A. 
No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged nor shall any land or building be designed, used or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as specified among the uses hereinafter listed as permitted in the district in which such building or land is located.
B. 
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the district in which such building is located.
C. 
No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be altered, enlarged or rebuilt nor shall any open space surrounding any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except in conformity with Schedule B, Schedule of Bulk Regulations,[1] hereinafter designated for the district in which such building or open space is located.
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Editor's Note: Schedule B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D. 
In interpreting and applying this chapter, the requirements contained herein are declared to be the minimum requirements for the protection of the public health, morals, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. Where the provisions of any other statute, bylaw, ordinance or regulation impose a greater restriction than is required by this chapter, the provisions of such statute, bylaw, ordinance or regulation shall govern.
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,[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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.)
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Editor's Note: Schedule A, the Schedule of Permitted Uses, is included as an attachment to this chapter.