[Amended 10-7-1992; 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A.
Fences shall not exceed three feet in height if present
in the front yard. Fences located elsewhere on the lot shall not exceed
six feet.
[Amended 10-21-2015 by L.L. No. 12-2015]
B.
So-called "patio" or "privacy" fences shall not be
restricted by the height limitation of this section and may exceed
six feet zero inches in height, provided that they otherwise comply
with all applicable ordinances and regulations and provided that the
fence must be either attached or affixed to the house or at least
one end of the fence shall be within eight feet of the main wall of
the house; it shall be in the rear of the house; it shall have no
side exceeding 24 feet in length; it shall have no side nearer than
10 feet to any existing lot line; it shall have no more than four
sides; and it shall not exceed eight feet in height.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
hedges or fences on premises used exclusively for farm purposes.
D.
Swimming pool fences shall be as required by § 295-49, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.
E.
The face or finished side of any fence erected shall
face the nearest abutting property. All posts or supports shall be
on the inside of said fence unless said posts or supports constitute
an integral part of the face of the finished side.
F.
Fences shall not be placed within any municipal easement.
G.
Fences shall be placed within the subject property.
[Amended 8-19-2015 by L.L. No. 10-2015]
H.
Replacement.
Any fence that is replaced after [insert date of adoption of amendment]
shall be subject to these requirements.
I.
Placement
of a fence is the sole responsibility of the property owner.
A.
In any residential district no lot may be used or occupied and no structure may be erected, maintained or used for the raising or harboring of pigeons, swine, goats, rabbits, cows, horses, poultry (except as permitted in accordance with Chapter 61, in which case this section shall not apply), foxes, mink, skunk or other fur-bearing animals, unless application is made to and a special use permit is granted by the Town Board, subject to such terms and conditions as may be appropriate in the particular case and in conformity with the provisions of Article XII and the following general provisions. The Board may consider, where it is material in each case and among the other relevant factors, the following:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022; 12-14-2022 by L.L. No. 22-2022]
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the raising or harboring of domestic animals or poultry
on any farm within the Town of Henrietta within the definition of
the term "farm."
C.
Dogs and cats are exempt from these provisions, provided
there are not more than three of such animals, unless application
is made to and a special use permit is granted by the Town Board to
harbor or kennel dogs and cats as foster care or rescued animals.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
In any residential district, the lot width and depth is regulated as provided in § 295-10. In no case, however, shall the size of the lot be smaller than the area necessary for adequate and sufficient individual sewage disposal and the safe location of water wells, where needed.
A.
The following parking spaces shall be provided and
satisfactorily maintained by the owner of the property for each building
hereafter erected, enlarged or altered for use for any of the following
purposes:
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Use
|
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required
| |
---|---|---|
Animal hospital or "doggie day care"
|
1 per 200 square feet of floor area, with a maximum of 10
| |
Auto repair or service facility
|
1 per 400 square feet of floor area
| |
Banking facility, with drive-through
|
1 per 155 square feet of floor area
| |
Convenience store
|
1 per 200 square feet of floor area or 10 maximum, not including
cars parked at gas pumps
| |
Day-care facility
|
1 per 5 enrolled children
| |
Dwelling
|
2 1/2 for each dwelling unit in the building or buildings
| |
Funeral home
|
1 per 50 square feet of floor area
| |
Garden nurseries, exterior
|
5 per acre of outdoor display area
| |
Hospital
|
1 for each 5 patients
| |
Hotel
|
1 per hotel room, plus 1 for each 2 employees
| |
Industrial or manufacturing establishment
|
1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area or for each 3
workers, whichever provides the greater amount of parking space
| |
Medical, dental or urgent care facility
|
1 per 200 square feet of floor area
| |
Office building
|
1 for each 300 square feet of office floor area
| |
Restaurant or other eating place
|
1 for each 3 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees
| |
Restaurant, fast-food, with drive-through
|
1 per 120 square feet of floor area
| |
Senior housing, continued care retirement community, nursing
home, senior citizen residential community and senior living care
facility
|
1 per 1.8 residents
| |
Store
|
1 for each 200 square feet of store floor area and 1 for each
2 employees
| |
Theater, church or other place of public assemblage
|
1 for each 2 seats, based on maximum seating capacity
|
B.
