[Added 3-17-2011 by L.L.
No. 1-2011]
The purpose of this Light Industrial/Business Park District
is to redefine the current industrial zoning requirements applicable
to the properties formerly in the Town of Dryden and annexed to the
Village of Dryden by three recent annexation proceedings (8-2-2004,
7-5-2005 and 10-19-2007), such annexed area incorporating all of the
properties within the Village of Dryden situated north of New York
State Route 38/Freeville Road, so as to allow for well-planned and
well-designed uses that are compatible with community aesthetics and
adjacent residential, business, and commercial uses. In accord with
the Village of Dryden Comprehensive Plan, this newly created zoning
district is intended to provide regulatory flexibility to:
A.
Encourage innovation in design, including mixed-use sites;
B.
Encourage open space preservation and protection of natural resources;
C.
Enhance efficiency in use of the land, natural resources, and energy;
D.
Enhance the ability to promote business and employment opportunities;
and
E.
Encourage a unified design aesthetic.
Site plan review and approval shall be required for all proposed new or redesigned uses permitted in this zoning district, and shall follow the procedure outlined in § 350-99.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
The following shall be permitted principal uses in Light Industrial/Business Park Districts (except as otherwise designated as a prohibited use in § 350-42):
A.
Research and development laboratories.
B.
Indoor warehousing and storage, excluding self-storage facilities.
C.
Light manufacturing, assembly or processing, including but not limited
to, electronic equipment, precision instruments, and pharmaceutical
supplies.
D.
Printing, publishing, and bookbinding.
E.
Administrative or product development facilities, including, but
not limited to, training and technology centers, call centers, and
similar uses.
F.
Professional offices.
G.
Data processing, computer service centers.
H.
Adult continuing care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living,
or senior living facilities.
I.
Medical offices.
J.
Hotels and motels.
K.
Movie theaters.
L.
Clinics, cafeterias, and recreational facilities for the exclusive
use of company employees for businesses located within the Light Industrial/Business
Park District.
M.
Stores and shops for retail businesses.
N.
Government/public agency facilities.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
The following uses shall be prohibited in Light Industrial/Business Park Districts: All uses not designated in § 350-41, including, but not limited to, the following:
A.
Structures or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious
by reason of production of emission or dust, smoke, refuse matter,
odor, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, and/or similar substances or conditions.
B.
On-site bulk storage for wholesale, retail, or personal use of liquid
petroleum products or other noxious materials.
C.
Storage of explosives, biohazard, or inflammable materials and other
inherently dangerous substances.
D.
Outside storage of any equipment, products, raw materials, chemicals,
waste, automotive vehicles, recreational vehicles, or similar materials.
E.
Adult retail or wholesale stores or entertainment facilities, including
but not exclusive of adult bookstores and cinemas.
F.
Vehicle repair facilities, filling stations, mobile home parks, self-service
storage units, lumber yards, car washes, utility centers, truck transfer
terminals and heavy manufacturing.
G.
Junk storage of any kind, including disabled or wrecked vehicles
or parts thereof.
A.
Lot size. The minimum lot area shall be appropriate to accommodate
the necessary structures and to meet the dimensional requirements
hereinafter set forth and all other applicable Village requirements,
such determination to be made in conjunction with the required site
plan review and approval process.
B.
Frontage. Each lot shall have a frontage of at least the width of
the building, plus 15 feet of green space on each side of the building,
exclusive of driveways or parking areas, measured along the edge of
the street right-of-way, except in instances where an innovative design
is presented that promotes the intent of this district.
C.
Front yard setback. Each lot shall have a front yard setback of not
less than 25 feet in depth.
D.
Side yard setback. Each lot shall have side yard setback of not less than 15 feet in width (see Subsection B above).
E.
Rear yard setback. Each lot shall have rear yard setback of not less
than 15 feet in depth.
F.
Zero lot line. Zero lot line (rear and side yards) may be allowed when appropriate to accommodate the necessary structures and to implement the intent of this zoning district, provided that i) emergency service access to any structure within the district is not impeded, ii) the rear of the building does not face a roadway or pedestrian way, and iii) the placement of any structure on the lot line does not disturb the use or enjoyment of neighboring properties (see Chapter 287, Subdivision of Land, § 287-18C); such determination to be made in conjunction with the required site plan review and approval process.
G.
Lot coverage. A minimum of 30% of any lot shall remain as a permeable
surface.
At a minimum, all new development or redevelopment of existing
sites shall adhere to the following development standards, such standards
to be implemented in conjunction with the required site plan review
and approval process.
A.
Off-street parking and loading.
