The following words and terms used in this chapter are defined
as follows:
A building located on the same lot as a principal building
but clearly subordinate to the principal building and used for purposes
that are related but incidental to those of the principal building.
A use of land or a building or a portion thereof that is
customarily subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the
land or building and located on the same lot as the principal use.
Residential facilities for adults where minimal medical care
is provided to residents on a twenty-four-hour basis for persons who
are unable to live independently. Such establishments include an adult-care
facility as defined in the New York State Social Services Law and
which maintains a valid operating permit from the New York State or
Onondaga County Department of Social Services. Adult-care facilities
also include retirement homes and communities, which provide residences
for the elderly with some supportive services (see also "retirement
community").
An employee employed in activities which are included in
the definitions of "agriculture, production" and "agriculture, services"
and who is employed in these activities with sufficient regularity
or continuity to characterize one as a person who engages in them
as an occupation. Isolated or sporadic instances of engagement by
an employee in activities defined as "agriculture, production" or
"agriculture, services" would not ordinarily establish that one is
an "agricultural employee." One's engagement in agriculture should
be sufficiently substantial to demonstrate some dedication to agricultural
work as a means of livelihood.
[Added 10-15-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
Land resources used, and the activity associated with, the
production and processing of plants and animals to make them useful
to society, including the use of temporary structures. Production
agriculture can involve the cultivation and production of field crops,
fruits, vegetables, horticulture products, nursery and greenhouse
crops, livestock and livestock products, timber and fish products
and similar activities involving the use of plants and/or animals
(see also "farm").
Businesses engaged in agricultural activities and/or agribusinesses
that are not production oriented but involve complimentary nonagricultural
activities, including technology, research, marketing and sales.
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the structural parts or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement,
whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or to moving
from one location to another.
A formal request to the Board of Appeals for a review of
the Building and Zoning Officer's interpretation of any provision
of this chapter or a request for a variance.
An owner-occupied, one unit dwelling within which overnight
accommodations are provided for transient guests in compliance with
the New York State Uniform Building Code and generally including the
serving of breakfast to guests.
A strip of land, generally adjacent to a property line, on
which a screen of landscaping that will be dense enough and high enough
to be a visual buffer is installed and maintained by the property
owner.
Any structure having walls and covered by a roof or roofs.
A line denoting that face of a building nearest the front
line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches
but does not include steps.
A building designed for seasonal occupancy and not suitable
for year-round living, whether or not such building is actually occupied
seasonally or otherwise.
A building or space for public worship and used by an organization
that is registered by the State of New York.
See "telecommunications tower".
Businesses engaged primarily in the provision of goods and
services to a larger population and generally not involving personal
care or maintenance (see also "personal service").
An extended or intermediate care facility licensed by the
State of New York to provide full-time convalescent or chronic care
to individuals who are not able to care for themselves. A skilled
nursing facility/nursing home.
A small commercial activity that may offer for sale convenience
goods, beverages, sundries and motor fuel.
A commercial establishment, or part thereof, that encourages
or permits customers to receive services, obtain goods or be entertained
while remaining in their vehicles.
A permanent building, or part thereof, intended to be used
for year-round habitation and designed to provide for eating, sleeping
and cooking for one family. For purposes of this chapter, temporary
shelters such as tents, trailers or other shelters designed to be
readily removable from the premises shall not be considered to be
a dwelling.
A premanufactured one-family dwelling as defined under the National Home Construction and Safety Standards, as amended, and meeting the applicable special conditions set forth in § 150-22D of this chapter.
A one-family dwelling that meets all applicable New York
State Building Codes and is constructed by a method or system of construction
whereby the basic structure or its components are wholly, or in substantial
part, manufactured in a remote facility. A factory manufactured dwelling
does not have a hitch or wheels and is designed to be transported
by truck to a lot for assembly and permanent installation on a foundation.
For purposes of this chapter, a "mobile home" as defined herein, whether
single-wide or double-wide, is not a factory manufactured dwelling.