All parking spaces provided pursuant to this section
shall be on the same lot with the building, except that the Town Board
may permit the parking spaces to be on any lot within 500 feet of
the building if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking
on the same lot with the building.
C.
Any off-street parking area, except for a single-family
dwelling, for more than five vehicles which adjoins or faces a residential
district shall be effectively screened by shrubs, hedges, plantings
or fencing as may be approved by the Town Planning Board.
D.
All parking areas shall be properly graded and drained
so as to dispose of all surface water accumulation in a safe and lawful
manner without draining stormwater to neighboring property.
E.
No parking areas will be allowed within the front,
rear or side setbacks of any multiple dwelling.
F.
Parking areas shall have a minimum aisle width of
15 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic. The minimum
parking space shall be nine feet in width and 18 feet in length for
ninety-, sixty- and forty-five-degree parking or 10 feet in width
and 20 feet in length for parking parallel to the aisle.
[Amended 4-6-2005]
G.
There shall be adequate ingress and egress to all
parking areas.
H.
Any parking area which is to be used during nondaylight
hours shall be properly illuminated with fixtures and locations approved
by the Planning Board.
Dumping refuse, garbage and other substances
is prohibited in all districts in the town.
The lawful use of any building or land existing
at the time of the enactment of this chapter may be continued although
such use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 6-20-1990]
A.
No building damaged by fire or by an act of God to
the extent of more than 50% of its true value shall be repaired or
rebuilt, except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter,
except one- and two-family dwellings shall be permitted to be rebuilt
regardless of current zoning classification. Nothing in this chapter
shall prevent the replacement of any structural member to ensure the
safety of a building. If a request is made to use the existing foundation,
or a part thereof, written documentation from a licensed structural
engineer approving this use must be presented to the Town prior to
a permit being issued. Whenever a nonconforming use has been discontinued
for a period of one year, such use shall not thereafter be reestablished,
and any future use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this
chapter. No nonconforming use shall be extended to displace a conforming
use.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
B.
Notwithstanding any provisions of the preceding subsection, upon special use permit of the Town Board as set forth below, a public garage, gasoline filling station, motor vehicle service supply station, motor vehicle showroom or sale or service facility located on any parcel of land which was used or built for such a purpose at the adoption of this amendment may be reconstructed, replaced, reinstated, modified or demolished and rebuilt within one year of demolition. Special use permit for the above may be granted only by the Town Board of the Town of Henrietta after a public hearing as provided in Article XII and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article XII of this chapter and further upon the requirements set forth in § 295-48 of this chapter for gasoline service stations and motor vehicles service and supply stations.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
A.
On premises used as gasoline filling stations or for
motor vehicle service or supply stations, no portion of any building
shall be closer than 80 feet to the front property line or closer
than 60 feet to the rear property line or closer than 20 feet to the
side property line, and the maximum width of approach driveways to
be separated or set off by curb or masonry shall not exceed two feet
in height. All signs, structures bearing lights or lighting facilities
shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the front property line.
Lot size for gas stations shall be at least 200 feet wide and 200
feet deep.
B.
No fuel pump, gasoline pump or island in any gasoline
or motor fuel filling station containing the same shall be constructed
closer than 35 feet to any street line.
C.
Before granting a special use permit or variance for a gasoline station or motor vehicle service or supply station, the Board to which application for such permit is made, in addition to consideration of standards set forth in § 295-53 of this chapter, shall consider and determine the following:
[Amended 6-20-1990; 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
(1)
That the proposed location is consistent with the
public necessity.
(2)
That the design and type of the proposed structure
are in harmony with other structures in such neighborhood.
(3)
That the proposed use will not create a traffic hazard
at the proposed location or a hazard from fire or explosion.
(4)
That the applicant has in writing agreed to construct and operate such proposed station in strict accordance with the provisions of Subsection D of this section.
(5)
That the applicant and the owner have in writing agreed
to and, as a condition of approval, shall cause to be recorded deed
covenants running with the land in the Monroe County Clerk's office,
provided that the applicant shall remove any gasoline storage tanks
in accordance with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
regulations (NYCRR Part 613.9 or any successor provisions), the New
York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or any other
applicable local, state or federal regulations in effect at the time
of closure, and furthermore that the applicant and owner provide an
environmental report from a licensed engineer within six months of
closure indicating compliance with the aforesaid regulations and that
all practicable steps have been taken to assure that the property
is free from toxic waste.
