A.
Section 300-21 (also referred to in this code as the “Schedule of Regulations”) sets forth the uses of land and buildings for the zoning districts established by this chapter. The regulations on the height of buildings, yards, open space spaces, the area of lots, coverage of lots, off-street parking space, loading space and other matters related to the siting and construction of improvements under this chapter are set forth in § 300-13 and elsewhere in this chapter, and in Appendix A (Residential Zone Standards) and Appendix B (Business and Industry Zone Standards) to this code. The regulations set forth in Appendix A and Appendix B shall be deemed to be the minimum requirements in every instance of their application for each district, unless otherwise indicated.
[Amended 11-15-2011 by L.L. No. 18-2011]
B.
It is the intention that the uses set forth for each district shall not be permitted uses in the following districts unless allowed specifically or by reference as permitted uses in said following districts. Only those uses listed for each district as being permitted shall be permitted. Uses not listed specifically or by reference as being permitted in a district shall be nonpermitted uses in that district, and such nonpermitted uses are prohibited.
[Amended 1-2-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
C.
Use regulations.
[Amended 4-15-1980 by L.L. No. 3-1980; 12-9-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980; 10-20-1981 by L.L. No. 17-1981; 6-15-1982 by L.L. No. 6-1982; 7-20-1982 by L.L. No. 8-1982; 2-15-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983; 4-5-1983 by L.L. No. 9-1983; 6-18-1985 by L.L. No. 7-1985; 1-7-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986; 6-17-1986 by L.L. No. 16-1986; 5-19-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; 3-3-1987 by L.L. No. 5-1987; 5-19-1987 by L.L. No. 13-1987; 9-16-1987 by L.L. No. 25-1987; 11-14-1987 by L.L. No. 32-1987; 11-15-1988 by L.L. No. 42-1988; 9-19-1989 by L.L. No. 19-1989; 9-18-1990 by L.L. No. 17-1990; 6-15-1993 by L.L. No. 17-1993; 5-3-1994 by L.L. No. 15-1994; 7-15-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994; 1-20-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998; 5-18-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999; 6-4-2002 by L.L. No. 5-2002; 5-2-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006; 11-21-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006; 9-2-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008; 8-4-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009; 2-3-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
(1)
Single-family residential districts, R1-200, R1-160, R1-80; R1-40; R1-20 and R1-10.
(a)
Permitted main uses in the above-mentioned districts shall be as follows:
[1]
One single-family dwelling per lot.
[2]
Public elementary, middle, and high schools.
[3]
Governmental use of the Town of Yorktown, New York, except incinerators or dumps.
[4]
Farms, farm uses, customary farm occupations, stables, plant and tree nurseries and greenhouses in accordance with the provisions of § 300-45, provided that no retail sales space greater than 500 square feet in area is maintained on the premises in connection with their use.
[5]
Private and public parks, parkways and recreation facilities, but not including a commercial facility.
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit (in accordance with provisions of Article VII) in the above-mentioned districts shall be as follows:
[1]
Bus passenger shelters.
[2]
Camps and day camps.
[3]
Convalescent or nursing homes.
[4]
Places of religious worship, convents and rectories.
[5]
Religious, charitable and eleemosynary institutions, as defined herein.
[7]
Golf clubs and country clubs.
[8]
Private and parochial elementary and high schools, or any combination thereof, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-55.
[Amended 6-21-2016 by L.L. No. 13-2016]
[9]
Conversion of an existing dwelling built prior to January 1, 1930, and having a usable floor area of not less than 1,300 square feet for two-family or multiple residences, hotels, eating places in accordance with the standards of § 300-68.
[10]
Conversion of an existing dwelling to limited office use in accordance with the standards of § 300-51.
[11]
Social, cultural and recreational uses serving a community need or convenience and not including any activity carried on primarily for profit.
[12]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless communications facilities.
[13]
Telephone exchange buildings.
[14]
Public utility transmission lines and unit substations.
[15]
Tourist homes and boardinghouses.
[16]
Watersheds and water supply facilities not part of the Town's water system.
(c)
Permitted accessory uses (uses listed under this heading are subject to the provisions of § 300-182) in the above-mentioned districts shall be as follows:
[1]
Customary home occupations, as defined in this chapter.
[2]
Keeping of not more than two nontransient roomers or boarders in any dwelling.
[3]
Private garden houses, toolhouses, greenhouses, recreation space or similar private accessory use not used for a commercial purpose.
[4]
Private swimming pools, provided that such pool or the lot on which it is located is completely enclosed with a protective fence at least four feet in height.
[5]
A building used as a private garage for vehicle or equipment storage with no more than four overhead doors.
[6]
Parish houses and church school rooms.
[7]
(Reserved)
[8]
(Reserved)
[9]
Off-street parking areas.
[10]
Individual or collective private water supplies and sewage facilities.
[11]
Storage of auto trailers, mobile house trailers or boats, provided that such trailer or boat is enclosed by a building or otherwise concealed from adjoining property.
[12]
A telephone answering service when conducted in a dwelling by the inhabitant thereof, employing not more than two persons and serving only the area within the Town.
[14]
Home offices, solely for the private use of the inhabitants of the dwelling and not for the conduct of business in which customers, clients or others use or visit the office.
[15]
Family day-care homes as defined herein.
(d)
Accessory uses permitted by special permit (in accordance with provisions of Article VII) in the above-mentioned districts shall be as follows:
[1]
Gatehouses or accessory living quarters for guests or domestic employees in accordance with the standards set forth in § 300-47.
[Amended 11-15-2011 by L.L. No. 18-2011]
[2]
Retail sales space in excess of 500 square feet which is maintained in connection with a farm, plant or tree nursery or greenhouse, as defined in this chapter.
[4]
Professional offices by the inhabitants residing therein in accordance with the standards set forth in § 300-76.
[6]
Helistops pursuant to § 300-81.1 as an accessory use to those enumerated in § 300-21C(1)(a)[2] and [3] and § 300-21C(1)(b)[8] in the R1-200 and R1-160 Districts only.
[Added 6-21-2016 by L.L. No. 13-2016]
(3)
R-3 Multifamily Residential Districts.
(a)
Permitted main uses for the above-mentioned districts shall be as follows:
[1]
The same uses as in Subsection C(2)(a)[2] above.
[2]
Multifamily dwelling, provided that:
[a]
There is 90 feet or more between main walls of the building.
[b]
There is 50 feet or more between end walls with windows.
[c]
There is 30 feet or more between walls in any other case.
[d]
No single building is over 180 feet in length.
[e]
No parking area is developed or maintained within five feet of any lot line.
[f]
At least 400 square feet of usable open space is provided on the site for each dwelling unit for play area and other outdoor living uses. The developer shall provide a suitably improved playground/play area. Each such playground/play area shall have a minimum area of 1,200 square feet and a maximum distance of 1,000 feet from the units to be served.
[g]
In addition to the above, the developer shall also set aside 10% of the site for the provision of park and/or recreational facilities. If the provision of such facilities is impractical because of the particular layout of the development or for other reasons, a recreation fee of $4,000 per unit shall be submitted prior to approval of the application.
(5)
(7)
CRC Commercial Regional Center District.
(b)
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Accessory dwelling unit for the owner, operator or janitor as living quarters, provided that such unit is located in the main building.
[2]
Signs as approved on a master signage plan developed in connection with the approved site plan, as provided in § 300-193.14.
[Amended 1-8-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
[3]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to a special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.
[4]
Electric vehicle charging stations.
[Added 4-19-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
(8)
C-1 Commercial Shopping Center District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Stores or shops for the conduct of retail business, bank, post office, restaurant and other places serving food and beverages, professional and business offices, and personal service establishments, including the grooming of house pets, except that no use shall be permitted where any part of the service is conducted outside the premises unless a special use permit has been issued by the Planning Board after due notice and public hearing.
[2]
Governmental building and use.
[3]
Off-street parking area (not including any area for outdoor display or storage of any motor vehicle).
[4]
Indoor recreation facilities as part of a larger commercial development and which does not exceed 35% of the total usable floor area.
[5]
Parks, parkways.
[6]
Nurseries and garden centers.
[7]
Movie theaters.
[8]
Health clubs.
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
[1]
Hospitals.
[4]
Places of religious worship, convents and rectories.
[5]
Social, cultural and recreational uses serving a community need or convenience and not including any activity carried on primarily for profit.
[6]
Religious, charitable and eleemosynary institutions, as defined herein.
[7]
Telephone exchange buildings.
(c)
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Off-street loading areas.
[2]
Signs as approved on the site plan.
[3]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to a special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.
[4]
One accessory dwelling unit for each establishment for owner, operator or janitor living quarters, provided that such unit is located in a main building and that each site is limited to one such dwelling.
[5]
Outdoor vending machines not exceeding 150 cubic feet in size, provided that there shall be not more than two machines per lot on site and that each machine shall abut the front, side or rear walls of an existing structure.
[6]
Electric vehicle charging stations.
[Added 4-19-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
(9)
C-2 Commercial Hamlet Center District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
(c)
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Signs pertaining to a permitted use conducted on the lot where such signs are displayed, provided that such signs meet the requirements of Article XX.
[2]
Any accessory building or use incident to a permitted use, except as elsewhere limited by this chapter, and temporary buildings in accordance with § 300-19.
[3]
Off-street loading areas.
[4]
Outdoor vending machines not exceeding 150 cubic feet in size, provided that there shall be not more than two machines per lot on site and that each machine shall abut the front, side or rear walls of an existing structure.
[5]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to a special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.
[6]
One accessory dwelling unit for each establishment for owner, operator or janitor living quarters, provided that such unit is located in a main building and that each site is limited to one such dwelling.
(10)
(11)
CR Commercial Recreation Districts.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Archery, miniature golf, trampoline, ball fields or other similar outdoor recreation facilities and picnic facilities.
[2]
Private or commercial beaches, docks or bathhouses.
[4]
Eating places, restaurants and other places serving food and beverages, including drive-in car-service stands and any outdoor service.
[5]
Dwelling units, provided that such units are developed in conjunction with a permitted use and located in the same building and conform to the minimum dwelling unit size required by this chapter for R-3 Districts.
[7]
Par-three golf courses fronting on U.S. Highway Nos. 202 and 6, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-70.
[8]
Golf driving ranges and miniature golf courses.
[9]
Governmental building and use.
[10]
Health clubs.
[11]
Indoor recreation facilities.
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
[1]
Bus passenger shelters and public telephone booths.
[2]
Retail sales, repair, rental and service of recreational, garden and home improvement items under the provisions of and in accordance with the standards set forth in § 300-73.
[4]
Drive-in car-service stands and any drive-through outdoor service.
[6]
Places of religious worship, convents and rectories.
(c)
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Private garages for not more than two passenger vehicles and two commercial vehicles.
[2]
Signs pertaining to a permitted use conducted on the lot where such signs are displayed, provided that such signs meet the requirements of Article XX.
[3]
Any other accessory building or use customarily incident to a permitted use, except as otherwise limited by the provisions of this chapter.
[4]
Off-street parking and loading areas.
[5]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to a special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.
[6]
One accessory dwelling unit for each establishment for owner, operator or janitor living quarters, provided that such unit is located in a main building and that each site is limited to one such dwelling.
[7]
Outdoor vending machines not exceeding 150 cubic feet in size, provided that there shall be not more than two machines per lot on site and that each machine shall abut the front, side or rear walls of an existing structure.
(12)
C-3 Commercial Limited District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
The same main uses as for the C-2 District.
[2]
The same special uses as for the C-2 District, except that no special permit need be obtained for any such use.
[3]
Wholesale and storage uses conducted entirely within a building, except that self-storage buildings are not permitted.
[4]
Preparation or manufacture of goods or products for retail sale on the premises if not more than 10 persons are employed in such preparation at any one time.
[5]
Nurseries and garden centers.
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
[1]
Drive-in theaters.
[2]
Motel or automobile courts or hotels; special permit to be granted by the Planning Board.
[3]
Transportation terminal and product transfer facilities.
[4]
Exterior storage yards.
(13)
C-4 Commercial General District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
The same main uses as for C-3 District.
[2]
Bottling works, dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments, frozen food lockers, ice cream plants, laundries, motion-picture or other theaters, except drive-in theaters, and veterinary hospitals.
[3]
Any business similar to those above, but not including any use which would be a nuisance to surrounding property because of the emission of smoke, odor or other atmospheric pollutant or excessive noise, vibration or light.
[4]
Public garages, provided that no outdoor storage (except vehicles) shall be permitted.
[5]
Cabinetmaking, woodworking or carpenter shops; heating, plumbing, ventilating or air-conditioning supply shops; printing, bookbinding or electrical shop; tinsmith or sheet metal shop; or similar commercial service not primarily industrial or manufacturing in nature, but not including any lumberyards or builders' supply yards.
