The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to such exceptions,
additions or modifications as herein provided by the following general
supplementary regulations:
A. Lot for every building. Every building hereafter erected shall be
located on a lot as herein defined, and there shall be not more than
one principal building on one lot, except as specifically permitted
elsewhere in this chapter.
B. Yard for every building. No part of a yard or other open space provided
about any building or on any lot for the purpose of complying with
the provisions of this chapter shall be included as any part of the
yard or open space for any other building or any other lot.
C. Subdivision of a lot. Where a lot is hereafter formed from the part of a lot already occupied by a building, such separation shall be effected in such manner that each lot thus created conforms to all of the requirements of this chapter and Chapter
130, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Beekman.
D. Irregularly shaped lots. Where a question exists as to the proper
application of any of the requirements of this chapter to a particular
lot or parcel because of the peculiar or irregular shape of the lot
or parcel, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall determine how the requirements
of this chapter shall be applied.
E. Required street frontage. No building permit shall be issued for
any structure unless the lot upon which that structure is to be built
has a frontage not less than required in this chapter on a street
or highway and as defined by Town Law § 280-a.
F. Accessory structures. If any accessory structure is attached to the
principal structure, including attachment by means of a breezeway
or a roofed passageway, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements
of this chapter applicable to the main building. All accessory structures
must meet the area and bulk requirements for the zone in which the
structure is located.
G. Easements. Land subject to easements for drainage facilities, underground
public utilities and aboveground individual electric, telephone or
television service lines may be counted for compliance with minimum
lot area standards specified in the Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations, but no part of a street or highway, easement of vehicular
access, private right-of-way for vehicles or easements for aboveground
public utility transmission lines.
H. Obstructions in yards. No building or structure or any projection
from buildings or structures shall be permitted in a required yard,
except as follows:
(1) A paved terrace shall not be considered in the determination of yard
size or lot coverage; provided, however, that such terrace is unroofed
and without walls, parapets or other forms of enclosure. Such terrace,
however, shall not project into any yard to a point closer than 10
feet to any lot line.
(2) No porches, decks or balconies may project into any required yard
area except where otherwise permitted herein.
(3) The yard requirements of this chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit
any accessory retaining wall nor to prohibit any fence or wall, provided
that walls or fences in required yard areas shall not exceed six feet
in height above the adjoining grade.
I. Yard requirements on corner lots. On a corner lot, each yard facing
the roads fronting the lot shall be considered a front yard for the
purposes of establishing the appropriate setback requirement for that
lot. The rear yard for the corner lot will be determined based on
the orientation of the structure as proposed for that lot.
J. Fire escapes. Open fire escapes may extend into any required yard
not more than six feet; provided, however, that such fire escapes
shall not be closer than four feet at any point to any lot line.
K. Projecting features above roof level. The maximum building height
limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church spires and belfries
nor to flagpoles, domes, silos, chimneys, ventilators, skylights,
water tanks or television antennas or to similar features and such
necessary mechanical appurtenances not used for human occupancy, provided
that:
(1) The projection shall not extend more than 20 feet above the roof.
(2) The total area covered by such features shall not exceed 10% of the
area of the roof upon which they are located.
(3) Parapets and cornices, used for ornamentation and without windows,
shall not extend more than five feet above the roof.
L. Exterior lighting. All exterior lighting in connection with all buildings,
signs or other uses shall be directed away from adjoining streets
and properties and shall not cause any objectionable glare observable
from such streets or properties. Hours of lighting may be limited
by the Planning Board in acting on any site plan. No use shall produce
glare so as to cause illumination beyond the property on which it
is located in excess of one footcandle.
M. Obnoxious uses. No process or activity which is obnoxious or offensive
by reason of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration, noise, radiation,
glare or which constitutes a public hazard by reason of unreasonable
fire, explosion or otherwise shall be permitted in any district.
N. Liquid or solid wastes. The discharge of any or all wastes shall
be permitted only if in complete accordance with all standards of
the laws and regulations of the Dutchess County Department of Health,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or any other
regulatory agency having jurisdiction.
O. Industrial or commercial trailers and containers. It shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to park or store an industrial or commercial
trailer or container in any district within the limits of the Town
except for the necessary use on construction projects. Construction
trailers associated with the development of a residential or commercial
project shall require a special use permit. No certificate of occupancy
shall be granted in situations where a construction trailer has not
been moved at the end of a project. Special use permits shall be in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
P. Storage of unregistered motor vehicles. No portion of any lot shall be used for the outdoor storage, keeping or abandonment of an unregistered, inoperative or for partially dismantled motor vehicle in the Town of Beekman except as provided in §
155-40.
Q. Commercial vehicles, equipment and parts shall not be stored, parked,
repaired or serviced indoors nor outdoors in the Town of Beekman except
in C-2 Zone where a special use permit has been issued by the Planning
Board.
R. Fences. The Planning Board may require the fencing or screening,
or both, of any hazardous or potentially dangerous conditions which,
in the opinion of the Board, might cause injury to persons or damage
to property.
S. Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge
or other structure or planting more than three feet in height shall
be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed
by the intersecting street right-of-way lines and a straight line
joining said street right-of-way lines at points which are 30 feet
distant from the point of intersection, measured along said street
right-of-way line. The height of three feet shall be measured above
the road surface at the nearest edge of the road. This subsection
shall not apply to existing or proposed trees, provided that no branches
are closer than six feet to the ground.
Schedule A hereto lists permitted uses for each district category.
("P" means permitted, while "S" means allowed only through granting
of a special use permit. No entry means not permitted. Further elaboration
on some uses, as noted in Schedule A, appears in the supplemental
regulations of this chapter.)
Schedule B hereto lists area and bulk regulations for all zoning
categories. Footnotes have been added in cases where further elaboration
is necessary.