D.
All gasoline or motor vehicle supply stations hereafter
erected or maintained pursuant to a special use permit or variance
issued hereafter shall sell or dispense gasoline to the public in
compliance with approved standards of safety in the handling of gasoline
and flammable liquids.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
E.
Self-service stations.
(1)
A self-service station shall mean all or that portion
of the property where flammable and combustible liquids used as motor
fuel are stored and subsequently dispensed into the fuel tank of motor
vehicles by persons other than the service station attendant.
(2)
Each self-service station shall have a qualified attendant
on duty whenever the station is open for business. It shall be the
responsibility of the qualified attendant to control and operate remote
pumping equipment. Class I liquids shall at no time be dispersed without
the direct supervision of the qualified attendant.
(3)
A control shall be provided that will permit the pump
to operate only when a dispensing nozzle is removed from its bracket
on the dispensing unit and the switch for this dispensing unit is
manually actuated. This control shall also stop the pump when all
nozzles have been returned to their brackets.
(4)
Each self-service station shall have the remote dispensing
equipment situated in such a manner as to give the qualified attendant
controlling said equipment an optimum view of the dispensing of Class
I liquids.
(5)
Class I liquids may be dispensed only by customers
possessing a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
(6)
Self-service stations shall provide fire control devices
as prescribed by Section 16.792 of the American Insurance Association
Fire Prevention Code and the Fire Marshal of the Town of Henrietta.
F.
No application for area variances related to a gasoline
filling station or motor vehicle service and supply station shall
be approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals unless and until the appropriate
Board has granted special use permit or variance relief establishing
the legality of the use.
[Added 6-20-1990; amended 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022][1]
[Amended 2-15-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A.
Private swimming pools. Outdoor swimming pools shall be permitted only in the rear yards of residential lots. A permit for such pool shall be obtained from the Building Inspector or designee. Such pool shall comply with residential setback regulations applicable to the lot. The permit shall not be issued unless the applicant shall submit plans providing for a protective fence at least four feet high, but not higher than six feet, and at least 10 feet from the pool enclosing said pool on all sides, with an access gate that is equipped with a lock. Such gate shall be locked when the pool is not in use. The pool shall be so constructed so as not to interfere with sewage, water or drainage of the lot or of other lands. In accordance with Chapter 236, Stormwater Management, dechlorinated water drained from the pool shall be discharged only into storm sewers or by other means not detrimental to other property. Lighting shall not be directed at neighboring property. The water of such pools shall be maintained at all times in a sanitary condition in accordance with the bacterial standards of the Sanitary Code of the State of New York and the Property Maintenance Code of New York State. The pool, fence, gate and drains must be constructed as required by this section and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
B.
Public swimming pools. For swimming pools operated
in connection with an apartment, a hotel or motel or otherwise available
for public use, a site plan, including fencing and all safety features,
shall be required and approved by the Planning Board prior to issuance
of a building permit. The pool shall be required to be attended by
a lifeguard when in use.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
In any commercial or industrial district, any use which would otherwise be permitted without obtaining a special use permit shall be allowed only after obtaining a special use permit from the Town Board in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article XII of this chapter, if the premises where such use is proposed is within 500 feet of premises owned by a school, college, university or other educational institution or within 500 feet of premises occupied and used exclusively for educational or religious purposes. The five-hundred-foot distance shall be measured on a straight line between the nearest boundaries of the respective premises.
[1]
Editor's Note: The title of this section was amended 10-12-2022 by L.L. No.
17-2022.
[Added 4-16-1997]
A.
Legislative intent. The Town of Henrietta recognizes
the increased demand for wireless communications transmitting facilities
and the need for the services they provide. Often these facilities
require the construction of a communications tower. The intent of
this section is to protect the town's interest in siting towers in
a manner consistent with sound land use planning by minimizing visual
effects of towers through careful design, siting and vegetative screening,
avoiding potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure
or falling debris through engineering and careful siting of tower
structures and maximizing use of any new or existing tower and encouraging
the use of existing buildings and/or structures to reduce the number
of towers needed, while also allowing wireless service providers to
meet their technological and service objectives for the benefit of
the public.
B.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
ANTENNA
COLOCATED ANTENNAS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
TOWER
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
An accessory facility or structure serving or being used
in conjunction with a telecommunications facility or tower and located
on the same lot as the telecommunications facility or tower. Examples
of such structures include utility or transmission equipment, storage
sheds or cabinets.
