other than
household pets, hens and honeybees. The term "animal husbandry" shall
not be construed to include breeding, fur farms, pig farms or cage-type
poultry houses or the keeping of roosters, which is prohibited in
the Village.
A dwelling unit located on a second or third floor of a commercial
or mixed-use building in the GB, NMU or GWB Districts. The dwelling
shall provide complete housekeeping facilities for one family, including
independent cooking, bathroom and sleeping facilities, and shall have
a minimum of 600 square feet of habitable floor area. An apartment
may be permitted in the rear portion of the first floor of a building,
not to exceed 50% of the gross floor area of the first floor, provided
that such apartment is designed to be ADA accessible.
[Added 2-14-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022; amended 7-11-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the grade
level of the principal building and all accessory buildings exclusive
of uncovered porches, terraces and steps. All dimensions shall be
measured between the exterior faces of walls.
When referring to the required area per dwelling unit, shall
mean "net land area," the area exclusive of streets and other public
open space.[3]
An establishment for the washing of motor vehicles as a principal
use.
A premises, including open areas, other than a street or
way, and showrooms enclosed within a building used for the display
or sale of new or used automobiles, trucks, cargo trailers and boats.
The dismantling, wrecking or burning of used automobiles
or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled
or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
An establishment licensed under the laws of New York State
for the sale of alcoholic beverages and their consumption on the premises.
A story partly underground by having at least 1/2 of its
height above the average outside ground level.
Limited to maximum six-room rental, with one parking space
per room and one for every two employees and no other meals besides
breakfast for guests.
The length of a street between two street intersections.
Where street intersections are at intervals greater than 1,200 feet,
1,200 feet shall be considered the length of block for purposes of
this chapter.[4]
A dwelling, other than a hotel or motel, wherein three of
more people are sheltered and/or fed for profit.
Any structure constructed or used for residence, business,
industry or other public or private purposes or accessory thereto,
including tents, lunch wagons, dining cars, mobile homes, billboards,
signs and similar structures, whether stationary or movable. Carports,
roofed porches, roofed enclosures for animal husbandry or hens, and
terraces shall be considered to be buildings.
[Amended 6-22-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
A building, the use of which is customarily incidental to
that of a principal building and which is located on the same lot
as that occupied by the principal building.
A use customarily incidental to the use of a principal building,
not occupying more than 25% of the total aboveground floor area of
the principal building thereof and including:
The office or studio of a physician or surgeon, dentist, accountant,
artist, musician, lawyer, architect, engineer, teacher, insurance
agent, realtor or other such professional person residing on the premises,
provided that there is no advertising display visible from the street,
other than a small professional name plate. The above shall not be
interpreted to include the office or place of business of a mortician.
Any addition to a building, a change or rearrangement in
the structural parts or exit facilities, or any change in the use
from one district classification to another, or removal of a building
from one location to another.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation
of the finished lot grade at the front of the building to the roof
to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean height level between
the eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.[5]
The line of that face of a building nearest the street line.
In the case of a corner lot, any building line nearest to a street
line shall be considered a front building line.[6]
A building, including covered porches, in which is conducted
the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In any residence
district, any dwelling shall be deemed the principal building on the
lot on which it is situated.
The line at which construction of a building facade is to
be placed on a lot. A build-to line runs parallel to, and is measured
from, the front property line and is established to create a continuous
(or more or less even) building facade on a street.
[Added 2-14-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022]
A one-story structure not more than 50 square feet in area
to provide shelter at school bus and other bus stops.
An amusement show, usually traveling from place to place
having sideshows, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, etc.
A portion of a building having more than 1/2 of its height
below the average outside ground level.
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of dead human
beings and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums,
crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated with and within
the boundary of such cemetery.
A line midway between and parallel to two street or road
property lines or as otherwise defined by the Planning Board.
Attributes or features that make up and distinguish the neighborhood
or zone, as defined and interpreted by the Planning Board.
A commercial establishment designed to provide daytime care
or instruction for six or more children under the age of 12 and operated
on a regular basis.
