The purpose of the Commercial Zone and the following regulations
is to establish certain areas where retail businesses and other commercial
uses of land will be encouraged to meet the needs of Village residents
and to establish standards by which development in these areas shall
occur while protecting and preserving the character of the adjoining
Residence Zone.
No building shall be erected or extended and no land or building
shall be used in the Commercial Zone for other than any of the following
purposes:
A. Any principal use permitted in the Residence Zone or in the Multiple
Housing Zone.
B. The following retail uses, provided that the interior floor area
is 5,000 square feet or less:
(1) Retail store (other than a retail store expressly referred to elsewhere in this Article
VII) where goods are sold only from inside the store and rental of goods does not generate in excess of 10% of the store's revenues;
(3) Sales of candy, ice cream, gifts, flowers, and similar small items;
(4) Arts and crafts gallery/studio;
(5) Photography store/studio;
(8) Bicycle sales/repairs which may include outside displays;
(11)
Painting and decorating boutique;
C. The following personal service retail uses provided that the interior
floor area is 5,000 square feet or less:
(1) Bank, or offices of a real estate brokerage or management, stock
brokerage, financial advising or planning, insurance agency or other
financial institution;
(2) Barbershop or beauty salon;
(3) Milliner/dressmaker/tailor;
(6) Photocopying and printing;
D. Business, professional, administrative, or governmental office, provided
that the interior floor area is 5,000 square feet or less.
E. Fire station and emergency medical services.
F. The following uses, provided that the area on which construction
occurs is 5,000 square feet or less (excluding underground utilities):
(1) Any municipal utility or public utility purpose necessary to the
maintenance of utility services, except that substations and similar
structures shall be subject to the same setback requirements as apply
to buildings in the Commercial Zone.
The following uses are permitted in the Commercial Zone, subject to the approval of a special use permit by the Village's Planning Board, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article
XIX:
A. Any of the uses set forth in §
305-34 above as being permitted as of right in which case the interior floor area for such use exceeds 5,000 square feet but does not exceed 10,000 square feet;
B. The following uses provided that the area on which construction occurs
exceeds 5,000 square feet but does not exceed 10,000 square feet (excluding
underground utilities):
(1) Any municipal utility or public utility purpose necessary to the
maintenance of utility services except that substations and similar
structures shall be subject to the same setback requirements as apply
to buildings in the Commercial Zone.
C. Bank or other financial institution with a drive-through facility
consisting of no more than a total of two drive-through lanes, each
lane either being served by a teller or providing an automatic teller
machine;
D. Child day-care center or adult day-care facility;
G. Laundromat, dry cleaning (self-service or pickup);
H. Restaurant, deli, sandwich shop or coffee shop;
I. Health club or fitness center;
J. Gas station or electric charging station;
O. Telecommunications tower and/or facility;
P. Any other lawful use, not otherwise specifically referred to in this Article
VII, that the Planning Board finds is substantially similar to a use permitted in the Commercial Zone, either as of right in §
305-34 above, or with the approval of a special use permit in §
305-35, and which use the Planning Board determines does not have greater adverse impact upon traffic, noise, air quality, parking, or any other attribute reasonably relevant, than a use permitted as of right in § 350-34 above.
The following accessory buildings and uses are permitted in
the Commercial Zone:
A. Accessory buildings and uses permitted in the Multiple Housing Zone;
B. Automobile parking, in accordance with the requirements of this article and the requirements of Article
XII;
C. Signs, in accordance with the requirements of Article
X;
D. Solar energy collectors in accordance with the requirements of this article and the requirements of Article
XV.
Lots shall have a minimum width of 125 feet and a minimum depth
of 150 feet.
Each lot shall have a minimum frontage on a public street of
125 feet, with the exception of lots in a cul-de-sac in a subdivision
approved by the Planning Board, in which case they may have such frontage
as shown on the approved subdivision plan. This chapter shall apply
to any lots hereinafter subdivided or developed by placing a building
thereon.
Parking requirements shall be as set forth in Article
XII.