A system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive
radio frequency signals. Such signals shall include but not be limited
to radio, television, cellular, paging, PCS and microwave communications.
Telecommunications facilities which utilize existing towers,
buildings or other structures for placement of antenna(s) and which
do not require construction of a new tower.
Towers and/or antennas and accessory structures used in connection
with the provision of cellular telephone service, personal communications
services (PCS), paging services, radio and television broadcast services
and similar broadcast services.
A structure designed to support antennas. It includes, without
limit, freestanding towers, guyed towers, monopoles and similar structures
which employ camouflage technology.
C.
Approvals required for telecommunications facilities.
(1)
Permits
required.
[Added 2-18-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
(a)
All telecommunications facilities require approval by the Planning
Board prior to construction or colocation.
(b)
In the event that a telecommunications facility is proposed to be
located on a structure/building, or an accessory structure associated
with the telecommunications facility is proposed, a building permit
issued by the Building and Fire Prevention Department will be required,
but only after having been reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.
Exception: one- and two-family homes and townhouses.
(2)
Colocated antennas. Telecommunications facilities
comprised of colocated antennas utilizing existing buildings or structures
other than towers shall be permitted in any district upon the issuance
of a building permit. Colocated antennas on existing towers shall
be permitted in any district upon the granting of site plan approval
by the Planning Board in accordance with the standards set forth in
the Town Code.
(3)
New towers. Prior to requesting permission from the
Planning Board to construct a new tower, the applicant must satisfy
the Planning Board that there is not a technologically feasible and
available location on an existing cellular tower or existing high
structure or municipal, government-owned or school district property.
Telecommunications facilities requiring construction of a new tower
also shall be deemed a permitted use in any district, but shall require
the following permits and/or approvals:
(a)
On municipal or government-owned property at
any height, a tower shall be permitted upon the issuance of a building
permit in accordance with the standards set forth in the Town Code.
(b)
In industrial districts where the proposed tower
is 150 feet or less in height, or in any nonresidential district where
the proposed tower location is more than 1/4 mile from any adjoining
residential use and the proposed tower is 150 feet or less in height,
site plan approval from the Planning Board shall be required in accordance
with the standards set forth in the Town Code.
(c)
In all other districts and locations, telecommunications
facilities requiring construction of a new tower shall require, in
addition to site plan approval, a tower permit from the Planning Board
in accordance with the standards set forth in this section.
[1]
For each telecommunications facility requiring only a building permit, the applicant shall submit a written application and such other supporting materials as are generally required for such permits under § 295-57 of this chapter.
[2]
For each telecommunications facility requiring
a tower permit, the applicant shall submit a written application for
such permit to the Planning Board on a form prescribed by the Planning
Board.
[3]
Each applicant for a telecommunications facility,
other than a telecommunication facility requiring only the issuance
of a building permit, shall submit an environmental assessment form
(long form), with visual addendum, and an analysis demonstrating that
location of the telecommunications facility as proposed is necessary
to meet the frequency re-use and spacing needs of the applicant's
telecommunications system and to provide adequate service and coverage
to the intended area. In addition, each applicant shall submit a site
plan prepared to scale in sufficient detail and accuracy showing at
a minimum:
[a]
The exact location of the proposed
telecommunications facility and/or tower, together with any guy wires
and guy anchors, if applicable.
[b]
The maximum height of the proposed
telecommunications facility and/or tower.
[c]
A detail of tower type (monopole,
guyed, freestanding or other).
[d]
The location, type and intensity
of any lighting on the tower.
[e]
Property boundaries and names of
adjacent landowners.
[f]
Proof of the landowner's consent
if the applicant does not own the property.
[g]
The location of all other structures
on the property and all structures on any adjacent property within
50 feet of the property lines, together with the distance of those
structures to any proposed tower.
[h]
The location, nature and extent
of any proposed fencing, landscaping and/or screening.
[i]
The location and nature of proposed
utility easements and access road, if applicable.
[j]
A grid or map of all of the applicant's
existing telecommunications facility site areas in the Town of Henrietta
and site areas proposed or projected by the applicant for installations
for a period of two years.
D.
Additional requirements and standards.
