A.
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied
and no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, moved
or structurally altered unless in conformity with the regulations
herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B.
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to
exceed the height, occupy a greater percentage of lot area, or have
narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open
spaces than are specified herein for the district in which it is located.
C.
No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading
space required about or in connection with any structure for the purpose
of complying with this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard
or other open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly
required for another structure.
D.
Every principal building shall be built upon a lot with frontage
upon a public street improved to meet the standards of the Town of
Lyons.
E.
Every residential building hereafter erected shall be located on
a lot as defined herein, and there shall be not more than one residential
building on one lot, except as specifically permitted elsewhere in
this chapter. If more than one lot is located on a piece of property,
each lot must meet the requirements of this chapter.
F.
If any use could be construed to be incorporated within a general
use listing, the more restrictive listing, if any, shall control.
G.
Any uses not specifically permitted within any district shall be
deemed prohibited.
The following regulations shall apply in the Residential-Agricultural
District:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Single-family dwelling.
(2)
Two-family dwelling.
(3)
Customary farm occupation.
(4)
Public utility structure.
(5)
Church or similar place of worship, parish house, convent, rectory
or parsonage.
(6)
Public building of a governmental or cultural nature, school
and other educational institution, public park and playground, day-care
facility.
(7)
Hospital, nursing or convalescent home, adult care facility.
(8)
Bed-and-breakfast establishment.
(10)
Mobile home.
(11)
Modular home, as a single-family or two-family dwelling.
(12)
Farm-related use.
(13)
Barn conversion.
(14)
Cottage or recreational cabin.
(15)
House trailer.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Home occupation.
(2)
Private garage.
(3)
Other customary accessory use and building, provided such use
is incidental to the principal use and does not include an activity
commonly conducted as a business.
(4)
Professional office of a physician, lawyer, dentist, architect
or engineer, surveyor or attorney, when conducted in a dwelling by
the inhabitant thereof.
(5)
Roadside stand, in connection with a farm occupation, for the
display and sale of agricultural products.
(6)
Off-street parking and loading.
(7)
Signs.
(8)
Accessory farm buildings.
(9)
Apartment garage.
(10)
Recreational cabin.
(11)
Boathouse.
(12)
Farm labor housing.
C.
Uses requiring a special permit:
(1)
Abattoir.
(2)
Airfield, landing strip and related facilities.
(3)
Kennel, animal hospital and veterinary clinic.
(4)
Camp.
(5)
Cemetery.
(6)
Community building, golf course, social hall, club, lodge and
fraternal organization.
(7)
Extractive industry and commercial logging operation.*
(8)
Sawmill.*
(9)
Hog, pig, poultry or fur-bearing animal farm.*
(10)
Migrant labor camp.
(11)
Mobile home park.*
(12)
Multifamily dwelling.*
(13)
Riding academy and livery stable.*
(14)
Large-scale business or industrial development.
(15)
Planned development group.*
(16)
Telecommunications facility.*
(17)
Farm service use.
(18)
Large-scale cattle or dairy farm.
(19)
Rooming houses.
[Added 4-27-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
F.
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, not to exceed 35 feet.*
The following regulations shall apply in the General Residential
District:
A.
Permitted principal uses: all permitted principal uses as regulated
in R-A Districts, except a mobile home.
B.
Permitted accessory uses: all permitted accessory uses as regulated
in R-A Districts, except a roadside stand.
C.
Uses requiring a special permit: multiwide mobile home.
F.
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, not to exceed 35 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
The following regulations shall apply in the Floodplain District:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Customary farm occupation, but shall not include or permit the
spreading, accumulation, feeding or use of garbage in any manner.
(2)
Park, playground or community recreation area, operated by a
governmental agency.
(3)
None of the above uses shall include the creation of any building
or structure for residential purposes.
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Home occupation and professional office in an existing residential
structure.
(2)
Private garage.
(3)
Off-street parking and loading.
(4)
Office incidental and necessary to the conduct of a permitted
use.
(5)
Sign.
(6)
Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to
a permitted use.
C.
Uses requiring a special permit:
(1)
Private noncommercial recreation area, use and facility, including
sportsman's club and facility.
(2)
Kennel.
(3)
Outdoor theater, golf driving range, and similar commercial
recreation facility.
(4)
Private airport or landing strip.
(5)
Dumping of noncombustible materials for landfill purposes.
(6)
Equipment and material storage yard.
F.
Maximum building height: three stories, not to exceed 40 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
The following regulations shall apply in the Commercial District:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Retail business or service establishment.
(2)
Office, bank or other financial institution.
(3)
Social hall, club or lodge.
(4)
Motel or hotel.
(5)
Motor vehicle service station.
(6)
Theater or auditorium.
(7)
Motor vehicle repair shop.
(8)
Public garage.
(9)
Funeral parlor.
(10)
Bowling alley.
(11)
Automobile sales and showroom.
(12)
Highway commercial establishment catering generally to the tourist,
such as a gift shop, antique shop, and specialty shop.
(13)
Public utility structure.
(14)
Farm service use.
(15)
Cider mill.
(16)
Winery.
(17)
Portable sawmill.
C.
Uses requiring a special permit:
F.
Maximum building height: three stories, not to exceed 45 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
The following regulations shall apply in the Industrial District:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Agricultural or nursery uses, including the display and sale
of farm products and the raising of stock and poultry, but not including
dwellings.
(2)
Public utility structure.
(3)
Wholesale business, warehousing and distribution plant; storage
and sales yard, open or enclosed, used for the storage of fuel, wood
and coal, building materials, produce and meat, and machinery; contractor's
equipment storage yard.
(4)
Heavy commercial uses, including machine shops, trade schools,
machinery sales, laundries, bakeries, bottling works, dry cleaning
and dyeing, custom manufacturing, manufacture of electronic equipment
or precision instruments, furniture, optics and watches, research
and other laboratories.
(5)
The manufacture, assembly or storage of products not objectionable
or injurious because of smoke, dust, noise, vibration, odors, glare,
noxious gas, hazardous materials, waste or particulate matter, traffic
hazard or congestion, or fire or explosive hazard. Such materials
would include: cloth, metal, plastic, paper, wood, leather, precious
or semi-precious metals or stones, electronic or electrical instruments
or devices, candy, food products, pharmaceuticals and the like.
(6)
Commercial self-service storage facility.
(7)
Farm service use.
(8)
Cider mill.
(9)
Winery.
(10)
Portable sawmill.
F.
Maximum building height: four stories, not to exceed 60 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
