The Town is hereby divided into the following
designated districts.
Symbol
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Zone
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Area Per Principal Building
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LC-45
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Land Conservation
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45 acres
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LC-25
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Land Conservation
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25 acres
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RR-10
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Rural Residential
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10 acres
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RR-5
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Rural Residential
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5 acres
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RL-3
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Residential - Low Density
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3 acres
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RCL-3
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Residential - Commercial - Low Density
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3 acres
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RIL-3
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Residential - Industrial - Low Density
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3 acres
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RM-1.3
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Residential - Medium Density
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1.3 acres
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RCM-1.3
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Residential - Commercial - Medium Density
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1.3 acres
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RCH-5000
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Residential - Commercial - Hamlet
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Varies from 20,000 to 5,000 square feet
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GB-5000
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General Business
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The restrictions and controls intended to regulate
development in each district are set forth in the attached schedules
which are supplemented in other sections of this chapter.
This section lists the dimensional requirements for each zoning district established by §
200-12 of this chapter.
In no event shall the number of principal buildings
exceed that which is permitted by the district regulations.
A. Residential Commercial (RCL-3). Tourist accommodation
and cottage colonies require 15,000 square feet of land area per unit.
A total of 900 square feet of gross floor area for tourist accommodations
are allowed per acre except that a single unit may not exceed 300
square feet, unless attached to another unit by a party wall (i.e.,
duplex or attached motel units).
B. Residential Commercial (RCH-5000).
(1) Commercial units meeting all other requirements must
have 5,000 square feet of land area per principal units.
(2) Residential detached units require 20,000 square feet
of land area per principal building.
(3) Apartments require 7,500 square feet of land per principal
unit.
(4) Tourist accommodations and cabin colonies require
5,000 square feet of land area for the first unit and 1,500 square
feet for each additional unit.
C. Minimum lot size permitted. A minimum lot size specified
in any Schedule of Area, Bulk and Height Regulations for any designated zone may be permitted so long as the
minimum lot size created is in conformity with all other requirements
of the Code and so long as the permitted number of building lots or
principal building units does not exceed the overall density requirements
of the designated zone as if the land were subdivided into conforming
lots.
[Added 8-2-2005]
Where more than one principal building exists
or is proposed to be located on the same lot, any construction, alteration
or relocation of structures shall occur in accordance with the following
regulations:
A. Access. A right-of-way shall be provided for access
to each principal building. Such access shall consist of a right-of-way
not less than 40 feet wide with a roadway width of 24 feet. If such
roadway terminates without connecting to a public road or highway,
a properly designed turnaround shall be provided. Maximum grade of
such access roadway shall not exceed 12%.
(1) Dead-end access roadways greater than 200 feet shall
terminate in a turnaround. The right-of-way for such turnaround shall
be a minimum of 140 feet diameter with an outside edge of roadway
diameter of at least 110 feet.
(2) Parking shall be provided on site in accordance with §
200-48 of this chapter.
B. Setbacks. Setbacks for apartment buildings, single-family,
attached dwellings, townhouses, and other principal buildings. Rights-of-way
shall be considered as a front lot line and shall require a front
lot line setback.
[Amended 2-20-1997]
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Front yard to lot line
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-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Side yard to lot line
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-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Rear yard to lot line
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-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Distance between structures
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-
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the sum of the yard setbacks of the building
sides facing each other of the zone in which the lot is located.
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Distance to common access right-of-way
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-
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the front yard setback of the zone in which
the yard which the yard is located.
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[Amended 2-20-1997]
For approval of any alterations to existing
cabin colonies, these standards must be met by all cabins and proper
access as defined in this section must be provided. No cabin colony
shall take on a different form of ownership until all criteria of
this section have been met.
Front yard to lot line
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-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Side yard to lot line
|
-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Rear yard to lot line
|
-
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same as zone in which lot is located.
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Distance between structures
|
-
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1.5 times the height of the tallest of the two
walls facing each other or 20 feet, whichever is greater.
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Distance to access structure right-of-way
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-
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1.0 times the height of the wall of the facing
the road or 20 feet, whichever is greater.
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Except as hereinafter provided:
A. No new building or land shall hereafter be used or
occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved,
or altered unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified
for the districts in which it is located.
B. No building that is hereafter allowed for the district
in which such building is located shall be erected or altered which
will:
(1) Exceed the height or bulk.
(2) Accommodate or house a greater number of families.
(3) Occupy a greater percentage of lot area.
(4) Have narrower or smaller front yards, rear yards or
side yards.
C. No part of a yard, lot or other open space, about
any building required for purpose of complying with the provisions
of this chapter, shall be included as part of a yard, lot or other
open space similarly required for another building.
D. No building permit shall be issued for any clearing or principal building for any multifamily residence, or any business or industry, or any use listed for site plan review in §
200-14 until a site plan has been approved by the Planning Board in accordance with Article
V.
Regulations for the design, erection and maintenance of signs shall be according to the Town of Bolton Sign Ordinance. Reference is made to §
200-78 as to all permit filing regulations and the criteria for the issuance of building permits. Site plan review is required for all advertising signs over four square feet in size.
[Amended 8-2-2005]
Where an applicant owns a parcel of land located in more than one zoning district, the total number of principal buildings allowable on such parcel pursuant to §
200-12 may be distributed amongst such districts, provided that:
A. No lot is created which is smaller in area than the smallest lot permitted pursuant to §
200-15 of this chapter and the schedules attached thereto, in any of the districts involved.
B. The total number of principal buildings permitted for the entire parcel as determined by §
200-12 of this chapter is not exceeded;
C. Uses prohibited in a district pursuant to §
200-14 of this chapter are not located therein;
D. Building rights are not transferred across boundaries of land use areas as shown on the Official Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map adopted pursuant to § 805 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act and incorporated into this chapter pursuant to §
200-11 hereof; and
E. Deed restrictions, scenic or conservation easements
or similar devices, approved as to form by the Town Attorney, shall
be provided to implement density requirements and principal building
limitations created by application of this section.
Ordinances for the Town of Bolton Numbers 9
(Homer Point Zoning Ordinance) and 15 (Cotton Point Zoning Ordinance)
remain in effect unaltered by this chapter.