A. 
Signs. The size, type and location of any sign or advertising device shall be in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) 
Signs in residence districts and land conservation districts.
(a) 
The following signs shall be permitted in residence and land conservation districts:
[1] 
Nameplate and identification signs indicating the name and address of the occupant of a permitted home occupation in any residence, provided that such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area and shall not emit any flashing or intermittent illumination nor shall they have any colored illumination such as a red neon border.
[2] 
Agricultural signs for customary agricultural operations selling farm products grown on the premises; however, such signs may not exceed 15 square feet in area and shall not emit any flashing or intermittent illumination nor shall they have any colored illumination such as a red neon border.
[3] 
Institutional signs for schools, churches or similar public and semipublic institutions, provided that such signs shall not be greater than 15 square feet in area and shall not emit any flashing or intermittent illumination.
[4] 
Business signs pertaining only to legal nonconforming use of the premises on which they are located, provided that such signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area and shall not emit any flashing or intermittent illumination nor shall any source of illumination be directed toward any public street or adjacent residential property. However, business signs in existence on the date of enactment of this chapter which pertain to nonconforming uses may continue to be used.
[5] 
Temporary business signs advertising the sale, rental, construction or improvement of the premises on which they are located, provided that such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area, shall not be illuminated, and shall be promptly removed by the property owner when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply.
(b) 
Advertising signs and mobile advertising or attracting devices shall not be permitted in any district.
(2) 
Signs in commercial districts.
(a) 
The following signs shall be permitted in commercial districts:
[1] 
Signs permitted in residence districts.
[2] 
Business signs relating to the use conducted in the building or on the immediate premises thereof, which may be 20 square feet or less in area.
[3] 
A business sign in existence on the date of enactment of this chapter which does not conform to the specifications of this section may continue to be used but may not be extended.
[4] 
Temporary signs advertising the sale or rental or construction or improvement of the premises on which they are located, provided that such signs shall not exceed 10 square feet in area and shall be promptly removed by the agent or owner when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply.
(b) 
Advertising signs shall not be permitted in any commercial district.
(3) 
General regulations.
(a) 
Signs shall be constructed of durable materials and shall be maintained in good condition. Signs which are permitted to deteriorate shall be removed upon direction of the Village Board following notification to the owner.
(b) 
No sign shall project beyond property lines over public sidewalk areas.
(c) 
No sign shall be erected which, in the opinion of the Village Board, may cause hazardous or unsafe conditions. Such signs shall be removed upon direction of the Village Board following notification to the owner.
(d) 
No sign shall be located higher than the building to which it is attached.
(e) 
No sign, other than an official traffic sign, shall be erected within the right-of-way of any public street.
(f) 
Signs to be erected by a nonprofit community service organization which are intended as a public service for the good of the community may be erected upon the granting of a special permit. All such signs shall be in accordance with the sizes in the districts covered in Subsections A(1) and (2).
B. 
Public utility structures, such as buildings, substations and transmission lines, may be erected by special permit only.
The following uses shall not be permitted in any district:
A. 
Apartment houses and multiple dwellings except two-family dwellings.
B. 
Mobile homes as defined in § 180-3.
C. 
Business operations requiring large storage areas, such as lumberyards.
D. 
Junkyards and salvage operations, including automobile salvage.
E. 
Industrial or manufacturing, except as permitted in § 180-15B(6).
F. 
Outdoor theaters as defined in § 180-3.
[Added 3-6-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
A. 
In any district, no sod, loam, sand, gravel or stone shall be removed or offered for sale, except in connection with a public work on the property or the removal of silt or other recently accumulated material that blocks a normal flow of a watercourse, without the special approval of the Board of Appeals. In applying for such approval, the applicant shall submit to the Board a plan of the proposed project, showing property lines and adjacent public ways, grades and depths of proposed removal, soil types to be removed and proposed regrading and replanting of the property upon completion of the operation. In considering the proposed use, the Board shall take into account the distance of the operation from neighboring property and public ways, the possible detriment of such use to the future development of the land in question and the possible nuisance or detriment of the operation to neighboring landowners and to the community as a whole. The Board may impose such conditions upon the applicant as it deems necessary to protect the general welfare of the community, which may include a time limit upon operations and the requirements that a performance bond be posted to ensure compliance with requirements of this chapter and with any farther reasonable conditions imposed by the Board.
B. 
Any normal building operation in connection with a legal building permit, such as excavation, filling or grading, shall be excepted from the provisions of this section.
[Amended 4-21-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
Except as specifically otherwise set forth in this section below, minimum lot size, minimum lot frontage width, maximum lot coverage, minimum available building area, minimum structural setbacks and maximum structural heights are set forth in 180 Attachment 1, Village of Round Lake Table of Bulk Regulations, included herein at the end of this chapter.
