[Added 4-18-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
In accordance with the recommendations and policies
of the Town of Hamburg 2010 Comprehensive Plan and its Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program (LWRP), this District is intended to:
A.
Restrict some areas of the waterfront region of the
Town to mostly water-dependent and water-related or -enhanced uses.
B.
Create a transition zone between lakeshore residential
areas and the more intensive commercial and industrial districts.
C.
Provide connections to and complement the tourism
and recreational features of the waterfront region, and take advantage
of the designation of Route 5 as a National Scenic Byway and part
of the Seaway Trail System.
A.
Uses and structures permitted in the WC District are
as follows:
(1)
Marinas, docks and boatyards.
(2)
Visitor and conference centers; maritime museums.
(3)
Hotels and motels.
(4)
Restaurants.
(5)
Fishing support facilities.
(6)
Boat launch facilities; boat rental, sales and services;
and boating and diving instruction schools.
(7)
Other tourism-related uses.
(8)
The following uses by special use permit authorized by the Planning Board (see Article XLVI):
(a)
Neighborhood commercial establishments as listed
in the NC Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District (excluding all residential
uses).
(b)
Business and professional offices.
(c)
Commercial/residential uses (a building consisting
of at least 50% of an approved commercial use and the remainder of
the building, a residential use).
(d)
Water-dependent light industrial uses (for consideration:
allowable uses in the M-1 Zoning District and those in the M-2 Zoning
District, except truck terminals/dispatch and transfer facilities).
(e)
Nursery schools and day-care facilities.
(f)
Existing residential use structures (single- and multi-family) to
be converted to other residential uses.
[Added 12-13-2010 by L.L. No. 10-2010]
B.
Accessory uses and structures: Unless otherwise specified,
accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted
principal uses.
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum lot size
in the WC District shall be as specified in this section:
Lot coverage requirements are as follows:
A.
Maximum: 75%.
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum required
yards and other open spaces in the WC District shall be as specified
in this section.
A.
Front yard: 30 feet.
B.
Side yards; principal buildings: none required, except
that:
(1)
Where a side yard is provided, it shall be no less
than five feet.
(2)
Where a side yard abuts any R District boundary, it
shall be not less than 20 feet or the height of the principal buildings,
whichever is greater.
(3)
Where a side yard is used for either vehicular ingress
or egress, it shall be at least 12 feet.
(4)
Where a side yard is used for vehicular ingress or
egress, it shall not be less than 25 feet.
C.
Rear yard minimum: 30 feet.
Landscaping treatments shall be undertaken as
directed by the Planning Board to retain the aesthetically enhanced
look and waterfront character of the area.
Buildings shall not be constructed so as to
alter or eliminate significant views of the lake. Building elevation
plans must be submitted to the Planning Board which reflect designs
that accomplish the aesthetically enhanced look described in the objectives
section of this Code, and any applicable zoning overlay requirements.
