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Town of Ulysses, NY
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 212 Zoning
Chapter 212
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses
12-17-2013
by
L.L. No. 3-2013
; amended in its entirety
12-10-2019
by
L.L. No. 3-2019
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Purpose
§ 212-1
Declaration of policy.
Article II
Application
§ 212-2
Conformance.
§ 212-3
Space and construction.
§ 212-4
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 212-5
Building permits.
§ 212-6
Fees for permits.
§ 212-7
Building Code conformance.
§ 212-8
Approval of Tompkins County Health Department.
§ 212-9
Certificate of compliance or occupancy.
§ 212-10
Establishment of zones.
§ 212-11
Zone boundaries.
§ 212-12
Amendments.
§ 212-13
Local laws superseded.
§ 212-14
Right to inspect.
§ 212-15
(Reserved)
Article III
Administration
§ 212-16
Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 212-17
Planning Board.
§ 212-18
Special permits.
§ 212-19
Site plan review.
§ 212-20
Rezoning for DD — Development Districts or other rezoning actions.
Article IV
Terminology
§ 212-21
Word usage.
§ 212-22
Definitions.
Article V
AR — Agricultural/Rural Zone
§ 212-23
Purpose.
§ 212-24
Right to farm.
§ 212-25
Permitted uses.
§ 212-26
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-27
Uses allowed by site plan approval.
§ 212-28
Uses allowed by special permit.
§ 212-29
Lot area and yard requirements.
Article VI
A2 — Special Agricultural Zone
§ 212-30
Purpose.
§ 212-31
Permitted uses.
§ 212-32
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-33
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-34
Buffer areas.
Article VII
R — Residential Zone
§ 212-35
Purpose.
§ 212-36
Permitted uses.
§ 212-37
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-38
Uses permitted by site plan approval.
§ 212-39
Uses allowed by special permit.
§ 212-40
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-41
Buffer areas.
Article VIII
LS — Lakeshore Zone
§ 212-42
Purpose.
§ 212-43
Permitted uses.
§ 212-44
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-45
Uses permitted by site plan approval.
§ 212-46
Uses allowed by special permit.
§ 212-47
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-48
Design standards.
§ 212-49
Limitations on subdivision of parent tracts.
Article IX
CZ — Conservation Zone
§ 212-50
Purpose.
§ 212-51
Permitted uses.
§ 212-52
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-53
Uses allowed by special permit.
§ 212-54
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-55
Design standards.
Article X
RM — Multiple-Residence Zone
§ 212-56
Purpose.
§ 212-57
Establishment of zone.
§ 212-58
Permitted uses.
§ 212-59
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-60
Uses permitted by special permit.
§ 212-61
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-62
Buffer areas.
Article XI
MHP — Manufactured Home Park Zone
§ 212-63
Purpose.
§ 212-64
Permitted uses.
§ 212-65
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-66
Uses permitted by special permit.
§ 212-67
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-68
Buffer areas.
Article XII
HC — Hamlet Center Zone
§ 212-69
Purpose.
§ 212-70
Permitted uses.
§ 212-71
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-72
Uses permitted by site plan approval.
§ 212-73
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-74
Form requirements.
§ 212-75
Buffer areas.
Article XIII
HN — Hamlet Neighborhood Zone
§ 212-76
Purpose.
§ 212-77
Permitted uses.
§ 212-78
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-79
Uses permitted by site plan review.
§ 212-80
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-81
Buffers.
§ 212-82
(Reserved)
Article XIV
WH — Waterburg Hamlet Zone
§ 212-83
Purpose.
§ 212-84
Permitted uses.
§ 212-85
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-86
Uses permitted by site plan review.
§ 212-87
Lot area and yard requirements.
Article XV
B1 — Business Zone
§ 212-88
Purpose.
§ 212-89
Permitted uses.
§ 212-90
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-91
Uses permitted by special permit.
§ 212-92
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-93
Buffer areas.
§ 212-94
Building permits.
Article XVI
MZ — Marina Zone
§ 212-95
Purpose.
§ 212-96
Permitted uses.
§ 212-97
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-98
Uses permitted by site plan review.
§ 212-99
Uses permitted by special permit.
§ 212-100
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-101
Buffer areas.
§ 212-102
Design standards.
Article XVII
OTMU — Office/Technology Mixed-Use Zone
§ 212-103
Purpose.
§ 212-104
Permitted uses.
