The special purpose districts of the Town of Clarkson are listed in the following table.
District Name
Abbreviation & Map Symbol
Recreation conservation
RC
Mobile home
MH
Historic overlay
HO
Solar energy system overlay
SESO
No building, structure, or lot shall hereafter be erected, altered, or demolished within the Town of Clarkson without obtaining the following approvals, as applicable:
A. 
Special use permit. A special use permit shall be required as indicated in this article and as provided for by Article 41 of this chapter.
B. 
Site plan review. Site plan review shall be required as provided for in Article 42 of this chapter. This shall include, but is not limited to, new construction, alteration, or demolition of structures.
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the RC District is to preserve and enhance the Town's open spaces and recreational areas by protecting these natural amenities and restricting development that would not respect these environmentally sensitive areas and would not conform to the Town of Clarkson Comprehensive Plan. The RC District is intended to apply to private and publicly owned or accessible parks, squares, recreational areas, natural wildlife areas, and water resources.
B. 
Uses and Bulk/Dimensional Requirements.
Uses
Minimum Lot Size
Minimum Lot Width
Minimum Setbacks
Max Lot Coverage
Max Bldg Height
Additional Regulations
Front
Side1
Rear1
Permitted Uses
Principal Uses
Agricultural operations
5 acres
200 ft
100 ft
20 ft
50 ft
20%
35 ft
Camping trailer park2
5 acres
200 ft
100 ft
20 ft
50 ft
20%
35 ft
Game farms and fishing areas
5 acres
200 ft
100 ft
20 ft
50 ft
20%
35 ft
Municipal use or structure
1 acre
100 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
Picnic grounds
1 acre
100 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
Public park or playground
1 acre
100 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
Riding stables and trail areas
2 acres
150 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
Single-family dwelling3
1 acre
100 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
§ 140-24.14
Snowmobile trails
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Accessory Uses
C/IA/M ground- or roof mounted solar array
*
*
75/100 ft1
75 ft
75 ft
*
12 ft5
§ 140-23.22
Temporary storage unit
2 acres
200 ft
100 ft
20 ft
50 ft
20%
35 ft
§ 140-23.23
Specially Permitted Uses
Principal Uses
Gun and archery clubs and ranges
5 acres
200 ft
100 ft
20 ft
50 ft
20%
35 ft
Recreation facility, outdoor
1 acre
100 ft
50 ft
20/30 ft
30/40 ft
20%
35 ft
§ 140-23.20
Tele- communications facility
2 acres
150 ft
100 ft
75 ft
75 ft
20%
40 ft
§ 140-23.24
Accessory Uses
Outdoor assembly or seating area
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
§ 140-23.18
NOTES:
(1)
The first number is the required setback, the second number is the required setback if the lot is adjacent to a residential use or district.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of the Camping Trailer Park Ordinance of the Town of Clarkson.
(3)
Only for the occupancy of resident-managers and/or the property owner.
(4)
Lot coverage requirements will be determined through site plan review.
(5)
The height restriction applies to ground-mounted solar arrays.
* - Refer to primary use for bulk and dimensional requirements.
A. 
Purpose. The Mobile Home District is established to permit the development of mobile home parks within the Town of Clarkson. It is deemed desirable to limit the number of mobile homes to 10% of the total dwelling units within the Town. During periods of mobile home development activity, the ratio may, at any one time, be as high as 15%. However, once the 15% limit is reached, no additional permits will be issued until the overall ratio is reduced back to 10% or less.
B. 
Applicable regulations. Refer to Chapter 94 - Mobile Home Parks and Trailer Parks.
A. 
Purpose. Inasmuch as the Town of Clarkson has the good fortune to have within its limits a unique concentration of homes and other structures of distinctive architectural value, and the preservation of these features for the enjoyment and education of all residents, present and future, is in the best interests of the community and supportive of the public welfare, it is the intent of the Town Board to take action to preserve these structures as active buildings for the full use and enjoyment of their owners while ensuring the maintenance of those features of the building that make them noteworthy. It is the further intent of this section to ensure that development of the immediate surroundings of the HO District does not become inimical to these interests.
B. 
Applicability. The HO District shall consist of the historic districts and properties listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places and as identified on the Town's official zoning map. For the purposes of this chapter, the HO District shall be considered an overlay district. Where the regulations of the HO District conflict with that of the underlying district, the HO District regulations shall take precedence.
C. 
Permitted uses. This section does not in any way alter the permitted uses established by the zoning district in which the properties in question are situated.
D. 
Permit required.
(1) 
Upon application to the Code Enforcement Officer for a zoning permit for property within the HO District, the application will be referred by the Code Enforcement Officer to the Historic Preservation Commission. The Board may request of the applicant any additional drawings, plans or other data necessary to carry out the intent of this section. The Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue any zoning permits without the approval of the Historic Preservation Commission.
(2) 
The Historic Preservation Commission shall, within 35 days of receipt of all requested information and exhibits, approve, modify or disapprove the application. The grounds for said approval, modification or disapproval shall be:
(a) 
For Class I buildings, the preservation and/or enhancement of those features described in the historical inventory.
(b) 
For Class II buildings, an architectural design and site plan that is in keeping with the architectural style of adjacent Class I buildings and will in no way detract from their value.
(3) 
Setbacks for reconstruction of existing or destroyed buildings.
(a) 
Where an application is made to reconstruct an existing structure or a structure previously existing which was destroyed by fire or other cause, the preexisting setback may be continued even if it less than that otherwise required unless such setback would violate a provision of the New York State building and construction law.
(b) 
A permit to rebuild a structure which has been destroyed by fire or other cause must be made within one year from the time that the structure was destroyed. After one year, the applicant will be referred to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
E. 
Adjacent properties. Applications for zoning permits on properties adjacent to the district for construction of buildings that will be visible from the district will also be referred to the Historic Preservation Commission for approval. In reviewing such applications, the Historic Preservation Commission will not necessarily concern itself with style, but rather with bulk and mass, and will employ the general criteria of Article 33. Style would be germane if, in the opinion of the Historic Preservation Commission, it were such a disparate nature as to actually work against the intent of this section.