(1)
The following criteria and additional requirements
shall apply to each application for site plan approval for a telecommunications
facility:
(a)
Setbacks. All towers shall be set back from
all adjacent property lines a sufficient distance to safeguard the
general public and/or adjacent property in order to contain on site
substantially all ice fall or debris from tower failure. In the absence
of any evidence supporting a greater or lesser setback distance, a
setback of the tower from any adjacent residential property line equal
to the tower height plus 25 feet and a setback of at least 50 feet
from any other adjacent property line shall be deemed adequate. The
required setbacks may be decreased in those instances when the applicant
has submitted plans for a tower designed to minimize damage to adjacent
properties in the event of a structural failure. Accessory structures
and guy anchors must comply with the minimum setback requirements
of the underlying district.
(b)
Future shared use of new towers. In the interest
of minimizing the number of new towers, the Planning Board may require,
as a condition of either site plan or tower permit approval, that
the applicant indicate in writing its commitment to colocation of
telecommunications facilities and that the applicant will design the
tower to have a minimum height and carrying capacity needed to provide
future shared usage. The condition for colocation may not be required
if the applicant demonstrates that the provisions of future shared
usage are not feasible or impose an unnecessary burden based upon
the number of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses foreseeably
available for the area, the kind of tower site and structure proposed,
the number of existing and potential licensees without tower spaces,
available spaces on other existing and approved towers and potential
adverse visual impacts by a tower designed for shared usage.
(c)
Aesthetics. Telecommunications facilities shall
be located and buffered to the maximum extent which is practical and
technologically feasible to help ensure compatibility with surrounding
land uses. In order to minimize adverse aesthetic effects on neighboring
residences to the extent possible, the Planning Board may impose reasonable
conditions on the applicant, including the following:
[1]
Existing on-site vegetation shall be preserved
to the maximum extent possible. A tree survey showing all trees of
four-inch caliper or greater shall be conducted and mapped and submitted
as part of the development plan.
[Amended 2-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
[2]
The Planning Board may require reasonable landscaping
consisting of trees or shrubs to screen the base of the tower and
accessory structures to the extent possible from adjacent residential
property. All parcels with a tower located thereon shall have a fifty-foot
buffer zone planted with such landscaping or other form of buffering
as the Planning Board shall reasonably require.
[3]
The Planning Board may require that the tower
be designed and sited so as to avoid, if possible, application of
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lighting and painting requirements,
it being generally understood that towers should not be artificially
lighted, except as required by the FAA.
[4]
The tower shall be of a galvanized finish or
painted matte grey unless otherwise required by the FAA, and accessory
facilities should maximize use of building materials, colors and textures
designed to blend with the natural surroundings.
[5]
No tower or facility shall contain any advertising
signs or advertising devices except signage identifying a health or
general welfare message and owner(s) name and contact information
intended solely for the protection of the general public.
[6]
All towers and accessory facilities shall be
sited to have the least practical adverse visual effect on the environment.
(d)
Traffic, access and safety.
[1]
A road turnaround and two parking spaces shall
be provided to assure adequate emergency and service access. Maximum
use of existing roads, public or private, shall be made. Road construction
shall, at all times, minimize ground disturbance and vegetation cutting,
and road grades shall closely follow natural contours to assure minimal
visual disturbance and reduce soil erosion potential.
[2]
All towers and guy anchors, if applicable, shall
be enclosed by a fence not less than eight feet in height or otherwise
sufficiently secured to protect them from trespassing or vandalism.
[3]
The applicant must comply with all applicable
state and federal regulations, including but not limited to FAA and
FCC regulations.
[4]
Upon written request from the town, the applicant
shall provide a certification from a qualified, licensed engineer
certifying that the tower or telecommunications facility meets applicable
structural safety standards.
[5]
Applicant must provide to the Town an intrusion
plan.
(e)
Removal of obsolete/unused facilities. The applicant
shall agree, in writing, to remove the tower or antennas if the telecommunications
facility becomes obsolete or ceases to be used for its intended purpose
for six consecutive months. Removal of such obsolete and/or unused
towers or antennas and restoration of the site to its original condition
shall take place within six days of receipt of written notice from
the Town Board. Such agreement shall also include a commitment by
the applicant to impose a similar obligation to remove any unused
and/or obsolete tower or antennas upon any person subsequently securing
rights to colocate on the tower or telecommunications facility.
