The Planning Board may modify the permitted height limitations of this chapter with respect to the following:
A. 
Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers, fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers, air-cooled or evaporative condensers, air-cooled or evaporative-cooled closed circuit coolers, exhaust fans or other air conditioning or heating equipment, flagpoles, dish antennas, radio or television aerial, provided that such features shall not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the area of the roof of a building and are set back from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot by which such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified for the district in which they are located. All mechanical equipment located on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened with a material compatible with the color and texture of the building walls or otherwise camouflaged.
B. 
Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located by more than four feet.
C. 
Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes they are intended to serve.
A. 
An outer court shall be at least 20 feet wide, as wide as its depth or as wide as the height of the highest wall adjoining said court, whichever is the greatest.
B. 
An inner court shall be at least 50 feet in the least horizontal dimension. Two open and unobstructed passageways, each at least 14 feet high and 12 feet wide, to permit access by fire-fighting equipment, shall be provided at ground level to any inner court.
A. 
The distance between two principal buildings on the same lot shall be no less than the height of the taller building.
B. 
The distance between a principal building and an accessory building shall be no less than the height of the accessory building but in no event less than 15 feet.
No side yard or rear yard shall be required where such yard abuts the right-of-way of a limited access highway or utility transmission line or railroad at least 50 feet in width. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, adequate provision shall be made for emergency access to the side or rear of any building.
A. 
Where a lot abuts a residential zoning district, the Planning Board may, in its discretion, require additional protections of distance, landscape material, berms, changes in elevation, adjustment to roof elevations, modifications to the architectural design that would interrupt excessive lengths of buildings, add architectural details to break building mass, specify facade and surface materials, textures and colors, and/or require any other elements of protection the Board determines to be necessary to achieve the desired result; all with the intent of reducing the impact of the building or buildings on the adjoining residential district.
B. 
For purposes of this section, an excessive length of building is a building, including any additions, extensions or appurtenances thereto, of which any wall exceeds 300 feet in length. Where the intended building requires a dimension in excess of 300 feet, the building setback shall be increased by 25 feet for each additional 100 feet of building or fraction thereof. The Planning Board may waive, amend or decrease this additional setback requirement for good cause shown, if the Planning Board determines that the additional length of building will not adversely affect the adjoining residential district.
A. 
Not more than three accessory buildings and/or structures shall be permitted on a lot in a residential district.
B. 
The gross floor area of all principal and accessory buildings, regardless of size, located on a lot shall comply with the maximum floor area ratio requirements in Chapter 210.
C. 
The following shall be considered accessory buildings and structures for the purposes of this section:
(1) 
Garages for passenger vehicles or one vehicle with commercial registration under 5,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight;
(2) 
Greenhouses;
(3) 
Garden houses;
(4) 
Toolhouses;
(5) 
Stables or barns;
(6) 
Sheds.
D. 
Accessory buildings and structures not greater than 144 square feet in floor area and not more than eight feet in height measured to the highest point of the building may be located no closer to a side or rear lot line than 1/3 of the side and rear yard requirements specified in the applicable zoning chart in Chapter 210.
E. 
Individual accessory buildings and structures greater than 144 square feet in ground floor area or greater than 10 feet in height shall meet the following requirements:
(1) 
Accessory buildings and structures permitted under this section shall comply with the front, rear and side yard requirements specified in Chapter 210 and shall be limited in height to a maximum of 20 feet measured to the highest point of the building or structure.
(2) 
The construction of an accessory building or structure over 1,000 square feet in ground floor area or greater shall require approval of the Planning Board pursuant to the requirements of § 210-74 of this Code.
The erection or maintenance of any tent and/or canopy is prohibited, except in accordance with the following:
A. 
In a residential zone, a tent or other temporary structure may be erected on residential property for private use by the property owner for weddings and the like for a period not to exceed 72 hours by obtaining a temporary permit from the Building Inspector. There shall be a limit of two temporary permits per property per year.
B. 
Tents in any other district (excluding residential districts) shall be erected or maintained upon the obtaining of a temporary permit from the Building Inspector. The temporary permit shall be issued provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The erection and construction of the tent meet all the applicable requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and the tent is certified as meeting the applicable Flame Retardant Fire Safety Standards for Fabrics and/or the National Fire Protection Association Flame Resistant Fire Safety Standards for Textiles.
(2) 
The location and size of the tent use shall be of such character that, in the determination of the Building Inspector, it will be in harmony with the existing development of the district in which it is proposed to be situated and will not be detrimental or obnoxious to adjacent properties in accordance with and conforming to the zoning classification of such properties, as set forth in the Zoning chapter of the Code of the Village of Airmont.
(3) 
The location and size of the tent, the nature and intensity of operations involved in or conducted in connection therewith, its site layout and its relation to access streets shall be such that, in the determination of the Building Inspector, both pedestrian and vehicular traffic to and from the use and the assembly of persons in connection therewith will not be hazardous or inconvenient to persons using or passing by the premises or conflict with the normal traffic of the surrounding area.
(4) 
A tent may be maintained or erected for a period of time not exceeding 10 days from the date of erection specified in the temporary permit. Temporary permits are limited to no more than four permits per year, and only one temporary permit may be issued in a thirty-day period.
(5) 
No permit may be issued herein unless the owner of the property in any nonresidential zone has given express written consent to the Village of Airmont.
(6) 
The Building Inspector, when issuing such temporary permit, shall charge and collect a fee therefore of $100 for tents in any nonresidential district. Such fee shall be amended by the Village Board by resolution and shall be on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
(7) 
For sites located on state or county roads, a review of a proposed tent or canopy shall be completed by the New York State Department of Transportation or the Rockland County Department of Highways to ensure that its location does not impede the safe and efficient flow of traffic.
C. 
A tent covering not more than 150 square feet of ground area and used as a cemetery canopy or a religious canopy or used for recreational purposes shall be permitted and shall not be subject to this section.