[Amended 7-8-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A. Residential occupancy shall only be allowed for the
second story or above.
B. An allowed business use shall be on the first story.
No cemetery lots or cemetery buildings shall
be located closer than 50 feet to any residential lot line, except
that when a dense evergreen hedge or a wall or landscaped strip at
least six feet in height providing complete visual screening from
all adjacent residential property is provided, cemetery lots or cemetery
buildings of less than six feet in height may be located no closer
than 20 feet to any residential lot line.
Customary home occupations are subject to the
following restrictions:
A. No more than one person shall be employed in addition
to the owner or tenant of the property;
B. No other person shall be permitted to share, let or
sublet space for customary home occupation use; and
C. There shall not be any exterior storage of materials
or equipment.
In any district where permitted, a gasoline
filling station shall be subject to the following regulations:
A. Filling stations shall be permitted only on lots of
22,500 square feet or more, with 150 feet minimum of frontage.
B. The location of service bays shall be at the discretion
of the Planning Board.
C. The area for use by motor vehicles, except access
drives thereto, as well as any structures, shall not encroach on any
required yard area.
D. No fuel pump shall be located closer than 20 feet
to any side lot line nor closer than 35 feet to any street line, measured
from the outside edge of the fuel island.
E. No access drive shall be within 200 feet of and on
the same side of the street as a school, public library, theater,
church or other public gathering place, park, playground or fire station
unless a street 50 feet or more wide lies between such service station
and such building or use.
F. All repair work and storage shall be within a completely
enclosed building which has a maximum height of 15 feet. Such repair
work shall not include any body repair work or spray painting or car
washing which requires mechanical equipment.
G. No more than six motor vehicles may be parked on a
lot of a gasoline station or repair facility within the Village of
Phoenix, which vehicle:
(1) Does not have a valid certificate of registration
affixed pursuant to New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Article
14; or
(2) Does not have a valid set of number plates affixed
pursuant to New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 14.
Individual mobile home sites are not allowed
except in mobile home parks as established pursuant to this chapter.
[Added 6-5-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
A. Title. This §
205-24.1 shall be known as "Outdoor Food and Beverage Service."
B. Special permit; site plan requirement(s) (generally); fee.
(1)
No outdoor preparation and service of food and/or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, nor the construction, installation or operation of facilities for same, such as on sidewalks, decks, patios, rooftops and/or roofed, canopied or other open areas whatsoever (including such outdoor areas served by indoor food or beverage service) and incidental bar(s), cooking, food and beverage preparation or service, musical entertainment and accessory recreational and incidental areas, shall be permitted except within the Business and Commercial/Canal Zoning Districts and unless a special permit has first been approved and such special permit and site plan approval have been issued by the Village Board of Trustees. Under this §
205-24.1, site plan review is included as part of the special permit procedure in a combined review. The special permit shall only be issued following the review and recommendation of the Village Planning Board and in conjunction with site plan review and approval as required under Village Law § 7-725-a, a public hearing and all other requirements under Village Law § 7-725-b, Subdivision 6, and the Village of Phoenix Code. In the event of a new project proposal (which includes such outdoor service components as described hereunder), the entire application and project shall be subject to the provisions hereof. The special permit under this §
205-24.1 is for seasonal and permanent outdoor service. Special events, festivals and the like are or may be subject to other provisions of the Village Code.
(2)
The fee(s) for site plan review and the special permit review shall be in such amount(s) as determined from time to time by duly adopted resolution of the Board of Trustees. The special permit fee shall be the same regardless of the time of year issued and, thus, the actual duration of the special permit. In addition, pursuant to various provisions of the Village of Phoenix Zoning Code, and also Chapters
153 and
146 of the Village Code, an appropriate deposit for professional services rendered the Village shall be made at the time of application submission and invoices for same timely paid to the Village.
(3)
Chapters
153 and
205 (§
205-32J) of the Village Code are hereby amended to provide for reservation of special permit and site plan review jurisdiction under this §
205-24.1 only in the Village Board, removal of any such authority from the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, and, however, requiring review and advisory recommendation by the Planning Board in relation to the site plan component hereof.