A permanent detached building used or designed as a residence
for three or more families living independently of each other and
having separate kitchens and bathroom facilities for each unit.
A permanent detached building designed for and occupied exclusively
by one family.
A permanent detached building designed for and occupied exclusively
by two families living independently of each other.
An individual or two or more persons occupying a dwelling
unit and living as a single household.
A parcel of land that is used in the raising of agricultural
products, such as crops, livestock, poultry and dairy goods, and meeting
the minimum standards for farming operations as established by the
State Agriculture and Markets Law. A farm includes structures necessary
to the production, storage, maintenance and care of agricultural products
and equipment.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry areas from an overflow of a stream or other
body of water caused by severe storms or unusual and rapid surface
water runoff.
A carport or enclosed building, usually provided for use
by the inhabitants of a residential building, in or about which no
business activity or industry connected directly or indirectly with
motor vehicles is conducted, and in which no more than four vehicles
are housed.
Buildings or premises or portions thereof arranged, intended
or designed to be used for the sale of any type of vehicular motor
fuel and which may also include areas or structures for polishing,
greasing, washing, repairing or otherwise servicing of motor vehicles.
A junkyard or salvage yard is not to be construed as a garage.
Any building or structure in which light, humidity and temperature
can be controlled or the growing and protection of flowers and other
plants.
The average vertical distance from the ground outside the
foundation wall to the highest point on the roof, exclusive of chimneys.
[Amended 10-15-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
An occupation or profession which is carried on entirely within a dwelling by one or more members of the family residing in the dwelling and is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling as a residence, and which meets the performance standards set forth in § 150-22H of this chapter.
A vehicle used for living or sleeping purposes and standing
on wheels or rigid supports, but does not include HUD approved double-wide
manufactured homes, as defined and as restricted herein, or modular
homes.
A lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used for the collecting,
storage or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal, scrap wood, boxes,
appliances or other personal property, discarded material or for the
collecting, dismantling, storage or salvaging of machinery, appliances
or other personal property, or two or more inoperable vehicles, or
parts thereof, or for the sale of the whole or parts thereof (see
"vehicle, inoperable").
Any premises, including structures, cages and runs, wherein
are harbored more than four domestic animals that are at least four
months old and are not owned by the property owner or lessee, for
boarding, breeding, grooming, training or selling.
Any action that occurs on land or in a structure that affects
the use or appearance of said land or structure or the intensity of
use thereof.
Any parcel, plot or tract of land separated from other parcels
of metes and bounds description, or as shown on a survey or subdivision
map, for the purpose of sale, lease or separate use.
The percentage of a lot covered by the ground level area
of a building excluding terraces, decks and porches that are not enclosed
or covered by a roof.
The mean distance from the street line of the lot to its
opposite rear line measured along the approximate median between the
two side lines.
A lot that, at minimum, meets the area requirements of this
chapter and is connected to a public road right-of-way by a strip
of land at least 25 feet in width and containing a private access
drive.
A one-family dwelling transportable on its own chassis and
wheels, installed on its own wheels or on rigid supports and designed
to be towed from one site to another. For purposes of this chapter,
a HUD-approved double-wide manufactured home or a modular home shall
not be considered a mobile home.
A building existing on the date of adoption of this chapter,
as amended, that does not meet the size, dimension or location requirements
of the zoning district in which it is located.
A lot of record existing on the date of adoption of this
chapter, as amended, that does not meet the minimum area or dimension
requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
A building or use of land existing at the date of adoption
of this chapter, as amended, that does not conform to the use regulations
of the zoning district in which it is located.
Occupancy or use of a structure, building or space for only
part of a year, usually for a period that does not exceed six months,
total or cumulative, in any calendar year.
That part of the gross lot area that is not used for building,
parking or service, and may include lawns, garden areas, wooded areas,
floodable land, driveways and residential parking areas.
An area for the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles
and which has at least nine feet of width, 18 feet of length and seven
feet of clear height, together with adequate provision for maneuvering
and access thereto.