(2)
The following criteria and additional requirements
shall apply to each application for a tower permit:
(a)
Height. The building height regulations otherwise
applicable in the underlying district shall not apply to towers, provided
that the applicant submits sufficient information to justify the proposed
height as the minimum necessary to achieve its coverage objectives.
In no event, however, shall any tower (including those requiring only
site plan approval) exceed a height of 250 feet without first obtaining
a height variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(b)
Shared use of existing towers and/or structures.
At all times, shared use of existing towers and/or structures, e.g.
municipal water tank, buildings, towers, etc., shall be preferred
to the construction of new towers. An applicant for a tower permit
shall present a report inventorying existing towers within a reasonable
distance (two to four miles) of the proposed site and outlining opportunities
for shared use of existing facilities as an alternative to a proposed
new tower. The applicant shall submit documentation demonstrating
good faith efforts to secure shared use on existing towers or structures
as well as financial reasons why shared usage is not proposed. Written
requests for shared use shall be provided where applicable. The applicant
shall also demonstrate efforts to locate a new tower on the same site
as an existing tower or structure, if it is not colocating on the
existing tower or structure. Emergency service use colocated on a
tower shall be rent free.
(c)
The Town may retain technical consultants as
it deems necessary to provide assistance in the review of the site
location alternative analysis. The service provider shall bear the
reasonable cost associated with such consultation, which cost shall
be assessed as an additional application fee. In no case shall the
fee be more than 5% of the total project cost as determined for building
permit fee assessment purposes.
E.
Annual report. The applicant or its successors or
assigns shall file annually with the Town on the second day of January
following approval of the telecommunications facility a written report
certifying that the applicant or its successors or assigns are complying
with its maintenance and inspection procedures and records system
and that the telecommunications facility is not a hazard or a threatened
hazard to the health and safety of the public.
F.
Exemptions.
(1)
The following types of telecommunications facilities
are not subject to the provisions of this section:
(a)
Antennas used solely for residential household
television and radio reception and involving a structure with a height
less than 15 feet above existing grade or, if attached to a structure,
15 feet above the maximum height of the building.
(b)
Satellite antennas measuring two meters or less
in diameter and located in commercial districts and satellite antennas
one meter or less in diameter, regardless of location. (Note: FCC
rule regarding preemption of local zoning regulations for satellite
antennas, 47 CFR Part 25.)
(c)
Facilities under the control or ownership of
and used exclusively by a public or governmental agency.
(d)
Lawful or approved use and existing prior to
the effective date of this section; however, no telecommunications
facility shall be modified unless in conformity with this section.
(2)
In addition, telecommunications facilities may be
repaired and maintained without restrictions.
[Added 10-16-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
A.
General
provisions.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a mobile food vehicle
within the public rights-of-way or on public property anywhere within
the Town of Henrietta.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a mobile food vehicle
on private property without first having obtained a valid mobile food
vending license as prescribed in this section. Operation of a mobile
food vehicle on private property shall be regulated in accordance
with all applicable provisions of the Town Code.
(3)
Mobile food vehicles with a valid mobile food vending license as
prescribed by this section shall be allowed to operate on private
property within an area that has been designated by the Town of Henrietta
as an approved location.
B.
Approved
locations.
(1)
To be considered an approved location for mobile food vehicles, owners of private land zoned commercial or industrial must make application to the Town Board of the Town of Henrietta for a special use permit, according to the provisions of Article XII of this chapter. The application for such license shall be on forms provided by the Department of Building and Fire Prevention.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
(2)
Approved locations may not be adjacent to or within a radius of 100
feet of the nearest edge of any building or section of a building
comprising a licensed food establishment, excluding any patio, awning
or temporary enclosure attached thereto, the kitchen of which is open
for serving food to patrons. This requirement may be waived if the
application is submitted together with the written consent of the
proprietor of the adjacent licensed food establishment.
(3)
Approved locations may not conflict with any parking and vehicle
and traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the Town of
Henrietta, County of Monroe or State of New York.
(4)
Neither the vendor nor the property owner may provide seating intended
primarily to accommodate patrons of the food vehicle, except that
the property owner may provide a reasonable amount of seating to be
used by employees of a business that is located on that property.