(4)
Any application made pursuant to the provisions of this §
205-24.1 shall be originated by a combined site plan and special permit application in a form promulgated by the Village, to the Village Board of Trustees, submitted to the Village Clerk, and shall be referred to the Planning Board upon being deemed suitable for same by the Village Attorney. The Planning Board shall review and transmit its recommendations to the Village Board within 30 days of referral. If an area variance is required, the applicant shall first be referred to the Zoning Board of Appeals. An application shall not be deemed "complete," received and filed for purposes hereof, and relative to any applicable time periods, until the same has received such an advisory review, any required variances, and the application with such advisory recommendation has been submitted to the Village Clerk. A special permit under this §
205-24.1 shall include any site plan review by the Village Board. The Planning Board, in connection with its review, may also advise the applicant and Zoning Board of Appeals as to its position relative to any required area variance(s). Only after the applicant has obtained all necessary variances and the appropriate Planning Board recommendation shall the application be accepted and filed and the Village Board proceed to act upon the special permit application. In its site plan review, any required or discretionary public hearing (if any) shall be concurrent with the public hearing required for special permit issuance hereunder and any required or desired pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act. All site plan review requirements and procedures shall otherwise be as required for the Planning Board under Chapters
153 and
205 hereof.
(5)
In light of the combined review procedures established hereunder,
upon reasonable request of the Village, the applicant shall consent
in writing to a request for a waiver and extension of any of the foregoing
or other required time periods, provided that such waiver and extension
is reasonable under the circumstances and not occasioned as a result
of dilatory actions or omissions by the Village. In the event such
consent is not granted, the Village Board of Trustees may opt to deny
the application without prejudice.
C. Eligible establishments.
(1)
Only commercial establishments with a proper certificate of
occupancy for a restaurant use duly issued by the Village of Phoenix,
and with no current zoning or other state or local code violations,
and which take orders and maintain table service within their establishments
as the dominant use, may take orders and serve food and beverages
(including alcoholic beverages) in such outdoor service areas.
(2)
Any other commercial establishments that are not as described in Subsection
C(1) above may be considered for issuance of an outdoor service special permit only if all other local, county and state requirements for the proposed facility are met and, in addition, the Board of Trustees determines the standards and objectives set forth herein can be met with imposition of the appropriate conditions.
(3)
The provisions of Village Code §
205-14, relating to nonconforming buildings, uses and structures, shall govern in relation to any expansion, modification, alteration, cessation or other circumstance(s) as described under §
205-14 and the requirement of compliance with this §
205-24.1. The foregoing notwithstanding, those provisions hereof being components of an operating permit, and thus a proper function of the Village's police powers, shall nevertheless be enforceable on all such uses, regardless of any nonconforming zoning character. These may include requirements as to ongoing operations and affecting noise, hours of operation, conduct of business, and the like, i.e., matters not related to or properly subject to zoning regulation. In the event of any grant of use variance permitting such uses, buildings and structures, as contemplated hereunder, in a zoning district other than Business or Commercial/Canal, same shall be subject to this §
205-24.1C in its entirety, and including specifically, but without limitation, §
205-24.1J(3) hereof. These provisions shall not be deemed a legislative finding that in such other districts, uses as contemplated hereunder are consistent or compatible with neighborhood or district character or with the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Phoenix, or that within such other districts, satisfaction of such standards, criteria and conditions as described herein are tantamount to such a finding.
D. Application for permit. An application for a special permit hereunder
shall be submitted to the Village Clerk on a form prescribed by the
Village. Such application shall contain the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(2)
The name, address and telephone number of the establishment,
the subject of the application and the name(s) and telephone number(s)
of the owner(s) and operator(s) of the land and the establishment
or designated responsible representative. All persons or entities
having an ownership interest in the establishment and lands shall
join in the application or consent to same. All such designations
of representative and owner consents shall be in a signed writing.
(3)
Whether alcoholic beverages are to be served; and, if so, a
copy of the appropriate liquor license issued by the State of New
York is to be appended to the application.