Any individual, public or private corporation for profit
or not-for-profit, association, partnership, limited-liability company,
limited-liability partnership, firm, trust, or estate, and any other
legal entity whatsoever, which is recognized by law as the subject
of rights and duties.
[Added 10-15-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
Establishments primarily engaged in providing services to
individuals and involving personal care or maintenance.
Self-contained housing development designed for, and marketed
to, older people and providing minimal services.
The line that is the common boundary line between a lot and
a road, street or highway right-of-way.
A stall or booth used for commercial purposes where farm
products are offered for sale, usually on a seasonal basis.
A public school or a private school (including a parochial
school) certified by the Board of Regents of the State of New York,
which is devoted primarily to academic instruction and offering a
curriculum of study similar to that of a public school and attendance
at which is in sufficient compliance with the compulsory education
laws of the State of New York.
[Amended 10-15-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any structure, display, device or representation that is
less than 60 square feet in area and designed or used to advertise
or call attention to any thing, product, person, business, activity,
event or place and visible from any road right-of-way. The flag or
pennant of any nation, state or municipality shall not be considered
a sign.
Any device, structure, object or building facade larger than
60 square feet in area, located on private premises, no closer than
50 feet from a public right-of-way and generally used for advertising
goods, services, places, activities or events other than those directly
related to the premises on which such sign is located.
A plan for the proposed development or use of a parcel of
land that is prepared and presented for site plan review pursuant
to applicable provisions of this chapter.
Conditions and standards applicable to certain uses listed
herein in Schedule I of this chapter as "SC" which conditions and
standards must be complied with before a permit can be issued by the
Building and Zoning Officer.
A permit from the appropriate Town agency, as specified in
this chapter, authorizing certain uses listed herein in Schedule I
as "SP" which will be permitted subject to specified requirements
and conditions to assure that the proposed use is in harmony with
the intent of this chapter and will not adversely affect the neighborhood
if the requirements and conditions can be met.
A facility in which horses are boarded or trained for a fee
or are kept and made available for hire, sale or other type of remunerative
activity.
Anything constructed, erected or installed, the use of which
requires a temporary or permanent location on, above or below the
surface of land or water.
Any tower, pole or other structure designed to be used for
the commercial transmission or reception of television, radio and
cellular telephone signals, microwave or similar electronic impulses.
Does not include amateur radio (HAMS) installations.
The use of a premises for public selling or offering for
sale of two or more vehicles at any one time.
An entity which operates as a monopoly, and whose rates charged to customers are established by a utility commission. A public utility facility, structure or use is a facility, structure or use which is operated by a public utility, and which provides electric, gas, steam, CATV, telephone or other communication service, water or sewage directly to the general public, or any entity deemed to be a public utility by federal or state law. (See Article VII, § 150-25, Utilities.)
[Added 10-15-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
Written authority to deviate from any regulations of this
chapter, said authority to be obtained from, or denied by, the Board
of Appeals in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter.
Authorization by the Board of Appeals to use land in a manner
that would not otherwise be allowed because of dimensional or physical
requirements and regulations set forth in Schedule II or other applicable
regulations of this chapter.
Authorization by the Board of Appeals for the use of land
or a building that is otherwise not allowed or is prohibited by the
provisions of Schedule I or other applicable regulations of this chapter
and meeting applicable criteria of state law.
Two or more vehicles that cannot be operated because they
are unlicensed or unregistered, or one or more vehicles that are used
for parts or are wrecked or are otherwise inoperable.
An open space extending across the entire width of a lot,
between the road right-of-way and the front line of any potential
building, projected to the side lines of the lot. Front yard depth
shall be measured between the building line and the road right-of-way.
An open space extending across the width of a lot, between
the rear line of the lot and a line parallel to the rear line, and
at a distance therefrom as specified in Schedule II of this chapter.
An open space on the same lot with any potential building,
between such building and the side lot line and extending from, the
front yard line to the rear yard line.
