[Amended 8-29-1978 by Ord. No. 78-ZC-80; 10-26-1982 by Ord. No. 82-ZC-118; 9-25-1984 by Ord. No. 84-ZC-133; 9-12-2000 by L.L. No. 26-2000; 3-2-2004 by L.L. No. 7-2004; 6-11-2008 by L.L. No. 17-2008; 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 19-2009; 3-9-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010; 4-13-2021 by L.L. No. 20-2021]
For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Huntington outside of its incorporated villages is hereby divided into districts as follows:
R-80
Residence District
R-40
Residence District
R-20
Residence District
R-15
Residence District
R-10
Residence District
R-7
Residence District
R-5
Residence District
R-3M
Garden Apartment Special District
R-HS
Residential Health Services District
R-RM
Retirement Community District
R-MS
Medical Services District
R-PUD
The Greens at Half Hollow Planned Unit Development District
R-OSC
Residence-Open Space Cluster District
C-1
Office-Residence District
C-2
Single-Purpose Office Building District
C-3
Special Business District
C-4
Neighborhood Business District
C-5
Planned Shopping Center District
C-6
General Business District
C-6 HSOD
Huntington Station Overlay District
C-7
Minor Commercial Corridor District
C-8
General Business A District
C-9
Harbor Use District
C-10
Planned Motel District
C-11
Automotive Service Station District
C-12
Professional District
C-13
Cultural Center District
C-14
Commercial Recreation District
I-1
Light Industry District
I-2
Light Industry District
I-3
Light Industry District
I-4
Light Industry District
I-5
General Industry District
I-6
Generating Station District
S-1
Historic District
AROD
Special Agricultural-Retail Overlay District
ECOD
Special Equestrian Center Overlay District
HOD
Special Historic Overlay District
[Amended 9-12-2000 by L.L. No. 26-2000; 6-11-2024 by L.L. No. 26-2024]
The boundaries of the districts enumerated in § 198-6 of this chapter are hereby established as shown on the Geographic Information System (GIS) zoning map maintained by the Town of Huntington. The said map, together with all notations, references and every other detail shown thereon, shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the map and every other detail shown thereon were fully described herein.[1]
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Editor's Note: The official Zoning Map is on file in the Planning Department and may be inspected during normal business hours.
A. 
The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center lines of streets or railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended or lines parallel thereto.
B. 
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary line, they indicate that said line runs parallel to the street line at a distance in feet therefrom equivalent to the number so indicated.
C. 
Where a district boundary is shown as following a Town or village boundary or a lot line or property line or a projection of any such line, said boundary shall be such line or projection thereof.
D. 
Where a district boundary is shown approximately parallel to a street line or railroad right-of-way and where such line does not follow a lot line or property line or is not established by ordinance or dimension on the Zoning Map, the following shall apply:
(1) 
General business districts extend one hundred fifty (150) feet back from the street or streets on which they front.
(2) 
Highway business districts extend four hundred (400) feet back from the street or streets on which they front.
(3) 
Industrial districts extend two hundred (200) feet back from either the street or streets on which they front or a railroad right-of-way, but not beyond the limits of any other district fronting on an adjacent parallel street.
E. 
When the location of a district boundary line is not otherwise indicated, it shall be determined by the use of the map scale. Where the street layout on the ground varies from the layout shown on the Zoning Map, the map designation shall apply in such a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter for the particular area in question.
Streams, lakes, ponds, harbors, salt marshes and portions of Long Island Sound and its various bays and estuaries lying within the boundaries of the Town of Huntington, any of which are not indicated on the Zoning Map as being in a particular district, shall be considered as being in the most restricted residential use district, and such zoning classification shall continue regardless of any filling and draining of such lands, unless and until amended by action of the Town Board.
Except as hereinafter provided:
(A) 
No land may be used except for a purpose permitted in the district in which it is located unless the use has been previously legalized with the Town or is recognized as a preexisting use under Section 198-102.
[Amended 11-20-2018 by L.L. No. 35-2018]
(B) 
No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, nor shall any building or part thereof be used, except for a use permitted in the district in which the building is located.
(C) 
No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the area regulations of the district in which the building is located.
(D) 
No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in which the building is located.
(E) 
No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be enlarged or structurally altered except in conformity with the off-street parking and loading regulations of this chapter.