(4)
A certified, updated instrument survey map of the subject property,
also indicating all adjacent property(ies), including properties and
rights-of-way which is/are Village owned.
(5)
If proposing a sidewalk/right-of-way or street side area use,
a plan showing the complete sidewalk area, and as to all proposed
uses and areas (including sidewalk/right-of-way), and the location,
detail, coloring and materials of all furniture and fixtures, equipment
and personalty to be constructed, installed and/or used, including
a fully dimensioned seating plan and the location of entrances and
exits.
(6)
Descriptive and detailed material(s) showing all of the foregoing (Subsection
F) and how same shall, as to sidewalk cafe use(s) and otherwise, be stored or secured during nonoperational hours.
(7)
A description of any live or mechanically reproduced music proposed
to be played and a description (including technical details) and location
of the facilities, equipment or other devices proposed for amplification
of sound, including as to the decibel level of such music at the property
lines and direction of projecting sound from speakers or otherwise.
(8)
All certificates of occupancy or temporary certificates of occupancy
for the property, or a letter from the Village Code Enforcement Officer
in lieu thereof. Issuance of any special permit based on such letter
is solely within the Village Board's discretion.
(9)
As to any Village Code or New York State Uniform (Fire, Building,
Property Maintenance or other) Code violations on the property, proof
that they have been corrected.
(10)
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) long environmental
assessment form.
(11)
Any other information required under the Village Code relative
to any required area variances, site plan and special permit review
and, in addition, any other information that the Village Code Enforcement
Officer, Village Attorney, Planning Board or Village Board of Trustees
may determine is reasonably necessary for a determination. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the Village Board of Trustees shall have the authority
to specially waive or relax such of the foregoing as it may determine
reasonably warranted, and any such actions shall be binding upon all
of the foregoing persons and bodies with respect to a determination
that the application is suitable for initial referrals and complete
and accepted for filing and further proceedings.
E. Standards for issuance of special permit. The following criteria
and/or standards shall be considered by the Village Board in connection
with its revisions hereunder and by the Planning Board in relation
to its advisory recommendation:
(1)
General; nearby properties; community. Whether and to the extent
the proposed use may adversely affect the public health, safety and
welfare and the comfort and convenience of the public in general and
of the residents of the neighborhood. Whether and the extent to which
the location and size of the proposed use, the nature and intensity
of the operations, and traffic reasonably expected to be involved
in relation to the foregoing, arrangement and capacity of nearby streets,
and the hours of proposed operation are such that the proposed use
will be in harmony with the appropriate and orderly development of
the zoning district, neighborhood and community. Whether and the extent
to which the parking areas to be provided will be adequate in capacity
for the particular use, properly located and suitably screened from
adjoining residential uses and that the entrance and exit drives shall
be laid out so as to achieve maximum safety. Whether and the extent
to which public parking, on street, adjacent public lots or spaces,
or otherwise, in reasonable numbers will remain available for nearby
residents and businesses. Whether and the extent to which, where senior
citizen housing, churches, schools or other public or semipublic (nonbusiness/noncommercial)
uses likely to be in operation at or near the same time(s) as proposed
are located adjacent, across the street, or otherwise in relatively
close proximity, the proposed plan takes same into account and includes
measures to be particularly sensitive to such uses.
(2)
Architecture; screening; related. Whether and the extent to
which, as proposed, the location, nature and height of improvements,
architectural and aesthetic fixtures, walls and fences and the nature
and extent of any landscaping, buffering and screening on site hinder,
discourage, or encourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent
and nearby land and buildings. Whether and the extent to which the
proposed outdoor service will interfere with pedestrian or vehicle
traffic or parking or use by the public of any Village-owned portions
of the property adjacent to or nearby the establishment. Whether and
the extent to which adequate and aesthetically suitable screening,
via landscape, fencing, walls, architectural features and the like,
exists to help mitigate any adverse visual, noise and other relevant
adverse impacts and so as to encourage compatibility with other nearby
residences and business/commercial premises.