A. 
Existing small lots. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provisions of this chapter, the Board of Appeals may issue a special permit for the erection of a building on any lot separately owned or under contract of purchase at the effective date of adoption of this chapter with an area or a width smaller than that required for a permitted use. The minimum side yard requirements are reduced in proportion to the reduction of lot width over the specified minimum lot width for the district.
B. 
Reduced lot area. No lot shall be so reduced in area that any required open space will be smaller than prescribed in the regulations for the district in which said lot is located. Whenever such reduction in lot area occurs, any building located on said lot shall not thereafter be used until such building is altered, reconstructed or relocated so as to comply with the area yard requirement applicable thereto.
C. 
Front yard depth. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provisions of this chapter, each dwelling hereafter erected may have a front yard equal in depth to the average front yard depth of the dwellings within 100 feet adjacent thereto on either or both sides, but no front yard shall be less than 20 feet nor need any front yard to have a greater depth than required by the district in which it is located. If there exists no dwelling within 100 feet adjacent on one side, the minimum permissible depth shall be the average of the minimum depth for the district in which it is located and the front yard depth on the other adjacent side.
D. 
Reduction in rear yards. When a lot is less than the minimum area prescribed for the district in which it is located at the time of passage of this chapter or subsequent amendments thereto which may affect the area requirement of the particular lot, the rear yard may be decreased 1/4 of the distance that the lot depth is from that depth required to meet the minimum area requirement; provided, however, that no rear yard shall be less than 15 feet in depth, except that an accessory building less than 700 square feet in area and 12 feet high in height may be as close as six feet from the rear property line.
E. 
Corner lot transition. On every corner lot there shall be provided on the side street a side yard equal in depth to the required front yard depth on said side street.
The following motor vehicle parking spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained by the owner of the property for each building which, after the date when this chapter becomes effective, is erected, enlarged or altered for use for any of the following purposes. All parking spaces provided pursuant to this section shall be on the same lot with the building, except that the Board of Appeals may issue special permits for the parking spaces to be on any lot within 500 feet of the building, if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking on the same lot with the building.
A. 
Auditorium, stadium, theater or other place of public assemblage: at least one parking space for each five seats provided for its patrons (based on maximum seating capacity).
B. 
Boardinghouse, tourist home, motel or hotel: at least one parking space for each two guest sleeping rooms.
C. 
Restaurants or other eating places: at least one parking space for each five seats, except when it is in a building which provides parking space; in which case, the number of places already provided may be taken to be available for the restaurant or other eating place.
D. 
Retail stores and home occupations: at least one parking space for each 100 square feet of store floor area.
E. 
Office buildings: at least one parking space for each 300 square feet of office floor area.
F. 
Funeral homes: at least 15 parking spaces plus space for all cars of employees and resident personnel.
G. 
Dwellings: at least one parking space for each dwelling unit.
H. 
Physicians', dentists' or surgeons' offices: at least four parking spaces for each physician, dentist or surgeon who maintains an office in the building.
I. 
Churches or places of worship: at least one parking space for each five seating spaces in the main assembly room.
J. 
Schools: at least two parking spaces for each elementary classroom and four parking spaces for each high school classroom.
K. 
Public libraries or museums: at least one parking space for each 200 square feet of public building area.
L. 
Clubs or lodges: at least one parking space for each 100 square feet of building area.
M. 
Golf, country or swim clubs: parking adequate on site to handle all activities.
In the event that a Village sewer line is not available at the site at the time of construction, a temporary permit may be issued for use of septic tanks and drainage fields constructed in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Health of New York State. Permits may be issued for a period not exceeding five years, which may be renewed if Village facilities are not available at that time.
A. 
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge or other structure or planting more than 3 1/2 feet in height above the grade of the street shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line joining said street lines at points which are 30 feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along said street lines.
B. 
Distracting lights. No artificial lights or reflecting devices shall be located or displayed where such lights or devices interfere with or compete for attention with traffic signals or divert the attention of operators of motor vehicles or otherwise create traffic hazards.
No ungaraged unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicle (including, but not limited to, an automobile, motorcycle, dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat or boat-trailer) or snowmobile may be parked, located or stored on a residential lot in excess of 30 days. No ungaraged unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicle (including, but not limited to, an automobile, motorcycle, dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat or boat-trailer) or snowmobile may be parked, located or stored in the front yard of any residential lot or on Village property for more than 24 hours. Any vehicle or snowmobile parked, located or stored in violation of this section may be towed and stored by or at the request of the Village at the owner's expense without notice.