(5)
A license for the operation of a food truck in the Town of Henrietta,
or changes thereto, shall be subject to the approval of, and issuance
by, the Town of Henrietta Building Inspector, the Town of Henrietta
Fire Marshal, or designee.
[Amended 8-19-2015 by L.L. No. 8-2015]
C.
Vendors.
(1)
To operate in an approved location, the vendor must have written
permission of the owner of the property specifying the days, times
and specific location(s) for which permission has been granted. Such
written permission must be in a form acceptable to the Town Attorney.
(2)
Mobile food vehicles may only be parked in areas indicated on
the permit application submitted to the Town by said property owner
and approved by the Building Inspector or designee.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
(3)
Mobile food vehicles with a valid mobile food vending license may
be operated by the vendor during hours as approved by the property
owner. However, vendors may not operate mobile food vehicles:
(4)
Mobile food vehicles must be parked within the boundaries of
the designated area of the approved locations, as approved by the
Town Board. The Town Board designates the Building Inspector (or his
designee) as the person authorized to make the determination of whether
the mobile food vehicle is in compliance.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
(5)
Each and every mobile food vehicle must at all times carry on the vehicle a "measuring wheel" with a measuring capability of no less than 500 feet as a condition of its licensure. The failure of any mobile food vehicle to carry such a measuring wheel or abide by the proximity distance restrictions included in this section shall constitute a violation of this section pursuant to Subsection H.
(6)
All mobile food vehicle vendors must abide by all parking and vehicle
and traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations at all times.
(7)
It shall be unlawful for any mobile food vehicle vendor to operate
within 500 feet of the boundary line of any fair, carnival, circus,
festival, special event or civic event.
(8)
All signage must be permanently affixed to the mobile food vehicle.
No accessory signage shall be placed outside or around the mobile
food vehicle.
(9)
All mobile food vehicles must be equipped with trash receptacles of a sufficient capacity and shall be changed as necessary to prevent overflow or the creation of litter or debris. Each mobile food vehicle vendor shall be responsible for abiding by Chapter 234, Solid Waste, Part 1, of this Code, any violation of which shall be punished in accordance with § 234-12 of this Code.
(10)
No alcohol may be sold or dispensed from mobile food vehicles.
D.
License
required; application.
(1)
Any person desiring to operate a mobile food vehicle shall make a
written application for such license to the Building Inspector or
designee. The application for such license shall be on forms provided
by said Director or the Director's designee, and shall include the
following:
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
(a)
Name, signature and address of each applicant and each corporate
officer of the mobile food vehicle vending corporation.
(b)
A valid copy of all necessary licenses, permits or certificates required
by the County of Monroe, the State of New York or any subsidiary enforcement
agencies or departments thereof, including, but not limited to, a
valid New York State Department of Motor Vehicles registration and
certificate of inspection and valid driver's licenses of all vehicle
operators.
(c)
A signed statement that the vendor shall hold harmless the Town and
its officers and employees for any claims for damages to property
or injury to persons which may be occasioned by any activity carried
on under the terms of the license.
(d)
Insurance.
[1]
The vendor shall furnish a certificate of insurance evidencing that
the vendor possesses and maintains such public liability, food products
liability, and damage to property or bodily injury, including death,
which may arise from the operations under the license or in connection
therewith. Such insurance shall provide coverage of not less than
$1,000,000 per occurrence. The policy shall further provide that it
may not be canceled except upon 30 days' written notice served upon
the Town of Henrietta Office of Licenses. A license issued pursuant
to the provisions of this section shall be invalid at any time the
insurance required herein is not maintained and evidence of continuing
coverage is not filed with the Town of Henrietta.
[2]
In addition to the above-required certificate of insurance, the vendor
shall also endorse, maintain and include the Town as an additional
named insured on its underlying business commercial general liability
policy.
(2)
All license applicants and applicants for renewals thereof shall
present each vehicle to the Fire Marshal or designee to determine
that the vehicle meets all applicable New York State Fire Codes.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
(3)
The initial license shall be subject to approval by the Town Board
of the Town of Henrietta.
E.
Form
and condition of license. Every mobile food vehicle vending license
shall contain the following conditions:
F.
License
fee.
G.
Compliance
with other regulations.
(1)
The owner/operator of any mobile food vehicle licensed by the Town
of Henrietta shall comply with all provisions of federal, state and
local laws and ordinances.
