[Added 6-29-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
This article shall be known and cited as the "Coastal Conservation
District-WoodmereClub(CC-WC) (hereinafter the "CC-WC District")".
A.
The purpose of this article, in coordination with the contiguous
neighboring Town of Hempstead ("Town") and Village of Lawrence, is
to regulate development in the environmentally sensitive coastal areas
that span the municipal boundaries of the Village and the contiguous
Town and Village of Lawrence, including the area occupied by the Woodmere
Club - allowing for the enhanced preservation and protection of the
Village's and neighboring Village of Lawrence's and Town's environmental,
coastal, open space, natural and cultural resources and the preservation
of the residential neighborhoods - both within the Village, the Village
of Lawrence and the unincorporated areas of the Town, in and about
the former Woodmere Club.
(1)
In the low-lying southern coastal areas of the Village and the
adjacent contiguous Town and Village of Lawrence there are located
golf courses that have been in place for more than a century, which
natural, open spaces provide not only recreation but a natural mitigation
against adverse impacts on the environment and, therefore, the well-being
and safety of the entire region.
(2)
Climate change is becoming the defining environmental issue
of our time, particularly for vulnerable, low-lying coastal areas.
This change has taken shape already, in the form of more frequent
and intense storms, sea level rise and extreme flooding. It is no
longer a future endeavor, but rather a sound planning imperative that
the Village, the Town and the Village of Lawrence immediately address
ongoing and future conditions, including greater risks of flooding
presented by sea level rise and enhanced storm surge, inland flooding
expected to result from increasingly frequent extreme precipitation
events and the increased risk of compound flooding, resulting from
simultaneous storm surge and heavy precipitation. Through proper and
coordinated regulation, the Village intends to do its part in preserving
the health, safety and well-being of residents in the area of the
Woodmere Club and the surrounding community.
(3)
Along the coast, and particularly in low-lying coastal areas,
it is imperative that the Village, Town and the Village of Lawrence,
as stewards of the environment and protectors of their community safety,
health and welfare, assure that flood risk mitigation measures effectively
preserve the floodplain and surrounding areas. As the Department of
Environmental Conservation has expressed, the goal of managing the
floodplain is not only to ensure that new development is reasonably
safe from flooding, but to address existing risks, to avoid increasing
risk to others and to sustain natural capacities to slow and diffuse
flood flows. Reducing development in flood-prone areas allows the
natural landscape to absorb more floodwaters, reduce flooding to adjacent
areas, recharge groundwater and sustain a healthy ecosystem.
(4)
As a result of declining golf participation and membership at
eighteen-hole golf clubs, golf courses are closing, including The
Woodmere Club. The land of The Woodmere Club ("The Woodmere Club Property")
is approximately 118.4 acres in size and is located partially in the
Village (approximately 40.5 acres), the Town (approximately 55 acres)
and Village of Lawrence (approximately 22.9 acres).
(5)
As a result, this large and mostly open coastal area, spanning
the boundaries of these three contiguous municipalities, is vulnerable
to residential and commercial development, seriously threatening both
this environmentally sensitive coastal area, and the well-being of
the Village, the Town, the Village of Lawrence and the region as a
whole, and which potential adverse impacts and loss of existing open
space will not be adequately mitigated by existing and inconsistent
zoning regulations in both the contiguous Town and Villages with respect
to permissible development, lot size, lot coverage, density, building
height and site-specific development regulations.
(6)
It is the belief of the Village, in coordination with the contiguous
Town and Village of Lawrence, that, unless addressed, the loss of
this existing open space to over-development in the environmentally
sensitive coastal area of the Village presents an immediate threat
to the public health and safety of the Village, the adjacent Town
and Village of Lawrence, and the region as a whole, and can best be
mitigated, and the additional benefits accomplished, with the coordinated
creation of matching complimentary Coastal Conservation Districts
in each municipality in conjunction with the adjacent contiguous Town
and Village of Lawrence.