Sufficient on-lot turnaround space for automobiles and light trucks shall be provided in all districts and for all uses where vehicular access is on a state or county highway.
[Added 4-21-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021; amended 9-20-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
A. 
Purpose and findings. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Round Lake finds that bed-and-breakfasts and short-term rentals benefit owners of real property located in the Village and visitors to the Village and make for a more diverse residential and recreational landscape. However, these uses may be inappropriate for some structures or neighborhoods, and may cause parking and noise issues. Most importantly, the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental by absentee owners is a business use which may be inappropriate for residential neighborhoods and may lead to less interest by such owners in the good will of their neighbors and the condition of their properties. Business goals and residential goals are different. Accordingly, it is in the interest of the Village to require the issuance of a special use permit as a condition to the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental.
B. 
Special use permit required. In order to operate a bed-and-breakfast or short-term rental, the owner shall obtain a special use permit from the Village Zoning Board of Appeals.
(1) 
The application shall be made on a form provided by the Village office, and the applicant shall abide by the procedures adopted by the Village Zoning Board of Appeals as they may from time to time be amended.
(2) 
All neighbors with real property within 200 feet of the dwelling unit (i.e., house or apartment in which the use is proposed) shall be advised of the special use permit application by letter, postcard or email. Failure of one or more persons to receive the notice thus provided shall not render such notice invalid. All that is required of the Village is a good-faith effort to notify such neighbors.
(3) 
The cost of filing an application with the Village is $200. The cost of filing an application to renew a permit is $100.
(4) 
The applicant shall pay an additional $50 to defray the cost of mailings and publication. The Village shall perform all mailings and publication.
(5) 
Residency requirements.
(a) 
For a short-term rental, the owner shall live (i.e., be domiciled) in the dwelling in which the rental unit is located for at least nine thirty-consecutive-day periods (i.e., nine months) in each of two years covered by the permit. There is no limit to the number of days the short-term rental may be used while the owner is occupying the dwelling at the same time.
(b) 
For a bed-and-breakfast, the owner shall reside on the premises at all times while the owner has tenants.
(c) 
Owners of short-term rentals shall keep a written of record of 1) their own residency in the dwelling in which the rental unit is located, and 2) of their renters, including dates of residency and the names and addresses of their renters, during the life of the permit and retain these records for a period of three months following expiration of the permit. These records shall be provided to the Code Enforcement Officer or Village Zoning Board of Appeals immediately upon request.
(6) 
The dwelling unit shall be inspected by the Village Code Enforcement Officer, who shall find that it meets all NYS Uniform Code and NYS Health Department requirements.
(7) 
The owner carries liability insurance covering the tenants against injury in an amount not less than $500,000 in a form approved by the Village Attorney.
(8) 
No special use permit for a short-term rental shall be effective unless there is a person living within a ten-minute drive who is responsible for the rental unit and who has signed an authorization to that effect in the form annexed to the application.
(9) 
A limited liability company, a corporation or a partnership may operate a bed-and-breakfast or short-term rental, provided the persons living in the dwelling constitute all owners of such business entity and meet the residency requirement.
(10) 
There shall be no more than two tenants per bedroom, not including children 12 years or younger.
(11) 
There shall be one off-street parking space for each bedroom rented.
(12) 
The Zoning Board shall determine whether that neighborhood in which the proposed bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental is located would be saturated by the proposed use (e.g., three rental rooms in the surrounding 150 feet may constitute saturation).
C. 
Duration. A special use permit for a bed-and-breakfasts or short-term rental shall be effective for two years, except that it may be revoked for cause by the Zoning Board of Appeals upon notice to the permit holder and a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.
D. 
Capping short-term rentals. The Village Board of Trustees may, by resolution, establish a cap for the number of short-term rentals for specific zones (e.g., RV-1, RV-2, a planned development district), provided a factual finding justifying the cap is set forth in the body of the resolution.
E. 
Violations. Violation of this section, including the operation of a bed-and-breakfast or a short-term rental without the required permit, shall result in a civil fine of $500 per day, or portion of a day, and cancellation of any permit. A civil action may be brought by the Village through its Code Enforcement Officer to enforce this section and recover such fine in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the Town Court of the Town of Malta.
F. 
Existing permits. Persons holding a permit on the effective date of this section are not bound by its provisions until such permit is renewed, except for the requirements of Subsection B(5)(c).
[Added 11-19-2025 by L.L. No. 4-2025]
Owners of rentals and short-term rentals shall supply the Code Enforcement Officer with the contact information, including telephone number, email address and physical address, of an individual to address emergencies occurring to such properties. This requirement shall not apply to owners who reside within five miles of the subject rental or short-term rental, unless such owner shall reside more than five miles from their full-time residence for a period in excess of one month.