[6]
The business of designing, assembling, packaging, engraving, and/or shipping of various electromechanical components, automated equipment, related cabling, as well as mechanical parts and enclosures where the business is to be conducted in an existing building.
[Added 2-16-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
(14)
OB Research Laboratory and Office District.
(15)
O Office District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Professional and business offices, post offices, and banks.
[2]
Social, cultural and recreational uses serving a community need or convenience and not including any activity carried on primarily for profit, provided that it conforms to the standards set forth in § 300-54.
[3]
Health clubs, dance instruction academies, aerobic instruction, martial arts instruction or other similar uses, provided that assembly rooms for performances are not allowed.
[4]
Governmental building and use.
[5]
Furniture showrooms.
(c)
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[1]
Signs pertaining to a permitted use conducted on the lot where such signs are displayed, provided that such signs meet the requirements of Article XX.
[2]
Any accessory building or use incident to a permitted use, except as elsewhere limited by this chapter, and temporary buildings in accordance with § 300-19.
[3]
Off-street loading areas.
[4]
Radio, television and other electronic transmission stations or towers, including wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to a special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article VII.
[5]
One accessory dwelling unit for each establishment for owner, operator or janitor living quarters, provided that such unit is located in a main building and that each site is limited to one such dwelling.
(16)
I-1 Light Industrial Park District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[2]
The same main uses as specified by Subsection C(11)(a)[1] and [11] in the CR District.
[Amended 6-5-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
[1]
The same special uses as specified by Subsection C(1)(b)[12], [14]; and [16] in the R1 District.
(17)
I-2 Planned Light Industrial District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows:
[1]
The same special uses as specified by C(1)(b)[11] in the R1 District, except that no special permit need be obtained for any such use.
[2]
Transportation terminals and product transfer facilities.
[3]
Light industrial uses.
[a]
Any light industrial or manufacturing use listed under the provisions of Subsection C(17)(a)[3][b] below, including fabrication, processing, converting, altering, assembly or other handling of products using electrical power or an internal combustion engine, which does not normally cause or result in any dissemination of dust, smoke, observable gas or fumes, odor, noise, vibration or excessive light beyond the immediate site of the building in which the use is conducted, nor menace by reason of fire, explosion or other physical hazard, nor harmful discharge of waste material, nor unusual traffic hazard or congestion due to the type and amount of vehicles required. Also, any recreational use listed under the provisions of Subsection C(17)(a)[3][b] below.
[b]
The Town Board shall establish and from time to time revise a list of uses conforming to the standards specified in Subsection C(17)(a)[3][a] above, including any conditions to which such uses should be subject in order to assure continued conformity to the purposes of this district.
[4]
Public garage, provided that no outdoor storage (except vehicles) shall be permitted.
[5]
List of uses established under Subsection C(17)(a)[3][b] above:
[6]
Buildings for staging special events such as birthday parties, company holiday receptions, family gatherings and similar events. Food shall not be prepared on site. Food and beverages may be served and sold to invitees during special events, but retail sales of food or beverages are prohibited.
[Amended 5-7-2013 by L.L. No. 6-2013]
(b)
Main uses permitted by special permit shall be as follows:
[1]
The same special uses as specified by Subsections C(1)(b)[12] and [14] in the R1 District; by Subsection C(12)(b)[3] and [4] in the C-3 District; by Subsection C(13)(b)[2] and [7] in the C-4 District; by Subsection C(16)(b)[4] in the I-1 District.
(18)
(19)
CC Country Commercial District.
(a)
Permitted main uses shall be as follows, as provided in Article XXIX:
[1]
Stores or shops for the conduct of retail and service retail businesses, excluding dry cleaners, laundromats and automotive-related uses.
[2]
Stores or shops for the sale of crafts, such as jewelry, glass, or ceramics, or antiques with associated workshops, where workshops shall be limited to a maximum of 2,000 square feet and be accessory to the main retail use.
[3]
Apartments above first-floor commercial uses.
[4]
Banks, excluding drive-up windows.
[5]
Restaurants and other places serving food and beverages, excluding drive-in or drive-through facilities.
[6]
Offices, professional offices, medical offices and government offices.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Appendix A, Residence Zone Standards, and Appendix B, Business Zone Standards.