(7)
The Woodmere Club Property is located in a relatively vulnerable,
low-lying coastal area, well within special flood hazard area (100-year
floodplain) and the New York State Coastal Boundary Area. The Woodmere
Club Property is also impacted by shallow groundwater conditions.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)
has identified the presence of Significant Natural Communities and
Rare Plants and Animals at The Woodmere Club Property. The Woodmere
Club Property has also been identified by the New York State Office
of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) as a potentially-archeologically
sensitive area. Given the presence of these environmental and cultural
resources, the Village intends to provide for a cluster development,
in accordance with Village Law § 7-738, with reduced lot
size requirements, in this area to properly conserve and protect the
low-lying, vulnerable coastal area and natural area and resources.
(8)
It also is the intent of the Village to protect significant
local historic resources and the character of those resources within
the Village. As Woodsburgh and the contiguous Village of Lawrence
and Town consider the Woodmere Clubhouse a prominent community asset,
given its history associated with the community and the Woodmere Club
property, this article will preserve and enhance the Clubhouse and
its associated hospitality services by permitting continued use of
the Clubhouse and providing measures for limited expansion within
previously paved or covered areas in a way that retains the use and
the historic character of the Clubhouse building and associated amenities.
(9)
A traditional subdivision layout with a minimum lot size of
one acre (43,560 square feet) and two acres (87,120 square feet) within
the 40.5-acre Village portion of the course would have a gross yield
approximately 39 lots, but the net yield would be reduced significantly
when accounting for area regulations, open space and/or parkland reservation,
roadway and infrastructure elements and reserved drainage areas. Cluster-style
development provided herein and in the contiguous Town of Hempstead
and Village of Lawrence portions of the Woodmere Club property provides
for the preservation of some of the most sensitive environmental portions
of the property, while permitting sustainable residential development
utilizing a cluster subdivision technique within all three municipalities.
In so doing, the CC-WC District provides for smaller lots, and larger
homes, while preserving the natural, protective and scenic qualities
of the Village and the Woodmere Club Property. Sustainable design
elements will be required in all residential development applications,
incorporating a sustainable approach and low-impact development principles.
(10)
While the Village recognizes its responsibility to provide for
a properly balanced and well-ordered plan of development and land
uses within its community, it also recognizes that, in enacting local
zoning, consideration must be given to regional needs and requirements,
and that there must be a balancing of the local desire to maintain
the status quo within the community and the greater public interest
that regional needs be met.
(11)
The New York State General Municipal Law, Section 239-NN, indicates
the intent and purpose of State of New York to encourage the coordination
of land use development and regulation among adjacent municipalities
in order that each adjacent municipality may recognize the goals and
objectives of neighboring municipalities, and as a result development
occurs in a manner which is supportive of the goals and objectives
of the general area, and neighboring municipalities.
(12)
Pursuant to Article 8, Sections 1 and 2-a of the New York State
Constitution, as effectuated by General Municipal Law Article 5-J,
Section 119-u, Village Law Section 7-741, and Town Law Section 284,
the Village, Town, and the Village of Lawrence agreed to coordinate
regulation and entered into an intermunicipal cooperation planning
and land use regulation agreement (the "intermunicipal cooperation
agreement") with the purpose of undertaking mutually beneficial, shared
and coordinated comprehensive planning and land use regulation for
the Woodmere Club Property in order to promote intergovernmental cooperation,
increase coordination and effectiveness of comprehensive planning
and land use regulation, and make more efficient use of infrastructure
and municipal revenues and resources, as to enhance the protection
of community resources which span municipal boundaries.
(13)
It is in that spirit, and pursuant to agreement of all three
municipalities to work together and the in accordance with the intermunicipal
cooperation agreement, that the Village, in, in conjunction and coordination
with the adjacent contiguous Town and Village of Lawrence, adopts
and creates the Coastal Conservation District - Woodmere Club (CC-WC),
for the Village of Woodsburgh.
(14)
The proposed Coastal Conservation District-Woodmere Club (CC-WC
District) represents an intermunicipal plan that addresses current
and future physical climate risk changes due to sea level rise, storm
surge and flooding. The district recognizes these impacts in relation
to the unique geographical setting of the property at the Woodmere
Channel terminus, its historical and environmentally and ecologically
sensitive setting, and the anticipated flood impacts associated with
this location. The risks to both private and public, and existing
and future development, from flooding in this location under current
and anticipated future conditions, necessitates multi-jurisdictional
regulation guided by preservation and protection. The CC-WC District
incorporates climate change considerations, while preserving both
existing development and infrastructure, as well as protecting future
development, including development on the Club property, from thte
virtual certainty of increasing flood risks as time progresses.
(15)
The CC-WC District establishes three Subdistricts to ensure the preservation of existing open space and regulate development in a manner that is compatible with area zoning and development patterns. The Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict and the Single-Family Residential Subdistrict both include portions of the Village and the contiguous Town of Hempstead and Village of Lawrence, while the Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict is located wholly within the Village. The three Subdistricts are described in § 150-110 of this article.
B.
The Village of Woodsburgh Board of Trustees (hereinafter "Village
Board") finds that the creation of this zoning district, with its
three subdistricts, is in harmony with the coordinated creation of
a similar zoning district in the contiguous Town of Hempstead and
Village of Lawrence, is in the public interest and that the provisions
of these coordinated, contiguous, complimentary zoning districts in
each municipality are in the interest of the protection and promotion
of the public health, general welfare and safety of both the residents
of the Village and contiguous Town of Hempstead and Village of Lawrence.
(1)
The creation of this district, in coordination with the contiguous
municipalities is intended to preserve the Village's natural resources
and environmental features, while also preserving community character
and the economic value of other properties in the neighborhood in
and about the Woodmere Club property. Special consideration is provided
for sustainable design elements, which will help to mitigate flood
impacts, preserve open space, decrease stormwater runoff, improve
local water quality and reduce traffic impacts. The regulations contained
within this article have been designed to be compatible and complementary
with other permitted land uses in the area and contiguous municipalities
and protect the character of their existing and developed residential
communities.
C.
The Board finds that the CC-WC District, within the Village, is in
accordance with the comprehensive planning policy document, which
was accepted and adopted by the Board of Trustees in December 2019,
and is titled the Village of Woodsburgh Vision Plan (the "Vision Plan").
The Board also finds that the coordinated adoption of the CC-WC District
in the Village and the CC-WC zoning districts to be adopted by the
Town of Hempstead and Village of Lawrence furthers the Village's goals
of providing a comprehensive land use policy Village's Vision Plan
that protects community resources that span across the Village boundaries.
(1)
The Vision Plan establishes goals and a vision for the future
of the Village, in general and specifically regarding certain areas
to be incorporated into new proposed zoning districts. The Vision
Plan establishes the following Village-wide goals: (a) protect the
existing community character and development pattern in the Village;
(b) maintain the Village's existing residential and open space/recreational
character; (c) preserve and protect the existing natural resources
within the Village including surface waters, floodplains, groundwater,
wildlife and habitats; (d) preserve existing open space and recreation,
as well as provide new open space and recreational opportunities for
the community; (e) preserve and enhance local historic resources and
important views that define the character and sense of place of the
community; (f) protect and promote the Village's existing road pattern,
improve traffic flow to minimize high volumes of traffic on Village
roadways and enhance the pedestrian network to maintain safe pedestrian
pathways; and (g) ensure that existing community services have the
capacity to serve the Village and any potential developments in the
future. The CC-WC District is designed with these goals in mind.
(2)
The Board also finds that the CC-WC District is consistent with
the Conceptual Land Use Plan contained in the Vision Plan. The CC-WC
District includes three subdistricts, each consistent with the land
use policy preferences established in the Vision Plan. The Conceptual
Land Use Plan identifies conceptual, and distinct, zoning districts
applicable to the Woodmere Club Property. These include (a) "Active
Recreation/Village Guest Lodging" district encompassing the portion
of the Woodmere Club Property containing the Woodmere Clubhouse, adjacent
parking areas, athletic facilities and associated landscaping, and
recognizing the historic use of this area for more than 100 years,
and (b) "Recreation/Very Low Density Residential II" district encompassing
the Woodmere Club property, excluding the Active Recreation/Village
Guest Lodging. The Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict and the Single-Family
Residential Subdistrict comport with the Recreation/Very Low Density
Residential II District, and the Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict
comports with the Active Recreation/Village Guest Lodging District,
identified in the Vision Plan. The Vision Plan recommends proposed
clustering development to preserve sensitive environmental resources
and protect against the impacts of flooding and the loss of stormwater
absorption points, in the Recreation/Very Low Density Residential
II District, and the CC-WC District incorporates that recommendation.