(2)
The owner/operator of any mobile food vehicle licensed by the
Town of Henrietta shall comply with all notices, orders, decisions
and rules and regulations made by the Henrietta Department of Building
and Fire Prevention, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the Monroe
County Health Department, or any other Town of Henrietta department
and/or agency.
[Amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
H.
Penalties
for offenses.
(1)
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction or a plea of guilty, be subject to the penalties set forth in § 295-66 of this chapter.
(2)
Closure for operation without license. Any mobile food vehicle operating
without the required Town of Henrietta license shall be immediately
closed by order of the Town of Henrietta. Every day of operation without
a license shall constitute a separate violation and shall be punishable
by a fine of $1,500 per violation.
[Added 11-6-2013 by L.L.
No. 2-2013; amended 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019; 6-10-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A.
License required. Chickens may be kept at residentially zoned property,
but only in a chicken coop and only pursuant to a backyard chicken
license issued in accordance with the Town of Henrietta Backyard Chicken
License Law.[1] The keeping of chickens on a farm is exempt from the Backyard
Chicken License Law.
B.
Setbacks and dimensions.
(1)
A chicken coop requires a building permit and certificate of
compliance.
(2)
The coops or cages housing such chickens must be situated at
least 20 feet from any dwelling other than the applicant's dwelling
and at least 10 feet from the applicant's dwelling.
(3)
The coops or cages housing such chickens may not be located
in front or side street yard areas and shall not be located closer
than five feet to a side yard lot line nor within five feet of a rear
yard lot line. No chickens shall be kept in front yard or side street
yard areas.
(4)
The total area of all coops, cages, fenced areas and runs designated
for chickens on a lot shall not be greater than 108 square feet of
floor/ground space for up to six chickens, 216 square feet for up
to 12 chickens, and 324 square feet for up to 18 chickens. The chicken
coop shall be a covered, predator-resistant, well-ventilated structure
providing a minimum floor/ground space of at least two square feet
per allowed chicken, with a maximum of five square feet per allowed
chicken. Coops and cages, singly or in combination, shall not exceed
seven feet in height. A fenced run area outside the coop shall have
a minimum area of 10 square feet of floor/ground space for each chicken,
with a maximum area of 15 square feet per allowed chicken.
C.
Preexisting chicken coops. Preexisting chicken coops which were active,
properly licensed and otherwise in compliance with the Town Code immediately
prior to the implementation of this section are permitted to continue,
so long as in compliance with such preexisting law, including the
setbacks and inspections required thereunder, so long as they have
no more than six chickens, hens only. Otherwise, the preexisting nonconforming
status under this subsection shall become void, and the chicken coop
must come into compliance with this section, including the licensing
for keeping of chickens. Moreover, any enlargement or material improvement
of an otherwise valid preexisting chicken coop, cage or run shall
require that the entire chicken coop and associated cage and/or run
come into compliance with this section, including the licensing for
keeping of chickens.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 292-52.4, Self-storage
facilities, was repealed 8-8-2018 by L.L. No. 6-2018.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 295-52.5, Solar energy systems,
added 6-21-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017, was repealed 9-22-2021 by L.L. No. 12-2021.
[Added 10-18-2017 by L.L.
No. 8-2017]
A.
Comfort care homes in R-1 Districts. Given the typical size and intensity
of use of a comfort care home, the Town of Henrietta finds and determines
that such home is not typical of a traditional single-family home.
As a result, comfort care homes will be allowed as transitional uses
in R-1, as follows:
(1)
A comfort care home shall be required to share a side yard property
boundary line with at least one non-R-1 parcel in order to demonstrate
its nature as a transitional use. Where it does not, it shall not
be allowed on an R-1 parcel.
(2)
A comfort care home shall not be allowed on a parcel bounded
on both sides by parcels with R-1 zoning.
(3)
As a transitional use typified by a large building footprint,
significant parking requirements, and potentially substantial traffic
as compared to other R-1 uses, a comfort care home shall not be permitted
in an approved residential subdivision.
(4)
Wherever a comfort care home shares a property boundary line
with a residentially zoned parcel containing a single-family home:
(5)
A comfort care home shall require site plan approval.
B.
Comfort care homes in R-2 Districts. A comfort care home shall require
site plan approval. Further, a comfort care home in the R-2 District
shall comply with the following additional requirements where it shares
a property boundary line with a parcel containing a single-family
home: