Unless otherwise noted the following regulations
apply to all zoning districts.
At all street intersections, no obstruction
to vision (other than existing buildings, posts, columns or trees)
exceeding 30 inches in height above street level shall be erected
or maintained on any lot within the triangle formed by the street
lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along such street
lines 40 feet distant from their point of intersection.
[Amended 5-13-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002; 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017; 12-26-2017 by L.L.
No. 4-2017]
A. The storage or parking and use of a trailer by any person or persons, except as hereinafter provided, is prohibited in each and all districts enumerated in Article
II herein, except that storage or parking of such trailers may be conducted in garages, provided such trailer is not placed in use and the doors thereof are kept securely locked.
B. A temporary permit for the placing and use of a trailer on a lot
may be issued by the Director of Public Works in connection with any
construction for which a building permit has been issued. Such permit
shall be for a period of not more than six months but may be renewed
at the discretion of the Director of Public Works if work on said
construction is proceeding diligently. A fee, as set forth in the
Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk,
shall accompany the application for a temporary permit. In addition
thereto, the applicant shall furnish a letter of credit, other liquid
asset, or a cash deposit in an amount set forth in the Consolidated
Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk, to the satisfaction
of the Corporation Counsel and City Comptroller, conditioned on the
removal of said trailer by the applicant on or before the expiration
date of the permit and any extension thereof.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
In a One-Family Residence R-1 District the minimum
livable floor area for one-family houses shall be 1,200 square feet,
and in a One-Family Residence R-2 District such area shall be 1,000
square feet. In all other residence districts the minimum livable
floor area for one-family houses shall be 1,000 square feet. For two-,
three- or four-family houses in any district, the minimum livable
floor area shall be 600 square feet per unit.
[Amended 5-29-1984; 11-24-2008 by L.L. No. 14-2008]
In all residential districts other than the
Planned Residential Development District, each lot and structure thereon
shall face a public street and shall have a minimum frontage not less
than 2/3 of the minimum lot width. Lots in the Planned Residential
Development District shall be required to be related to existing or
proposed public streets or highways as determined by the Planning
Commission.
[Amended 12-10-1990]
Any use not specifically listed in this chapter
as a permitted use or as a use permitted by special permit in a particular
zone shall be prohibited in that zone.
[Added 5-14-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007; amended 12-14-2015 by L.L. No.
12-2015]
In addition to the requirements set forth in this Chapter
575 of the Code of the City of Peekskill, the City of Peekskill Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, adopted December 14, 2015, as it may be amended from time to time, shall apply to all properties located within the City of Peekskill Local Waterfront Revitalization Program boundaries, and compliance with the City of Peekskill Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Consistency Law, Chapter
365 of the Peekskill City Code, is required. A copy of the City of Peekskill Local Waterfront Revitalization Program is available in the office of the Peekskill City Clerk.
[Added 11-19-2015 by L.L.
No. 10-2015]
A. Outdoor accessory recreation requires a minimum lot size of one acre,
subject to the following:
(1)
Such recreation shall be deemed to be a structure and shall
not be located less than 30 feet from the side and rear lot lines.
(2)
Such recreation shall be located in the side or rear yards.
(3)
No illumination of the facility of any kind shall be allowed.
(4)
Screening of the recreation use shall be provided from the view
of adjacent properties.
(5)
No loudspeaker or amplifying device shall be permitted.
[Added 11-28-2022 by L.L.
No. 9-2022]
A. Purpose. The purpose of these cannabis regulations is to provide
for the placement and regulation of adult use medical and recreational
marijuana dispensaries and consumption sites and to allow cannabis
delivery services as authorized pursuant to state law and regulations
with the goal of minimizing potential adverse impacts on adjacent
properties, neighborhoods and the City in general.
B. Applicability. Cannabis dispensaries and consumption sites are hereby
permitted by special permit of the Planning Commission within the
C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, M-2B, WF-2 and WF-3 Zoning Districts.
C. General provisions and findings requirements.
(1)
Special permit and site plan approval, both issued by the Planning
Commission, shall be required for the operation of a dispensary or
consumption site in the City of Peekskill.
(2)
The dispensary or consumption site use must comply with all requirements as specified in the zoning district where the dispensary or consumption site is located, except as specified in this §
575-19.2.
(3)
All permitted dispensaries and consumption sites shall have
applied for a license from the NYS Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and
shall comply with all applicable state and local public health regulations
and all other applicable state and local laws, rules and regulations.
(4)
The applicant for special permit and site plan approval for
a dispensary or consumption site must have applied for a state license
and be the owner of the premises, or have a written lease with a term
not less than the state license period. The applicant must demonstrate
possession of the premises within 30 days of final approval of the
state license, and hold a valid state license before a certificate
of occupancy is issued by the Building Department to begin operation.
(5)
The special permit shall be valid only for the applicant and
shall become void if the applicant ceases operating the licensed dispensary
or consumption site for a period of three consecutive months, except
where such cessation is the result of natural disaster, act of terrorism,
riot, or other criminal acts of third parties, strike or other force
majeure event determined by the Planning Commission to constitute
good cause.
(6)
The special permit shall become void if a final license is not
issued by the CCB or upon the expiration or termination of the CCB
license.
(7)
Premises licensed as a dispensary must be located in a building
with a principal entrance at the street level and located on a public
thoroughfare.
(8)
No premises licensed as a consumption site shall be permitted
to have any opening or means of entrance or passageway for persons
or things between the licensed premises and any other room or place
adjoining or abutting the premises, unless ingress and egress to the
licensed premises is monitored and controlled.
(9)
Sufficient queuing space within the premises must be provided
to accommodate customers.
(10)
No outdoor seating areas shall be permitted at a dispensary.
(11)
No drive-through sales to the public shall be permitted at a
dispensary or consumption site.
(12)
No on-site use or consumption of cannabis shall be permitted
at any dispensary or at any other retail or service business located
in the City, other than at a licensed and approved consumption site.
(13)
No on-site consumption of food, beverages, or other products
by patrons shall be permitted at a dispensary.
(14)
No dispensary or consumption site may sell alcoholic beverages
or allow gambling or fireworks.
(15)
The parking requirement for dispensaries shall be one space per 80 square feet of the dispensary's gross floor area. Parking for consumption sites shall be the same as for restaurant use as specified in §
575-33G(2). The loading requirement for dispensaries and consumption sites shall be the same as for merchandising in accordance with §
575-33H of the Peekskill City Code. However, the Planning Commission may require a greater or lesser number of parking or loading spaces if it finds, based on the application and a parking analysis, that the requirements are not appropriate for the proposed site.
(16)
The Planning Commission (or the Historic and Landmarks Preservation Board as per Chapter
322 of the City Code) may impose restrictions on exterior renovations and signage as appropriate for the site, and in accordance with state law.
(17)
All dispensaries and consumption sites shall operate within
a fully enclosed building and shall not operate within any mobile
facility.
(18)
For deliveries, the purchaser must accept the delivery in person
at the delivery address. The product cannot be dropped off in a lobby,
in a mailbox, at a front desk, in a locker room, or outdoors off-premises
of the delivery address.
D. Location.
(1)
Dispensaries and consumption sites shall be located in zoning districts as identified in §
575-19.2B.
(2)
No dispensary or consumption site shall be located within 500
feet of public or private school grounds as defined in the NYS Education
Law, serving students through the 12th grade, or within 200 feet of
a house of worship, in accordance with state regulations.
(3)
Advertising and marketing of dispensaries and consumption sites
are prohibited within 500 feet of school grounds, playgrounds, child-care
providers, public parks, and libraries, and may not be placed on billboards,
on publicly owned land, or in public transit vehicles or transit stations.
Advertising and marketing cannot depict consumption of cannabis or
appeal to minors.
E. Application process and requirements.
(1)
Application procedures. The applications for a special permit and site plan approval for a dispensary or consumption site shall be filed with the Planning Commission by the operator who has applied to the state for a license in accordance with Chapter
575, Article
XI, of the Peekskill Zoning Code after submission of a building permit application to the Building Department. The application shall be signed by a duly authorized officer of the applicant. If the applicant is not the owner of the subject property, then the applicant must submit a letter of joinder signed by the property owner that authorizes the submittal of the application.
(2)
Fees. The special permit and site plan application fees are
included in the Consolidated Fee Schedule.
(3)
Required documents. In addition to the requirements in §
575-56 for site plan approval and in §
575-57 for special permit approval and in §
322-8 for issuance of a certificate of appropriateness, the following information at a minimum must be included in the special permit application:
(a)
Evidence that the applicant has site control and the right to
use the site for a dispensary or consumption site in the form of a
deed or valid purchase and sale agreement, or a copy of the lease
or a letter of joinder signed by the property owner with a copy of
the draft lease agreement.
(b)
A copy of the pending or authorized license and other materials
issued by the CCB to the applicant.
(c)
A narrative providing information about the type and scale of
all activities that will take place on the premises, including but
not limited to on-site sales, off-site deliveries, distribution of
educational materials, and other programs or activities.
(d)
Description of security installations and a security plan.
(e)
A plan with efforts to hire local labor, including minorities
and those who were disproportionately impacted by cannabis enforcement.
(f)
Hours of operation and anticipated maximum number of customers
and employees at any one time.
(g)
A map showing the location of the premises, all public and private
schools and houses of worship in the vicinity, and all public entrances
to the schools and houses of worship, confirming that the premises
are not within 500 feet of public or private school entrances as defined
in the NYS Education Law, or within 200 feet of a house of worship
entrance, as defined by NYS regulations.
(h)
A plan depicting all proposed development and renovation of
the property, including the dimensions of the premises that are the
subject of the application, the layout of parking, the location of
pedestrian and vehicular points of access and egress, the location
and design of all loading spaces, delivery vehicle spaces, and refuse
facilities, the location, type, and direction of all outdoor lighting
on the site, the location, size and design of all signage, and any
landscape design.
(i)
Architectural drawings of all exterior building facades and
a layout of all proposed signage, specifying dimensions, materials
and colors to be used.
(j)
A Traffic Impact Report that includes potential traffic generation
based upon the anticipated maximum demand.
(k)
A parking analysis with data for established dispensaries or
consumption sites that are similar in type, size and distance to other
dispensaries or consumption sites, and that are located in similarly
sized communities.
(l)
Proposed on-site parking layout, or availability of nearby public
parking spaces within 500 feet of the dispensary or consumption site.
(m)
An Odor Control Mitigation Plan for the interior and/or exterior
of the facility, if deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.
(n)
A plan for queuing of waiting customers based upon an estimate
of peak demand.
(4)
Referrals. The Planning Commission shall refer the special permit
and site plan applications to the Fire Department and the Police Department
for their written recommendations.
(5)
Decision. After notice and public hearing and consideration
of application materials, public comments, and the recommendations
of City departments, the Planning Commission shall act upon the application.
(6)
Decision criteria. The Planning Commission shall issue a special
permit for a dispensary or consumption site only if it finds that
the applicant has submitted sufficient information from which it can
conclude that:
(a)
The dispensary or consumption site has applied for a license
from the CCB and complies with all applicable state and local laws,
regulations, and requirements, including, but not limited to, health
and safety regulations, and construction and environmental requirements.
(b)
The dispensary or consumption site is designed to ensure safe
and secure access for the safety of those working in or patronizing
the facility, including secure loading, delivery and service areas
and protection of the premises from theft.
(c)
All provisions in §
575-19.2C and
D have been sufficiently addressed.
(7)
Special permit conditions. The Planning Commission shall impose
conditions it deems appropriate in its opinion to improve siting,
design, placement, traffic flow, parking, loading and public safety;
protect water quality, air quality, and significant environmental
resources; preserve the character of the surrounding area; and otherwise
serve the purpose of this section. In addition to any specific conditions
applicable to the dispensary or consumption site, the Planning Commission
shall include, but not be limited to, the following conditions in
any special permit granted under this section:
(a)
The permit holder shall provide to the Building Inspector, the
Police Chief, and the Fire Chief the name, telephone number and email
address of a contact person in the event that a City official determines
it necessary to contact the permit holder after regular business hours.
Such contact information shall be kept updated by the permit holder.
(b)
The special permit shall be limited to the current applicant
and shall become void if the permit holder ceases operating the dispensary
or consumption site, or transfers greater than 51% ownership.
(c)
The special permit shall become void if the CCB refuses to issue
a final license or upon the expiration or termination of the applicant's
CCB license.
(d)
The permit holder shall notify the Building Inspector within
48 hours of the cessation of operation of the dispensary or consumption
site, the transfer or sale of the premises, denial of a final license
by the CCB, enforcement action taken by the CCB, or the expiration
or termination of the permit holder's CCB license.
(e)
In the event that the CCB revokes, fails or refuses to issue
a final license to the dispensary or consumption site, the special
permit shall be deemed null and void.
F. Prohibition against nuisances. The dispensary or consumption site
shall not create a nuisance to abutters or to the surrounding area,
or create any hazard, including, but not limited to, fire, explosion,
fumes, gas, smoke, odors, obnoxious dust, vapors, offensive noise
or vibration, flashes, glare, objectionable effluent, or electrical
interference, which may impair the normal use and peaceful enjoyment
of any property, structure or dwelling in the area.
G. If any provision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this section
shall be determined to be in conflict with applicable state law or
regulations, the provisions of said state law or regulations shall
prevail.
H. Where not expressly defined in the Peekskill Zoning Ordinance, terms
used in this section shall be interpreted as defined in the New York
State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.
I. The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision, paragraph,
sentence, or clause in this section shall be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions of this section.