The Vision Plan also identifies Village residents' vision to retain
the historically important clubhouse, while providing for adaptive
uses, including a community center and/or limited overnight accommodations.
The CC-WC District shall apply to the land that comprises the
privately-owned golf course commonly known as The Woodmere Club, and
referred to herein as the Woodmere Club Property [Nassau County Land
& Tax Map Section 41, Block F, Lots 37, 40, 48, 310, 123/3024
(Lot Grouping), 3028, 3030A/3030B (Lot Grouping), and 3032; Section
41, Block D, Lots 53 and 55; and Section 41, Block 72, Lot 1/3/4/5A/5B/6-9/11-12
(Lot Grouping)] (the "Property"). Acreages identified within this
article are based upon Nassau County Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) 2018 Tax Parcel database.
A.
The area of the Village that constitutes the CC-WC District is identified
as Section 41, Block F, Lots 40 (portion of lot in Village), 37 (part
in Village), 123, 310, 3029 (identified on the Nassau County Tax Map
as 3029A and 3029B), 3030 (identified on the Nassau County Tax Map
as 3030A and 3030B), 3032 (portion of lot in Village), Section 41,
Block D, Lots 53 and 55, and Section 41, Block 72, Lot 1, on the Nassau
County Land and Tax Map (the "District property").
B.
The Zoning Map of the Village of Woodsburgh is hereby amended accordingly,
to reclassify the District Property as constituting the CC-WC District.
The following definitions shall apply in the CC-WC District.
A standard which preserves the ability of the floodplain
to store water. "Compensatory storage" means that loss of flood storage
due to buildings or fill in the floodplain is compensated for by providing
an equal volume of storage to replace what is lost.
The horizontal area of a lot covered by the roof areas of
all buildings and/or structures, in addition to all other impervious
surfaces, including but not limited to driveways, parking areas, patios,
terraces, permeable pavement and paver systems and other similar features.
Pervious hardscape surfaces that allow for the infiltration
of water into soils, helping to remove pollutants and recharge the
water table and reduce runoff. Examples of permeable pavement surfaces
include pervious concrete, porous asphalt and permeable paving stones.
Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) shall not be permitted as the basecourse
material. Open graded natural stone shall be used to facilitate stormwater
permeability.
An irrigation control system that reduces outdoor water use
by monitoring and using information about site conditions (including,
but not limited to soil moisture, rain, wind, slope, soil, plant type),
and applying the correct amount of water based on those factors.
A.
A conceptual development plan for the proposed development of the
Property is required to be filed simultaneously with the Village,
the Town of Hempstead and the Village of Lawrence, for review purposes
prior to the filing of a map or subdivision application with the Nassau
County Planning Commission. The purpose of this procedure is to facilitate
a coordinated review with the Town and Villages, including a conceptual
subdivision layout for the three subdistricts. The conceptual subdivision
layout shall include existing and conceptual proposed grading, proposed
drainage for the lots and infrastructure, lot configuration, hospitality
development proposal, and plans for maintenance of open space/common
areas.
B.
Upon receipt of the conceptual development plan, the Town and Villages
shall review the plan for compliance with applicable zoning, subdivision
and site-specific (including any performance standards and sustainable
design) regulations in effect in the respective jurisdictions. Each
municipality shall inform the applicant as to compliance with such
regulations, within 45 days of receipt of the conceptual development
plan, and may also provide comments regarding any relevant matter,
including plans for maintenance of open space and common area.
A.
The portion of the Property located within the Village and within 300 feet of the Village is subject to the jurisdiction of the Village Planning Board, in accordance with Village Code Chapter 131. As part of any such application process, the applicant also will be required to demonstrate compliance with Chapter 77 of this Code.
B.
No permit shall issue for any building requiring a building permit
from the Village unless the site is shown on a subdivision map approved
by the Nassau County Planning Commission and any other jurisdiction
with primary or concurrent subdivision jurisdiction, and filed in
the Nassau County Clerk's office.
A.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this article, the
rules of interpretation applicable to remedial legislation shall be
used so that the spirit and intent of this article shall be observed.
B.
In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this article
and other provisions of the Village Zoning Code, the provisions of
this article shall control.
