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Town of Carmel, NY
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 156 Zoning
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Chapter 156
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Carmel
3-5-2025
by
L.L. No. 1-2025
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Schedule of District Regulations
Attachment 2 - Sample Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement
Attachment 3 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law repealed and replaced former Ch. 156, Zoning, adopted
6-9-1982
(Ch. 63 of the 1972 Code).
Article I
General Provisions
§ 156-1
Enactment; purposes.
§ 156-2
Title.
§ 156-3
Districts enumerated.
§ 156-4
Determination of district boundaries.
§ 156-5
Official Zoning Map.
§ 156-6
General regulations.
§ 156-7
Word usage.
§ 156-8
Definitions.
Article II
General Use and District Requirements
§ 156-9
Schedule.
§ 156-10
Compliance required.
§ 156-11
Buildings, uses and lots; additional standards and exceptions.
§ 156-12
Pre-existing lots/dwellings.
§ 156-13
and § 156-14. (Reserved)
Article III
Supplementary Use Regulations
§ 156-15
Accessory dwelling units ("ADU").
§ 156-16
Workforce housing.
§ 156-17
Agricultural operations.
§ 156-18
Coops and attached runs for chickens.
§ 156-19
Fences and walls; storage sheds.
§ 156-20
Farm stand.
§ 156-21
Outdoor dining and sidewalk cafes.
§ 156-22
Private stables.
§ 156-23
Private swimming pools; tennis courts; pool houses.
§ 156-24
Temporary trailers; tents.
§ 156-25
Rooftop solar energy systems; Tier 1 battery storage systems; EV charging stations.
§ 156-26
Shoreline activities; piers and docks.
§ 156-27
Portable bathrooms.
§ 156-28
and 156-29. (Reserved)
Article IV
Special District Regulations
§ 156-30
Economic Development Floating Zone.
§ 156-31
Design Overlay (D-O).
§ 156-32
Conservation District; area of special flood hazard (100-year floodplain).
§ 156-33
Planned mixed use development overlay.
§ 156-34
(Reserved)
Article V
Special Use Permit Standards
§ 156-35
Special uses.
§ 156-36
Individual standards.
§ 156-36.1
Automotive service station.
§ 156-36.2
Automotive car sales lots.
§ 156-36.3
Automotive repair facility.
§ 156-36.4
Short term rental (STR).
§ 156-36.5
Clubs.
§ 156-36.6
Corridor commercial uses in residential zones.
§ 156-36.7
Craft beverage establishment.
§ 156-36.8
Cultural and performing arts center.
§ 156-36.9
Day camps.
§ 156-36.10
Day-care center and day nurseries.
§ 156-36.11
Designed shopping centers.
§ 156-36.12
Drive-through facility.
§ 156-36.13
Dwellings in the hamlet mixed use centers.
§ 156-36.14
Educational institutions.
§ 156-36.15
Fast-food restaurants with drive-through facility.
§ 156-36.16
Home occupations.
§ 156-36.17
Hotel; boutique hotel.
§ 156-36.18
Light industry; self-storage, warehouse.
§ 156-36.19
Manufactured housing.
§ 156-36.20
Dwellings above ground floor nonresidential uses.
§ 156-36.21
Multifamily dwellings.
§ 156-36.22
Public utility installations.
§ 156-36.23
Recreation centers.
§ 156-36.24
Resort.
§ 156-36.25
(Reserved)
§ 156-36.26
Senior citizen multifamily dwellings.
§ 156-36.27
Smoke and/or vape shops.
§ 156-36.28
Veterinary hospital; animal kennels.
§ 156-36.29
Contractor establishment.
§ 156-36.30
Data centers.
§ 156-37
through 156-39. (Reserved)
Article VI
Design and Environmental Standards
§ 156-40
General provisions.
§ 156-41
Greenway connections.
§ 156-42
Signs.
§ 156-43
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 156-44
Historic buildings.
§ 156-45
Landscaping and buffers; lighting requirements; art fixtures.
§ 156-46
Clearing, filling and grading ("CFG") permit.
§ 156-47
Performance standards; prohibited uses.
§ 156-48
Residential cluster development.
§ 156-49
Planned mixed use development (PMUD).
§ 156-50
through 54. (Reserved)
Article VII
Nonconformities
§ 156-55
Conformance required.
§ 156-56
Continuation.
§ 156-57
Noncomplying bulk.
§ 156-58
Alteration or relocation of nonconforming use.
§ 156-59
Restoration of nonconforming use.
§ 156-60
Improvements to a nonconforming use that diminish impacts.
§ 156-61
Maintenance and repair.
§ 156-62
Applicability.
§ 156-63
Effect of approved plans or permits.
§ 156-64
(Reserved)
Article VIII
Zoning Board of Appeals
§ 156-65
Continuation; membership; organization; terms; vacancies.
§ 156-66
Meetings; records.
§ 156-67
Powers and duties.
§ 156-68
Majority vote.
§ 156-69
Appeals.
§ 156-70
Fees.
§ 156-71
through 74. (Reserved)
Article IX
Planning Board
§ 156-75
Continuation; membership; terms; vacancies; removal; organization.
§ 156-76
Powers and duties.
§ 156-77
through 79. (Reserved)
Article X
Site Plan Review; Lot Line Adjustment.
§ 156-80
Approval required.
§ 156-81
Site plan review procedure.
§ 156-82
Site plan waiver.
§ 156-83
Site plan submission.
§ 156-84
Review criteria.
§ 156-85
Bonding; inspections; recreation fee.
§ 156-86
Lot line adjustment.
§ 156-87
through 89. (Reserved)
Article XI
Wireless Telecommunications
§ 156-90
Wireless telecommunication structures and facilities.
Article XII
Administration and Enforcement
§ 156-91
Enforcement official.
§ 156-92
Records; reports.
§ 156-93
Building permits.
§ 156-94
Certificates of occupancy.
§ 156-95
Filing complaints; investigations; notice of violation; remedies.
§ 156-96
Penalties for offenses.
§ 156-97
Supplemental notice requirements.
§ 156-98
and 99. (Reserved)
Article XIII
Amendments
§ 156-100
Amendment procedures.
Article XIV
Stormwater Control
§ 156-101
Definitions.
§ 156-102
Stormwater pollution prevention plans.
§ 156-103
Performance and design criteria for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control.
§ 156-104
Administration, inspection, maintenance and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 156-105
Postconstruction operation and maintenance.
§ 156-106
Maintenance agreements.
§ 156-107
Maintenance easement(s).
§ 156-108
Performance guarantees.
§ 156-109
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 156-110
Fees for services.
Article XV
Stormwater Control - Illicit Discharge and Elimination
§ 156-111
Purpose; intent.
§ 156-112
Definitions.
§ 156-113
Applicability.
§ 156-114
Responsibility for administration.
§ 156-115
Severability.
§ 156-116
Discharge prohibitions.
§ 156-117
Prohibition against failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 156-118
Prohibition against activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 156-119
Prevention control, and reduction of stormwater pollutants by use of best management practices.
§ 156-120
Suspension of access to MS4; illicit discharges in emergency situations.
§ 156-121
Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 156-122
Access and monitoring of discharges.
§ 156-123
Notification of spills.
§ 156-124
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 156-125
Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 156-126
Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 156-127
Injunctive relief.
§ 156-128
Alternative remedies.