Regulations in this article supplement those in Article III and other sections of this chapter and are to be applied in conjunction with such other regulations.
A.
Minimum lot requirements. The area or dimension of
any lot, yard, parking area or other space shall not be reduced to
less than the minimum required by this chapter for the zoning district
in which the lot is located; if the area or dimensions are already
less than required minimums, such area or dimension shall not be further
reduced.
B.
Exception: preexisting lots of record. Notwithstanding
the limitation imposed in any other provision of this chapter, the
construction of a detached one-family dwelling in a residential district
shall be permitted on a lot of record which does not meet the minimum
area and dimension requirements for the zoning district in which it
is located if such lot of record exists at the same time of adoption
of this chapter; provided that such construction will not be permitted
if the applicant is the owner of adjoining vacant property which could
be used to comply with these requirements; and provided also that
the applicant comply with the standards of the Ulster County Department
of Health.
C.
Maximum number of principal buildings per lot. Where residential dwellings are to be constructed, no more than one principal building shall be permitted on a single lot, except in accordance with Subsection D(2) below.
[Amended 7-11-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
D.
Exceptions to maximum number of principal buildings per lot.
[Amended 7-11-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
(1)
Single-family or two-family dwellings. There shall be no exceptions to the provisions of Subsection C above for the construction of single-family or two-family dwellings.
(2)
Residential dwellings other than single-family or two-family dwellings.
Where construction of residential dwellings permitted and defined
by this chapter other than single-family or two-family dwellings is
proposed, as many as three detached principal buildings may be permitted
on a single lot provided that:
(a)
No such detached principal building shall be closer to any other
principal building than a distance equal to the average of the heights
of said buildings.
(b)
Each building shall comply with all front and rear yard setbacks,
and all bulk and area requirements, for a building lot in that zoning
district.
(c)
The area of the lot shall be at least equal to the minimum lot
area required for a single building or dwelling unit in that particular
zoning district multiplied by the total number of buildings or dwelling
units which will occupy the lot, whichever requires the greater lot
area.
E.
Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage for any lot
shall be measured along the minimum building setback line required
for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
F.
Maximum lot coverage. All buildings, driveways, pedestrian
ways, parking areas, and structures, including, but not limited to,
accessory buildings, and all other impervious surfaces shall be included
as part of lot coverage in complying with maximum lot coverage requirements
for each zoning district.
[Amended 11-12-2008 by L.L. No. 12-2008]
A.
General application and permitted exceptions. No building
or structure shall be higher than the height permitted in the zoning
district where such building is located; but such limitations shall
not apply to flagpoles, radio or television antennas, transmission
towers or cables, spires or cupolas, chimneys, elevator or stair bulkheads,
parapets or railings, water tanks or cooling towers, or any similar
structures, provided that in their aggregate coverage such structures
occupy no more than 10% of the roof area of the building.
B.
How measured. Building height shall be measured from
the average grade computed by averaging the grade obtained at the
four corners of a principal structure or the four most extreme points
on the north, south, east and west sides of a principal structure,
or at four points 90° apart for a circular structure.
[Amended by L.L. No. 9-1995]
A.
Front yard setback line. The minimum front yard setback
line shall be measured from the street right-of-way line. If a planned
right-of-way line has been established on the official map for future
streets or the future widening or extension of existing streets, setbacks
shall be measured from such planned line as if it were a street line.
B.
Multiple frontage line.
(1)
Wherever a side or rear yard is adjacent to a street,
front yard setback requirements shall apply.
(2)
Wherever a lot abuts on more than one street the front
yard of such lot shall be established on the wider of the abutting
streets. Where the abutting streets are of equal width the front yard
may be established on either street except in B-1 Districts where
building constructed for permitted business uses on corner lots must
front on the major thoroughfares, defined as Main Street and Plattekill
Avenue.
C.
Corner lot clearances. At all street intersections
no obstructions to vision exceeding 30 inches in height above the
adjacent top-of-curb elevation shall be permitted to be planted, placed,
erected or maintained on any lot within the triangle formed by the
street lot lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along
such street lot lines 30 feet distant from their point of intersection.