If § 150-110 or § 150-111 of this article shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall invalidate the remainder of this article. If any other provision shall be so adjudged, it shall not invalidate the remainder of this article. If there is found to be any imprecision, including but not limited to lot descriptions or acreage of total property, such will not invalidate this article.
The CC-WC District establishes three subdistricts to regulate
development in a manner that is compatible with area zoning and development
patterns and ensures the preservation of sensitive natural resources
and open space. The Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict and the Single-Family
Residential Subdistrict both include portions of the Village and the
contiguous Town of Hempstead and Village of Lawrence, while the Clubhouse/Hospitality
Subdistrict is located wholly within, and regulated entirely by, the
Village. The three subdistricts of the CC-WC District are provided
in Figures 1 and 2 below and are described as follows:
A.
Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict: Accounting for approximately 26.5 acres of the approximately 40.5 acre Village portion of the Property (and approximately 83.3 acres of the approximately 118.4-acre Woodmere Club Property), the intent of the Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict is to preserve critical coastal natural resources and open space areas to the maximum practicable extent. These open space areas provide flood mitigation from storm surge, stormwater, and sea level rise, provide critical habitats for wildlife and contribute significantly to the unique community character of the area. In recognition of the flood mitigation provided by these open space areas, and the protection of existing development and infrastructure in the Village and the surrounding area, the use of fill and development parameters shall be regulated by the restrictions specified herein. Within the Open Space/Recreational Subdistrict, grading for the purposes of flood water storage, including compensatory storage set forth in § 77-15 of this Code, shall be permitted. In addition, within the Open Space/Recreational Subdistrict, with the exception of areas associated for access, as defined in § 150-120 of this article, any removal of trees shall be subject to Chapter 131 and any regulations adopted by the Village.
B.
Single-Family Residential Subdistrict:
(1)
The Single-Family Residential Subdistrict (approximately 29.4
acres of the approximately 118.4-acre Woodmere Club Property) comprises
two distinct development clusters, one straddling the boundaries of
the Villages of Woodsburgh and Lawrence portions of The Woodmere Club
Property (8.3 acres within the Village of Woodsburgh and approximately
1.8 acres within the Village of Lawrence, for a total of 10.1 acres
in both Villages) and one in the Town of Hempstead portion of The
Woodmere Club Property (approximately 19.3 acres in size). These clusters,
zoned for residential housing (religious and educational uses permitted
by special exception), will allow compatible development between all
three municipalities (including development in the Town of Hempstead
that is compatible with the existing one-acre minimum lot zoning in
the Village of Woodsburgh and the 40,000-square-foot minimum lot zoning
in the Village of Lawrence), while retaining significantly more natural
resources and open space than provided for in previous zoning and
land use regulations.
(2)
Within this subdistrict, any proposed lot that straddles the
boundaries of the Village of Woodsburgh and the Village of Lawrence
shall be subject to the zoning and building permit jurisdiction of
the municipality in which the larger portion of any principal building
will be located, as such building is shown on the original subdivision
map approved by the respective jurisdictions.
C.
Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict: The Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict
is limited to approximately 5.7 acres within the Village of Woodsburgh
portion of The Woodmere Club Property. The intent of this subdistrict
is to preserve and enhance the existing clubhouse of The Woodmere
Club and its associated hospitality services, including the parking
areas, athletic courts and outdoor swimming pool. This subdistrict
is regulated entirely by the Village, as provided in this article.
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A.
Within the Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict, a building may be erected,
altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following
purposes, and for no other:
(1)
Golf course - private or semi-private, including practice golf
areas such as putting greens and practice pitching/sand bunker areas.
(2)
Passive parkland, including walking trails, nature observation
areas and passive recreation features.
(3)
Accessory structures and uses, which are customarily incidental
to any of the above-permitted uses, including maintenance buildings
not greater than 500 square feet with a maximum height of 16 feet
and pavilion/shelter areas not greater than 400 square feet with a
maximum height of 16 feet, are permitted. Setbacks for accessory structures
within the Open Space/Recreation Subdistrict shall be 100 feet from
both perimeter property lines and residential homes. Not more than
one such accessory structure per seven acres is permitted in this
subdistrict.
B.
Within the Single-Family Residential Subdistrict, a building may
be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for
any of the following purposes, and for no other:
C.
