A.
The general use regulations in each zoning district
are set forth in the Schedule of Use Regulations.[1] This schedule is supplemented, as appropriate, by other
provisions of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Use Regulations
is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Any use which is not listed specifically as a permitted,
special permit or accessory use in the schedule shall be considered
a prohibited use under this chapter.
C.
In the
HC and NC Districts, the term "use," as set forth in the Schedule
of Use Regulations, shall apply to the type of activity listed under
the column headed "Structure/Land Use" without limitations as to the
number of establishments devoted to such activity.
[Added 10-11-2011 by L.L. No. 6-2011]
[Amended 7-31-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
A.
Prohibited
industrial uses. In any district where manufacturing or light industry
is permitted, no manufacturing use, nor any trade, industry use or
purpose that is noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of
odor, dust, vibration, or excessive light, or any combination of the
above, which is dangerous and prejudicial to the public health, safety
and general welfare, shall be permitted. This includes more specifically,
but is not limited to, the following such uses:
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Acetylene gas manufacture for commercial purposes
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Ammonia, chlorine or bleaching powder manufacture
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Arsenal
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Asphalt manufacture or refining
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Blast furnaces, not including cupola or converter
furnaces used in foundries and in which no wood is used as fuel
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Boiler shops, structural steel fabricating shops,
metalworking shops, which operate reciprocating hammers or chisels
or other noise-producing electric or pneumatic tools within 100 feet
of any boundary line of the premises and outside of any masonry buildings
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Brewing or distilling of liquors
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Bronze and aluminum powder manufacture
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Carbon, lampblack, shoe blacking, graphite,
or stove polish manufacture
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Celluloid and other cellulose products manufacture
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Cement manufacture
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Coal tar products manufacture
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Creosote treatment or manufacture
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Distillation of coal, wood or bones
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Dump, unless leased, owned or operated by the
Town of Woodstock or operated pursuant to license or other agreement
with the Town of Woodstock
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Excelsior and fiber manufacture
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Explosives, fireworks or match manufacture,
assembling and storage in bulk of safety matches in book form
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Fat rendering
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Fertilizer manufacture or potash refining
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Fish smoking or curing
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Glue, size or gelatin manufacture or processing
involving recovery from fish or animal offal
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Incinerator, unless operated by the Town of
Woodstock
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Junkyard, except pursuant to local law
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Lime, gypsum, cement, plaster, or plaster of
paris manufacture, except the mixing of plaster
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Linoleum or oil cloth manufacture
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Ore reduction or the smelting of iron, copper,
tin, zinc, or lead
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Paint, oil, varnish, turpentine, shellac, or
enamel manufacture, except the mixing of wet paints
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Perfume and extract manufacture
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Petroleum refining
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Poisons manufacture: fumigants, carbon disulphide,
hydrocyanic acid, ethyl, stomach poisons, arsenate of lead, arsenate
of calcium, hellebore and paris green, insecticides, defoliants and
herbicides, lime, sulphur, nicotine, and kerosene emulsions
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Printing ink manufacture
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Radium extraction, or extraction or refining
of any substance which emits ionizing radiation
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Rubber, caoutchouc, or gutta percha manufacture
from crude or scrap material, except in connection with a rubber products
manufacture plant
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Salt works
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Sandpaper and emery cloth manufacture
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Slaughtering of animals, except for immediate
consumption on premises or immediate retail sale
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Soap, soda ash, or washing compound manufacture,
except products not containing caustic soda
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Starch, glucose, or dextrine manufacture
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Stockyards
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Storage, coloring, curing, dressing, or tanning
of raw or green salted hides or skins
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Sulphurous, sulphuric, nitric, picric, or hydrochloric
acid or other corrosive or offensive acid manufacture, or their use
or storage, except on a limited scale as accessory to a permitted
industry
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Tallow, grease, lard or mass candle manufacture
or refining
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Tar distillation or the manufacture of aniline
dyes
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Tar roofing or waterproofing manufacture
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Tobacco processing
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Vinegar, pickle or sauerkraut manufacture in
bulk
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Yeast manufacture
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B.
In any district, no land in the Town of Woodstock shall be used:
(1)
To conduct any exploration for natural gas; to drill any well for
natural gas; to transfer, store, process, treat natural gas; to dispose
of natural gas exploration or production wastes; to erect any derrick,
building, or other structure; or to place any machinery or equipment
for any such purposes;
(2)
For the storage, transfer, treatment and/or disposal of natural gas
exploration and production materials and/or wastes;
(3)
For natural gas extraction support activities;
(4)
For importation for any purpose of wastes resulting from natural
gas exploration or extraction.