§ 212-105
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-106
Uses allowed by site plan approval.
§ 212-107
Uses by special permit.
§ 212-108
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-109
Buffer areas.
Article XVIII
PR — Park/Recreation Zone
§ 212-110
Purpose.
§ 212-111
Permitted uses.
§ 212-112
Uses permitted by special permit.
§ 212-113
Permitted accessory uses.
§ 212-114
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 212-115
Buffer areas.
Article XIX
Development Districts
§ 212-116
Purpose.
§ 212-117
Establishment.
§ 212-118
Existing Development District.
Article XX
Design Standards
§ 212-119
Purpose.
§ 212-120
Environmental performance standards.
§ 212-121
Standards for parking in all zoning zones.
§ 212-122
Standards for signs.
§ 212-123
Standards for outdoor lighting.
§ 212-124
Standards for buffer areas.
§ 212-125
Standards for adult entertainment businesses.
§ 212-126
Standards for animals in residential areas.
§ 212-127
Standards for campgrounds.
§ 212-128
Standards for accessory dwelling units.
§ 212-129
Standards for extractive industry.
§ 212-130
Standards for flag lots.
§ 212-131
Standards for public garages, gasoline sales stations and body shops.
§ 212-132
Standards for manufactured home parks.
§ 212-133
Standards for land development in RM — Multiple-Residence Zone (see Residence, Multiple-family)
§ 212-134
Standards for residential swimming pools.
§ 212-135
Standards for roadside stands.
§ 212-136
Standards for sawmills.
§ 212-137
Standards for self-service storage facility.
§ 212-138
Standards for commercial stables.
§ 212-139
Standards for farm operation, accessory commerce.
§ 212-139.1
Standards for minor solar collection systems.
§ 212-139.2
Standards for major solar collection systems.
§ 212-139.3
Animal waste storage facility.
§ 212-139.4
Confined or concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO).
§ 212-139.5
Standards for elder cottage housing.
Article XXI
Land Subdivision Regulations
§ 212-140
Authority; policy; applicability; legal effects; review procedures.
§ 212-140.1
Applicability and legal effects.
§ 212-140.2
Types of subdivisions and procedures.
§ 212-140.3
Administrative lot line alteration.
§ 212-141
Definitions.
§ 212-142
Subdivision procedures.
§ 212-142.1
Minor subdivision review procedure.
§ 212-142.2
Major subdivision preliminary plat review procedure.
§ 212-142.3
Study and approval of major subdivision preliminary plat.
§ 212-142.4
Major subdivision final plat application.
§ 212-142.5
Planning Board action on proposed final subdivision plat.
§ 212-142.6
Required improvements.
§ 212-142.7
Modification of design of improvements.
§ 212-142.8
Inspection of improvements.
§ 212-142.9
Final approval of subdivision plat.
§ 212-142.10
General requirements and road design standards.
Article XXII
Communication Transmission Towers and Telecommunications Facilities
§ 212-143
Purpose.
§ 212-144
Exemptions.
§ 212-145
Definitions.
§ 212-146
Standards.
§ 212-147
Filing application.
§ 212-148
Planning Board procedure.
§ 212-149
Building permits.
§ 212-150
Limited permit.
§ 212-151
Removal provisions.
Article XXIII
Nonconformance
§ 212-152
Nonconforming buildings/structures.
§ 212-153
Nonconforming uses of land and buildings/structures.
§ 212-154
Dwellings on nonconforming lots.
§ 212-155
Continuation of construction.
§ 212-156
Restoration.
§ 212-157
Board of Zoning Appeals determination.
§ 212-158
Variance criteria.
Article XXIV
General Provisions
§ 212-159
Temporary accessory residence.
§ 212-160
Existing lots.
§ 212-161
Open porches.
§ 212-162
Fences and walls.
§ 212-163
Corner visibility.
§ 212-164
Projections in yards.
§ 212-165
Reduction of lot area.
§ 212-166
More than one building on lot.
§ 212-167
Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units.
§ 212-168
Abandoned cellar holes and destroyed or derelict buildings.
§ 212-169
Abandoned wells.
§ 212-170
Discontinuance of junkyards, open storage, automobile sales lots.
§ 212-171
Power generation facilities or structures.
§ 212-172
Single-wide manufactured homes.
§ 212-173
Natural gas and/or petroleum exploration, extraction, support activities and production wastes.