Within the Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict, the premises may be
used for any of the following purposes:
(1)
Continuation of existing use (clubhouse associated with a private
or semi-private golf course).
(2)
Adaptive reuse of the existing clubhouse for guest accommodations,
including a boutique inn providing up to 15 guest rooms. Any such
reuse shall result in no net increase in lot coverage currently existing
in this subdistrict.
(3)
Adaptive reuse as a clubhouse for non-club members, including
a boutique inn providing up to 15 guest rooms. Any such reuse shall
result in no net increase in lot coverage currently existing in this
subdistrict.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
(4)
Community center with passive parkland.
(5)
Religious uses and educational uses with a special use permit,
authorized by the Board of Trustees.
(6)
Any proposed use shall result in no net increase in lot coverage,
in relation to existing lot coverage in this subdistrict.
(7)
Sales
or service of food and drinks for on-site consumption, as a principal
use or an accessory to any other use permitted in this subdistrict,
with a special permit authorized by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 10-6-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
Given the sensitive environmental resources present at the Property, special consideration for residential development standards, including bulk regulations, spatial distances and sustainable design features are provided for the Single-Family Residential Subdistrict within § 150-113 through § 150-125 below.
No dwelling or other building shall be constructed on a lot
unless it contains an area of not less than 15,000 square feet and
has a minimum street frontage of 100 feet, maintains a minimum seventy-five-foot
lot width for a minimum depth of 125 feet, and has a minimum 50 feet
of both of its front and rear property lines along adjacent Open Space/Recreation
Subdistrict property. Building lots located on a cul-de-sac shall
have a minimum street frontage of 50 feet and a minimum lot width
of 75 feet at a lot depth of 40 feet offset from the street line,
and shall maintain a minimum lot width of 75 feet for a depth of 125
feet.
No building shall be greater in height than 2 1/2 stories,
with a maximum height of 34 feet. Building height within a designated
special flood hazard area shall be regulated by applying § 352(H)
of the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance as if such provision
is contained in this article, except that the maximum height restriction
of § 352(H)(3) of the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance
shall be superseded by the maximum heights set forth in this section.
For a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet, the building area
shall not exceed 37% of the lot area. In no case shall a building
area exceed 5,000 square feet, regardless of lot size. Overall, lot
coverage shall not exceed 60% of the lot area. Sustainable design
is required through the utilization of Village-approved permeable
pavement surfaces, which shall account for a minimum of 50% of any
additional lot coverage beyond the building area.
There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main
building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 30 feet.
Neither side yard shall be less than 15 feet wide.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least
40 feet.
A.
For all lots, impervious coverage shall be reduced to the maximum extent practicable and follow the regulations set forth in § 150-114 (Building area and lot coverage) above.
B.
Each building lot shall provide for the collection, storage and recharge
of stormwater on-site, with no surface or roof runoff being directed
off of each individual lot, and, accounting for both roof and surface
runoff, shall be sized, at a minimum, for the volumetric design of
a three-inch rainfall event, based on the one-year, twenty-four-hour
storm event in New York State. Roof runoff will be piped underground,
directly to stormwater drywells, leaching galleys, and/or other accepted
infiltration practice. The use of green infrastructure is encouraged.
Green infrastructure such as rain gardens and bioswales or other green
techniques approved by the Village Building Department will receive
an additional credit of two times the volume capacity provided up
to a total reduction of 1 1/2 inches. The three-inch volumetric
design is separate and in addition to any stormwater capacity provided
for as part of a real property subdivision map associated with the
property.
C.
Automatic irrigation systems utilizing smart controller technology
shall be required in all new residential construction. All automatic
irrigation systems shall also have rain and soil moisture sensors.
A.
The requirements for subdivision development within the CC-WC District shall comply with all state and local regulations, including compliance with Nassau County Ordinance No. 46-2009 and Village Code §§ 131-22 and 131-23, and obtain all necessary approvals as required by law. Proposed public access roadways in the Village shall have a fifty-foot right-of-way width and a paved roadway width of 30 feet, with sidewalk and curb design to be provided in accordance with county and Village requirements. Private access roadways shall have a fifty-foot right-of-way width, and subject to approval of the Village Building Department, shall provide a paved roadway width of a minimum of 26 feet, with sidewalk and curb design, if any, commensurate with those indicative of low-density communities. Maintenance of private roads, including snow removal and garbage pickup, shall not be the responsibility of the Village.
