It is the objective of this chapter to define various districts in such manner as to recognize the existing character and quality of land use and natural features throughout the Town in accord with the Town of Warrensburg Comprehensive Plan.
For the purpose of this chapter, the Town of Warrensburg, is hereby divided into the following designated districts:
A.
Residential/Recreation District (RR). The purpose of this district is to encourage low-density residential neighborhoods that protect the open spaces and natural character of the Town while accommodating recreational uses.
B.
Residential Mixed Use (RMU). The purpose of this district is to function as a transition zone between Residential/Recreation, the Hamlet Mixed Use and Core Commercial districts. These areas are walkable and are primarily residential, but may also include a limited mix of office and commercial.
C.
Hamlet Mixed Use (HMU). The purpose of this district is to provide a traditional, pedestrian-oriented mix of residential, office and smaller scale commercial uses, generally in converted homes or other structures compatible with adjacent neighborhoods.
D.
Core Commercial (CC). The purpose of this district is to provide nodes of intensive commercial uses and a mix of other uses appropriate for a Main Street setting that maximizes the economic development potential by encouraging infill, reuse and expansion.
E.
Business/Industrial (BI). The purpose of this district is to encourage industrial and business uses.
F.
Mobile Home Overlay District (MHO). The purpose of this district is to delineate special areas within which mobile homes and mobile home uses exist on the effective date of this chapter.
G.
Outside Hamlet District (OH). The purpose of this district is to maintain the rural, open character outside the more intensively developed hamlet area, while still allowing for a variety of uses. The following APA land use classifications exist: Hamlet; Moderate Intensity; Low Intensity; Rural Use; Resources Management; Wild Forest; and State Administrative.
A.
The boundaries for each zoning district are the boundaries indicated on the map entitled "Town of Warrensburg Zoning Map" which is hereby incorporated and declared to be part of this chapter, and hereinafter referred to as the "Town Zoning Map."
B.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines shall be construed to follow such lot lines.
(3)
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines of ponds and lakes shall be construed to follow such shorelines and, in the event of change in the shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline.
(4)
Boundaries indicated as following center lines of streams shall be construed to follow such center lines and, in the event of change in the center line, shall be construed as moving with the actual center line.
(5)
Where district boundaries are not indicated as approximately following the items above, or are not designated on the Zoning Map, the boundary line shall be determined by the use of the scale designated on the Town Zoning Map.
(6)
Whenever any street, alley or other public way is abandoned in the manner authorized by law, the district adjoining each side of such street, alley or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of the former right-of-way and all of the area included in the abandoned right-of-way shall henceforth be subject to all regulations on the extended districts.
C.
In the event that none of the above rules is applicable, or in the event that further clarification or definition is considered necessary or appropriate, the location of a district boundary shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
D.
Parcels located in more than one zoning district. Where an applicant owns a parcel of land located in more than one zoning district, the total number of principal buildings allowable on such parcel, pursuant the Dimensional Table herein,[1] may be distributed amongst such districts, provided that:
(1)
No lot is created which is smaller in area than the smallest lot permitted in any zone where the land exists pursuant to Dimensional Table of this chapter;
(2)
The total number of principal buildings permitted for the entire parcel as determined by the Dimensional Table of this chapter is not exceeded;
(3)
All the dimensional requirements in the zone where the land exists as determined by the Dimensional Table are met;
(4)
Uses prohibited in a district pursuant to the Use Table of this chapter[2] are not located therein;
[2]
Editor's Note: Said table is included at the end of this chapter.
(5)
Building rights are not transferred across boundaries of land use areas as shown on the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map adopted pursuant to § 805 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act[3] and incorporated into this chapter pursuant to Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map; and
(6)
Deed restrictions, scenic or conservation easements or similar devices, approved by the Town Attorney, shall be provided to implement density requirements and principal building limitations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said table is included at the end of this chapter.
E.
Parcels divided by right-of-way. A parcel which is divided by a public right-of-way shall be considered one parcel with the same Tax Map identification number.
F.
Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map.
(1)
Where applicable, the boundaries within the Town of the land use areas established by the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map, as may be from time to time amended, pursuant to Subdivision 2 of Section 805 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act, are indicated by the separate map entitled "Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map." Any change of the boundaries within the Town of a land use area by an amendment of the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 805 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act[4] shall take effect for the purposes of this chapter concurrently with that amendment without further action.
(2)
The amendment provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map, which is amended only pursuant to the provisions of the Adirondack Park Agency Act. Copies of the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map, which may from time to time be published and distributed, are accurate only as of the date of their printing and shall bear words to that effect.