A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for the full range of recreational activities and to protect recreational land, as one of the municipality's most valuable natural resources, from the depreciating effect of objectionable, hazardous and unsightly uses. The district is also intended for protection of watersheds, water resources, wooded areas and aesthetic resources and at the same time to provide for spacious residential development for those who choose this environment and to prevent untimely scattering of more dense urban uses, which should be confined to areas planned for efficient extension of public services.
B.
Permitted uses. A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings, including detached manufactured homes and modular homes, provided that manufactured and modular homes shall be anchored to a permanent foundation and shall be subject to the same restrictions required for detached single-family dwellings that are not of manufactured or modular construction.
(2)
Detached mobile homes on individual lots, provided that the requirements of Article X, Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks, of this chapter are complied with.
(3)
Churches, rectories, parish houses, convents and monasteries, temples, synagogues and any house of worship of a group that has formally received tax-exempt status as a religious organization from the United States Internal Revenue Service.
(4)
Golf courses and accessory uses, including but not limited to a building for a golf shop, locker room and snack bar, provided that no such building is located closer than 100 feet to adjoining property lines. A permitted golf course shall not be lighted for night play and does not include miniature golf courses, putting greens, driving ranges and similar activities operated as a separate business.
(5)
A greenhouse, private and commercial.
(6)
A hospital or clinic for small animals (dogs, cats, birds, and the like), provided that such hospital or clinic and any treatment rooms, cages, pens and kennels be maintained within a completely enclosed, soundproof building and that such hospital or clinic be operated in such a way as to produce no objectionable odors outside its walls; also provided that any buildings, structures, pens or open kennels and runs shall be located at least 200 feet from any lot line.
(7)
Military bases and appurtenances and parks operated by the United States government or agencies of the State of New York or of Delaware County.
(8)
Public and private forests, wildlife reservations, New York State or New York City land conservations, agricultural easements or other similar land conservation projects.
(9)
Recreational uses or facilities, commercially operated or for private membership, such as game courts, swimming pools, tennis clubs, archery ranges, fishing or boating lakes, camping areas, picnic grounds, dude ranches or similar activities, and accessory facilities, including the sale of food, beverages, bait, incidentals, supplies and equipment, provided that no such use, structure or accessory use is located closer than 100 feet to any adjoining property lines.
(10)
A stable, private, for the keeping of horses, ponies or other livestock for personal enjoyment and not as a business, provided that any building for the keeping of animals shall be located at least 100 feet from any side or rear lot lines and that there shall be housed or kept on the premises no more than one horse, pony or livestock for each acre of land.
C.
Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
(1)
Garage, private.
(2)
Garden house, toolhouse, playhouse or greenhouse, incidental to residential use.
(3)
Guesthouses.
(4)
Minor home occupations in a main building.
(5)
Radio or television transmission or receiving tower not more than 50 feet in height.
(6)
Storage of a boat trailer or camp trailer or a boat, but not in the front yard.
(7)
Swimming pool and game courts, lighted or unlighted, for use of occupants or their guests.
(8)
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces, including parking of not more than two school buses.
(9)
Solar energy systems and equipment.
D.
Permitted conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses if approved by the Village Board in accordance with the procedures, guidelines and standards of Article XIV, Site Plan Review, and any requirements specified in this Zoning chapter:
(1)
Cemetery.
(a)
May include a crematorium, if such building is located at least 200 feet from the boundaries of the cemetery.
(b)
The minimum area of the cemetery shall be 10 acres. No minimum area is required for cemeteries associated with a church or limited to use by a family.
(c)
Location of the cemetery and crematorium is approved by the Village Planning Board and the Public Health Officer.
(2)
Cemetery for pets, provided that the lot area of the proposed use is approved by the Village Planning Board and Public Health Officer.
(3)
Excavation or filling; borrow pits; extraction, processing and removal of sand, gravel or stone; and other major excavations other than for construction of swimming pools and foundations for buildings and other than those approved in connection with a street, subdivision or planned residential development, provided that:
(a)
No material may be brought from off the site for processing, mixing or similar purposes.
(b)
The excavating, extraction or filling operation shall be controlled to offer reasonable protection to surrounding properties and the neighborhood, particularly in regards to the use of any residential streets for access to the site.
(c)
All mining operations impacting public highways may be required to post a bond in an amount to be set by the Village Board for damages the streets may incur from additional heavy traffic.
(d)
The location of the excavation, extraction or filling with respect to property lines, the depth of excavation or filling and relation to the water table or flood criteria, and the slope of the sides of the excavation shall be controlled to prevent a continuing, unsightly, hazardous or wasteful condition of the land.