(3)
Lighting; noise; fumes; odors; related. Whether and the extent
to which proposed operations may be objectionable by reason of noise,
fumes, smoke, dust, vibration, glare, intensity or flashing of lights:
(a)
As to proposed outdoor cooking facilities, soot, cinders, smoke,
fumes, gases or other odors so as to be detrimental to any person
or to the public or which may annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger
the health, safety and welfare of any person(s);
(b)
Whether and the extent to which, as proposed, lighting from
any part of the premises (including signage) shall project beyond
the property lines of the premises with an intensity or effect sufficient
to disturb the peace, health, safety or comfort of adjacent or nearby
residents or the general public, or with animated, blinking, flashing
or rolling features, or with point sources, not unshielded or not
directed downward;
(c)
Whether and the extent to which music played by mechanical device
or live performance may annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger any person
or the public in their health, comfort, safety, repose and peace;
and
(d)
Whether and the extent to which loud, unnecessary or unusual
noises, hollering, screaming, cheering, jeering or similar conduct
is likely to occur, be made or caused to be made or continued at any
time which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort,
repose, health, peace and safety of other persons or the public.
(4)
Degree of dominance, subordinance. Whether and the extent to
which the proposed outdoor service is or is apt to become the dominant,
as opposed to being incident and clearly subordinate to, operations
conducted within the main service premises. Further, whether and to
the extent outdoor beverage service is dominant relative to outdoor
food service. It is the stated intent of this legislative scheme that
outdoor service not be dominated by tavern, nightclub, or small concert
or similar public assembly purposes, as same have been determined
to often be the cause of adverse characteristics or circumstances
contrary to the intent of this regulatory scheme, and that traditional
restaurant use, with customer tables, wait staff and the like, be
a significant component of such use and as dominant as alcoholic beverage
service.
(5)
Security; emergencies. Whether the applicant has evidenced a
satisfactory means and plan to provide security and address unusual
and other emergencies resulting from its operations, assemblages of
patrons and the like.
(6)
Other compliance. Whether and the extent to which the applicant is and has been in compliance with, has met, and as proposed shall meet, all other applicable provisions in this §
205-24.1 and otherwise in the Village Code and all applicable state, county and local requirements [it being specifically noted that other requirements of the Village Code may apply and where conflicting, redundant or similar provisions exist, pursuant to Village Code §
205-2B(1) and
(2), the provisions which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards shall prevail, unless waived by the Village Board]. Whether, where applicable, any standards and requirements established or approved by the Village Engineer have been satisfactorily met as evidenced by his certification and that all necessary approvals of any other governmental agency or board have been or will be obtained by the applicant as a condition of approval and issuance of a special permit.
(7)
Other standards/criteria objectives. Consideration of any and
all other criteria and standards as the Village Board may determine
appropriate on a case-by-case, but consistently applied, basis in
order to ensure adequate protection of the public health, safety and
welfare, the protection of neighboring and nearby properties and of
the community and neighborhood character. This criteria/standard recognizes
the authority of the Village Board, as a legislative function, to
consider standards and criteria, fashion approvals and conditions
thereof on a case-by-case basis, and to relax or waive consideration
of certain standards or criteria; provided, however, in any event,
that in similar cases, same are consistently and fairly applied, and
to otherwise apply such standards and criteria not specifically provided
for herein as are fair, equitable and legally permitted.
F. Effect of special permit; conditions.
(1)
General; §
205-24.1E reference. Notwithstanding §
205-8, or any other provisions of this Zoning Code, applicants with site plan approval and issued a special permit hereunder ("permittees") may engage in such outdoor service as set forth in this §
205-24.1 and specifically in such special permit, subject to conditions and restrictions as may be reasonably imposed to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and as reasonably incidental and sufficiently directly related to the proposed use, and so as to address the standards and criteria set forth in §
205-24.1E, and including, without limitation, however, the following minimum standards and conditions. Such standards and conditions notwithstanding, where circumstances warrant and such circumstances and rationale are clearly articulated, conditions and standards less or more stringent may be imposed in connection with issuance of the approvals and permitting contemplated hereunder.
(2)
Food service offering. The consumption of alcoholic beverages
in such outdoor service areas is prohibited unless served by the permittee,
as New York State licensed premises, and accompanied by the service
and offer of consumption of food, it being the responsibility of the
permittee to ensure compliance with this provision. It is a material
requirement of any permit that such outdoor facilities equally promote
and cater to combined food and beverage consumption and that components
of layout, event and special promotion and publicity, and the effect
of the permittee's use of such facilities achieve this objective.
(3)
Other laws. The permittee shall be subject to and bound by all
applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
and statutes, and including, without limitation, the Village of Phoenix
Code.
(4)
Outdoor service. Outdoor service activities at sidewalk level
shall be limited to areas directly to the street front, or street
side, or rear of the premises or as otherwise specifically permitted
and shall not, except as follows, extend beyond the property lines.
Within there shall be a minimum of five feet of total sidewalk clearance
to provide adequate and unobstructed pedestrian movement, such width
to be measured from the outermost point of the outdoor service area
to the nearest obstruction. A special permit issued hereunder includes
a grant of license for use of the Village sidewalk (right-of-way),
subject to the foregoing.
(5)
Cleaning; refuse. The outdoor service area and adjacent areas
shall be periodically, as deemed necessary by the Village Code Enforcement
Officers, Mayor or Administrator, cleaned and kept refuse free. The
outdoor service area and adjacent areas shall be swept and washed
down each night just prior to closing and at other times as needed.
Sufficient (and in design as approved) containers for refuse and recyclables
shall be placed in the outdoor service area and emptied prior to overflow.
(6)
Hours of operation/service. Except as may otherwise be restricted,
outdoor service activities shall take place only between the hours
of 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on all days of the week, except Friday
and Saturday, which may be between 6:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. of the
following day.
(7)
Hours of operation/music. Music by mechanical device or live
performance may be provided so long as it is not of a type or volume
as to violate any applicable law or ordinance (including any decibel
level or other requirement contained in any Village Code noise provisions)
or to otherwise create a nuisance to surrounding residents or property
owners, and in any event, (1) shall not exceed, either continuously
or intermittently in any degree, a level of 70 decibels measured at
a distance of five feet beyond each property line of the premises;
and (2) except as may otherwise be restricted, shall not occur past
11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, nor 1:00 a.m. on the day following
a Friday or Saturday night. No pyrotechnic, strobe, flashing, rolling
or other lighting or similar displays shall be permitted in connection
with musical performances.
(8)
Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be installed and operated
such that direct or indirect illumination from the source of light
shall not cause illumination in excess of 0.5 footcandle above the
ambient light level on any abutting property, nor shall any point
source of light be unshielded from view at four feet above ground
or higher level of all adjacent and nearby properties.
(9)
Outdoor furnishings/equipment. All furniture and equipment used
in conjunction with outdoor service within any Village sidewalk or
right-of-way or any designated private or public parking areas, including
those incidental to the premises, must be of a temporary nature and
must be brought in at closing time or securely fastened against the
building facade during nonoperational hours.
(10)
Minimum conditions; wavier. The foregoing represent minimum
conditions and restrictions under many circumstances. The Village
Board, however, in connection with any approvals, and for the protection
of the public health, safety and general welfare, may impose greater
or more-stringent conditions and restrictions and may, under certain
circumstances, waive or relax same for good cause and provided such
rationale is stated in the approval resolution(s) subject thereof.
The Village Board may likewise impose certain conditions on a trial
or provisional basis, with reserved authority to later modify same,
provided the applicant/permittee commits to such trial/provisional
conditioning of its approvals. All such conditions or restrictions
imposed as a legitimate exercise of the Village's police powers
shall be directly related to and incidental to the proposed use(s).
G. Liability of permit holder. The permittee, as a condition of such
permit issuance, shall be liable for and shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Village for and from any loss, damage, injury or
expense sustained by the Village arising out of any claim or cause
of action instituted or commenced by any person or persons arising
out of the issuance of such special permit or as a direct or indirect
result of the operation of such outdoor service area on or near Village
property, including within the Village right-of-way.
