[Added 1-16-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
A. 
The purpose of this district is to provide areas in the Town for large-scale retail sales and business enterprises, on highways designed to handle large volumes of traffic, for well-planned and well-designed commercial uses and parking areas which primarily serve the motoring public and which are generally compatible with each other and which are not detrimental to adjoining uses, community aesthetics, aquifer protection or the orderly flow of on-site and off-site pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
B. 
In addition to the requirements of this article, compliance with the applicable provisions of Article X, Aquifer Protection District, is required.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 178-36.7, Permitted structures and uses, was repealed 12-16-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009.
A. 
Permitted uses subject to site plan approval shall be as follows:
(1) 
All those permitted structures and uses, and those permitted uses subject to site plan approval, allowed under B-1 and B-2 Districts, except for multiple-family residences and their permitted accessory uses.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
(2) 
Shopping centers, provided that no gasoline service facility use shall be permitted except upon the issuance of a special permit.
(3) 
Hotels and motels.
(4) 
Uses accessory to the above which are an integral part of and used solely by the permitted uses and which are deemed appropriate by the Zoning Officer.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
B. 
Upon determination by the Zoning Officer that a specific use originally permitted within this district is to be changed so that it involves a separate, different and distinct service, use, process or product, or involves a new operator, an application for a conditional permit must be made to the Planning Board. Prior to authorizing issuance of the conditional permit, the Planning Board may require the correction of any and all phases of the operation which may become or have become detrimental to the neighborhood.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
Uses subject to conditional permit shall be as follows:
A. 
Residential:
(1) 
Multiple-family dwellings with over four dwelling units.
B. 
Religious institutions:
(1) 
Churches, chapels, temples, synagogues and related uses.
C. 
Educational institutions:
(1) 
Schools, public and private; all age groups.
(2) 
Libraries.
D. 
Recreational facilities and social activities:
(1) 
Public and private clubs.
(2) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(3) 
Public swimming pools.
(4) 
Miniature golf, golf courses and driving ranges.
(5) 
Campgrounds, public and commercial.
(6) 
Outdoor amusement centers, outdoor theaters and drive-in theaters.
E. 
Health, medical, and care services:
(1) 
Hospitals.
(2) 
Clinics.
(3) 
Child day-care centers.
(4) 
Nursing homes.
(5) 
Mortuaries and funeral homes.
(6) 
Cemeteries.
F. 
Commercial garages and automotive repair shops.
G. 
Car wash operations.
H. 
Outdoor and drive-in restaurants.
I. 
Motor vehicle leasing facilities.
J. 
Outdoor sales of:
(1) 
Boats.
(2) 
House trailers.
(3) 
Recreational vehicles.
(4) 
Horticultural products and supplies.
K. 
Animal hospitals.
L. 
Used car sales.
M. 
Transportation and utility uses:
(1) 
Bus terminals.
(2) 
Railroad lines and terminals.
(3) 
Truck terminals.
(4) 
Airplane landing fields.
(5) 
Public utility substations.
(6) 
Communication towers and antennas.
(7) 
Storage warehouses.
N. 
Any combination of residential, sales establishment, commercial, warehouse and office uses.
No business establishments in any B-3 District shall be open to the public except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight without prior Planning Board approval that may modify hours of operation with the granting of a conditional use permit based upon the intensity of the use and potential impact on neighboring areas.
A. 
Lot area. The minimum lot area shall be appropriate to accommodate the necessary structures and comply with this chapter, as well as other Town requirements.
B. 
Floor area. Any separate commercial, retail, professional or business use, owned or leased, shall not exceed 100,000 square feet in floor area without first obtaining a conditional permit.
Prohibited uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Outside storage. The outside storage of any equipment, products, raw materials, waste or similar materials in this district, as well as disabled vehicles, parts thereof, vehicles not qualifying for a New York State automobile inspection sticker, wrecked vehicles and parts thereof, and junk of any kind is prohibited, except for equipment, products and materials incidental to business use and sales, provided that such equipment, products, and materials are not detrimental to nearby residential uses, adjacent districts, community aesthetics or aquifer protection as determined by the Planning Board.
B. 
Mines of any type.
[Added 2-16-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]