(F) 
The minimum yards, parking space, open spaces and lot area per family as required by this chapter shall not be considered as required yard or open space for any other building, nor shall any lot area be reduced below the requirements of this chapter.
(G) 
Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined, and, except as hereinafter provided, in no case shall there be more one (1) main building on one (1) lot. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the Planning Board determines, after a public hearing, that better vehicle and pedestrian circulation with safer and closer access to buildings and flexibility of design may be achieved, the Board may approve more than one (1) main building on a lot in the industrial and commercial zoning districts. In no way shall this provision authorize an increase in the gross floor area or the building lot coverage that could otherwise be achieved. In no case shall the Planning Board approve more than one (1) main (principal) building on a lot where any of the main buildings is less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet or within one hundred (100) feet of a front property line and, in commercial zoning districts, within fifty (50) feet of any residence district boundary and, in the industrial zoning districts, within one hundred fifty (150) feet of my residence district boundary. In the industrial zoning districts, when more than one (1) main building is proposed on a single parcel of land, each building shall have a foundation planting, including trees and shrubs among other plantings, surrounding the structure (except for entrances and exits) that is at least five (5) feet wide and a sidewalk surrounding the foundation planting that is at least four (4) feet wide.
[Amended 10-7-1998 by L.L. No. 35-1998]
(H) 
No person shall use, operate or maintain any van, truck or other automobile cab, body, trailer or other compartment, for purposes of utilizing as a shed, accessory building, accessory structure or other storage-type structure on any residential property or residentially zoned property.
[Added 5-24-2005 by L.L. No. 22-2005]
(I) 
Habitable Space. No person shall use, operate or maintain a detached residential garage as habitable space.
[Added 5-7-2013 by L.L. No. 10-2013]
(J) 
No land may be advertised for a use not permitted in the district in which it is located unless the use has been previously legalized with the Town or is recognized as a preexisting use under Section 198-102.
[Added 11-20-2018 by L.L. No. 35-2018]
(K) 
No land, building, structure or premises, nor part thereof, shall be used to plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, process, sell, or offer to sell, recreational cannabis.
[Added 8-6-2019 by L.L. No. 45-2019; amended 12-14-2021 by L.L. No. 66-2021]
The minimum width of lot specified in this chapter for any district shall be measured perpendicular to the lot depth at the zoning setback line established for the district. In addition, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
In connection with subdivision plat approval pursuant to § 276 of the Town Law, the Planning Board may establish a building setback line other than the zoning setback line at which the required lot width for the district may be measured. Such line may be established by the Board where, by reason of irregular shape of property or unusual topographic conditions, the orderly development of the property or the neighborhood will be benefited thereby. Such line shall be shown on the plat. The Planning Board shall not establish a building setback line closer to the street than the minimum zoning setback line for the district except where, by reason of unusual topographic conditions, excessive clearing and regrading or excessive removal of earth would otherwise be required.
B. 
In cases other than plat approval pursuant to § 276 of the Town Law, the establishment of a building setback line other than the zoning setback line shall lie with the Board of Appeals, in accordance with Article XVI, and the standards and conditions set forth in Subsection A above shall apply.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to lots shown on a map approved by the Planning Board prior to December 7, 1965, which has been duly filed with the Suffolk County Clerk, nor to buildings for which a valid permit had been issued prior to December 7, 1965.
[Added 1-8-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974]
A. 
Any land that is or has been designated or required to be a screening area or buffer area pursuant to an approval by the Town Board, Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals of any grant of an application for a change of zone, variance or site plan approval, or which is required by ordinance or local law, must be maintained by the owner of the property or any of the owners, successors in interest or assignees.
B. 
When it is determined by the Town Board that any land is not maintained pursuant to such grant or ordinance, the Superintendent of Public Works, upon direction of the Town Board, shall notify the owner of record of such land, by registered mail to the address shown on the last preceding assessment roll, to erect, replace, repair or maintain fences, trees, plantings, shrubbery or other screening pursuant to the plan or ordinance.
C. 
In the event the owner of record does not comply with the notice within thirty (30) days from the date of said mailing, the Superintendent of Public Works may take the appropriate action to erect, replace, repair or maintain fences, trees, plantings, shrubbery or other screening on the designated land, and all costs and expenses so incurred shall be assessed against the land, which shall be collectible in the way real estate taxes are so collected.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. IIA, Floodplain Management, added 8-23-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1988, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 9-8-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009. See now Ch. 168, Floodplain Management.