H. Insurance. Prior to the issuance of a special permit, the permittee
shall deliver to the Village an endorsement, policy or unconditional
certificate of insurance for comprehensive general liability, naming
the Village of Phoenix as additional insured, with combined single
limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general
aggregate and umbrella limits of $1,000,000, and such documentary
evidence of insurance coverages shall provide that no material modification,
cancellation or expiration shall occur except upon 30 days' prior
written notice to the Village.
I. Suspension, revocation and nonrenewal of permit. The Village Board
shall notify the permittee, in the following described manner, of
any suspected or illegal material, significant, recurring or continuous
violation(s) from which suspension or revocation may be warranted
("material violation(s)") and shall have the authority to revoke or
suspend a special permit when following a public hearing on not less
than 10 days' prior written notice by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the permittee at both the premises
and Village property tax addresses. The permittee shall be granted
due process at such hearing, and the permittee and Village, and any
other parties and witnesses, shall be permitted to be heard and with
both Village and permittee present, examine and cross-examine all
such persons. Failure of a properly notified permittee to appear for
such hearing shall not preclude the Village from proceeding. The permittee
may request a reasonable adjournment to prepare for same, however,
in any event not to exceed 30 days following the original hearing
date. The Village reserves the authority during any such adjourned
period to suspend the special permit. Following such hearing, the
Village Board shall determine whether there has been a material violation
of the special permit or site plan approval conditions and of any
applicable regulations, local laws or statutes or that continuation
of said special permit would otherwise constitute a hazard or nuisance.
For good cause, and based upon emergency, exigent or other similar
circumstances, the Village Board of Trustees may suspend such special
permit, pending the public hearing on revocation, or otherwise, and
provided the public hearing is duly scheduled for a date not to exceed
10 days from the date of suspension.
J. Permit term; renewal prohibition.
(1)
Permits are annual and shall be issued on or after January 1
of each year. All permits, regardless of when issued, shall expire
on the last day of December. The foregoing notwithstanding, outdoor
service may only occur between May 1 and November 1 of each year.
(2)
Applications for renewal of permits shall be made upon a form approved by the Village. Permits are not assignable. Renewal of special permits shall be summarily and automatically granted by the Village Board of Trustees as described under and subject to the procedures set forth at §
205-24.1I unless material violation(s) has/have occurred, in which case such expiration and nonrenewal shall be treated as a suspension of the special permit pending the required public hearing and further action of the Village Board. No nonrenewal or suspension related to same shall be based upon an alleged or suspected material violation occurring in excess of 40 days prior to the special permit expiration date and which the permittee has not received previous notification of; however, for material violations discovered or alleged to have occurred within such thirty-day (prior to the expiration date) period, no such previous notice is required.
(3)
In the event of an application for a new restaurant, tavern or similar use, and which proposal does not include outdoor service components as described hereunder, such application/proposal shall not be subject to the provisions of this §
205-24.1; however, no application under this §
205-24.1 may be made to the Village earlier than three years following the issue date of a certificate of occupancy related to construction of such new restaurant, tavern or similar use.
[Amended 7-8-2019 by L.L.
No. 4-2019]
A. There is hereby created a new district to be known as the "Neighborhood
Business District (NB)" for the lands herein designated to be so designated
on the Zoning Map of the Village of Phoenix.
B. The zoning classification of the lands identified on the map, attached
and made a part hereof, is hereby changed from Residential Professional
(RP) to Neighborhood Business (NB) and additional lands previously
identified as Multiple-Family Residential (RM) are changed to Neighborhood
Business (NB).
C. The architectural standards for existing structures. All structures
existing after the enactment of this chapter to be used for professional
uses shall be modified for professional use subject to the following
architectural standards: Any existing residential structure converted
to professional use shall not have its exterior altered in any manner,
except with respect to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
D. Standards for operation of professional or nonresidential use shall
be limited to the period between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time.
Recreational vehicles shall not be occupied
more than 14 days out of 365 days per calendar year.
An automobile junkyard, junkyard and/or dump
is not allowed in the village.