(1)
Off-street parking. In order to reduce impervious surface area and
to conserve open space, off-street parking shall be determined based
upon consideration of the intended use, anticipated parking needs,
anticipated number of full-time and part-time employees, anticipated
hours of operation, and similar considerations.
(2)
Parking lots. Parking shall be placed at the rear or side of the
building and screened from view whenever possible.
(3)
Loading docks and trash facilities. Above-grade loading and trash
facilities shall not be visible from public view and shall be separated
from pedestrians and private vehicles with opaque enclosures or vegetated
earthen berms.
(4)
Snow removal and storage. Appropriate areas for snow removal and
on-site storage shall be designated.
B.
Circulation.
(1)
Pedestrian circulation.
(b)
Sidewalks shall be provided so as to connect each use within
the district and provide complete and safe connectivity between uses
and sites.
(c)
Standards of design construction for all sidewalks to be dedicated
to the Village shall meet all applicable Village standards unless
modified as part of the site plan review and approval process.
(2)
Vehicular circulation.
(a)
Driveways and streets shall be connected to collector and arterial
streets at locations where traffic can be controlled and operated
effectively and safely with minimum interference to the capacity of
public streets and other public rights-of-way.
(b)
Standards of design construction for all roads to be dedicated
to the Village shall meet all applicable Village standards unless
modified as part of the site plan review and approval process.
C.
Utilities. New public and private utilities and those relocated or
replaced shall be located underground unless infeasible due to on
site physical constraints.
D.
Signs.
(1)
Freestanding signs shall be limited to traffic and pedestrian control
and for directional or wayfinding purposes only.
(2)
Pole signs are prohibited.
(3)
One identification sign shall be permitted for each use, not to exceed
40 square feet, not projecting more than 12 inches beyond the building
or more than eight feet in height above grade.
(4)
Illuminated signs visible from public streets or adjoining properties
shall be shielded, with lighting directed and maintained at such an
illumination level so as not to adversely create glare or unsafe distraction.
E.
Exterior lighting.
(1)
All installed public and private outdoor lighting levels shall be
in general compliance with the accepted illumination guidelines, standards
and recommended practices established by the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America (IESNA).
(2)
Lighting of facilities, buildings, parking areas, signs, pedestrian
walkways and public use areas, as well as for architectural landscaping,
decorative, recreation and/or safety reasons shall be integrated into
an overall district design as determined in conjunction with the required
site plan review and approval process and consistent with IESNA-accepted
standards and practices to prevent light trespass, glare and distraction
on adjoining properties.
(3)
To reduce nighttime light pollution, exterior lighting shall be shielded
and designed to direct the light downwards and only onto the surfaces
which are intended for illumination.
(4)
Mercury vapor is prohibited. LED lights are encouraged.
F.
Landscaping and buffering.
(1)
Impervious ground surfaces such as buildings and parking areas shall
be sufficiently landscaped to hold and carry stormwater runoff.
(2)
Planted or grassed areas within parking lots must not be less than
5% of the total vehicular area in parking lots designed for 10 or
more cars and shall be suitably distributed so as to relieve any unsightliness
and visual monotony of parked vehicles.
(3)
All structures must provide:
(a)
An area of lawn and tree clusters.
(b)
No fewer than four trees shall be planted on the site with a
minimum four-inch caliper, measured six inches above the ground. Trees
shall be a suitable mix of deciduous and coniferous species to provide
year-round benefit of appearance and of sufficient species variety
to minimize the adverse impacts of the spread of disease.
(c)
Shrubbery, flower beds and plant materials to be planted adjacent
to any structure, parking area, or pedestrianways shall be indicated
on a landscape plan.
(4)
Landscaped buffers, including vegetated earthen berms, shall be installed
between uses, as appropriate, to minimize incompatible uses.
(5)
All landscaping shall be maintained in perpetuity as originally required
and financial security for such obligation shall be established.
G.
Design guidelines.
(1)
In order to encourage a uniform architectural aesthetic within the
zoning district, recommended building materials shall include:
(a)
Facades. Recommended materials for building facades include
wood clapboard, wood shingles, vinyl siding, and natural stone.
(b)
Large scale facade. Larger scale materials such as concrete
block, prefabricated panels, or metal siding are prohibited as a primary
facade material and may be used only for the rear of the building
so long as it is not exposed to pedestrian areas or viewable from
roadways.
(c)
Roofing. Recommended roofing materials include asphalt shingles,
standing seam metal, state, or artificial slate, or rubberized membrane.
(2)
Warehouse or utilitarian styles of construction shall be concealed
behind smaller scale architectural features or behind landscaping
or vegetated earthen berms so as not to be visible.
(3)
Areas of blank, unadorned walls in excess of 50 feet in horizontal
length along the front or sides of a building shall be avoided.