D.
Average side yard width. Where the side wall of a
building is not parallel with the side lot line or is broken or is
otherwise irregular, the side yard may be varied so long as the average
width of such side yard is not less than the required minimum and
is at no point less than one-half the required minimum.
E.
Permitted exceptions to yard requirements. The following
projections into required yards may be permitted:
F.
Fences and walls.
(1)
Fences and walls shall be permitted anywhere on a lot as not in violation of yard requirements except where corner lot clearances are required (see Subsection C).
(2)
Fences and walls in residential districts shall not
exceed four feet in height between the street and front line of the
principal structure and shall not exceed six feet in height behind
the front line of the structure, except that the maximum height of
a fence or wall along a boundary line abutting a commercial district
shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(3)
In all nonresidential districts, fences and walls
shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(4)
In all districts, the front or more aesthetically
attractive side of the fence or wall shall face towards the street
or neighboring property and away from the premises upon which the
fence or wall is placed.
G.
Setbacks from streams. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, lots adjacent to any watercourse or stream containing
water for at least two months of the year shall provide a twenty-foot
width from the mean high water mark of said watercourse or stream.
This twenty-foot width may be computed as part of any yard requirement
or buffer area but no parking areas, driveways or structures may be
constructed in this strip.
When an accessory structure is attached to the
principal building it shall comply in all respects with the requirements
of this chapter applicable to principal buildings.
A.
Detached accessory building.
(1)
No accessory building shall be located closer to the
street than the street wall of the principal building.
(2)
No accessory building shall be located closer to the
principal building than 12 feet or a distance equal to the height
of the accessory building, whichever is greater.
(3)
No accessory building shall be located closer to the
side and rear lot lines than 12 feet or a distance equivalent to the
height of the accessory building, whichever is greater.
B.
Unenclosed accessory uses. Accessory uses in all districts
not enclosed in a building, including swimming pools, tennis courts
and satellite dish television antennas more than 36 inches in diameter,
shall be erected only on the same lot as the principal building and
may not be constructed in the front or side yards of such lot. Such
uses must not be located closer than 20 feet to any lot line nor closer
than 10 feet to the principal building. Such uses shall not adversely
affect the character of the neighborhood by reason of noise, glare
or safety hazards. When more than three feet in depth or 15 feet in
length, pools shall be fenced.
[Amended 7-10-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; by L.L. No. 26-1997]
A.
General application.
(1)
In all business districts, an awning or canopy may
be erected and maintained on any building or structure which projects
beyond the lot line onto the sidewalk portion of a public street provided
that it shall be at least eight feet above the level of the sidewalk
at all points and, further, that it shall not project more than five
feet beyond the lot line.
(2)
Any such awning or canopy shall be firmly affixed
to and supported by the building wall without any other means of support
and shall be constructed so that it can be removed at any time upon
demand by the municipality without causing the building to become
structurally unsafe.
(4)
In the Gateway District, no awnings or canopies shall
be made of metal or plastic. Internal lighting may be used only if
the awning or canopy is opaque.
B.
Sign; lettering.
(1)
Any lettering, symbol, insignia or other similar representation of the business conducted at the premises upon which the awning or canopy is erected must comply with the sign regulations set forth in § 212-25 of this chapter.
(2)
Lettering on an awning or canopy will not constitute a sign in determining the maximum number of signs permitted under §§ 212-25C(2) or 212-25D(2) but the dimensions of the lettering, symbol, insignia or other similar representation will be calculated towards the maximum aggregate sign size permitted under §§ 212-25C(3) and 212-25D(3).
[Added 2-13-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
B.
In residential zoning districts, dumpsters are prohibited
except for those properties with more than 10 residents.
C.
In all zoning districts, dumpsters shall be enclosed
to provide screening from the public way and all adjoining properties.
D.
The location of a dumpster enclosure shall comply
with the setback regulations for each zoning district.