B.
There shall be perimeter open space view corridors, extending from
an interior roadway to the perimeter of the residential lots, not
less than 80 feet in width and provided at a minimum for each 500
feet of contiguous residential property.
C.
Dedicated rights-of-way providing access to the property shall be
provided at the following locations:
(1)
Single-Family Residential Subdistrict: Access right-of-way shall
be provided off Meadow Drive (to be located 250 feet to the center
line of the new right-of-way south of Broadway) and off Keene Lane
(to be located 280 feet to the center line of the new right-of-way
northwest of Rutherford Lane). Emergency access rights-of-way shall
be provided at the southern terminus of Lotus Street and the northwestern
terminus of Tulip Street, in the Town of Hempstead.
(2)
Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict: An access right-of-way shall
be provided at the intersection of Meadow Drive and Keene Lane. The
requirements for subdivision development within the CC-WC shall comply
with all state and local regulations, including compliance with Nassau
County Ordinance No. 46-2009, and obtain all necessary approvals as
required by law.
D.
Infrastructure costs associated with access and right-of-way improvements
shall be addressed by the respective applicant(s), at the cost of
the applicant(s) as determined at the time of an application made
to the Nassau County Planning Commission, the Village Planning Board
and the Village of Lawrence Planning Board.
A.
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
(1)
Cornices, eaves, gutters, chimneys or bay windows projecting
not more than 24 inches.
(2)
Air-conditioning condenser units, emergency generators, basement
stairs and basement areaways, projecting not more than 36 inches into
one of the required side or rear yards.
(3)
Driveway piers not exceeding four feet in height.
(4)
Exclusive of encroachments permitted under this section and
structures approved by Board of Appeals grant, second-story additions
above existing permitted one-story structures may project into any
required yard, provided that they do not extend beyond the wall of
the existing structure.
A.
Accessory buildings may occupy not more than 18% of the required
area of the rear yard up to an average height of 12 feet. The yard
area occupied by such accessory building shall, however, be included
in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built
upon.
B.
Exclusive of an accessory private garage and a cabana permitted as an accessory to a swimming pool pursuant to § 150-121, only one structure can be erected and thereafter maintained, and such structure shall be erected on the ground and in the rear yard only and shall not exceed 144 square feet of floor area, nine feet in maximum height and 12 feet in height horizontally, unless authorized as a special exception by the Board of Appeals.
No fence shall exceed six feet in height and shall be permitted
on the rear lot line and those linear portions of the side lot lines
enclosing a rear yard; provided, however, that four-foot-high fencing
does not extend beyond the front line of principal building. Fencing
shall not substantially obstruct the line of sight.
Such signs which are authorized for single-family residences under § 150-50.1 of the Village Code are permitted.
No excavations for purposes other than the construction of a
driveway, walk, a permitted wall or building or part thereof or accessory
thereto, or to remove topsoil from one part of the lands of an owner
to another part of the same premises, when such removal is necessary
as an accessory use or improving said property, shall be made unless
approved by the Board of Trustees.
The maximum height of the Clubhouse building, or any extension
thereof, shall not exceed the existing height of the Clubhouse building.
A.
Building area shall not exceed the existing building area of the
Clubhouse.
B.
Lot coverage shall not exceed the existing lot coverage of the property
located in the Clubhouse/Hospitality Subdistrict.
C.
Adaption of the Clubhouse building or conversion of existing lot
coverage, including tennis courts, parking area and swimming pool,
to guest accommodations is permitted by special use permit issued
by the Board of Trustees, subject to a maximum of 15 guest units.
A.
Within 45 days of the effective date of this article, unless a greater
period is determined necessary, the Building Department is hereby
directed to cause such amendments to be made to the Village Zoning
Map as are reasonably necessary to document the classification of
properties provided in this law, and to cause the zoning classification
of such properties to be reflected on such Zoning Map as herein provided.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this article shall be fully applicable
to all properties falling within the definition of the CC-WC District
immediately upon adoption of this article and in accordance with law,
and any prior zoning district regulation or classifications are thereby
immediately superseded.
