A. 
In a GC General Commercial District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any uses except as specified herein. All permitted uses, whether principal or accessory, including storage, shall be carried out in a fully enclosed building. Such provisions shall not apply to off-street parking for registered vehicles, outdoor loading or other service activities.
B. 
Whether or not listed below as a permitted use, any use which is noxious or offensive by reason of emission of odor, dust, vibration, noise, smoke, gas fumes, glare or radiation or which presents any hazard to public health or safety shall be prohibited.
Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Retail business establishments which are clearly of a neighborhood service character, such as, but not limited to, the following:
(1) 
Stores selling groceries, meats, baked goods and other such food items.
(2) 
Drugstores and variety stores.
(3) 
Stationery, tobacco and newspaper stores and confectionery stores.
(4) 
Clothing, variety and general merchandise stores.
(5) 
Hardware, appliance, radio and television sales and service.
B. 
Personal service establishments which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
Barber and beauty shops.
(2) 
Shoe repair and fix-it shops.
(3) 
Dry-cleaning stores and laundromats.
(4) 
Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, medical, real estate and insurance offices and banks.
C. 
Theaters and assembly halls.
D. 
Newspaper printing, including incidental job printing.
E. 
The sale of new and used automobiles, provided that:
(1) 
Such sales shall be conducted in a fully enclosed building located on the same lot and having a building area of not less than 5,000 square feet devoted to the sales and services of automobiles; or
(2) 
The sale of new and used automobiles may be carried on in an unenclosed area, provided that:
(a) 
Such area is on the same or an adjacent lot to such building. If the enclosed area is on an adjacent lot, the lot shall be not more than 200 feet from the lot with the building and shall further be:
[1] 
In the same ownership as said building;
[2] 
In a General Commercial (GC) District; and
[3] 
Used for no other purpose.
(b) 
Such unenclosed area shall be paved, shall be suitably drained and shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
(c) 
All exterior illumination shall be approved by the Planning Board and shall be shielded from the view of all surrounding properties and streets.
(d) 
Suitable landscaping and/or fencing of such unenclosed area shall be required.
(e) 
As used in this section, the sale of new automobiles shall be deemed to mean only the sale of such automobiles under a franchise granted to the person, firm or corporation conducting such business by an automobile manufacturer. Used automobiles shall be sold only in connection with the sale of new automobiles.
(f) 
No establishment for the sale of new and used automobiles shall be opened, conducted or maintained, except as provided above. None of the provisions of this section, however, shall be deemed to prohibit the continuance of the present use of any property for the sale of new and used automobiles, provided that any such continued use shall be subject to all of the provisions of this section. Plans for any changes required to bring about such conformance shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board before any such change shall be made. The Planning Board may approve, modify or disapprove such plans and may impose reasonable and appropriate conditions to such approval so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed.
F. 
Bus and railroad stations.
G. 
Laundromats and dry cleaners.
H. 
Building supply and farm equipment stores and retail nurseries.
[Amended 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
I. 
Electrical, heating, plumbing or woodworking shops.
J. 
Assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning or any other processing of products, provided that:
(1) 
Goods so produced or processed are to be sold at retail, exclusively on the premises.
(2) 
Space used for such purposes shall not occupy more than 20% of the area devoted to retail sales, shall be clearly incidental to such retail use and shall be fully concealed from any street.
(3) 
Not more than two persons shall be engaged in such production/processing at any one time.
K. 
Public markets.
L. 
Funeral parlors.
M. 
Hotels and motels.
N. 
Commercial storage buildings providing space for rent.
O. 
Veterinary animal clinics or offices with interior operations only.
P. 
Other business uses which, in the opinion of the Town Board are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above. Prior to making such a determination, the Town Board shall request an advisory opinion from the Planning Board.
Upon the approval of the Town Board a principal building may contain a combination of residential and business uses, provided that such residential uses are accessory to the business conducted and located elsewhere than on the street frontage of the ground floor and having a minimum habitable area as required in Schedule II.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule II is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Added 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
Residential uses in lawful existence as of the date of the adoption of this chapter may be continued as of right. Such uses may be modified so long as such modification uses conform to the provisions set forth in Article XX of this chapter and related sections. Such residential uses and lots shall be exempt from the limitations set forth in Article XX of this chapter, except in the case of abandonment as specified in § 300-168.
[Amended 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Private garages and storage buildings that are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises and that are used in conjunction with a permitted business use.
B. 
Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities, signs, fences and landscaping, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Farm markets and farm stands subject to the provisions of § 300-62F and G of this chapter.
D. 
Other business uses as approved by the Planning Board.
The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in the Zoning Schedule I which is a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Amended 5-11-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
The following uses may be permitted consistent with the provisions of Article XXI, provided that a special use permit is approved by the Town Board:
A. 
Essential services, excluding power plants, maintenance buildings and storage yards.
B. 
Motor vehicle service stations and auto repair shops.
C. 
Car wash establishments.
D. 
Restaurants and taverns.
E. 
Off-street parking above and below ground.
F. 
Commercial recreation, high-density uses.
G. 
Commercial recreation, low-density uses.
H. 
Multiple-family developments.
The following other provisions and requirements shall regulate uses in the GC District:
A. 
The gross aggregate floor area of all buildings on a single parcel of land shall not exceed two times the area of the lot on which such building(s) is located.