[Added 6-12-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
Permitted uses and structures in the C-T District shall be as follows:
A. 
Principal uses and structures.
(1) 
The following uses and structures are permitted subject to site plan review and architectural plans approved by the Town of Chautauqua Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to Article XVIII hereof:
[Amended 6-8-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 5-9-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016; 4-10-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
(a) 
Community services similar to and including churches, libraries, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and municipal buildings.
(b) 
Restaurants, other than a drive-in or fast-food restaurant, equipped with a dining room capable of seating and serving a minimum of 30 patrons at one time.
(c) 
Hotels.
(d) 
Motels.
(e) 
(Reserved)
(f) 
Tourist information centers.
(g) 
Art galleries.
(h) 
Museums.
(i) 
Retail establishments not exceeding 20,000 square feet in size, similar to and including, but not limited to, the following:
[1] 
Gift and craft shops, including the sale of wines and spirits.
[2] 
Boutiques or similar facilities for the sale of antiques, clothing and accessories, furniture, home furnishings, and sporting goods.
[3] 
Bakeries, confectioneries, and coffee shops.
[4] 
Farmer's markets.
[5] 
Bookstores.
(j) 
Spas/health clubs.
(k) 
Condominiums.
(l) 
Commercial recreation.
(m) 
Performing arts centers and outdoor performing arts facilities.
(n) 
Business office, within a building or group of buildings, provided such use does not employ more than 15 people.
(o) 
Custom shops, including but not limited to printing, electricity, heating, plumbing or woodworking.
(p) 
Two-family dwelling and multiple-family dwelling, provided the number of dwelling units in any one building does not exceed four.
(q) 
Wedding or private event facility, in accordance with § 143-65.1 hereof.
[Added 7-8-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
(2) 
The following uses and structures are permitted as of right:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Agricultural, floricultural, and horticultural pursuits, including but not limited to general farms, greenhouses, plant nurseries, truck gardens and the raising of bees, together with all customary buildings, but excluding dairies, poultry, and livestock.
B. 
Accessory uses and structures.
(1) 
Any accessory uses and structures permitted and as regulated in the R District, with the exception of any regulations related to signs.
(2) 
Refreshment stands dispensing food and beverages incidental and accessory to the operation of any other permitted or grandfathered commercial, recreational, or agricultural use; provided, however, that site plan review shall not be required if such stands are proposed to be conducted in any building or structure constructed before the date of adoption of this article.
(3) 
Other customary accessory uses, including signs, as regulated in the "Commercial-Tourism District Design Standards and Guidelines."
Area requirements in the C-T District shall be as follows:
A. 
For all uses subject to site plan review:
(1) 
Lot size. Lot size shall be subject to site plan approval.
[Amended 4-10-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
(2) 
Front yard: minimum of 40 feet from the nearest edge of a property line or road right-of-way, of which at least 10 feet shall be devoted exclusively to landscape usage, with the exception of one freestanding sign for the identification of the premises.
(3) 
Side yards. Two are required, with a minimum of eight feet.
(4) 
Rear yard: minimum of 100 feet, of which at least 50 feet shall be devoted exclusively to landscape usage.
(5) 
Maximum height.
(a) 
For hotels: 60 feet.
(b) 
For all other structures: 35 feet.
B. 
For all other uses:
(1) 
Lot size. Every single-family detached dwelling or other structure not being accessory to a detached dwelling located on the property shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 20,0000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and a width at the established building line of not less than 100 feet, subject to compliance with waste and sewage disposal requirements as prescribed by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. When a tract of land is served by public sanitary sewer facilities or by a community sanitary sewer system operated as a public utility, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having an area of not less than 15,000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and a width at the established building line of not less than 100 feet. When a tract of land is served by both a community water system and sanitary sewer system, such single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having an area of not less than 10,000 square feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, and a width at the established building line of not less than 75 feet.
(2) 
Front yard: minimum of 40 feet, measured as the distance between the street right-of-way and any part of the structure.
(3) 
Side yards. Two are required, and shall total 25% of the lot width, with a minimum of eight feet per side.
(4) 
Rear yard: 25% of lot depth or 40 feet, whichever is less.
A. 
The minimum size of a dwelling shall be 800 square feet of enclosed living space.
B. 
The sum of all areas covered by a dwelling and all accessory uses, buildings, and structures shall not exceed 30% of the area of the lot.
C. 
No accessory use of structure, other than quarters for servants employed upon the premises as permitted in § 143-12C above, shall be altered or otherwise modified in a manner that would make it a dwelling unit, as defined in this chapter.
D. 
If private garaging is located in the basement level under a dwelling, such private garage area shall not exceed 775 square feet.
All uses and structures subject to site plan review shall comport with the "Commercial-Tourism District Design Standards and Guidelines" first adopted by resolution of the Town Board concurrently herewith, and as they may be amended from time to time.