(e)
A plan shall be approved to ensure the restoration of the land or water area to a safe and usable condition upon termination of the excavation work by regrading, draining, refilling or other treatment suitable to the particular situation. The reclamation plan shall be developed in accordance with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation criteria.
(f)
All mining applications shall comply with the criteria established by 6 NYCRR Part 617.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(4)
Circus or carnival grounds, fairgrounds, amusement park, zoo or midway, permanent or temporary for a specified time period, provided that:
(a)
The land area is of sufficient size, shape and topography to accommodate the facilities proposed without serious detrimental effect on the natural landscape or on the existing or future use of adjacent properties.
(b)
The external and internal access patterns and circulation and parking areas are adequate for the uses proposed.
(c)
Structures, access points, drives, parking and use areas, signs or lights are designed and located to minimize the adverse effect on surrounding residential development, existing or future, and that any accessory sales uses are clearly incidental to operation of the recreation facility.
(5)
Exposition center.
(6)
Public or governmental buildings and uses, including schools, fire stations (volunteer or otherwise), parks, parkways and playgrounds.
(7)
Public utilities or public service uses, buildings, generating or treatment plants, pumping or regulator stations, substations or transmission lines.
(8)
Fraternal, society or club buildings, provided that they are not used chiefly for a service customarily carried on as a gainful business, and further provided that the applicant files with the Village Board of Trustees the written consents, duly acknowledged, of the owners of at least 75% of all land, other than public streets, within the Village which lies outside of and within 600 feet of each boundary line of the lot or lots to be used for such a building.
(9)
Major home occupations.
(11)
Animal kennels, commercial, providing proof of license and rabies vaccinations for each animal and provided that any building for the keeping of animals shall be located at least 50 feet from any property lines and that no outside runs, tie-outs or exercise arenas are located within 100 feet of any property line.
(12)
Airports, airfields, heliports, helipads and airstrips.
(13)
Sand and gravel mines.
(14)
Animal kennels, private, provided that any open pens, runs, cages or kennels shall be located at least 200 feet from any lot lines.
(15)
Stable, commercial, provided that any buildings for the keeping of animals shall be located at least 200 feet from any side or rear lot lines and that there be housed on the premises no more than one horse or pony for each acre of land.
E.
Prohibited uses. In the R-R District, the following buildings and uses are strictly prohibited:
(1)
Any junk, junkyard or automobile graveyard.
(2)
Scientific research labs.
(3)
Industrial uses, including light industry.
(4)
Trucking facilities.
(5)
Any hazardous use as defined in the General Industry (I-G) District.
(6)
Rental storage units for domestic use and/or pod units.
(7)
Keeping animals or fowl. Keeping animals or fowl is prohibited unless otherwise permitted:
(a)
No person shall breed, raise, harbor or maintain any bees, poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or any other fowl, any swine, pigs, horses, cows, mules or goats or any other animals or reptiles except domestic pets within the Village unless specifically authorized in any other provision of the Code of the Village of Walton.
(b)
Further prohibited will be any animal that is vicious, dangerous, obnoxious, objectionable or offensive or that has, in the absence of intentional provocation, repeatedly chased, menaced, attacked or inflicted bodily injury to a person or domestic animal, excluding birds, rodents and reptiles.
F.
Lot coverage. Lot coverage cannot exceed 75% of the total lot size. The floor area ratio (FAR) is used to determine lot coverage requirements.
G.
Lot size requirements. Lot size requirements are as follows:
Type | Minimum | |
|---|---|---|
Lot Width (feet) | Lot Depth (feet) | |
Single-family dwelling1 | 100 | 125 |
Church, temple, synagogue or other house of worship | 200 | 200 |
Animal hospital, large animals | 300 | 300 |
Animal hospital, small animals, open pens or kennels | 300 | 300 |
Extraction of sand, gravel or stone | 300 | 300 |
NOTES: | |
Lot width is measured at the building line. | |
The minimum street frontage is 40 feet. | |
1 | In subdivision of five or more dwellings, the minimum area of each lot may be reduced to as little as 16,000 square feet, so long as common or public space is provided in an amount sufficient to maintain an average of at least 25,000 square feet per dwelling, and further provided that the Planning Board has indicated in writing that it is satisfied that adequate provision for the permanent maintenance and upkeep of the open space has been made. |
H.
Yard requirements. Yard requirements are as follows:
Type | Front Yard (feet) | Side Yard (feet) | Minimum Side Yard Aggregate (feet) | Rear Yard (feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family dwelling* | |||||
Street 50 feet or greater in width | 30 | 20 | 50 | 40 | |
Other structures | The same or as required in the district regulations | ||||
NOTES: |
If the street is less than 50 feet in width, the front yard shall be at least 55 feet measured from the center line. |
See Article V, Supplementary Regulations, for other yard requirements. |