[Added 8-14-2023 by L.L.
No. 3-2023]
A building for public worship.
An exhibition of wild animals, acrobatic feats, together
with sideshow and vending concessions.
Buildings, structures and uses owned and operated by the
Village, school district or fire district and regularly used for offices,
municipal operations, district operations or public assembly. These
buildings shall include, but not be limited to, schools, churches
and local government administration buildings.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A structure designed for the practice of dentistry by two
more dentists in which nonresident patients are treated.
A structure designed for the practice of medicine by two
or more physicians in which nonresident patients are treated.
A commercial establishment open to the public for a fee that
provides services and facilities for physical fitness training, which
includes, but is not limited to: swimming, handball and racket sports
spas, clubs and other similar facilities featuring exercise or other
active physical conditioning. Such uses may include the sale of necessary
equipment used in the activities provided.
A building to house a club or social organization not conducted
for profit and which is not an adjunct to or operated by or in connection
with a public tavern, cafe or other public place.
A facility operated on a regular basis for a fee for care
of children as defined in Social Services Law § 390. Commercial
day care shall not provide any facilities for overnight accommodations,
and shall be located only in a district where specifically permitted
by the Village Zoning Chapter.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A minor connecting structure, whose primary facade is set
back from the facade of the two buildings to be connected. The connector
shall have a height lower than the two buildings to be connected and
have a footprint of no more than 500 square feet.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
That type of construction in which the walls, partitions,
columns, floor and roof are noncombustible, with sufficient fire resistance
to withstand the effects of a fire and prevent its spread from story
to story.
An unoccupied open space, other than a yard. An "outer court"
is one that extends to the street or to the front or rear yard. An
"inner court" is any other court.
The percentage of the lot covered by the building area, provided
that in the NMU District, coverage shall be the percentage of the
area of any lot physically covered or occupied by the combined footprint
of all structures and impervious surfaces.
[Amended 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The officially established grade of the curb in front of
the midpoint of the lot.
An umbrella term which includes both "child-care facility"
and "family day-care home" facilities.
[Amended 8-14-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
An establishment whose principal business is the preparation
and retail sale of prepared foods, such as cooked meets, salads, relishes,
preserves, beverages and ready-to-eat items to be consumed on or off
premises. Consumption within building is secondary to the primary
retail business. A fast-food restaurant shall not be considered a
delicatessen.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
See "fraternity."
A facility that permits customers to obtain goods and/or
receive services while they remain in their vehicles.
[Amended 2-1-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
Land situated on a lot used or intended to be used to provide
access to it by vehicular traffic.[7]
Land used for the disposal by abandonment, dumping, burning
or any other means, and for whatever purpose, of garbage, sewage,
trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles or parts thereof,
or waste material of any kind.
A house or other building designed or used primarily for
human habitation. The word "dwelling" shall not include tourist homes,
motels, hotels or other structures designed for transient residence.
Cellars, basements and buses are not construed to be dwellings.
A dwelling unit on a residential property which is subordinate to the principal one-family dwelling in terms of size, location and appearance and provides complete housekeeping facilities for one family, including independent cooking, bathroom and sleeping facilities, with physically separate access from any other dwelling unit or use. Such unit may be located within the single-family home or within a detached structure, subject to the requirements of § 200-19.
[Added 2-14-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022]
A dwelling or group of dwellings on one lot containing separate dwelling units for three or more families. A multifamily dwelling may have joint services or facilities or both and is subject to the provisions of § 200-31.
[Amended 2-14-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A detached building designed for the use of a single household,
including one or more persons living as a family, and wherein not
more than two boarders are sheltered and/or fed for profit.
A dwelling accommodating or designed to accommodate a single
family in a single dwelling unit, the walls on two sides of which
may be in common with the wall of adjoining dwellings and are party
or lot line walls.
A structure containing two dwelling units, not including
a one-family dwelling with an accessory dwelling.
[Added 2-14-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022]
Any dwelling or portion thereof used or intended to be used
by one family and providing complete housekeeping facilities thereof.
A cellar may not be occupied as a dwelling unit.
A college or university giving general academic instruction.
Included within this term are areas or structures used for administration,
housing of students and faculty, dining halls and social or athletic
activities, when located on the institution's land that is not detached
from land where classroom facilities are maintained.
A parking space served by equipment which transfers power
to the batteries on board an electric vehicle.
[Added 2-1-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
A building or group of buildings, usually with equipment,
where goods are manufactured.
An occasional or periodic competitive exhibition of farm
products and livestock, usually accompanied by amusement features,
and for which an admission fee is charged.
One or more persons occupying a premises and living as a
single nonprofit housekeeping unit, provided that, unless all members
are related by blood, marriage or adoption, no single housekeeping
unit shall contain more than five members.
A private residence where a certified resident provides daily
care services for up to six children under the age of six.
Any tract of land comprising three or more acres on which
agricultural products, animal products or animal increase with a value
of $150 or more are produced annually. It excludes fur farms, pig
farms, cage-type poultry houses, public stables and dog kennels.
The principal building used as a dwelling on any tract of
land classified as a farm.
Establishment whose principal business is the sale of pre-prepared
or rapidly prepared food in disposable packaging, directly to the
patron in a ready to consume state for consumption either on or off
premises. A delicatessen or bakery shall not be considered a fast-food
restaurant.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
An architectural and/or garden structure used as a barrier
(i.e., to screen parking, refuse containers, etc.), boundary or enclosure.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors,
including the basement of a building and its accessory buildings on
the same lot, and including the area of roofed porches and roofed
terraces. All dimensions shall be measured between the exterior faces
of walls.
The floor area of a building divided by the area of the lot
which it occupies.[8]
Area of the horizontal plane calculated at a height of one
foot above the first floor elevation. The calculation shall use dimensions
as measured from the exterior face of the exterior walls. Unenclosed
porches and building envelope projections of two feet or less, such
as bay/bow windows and cantilevered extensions, shall not be included
in the calculation.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A garage not conducted as a business or used for the storage
space for more than one commercial vehicle which shall be owned by
a person residing on the premises.
A garage conducted as a business. The rental of storage space
for more than two passenger cars or for one commercial vehicle not
owned by a person residing on the premises shall be deemed a business
use.
The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially
established by the municipal, county or state highway authorities.
The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought
to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.
A retail business in which foodstuffs and household supplies
are sold, but the primary focus is the sale of fresh produce. The
scale of the business is geared to provide service to the neighborhood.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The total of the floor areas of all stories contained within
the inside walls of a dwelling unit, excluding any garage, carport,
porch, veranda, unfinished attic, unfinished basement and excluding
public or common halls or stairways.
[Added 2-14-2022 by L.L.
No. 2-2022]
A female domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Roosters
and other types of domestic fowl are intentionally excluded from this
definition.
[Added 6-22-2023 by L.L.
No. 2-2023]
An occupation or a profession which:
A dwelling in which overnight accommodations are provided
for not more than 10 transient paying guests.
A domesticated winged insect that collects pollen and nectar
and produces honey (Apris Melliferra).
[Added 6-22-2023 by L.L.
No. 2-2023]
An establishment for temporary occupation by the sick or
injured for the purpose of medical diagnosis and treatment, including
sanitaria, and shall be limited to the treatment or other care of
humans.
An establishment for temporary occupation by sick or injured
animals for the purpose of medical diagnosis and treatment and shall
exclude the treatment or other care of humans.
A building or group of buildings in which there are 12 or
more rental sleeping rooms and which may also include dining rooms,
kitchens, serving rooms, ballrooms and other facilities and services
intended primarily for the accommodation of its patrons.
Dogs, cats and similar small animals typically kept in a
household. The term does not include chickens and other fowl, pigs,
goats, sheep, cows, deer, horses, mules, donkeys, Ilamas, alpacas,
livestock and other animals typically associated with farming and
animal husbandry.
[Added 6-22-2023 by L.L.
No. 2-2023]
Includes those activities described under Code Nos. 4 and
5 in the Comprehensive Plan for the Village.
Includes those activities described under Code No. 6 in the
Comprehensive Plan for the Village (except junkyards and scrap and
waste wholesaling).
Any establishment, including cages, dog runs and structures,
wherein more than three dogs which are over six months old are harbored.
A business premises equipped with individual clothes washing
and drying and/or cleaning machines for the principal use of retail
customers.
A unit containing both residential and working space with
a minimum of 750 square feet, as well as a kitchen and sanitary facilities.
There shall be an interior connection between the work area and the
living area. There shall be no hazardous materials contained in the
work space that are not commonly contained in and associated with
a residential space. The business/work space shall not be rented separately
from the residential/living space. No one other than the business
owner or family shall reside in the live-work unit. The live-work
unit shall be in full conformance with the applicable codes for the
activity conducted in the unit.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A piece, parcel or plot of land occupied or designed to be
occupied by a principal building and its accessory building or buildings
and including the yards and other open spaces required by this chapter.
A lot which has an interior angle of less than 135° at
the intersection of two street lot lines. A lot abutting upon a curved
street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents
to the curve at points beginning within the lot or at the points of
intersection of the side lot lines with the street line intersect
at an interior angle of less than 135°.
The horizontal distance from the street line of the lot to
its opposite rear line measured along the median between the two side
lot lines.
A lot other than a corner lot.
The lines that bound a lot as defined herein.
Any lot which has been established as such by plot, survey,
record or deed prior to the date of this enactment as shown on the
records of the Dutchess County Clerk's Office.
An interior lot having frontage in two parallel or approximately
parallel streets.
The distance between the side lot lines measured along the
front building line as determined by the front yard requirement prescribed
by this chapter.
Any operation (other than in connection with foundations
for a structure or highway construction) involving:
Premises devoted exclusively to use by an organization's
members and their guests, for social, recreational and/or athletic
purposes, not conducted primarily for gain, and not including any
vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities, except incidentally
for the convenience of the membership.
[Amended 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A municipal memorial stone or structure created in remembrance
of a person or event.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A public inn containing not less than eight rental units
with provisions for, but not limited to:
Any premises used by a motor freight company regulated by
the Public Service Commission of New York and/or the Interstate Commerce
Commission as a carrier of goods, which is the origin and/or destination
point of goods being transported for the purpose of storing, transferring,
loading and unloading such goods.
Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used
for the sale of gasoline or any motor vehicle fuel, oil or any other
lubricating substances, sale of motor vehicle accessories, and which
may include facilities for lubricating, washing or otherwise servicing
motor vehicles, but not including the painting thereof by any means,
body and fender work, or the dismantling or replacing of engines,
and including associated retail/commercial businesses, whether or
whether not located on the same parcel, including structures thereon
that are used for the sale of snacks, dairy products, alcoholic and
nonalcoholic beverages, prepared foods, produce, groceries, dry goods
and clothing.
[Amended 10-15-2018 by L.L. No. 4-2018]
A retail business in which foodstuffs and household supplies
are sold. The scale of the business is geared to provide service to
the neighborhood.[9]
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
Any establishment where persons are housed or lodged and
furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.
The utilization of a building, structure or land.
Occupancy for a period not exceeding four months during any
one calendar year.
A map adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions
of § 7-724 of the Village Law and which may be, or may have
been, revised according to the provisions of § 7-724 of
the Village Law which shows streets, highways and parks theretofore
laid out, adopted and established by law and which may show drainage
systems.
An unoccupied space open to the sky required by the terms
of this chapter.
A tract of land, including lawns, woodlands, pastures or
an area maintained in its natural state as a public property for use
as a preserve or for recreation.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The Village of Red Hook Pattern Book and Architectural Guidelines,
dated May 20, 2013, prepared by the Village of Red Hook Pattern Book
and Architectural Guidelines Committee, and any subsequent editions
of the same, a copy of which shall be available for purchase or for
inspection at the office of the Village Clerk.[10]
[Added 2-1-2014 by L.L.
No. 1-2014]
An establishment which provides work done or duties performed
of a personal nature, including, but not limited to, barbershops,
beauty parlors, tailors, dressmakers and shoe repair.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A service business providing grooming and/or maintenance
of domestic household animals, where a maximum of three animals may
be kept on the premises for a period not to exceed 24 hours.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A porch open on three sides, except for wire screening. A
porch shall not be considered open if enclosed by either a permanent
or detachable glass sash. A structure having a driveway running to
it, under it or through it shall not be considered to be an open porch.
Premises where food and beverages are commercially sold for
consumption on premises to patrons seated at tables or counters and
where table service is provided. Any facility not providing table
service or a parking lot for customers, where the food is to be eaten
outside the principal structure, on or off the premises, shall be
considered a drive-in or fast-food restaurant.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
Any establishment where horses are kept for riding, driving
or stabling for compensation or incidental to the operation of any
club, association, ranch or similar establishment.
A stall or booth for business which shall be limited to the
sale of farm products produced on the premises.
A place where no more than five artisans, woodworkers, metalsmiths
or other craftpersons engage in the manufacture of specialty items,
art or goods and which includes a showroom or retail space open to
the public.
[Added 7-11-2022 by L.L.
No. 3-2022]
A private hospital, whether or not such a facility is operated
for profit.
Any device designed for the reception of electromagnetic
energy signals from an orbiting satellite.
Any school having regular sessions with regularly employed
instructors who teach those subjects that are fundamental and essential
in general education under the supervision of the State of New York
or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing body or a private
corporation meeting the requirements of the state.
Same meaning as "elementary school," except secondary education
is provided.
Any school having regular sessions with regularly employed
instructors who, as a principal activity, provide training in a trade
or vocation and teach those subjects that are fundamental and essential
in elementary or secondary education, under the supervision of the
State of New York or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing
body, or a corporation meeting the requirements of the state.
A residential building which is occupied by single individuals
55 years of age or older, or married couples, at least one of whom
in 55 years of age or older.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A business or nonprofit organization that provides services
to the public, either on or off premises, including, but not limited
to, building, electrical, plumbing and landscape contracting; business
and educational services; catering; computer services; photocopying;
repair and restoration services; and tailoring.
A sewer connected to a municipal sanitary sewer system or
a sanitary sewer connected to a nonmunicipal sanitary sewer system,
the construction plans and plans for the operating of which shall
be approved by the Dutchess County Department of Health. Any facility
which provides for the disposal of sanitary sewage on a lot occupied
by a principal or accessory building or structure other than a sewage
disposal plant shall not be deemed a public sanitary sewer system.
A temporary or permanent structure for accessory storage
or animal husbandry, not to exceed 100 square feet of floor space
and eight feet in height, and not to be used as a residence. The term
"shed" does not include a shipping container or truck body.
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
Any structure or part thereof, attached thereto or painted
or represented thereon which shall display or include any letter,
word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, color or architectural
element meant to signify or represent the corporate or business identity,
but not including the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation, state,
city or other political unit, of any political, educational, charitable,
philanthropic, civic, professional, religious or like organization
on the property thereof.
A sign which directs attention to a business, profession
or industry located on the premises where the sign is displayed to
the type of products sold, manufactured or assembled and/or to service
or entertainment offered on said premises.
A sign advertising the sale of farm products raised on the
premises.
A sign used to identify the individual or organization occupying
the premises or the name of the building or structure in connection
with which the sign is displayed.
A sign advertising property on which it is located, or a
building thereon, for sale, rent or lease.
A sign placed within two feet of glass or other translucent
material and clearly meant to communicate with viewers outside the
building.
[Added 6-12-2023 by L.L.
No. 1-2023]
An accessory building in which horses are kept for the private
use and not for hire, remuneration or sale.
A building in which horses are kept for remuneration, hire
or sale.
Land used for the keeping of goods, wares or supplies on
land outside of any building or structure. This, however, shall not
be construed as including the activities of a junkyard as defined
herein.
That part of a building, other than a cellar floor, included
between any floor and the floor or roof next above.
Any public way dedicated to public travel greater than 20
feet in width.
The right-of-way line of a street as indicated by dedication
or by deed of record.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on the ground or attachment to something having location
on the ground.
Any addition to a structure, a change or rearrangement in
the structural parts or any change in use from one district classification
to another or removal of a structure from one location to another.
A structure lawfully existing prior to and at the time of
the adoption or amendment of this chapter that does not conform with
the permitted bulk coverage and yard provisions of this chapter as
they apply to the district in which the structure is located.
[Added 10-15-2018 by L.L.
No. 4-2018]
Any body of water (excluding natural bodies of water fed
by rivers, streams, brooks or springs) or receptacle for water having
a depth at any point greater than two feet and used or intended to
be used for swimming or bathing, and constructed, installed or maintained
in or on the ground outside any building.
See "bar."
A building or part of a building devoted to presenting entertainment
on a paid admission basis.
Open land with its appurtenant facilities devoted to the
showing of motion pictures to patrons seated in automobiles.
See "home, tourist."
A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units
in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside,
no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from
any other unit by one or more common fire-resistant wall(s).
[Added 2-7-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A vehicle designed exclusively for the transportation of
one boat of less than ten-foot beam and twenty-four-foot length.
A vehicle or portable structure not over 256 square feet
in floor area, equipped but not regularly used for sleeping but which
may not have sanitary facilities.
A vehicle, not over 70 square feet in floor area, used for
the hauling of cargo.
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use" shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use. Except as specifically permitted, only one principal use shall be allowed per lot (see § 200-7E).
A use which is customarily incidental to and subordinate
to the principal use of a premises, building or structure and located
on the same premises as the principal use, building or structure.
An established use of a building or structure or use of land
lawfully existing prior to and at the time of the adoption or amendment
of this chapter that does not conform with the permitted use provisions
of this chapter as they apply to the district in which the building,
structure or land is located.
A retail operation involving video tapes and associated paraphernalia
(e.g., carrying cases and players), but not including sales of video
cassette recorders, cameras and other basic equipment.
An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with
a building or structure.[11]
An open space extending across the entire width of the lot
between the front building line or front main wall of a building and
the front property line (street or road right-of-way line).[12]
An open space extending across the entire width of the lot
between the rear line of the lot and a line parallel to the rear line
of the lot at a distance from the rear line of the lot specified for
the zoning district in which the lot is situated.[13]
An open unobstructed space on the same lot with a principal
building between the principal building and the side line of the lot
and extending through from the front yard to the rear yard.[14]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definitions of "accessory apartment"
and "accessory apartment in commercial district," which immediately
preceded this definition, were repealed 2-14-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Diagram B located at the end of this chapter.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Diagram C located at the end of this chapter.
[4]
Editor's Note: See Diagram D located at the end of this chapter.
[5]
Editor's Note: See Diagram E located at the end of this chapter.
[6]
Editor’s Note: Former definition of "building or structure,
nonconforming," which immediately followed, was repealed 10-15-2018
by L.L. No. 4-2018. See "structure, nonconforming."
[7]
Editor's Note: See Diagram F located at the end of this chapter.
[8]
Editor's Note: See Diagram G located at the end of this chapter.
[9]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "nursery school,"
which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-14-2023
by L.L. No. 3-2023.
[10]
Editor's Note: The Pattern Book and Archi is included in the
online version of the Code of the Village of Red Hook (eCode360®).
Said document is also on file in the Village offices.
[11]
Editor's Note: See Diagrams I and J located at the end of
this chapter.
[12]
Editor's Note: See Diagrams I and J located at the end of
this chapter.
[13]
Editor's Note: See Diagrams I and J located at the end of
this chapter.
[14]
Editor's Note: See Diagrams I and J located at the end of
this chapter.
