The purpose of the Industrial Zone is to permit,
where appropriate, manufacturing and other industrial facilities.
Areas may be zoned as an Industrial Zone by the Town Board or upon
application for a specific proposal, all in accordance with the normal
rezoning procedures. Generally, such rezoning will be permitted only
in areas where public water and sanitary facilities are available,
where public transportation may be readily available, and where other
resources and facilities that complement industrial uses are found.
In reaching its decision on whether to rezone to an Industrial Zone,
the Town Board shall consider the general criteria set forth in this
chapter, the most current Comprehensive or Master Plan for the Town,
and this statement of purpose.
In an Industrial Zone buildings and land may
be used for any lawful manufacturing activity and any lawful activity
permitted as of right in a Light Industrial Zone, except for the uses
expressly enumerated below. Certain uses or facilities, set forth
below, are permitted only upon receipt of a special permit from the
Planning Board as set forth below.
The following uses are prohibited in an Industrial
Zone:
A. Dwelling units, except as an accessory use as set
forth below.
B. Sales of any products at retail to the general public
except as the same may be related to and an incidental by-product
of a permitted principal use such as manufacturing.
C. Restaurants of any nature except for cafeterias or
other similar facilities that are incidental to and related specifically
to a permitted principal use such as manufacturing.
F. Adult entertainment business.
G. Any of the following factories or works: arsenal,
blast furnace, boiler works, iron, steel, brass or copper foundry,
metal ore, smelting, planing mill, rolling mill and stockyards or
slaughterhouse.
H. The manufacturing or storage of explosives and gas,
oil and other flammables or petroleum products.
Only the following accessory buildings or uses
are permitted of right in an Industrial Zone:
A. Automobile parking and off-street loading areas subject
to the further requirements of this article.
B. Accessory storage buildings.
D. The dwelling of an owner, operator, or manager, or
of a guard, caretaker, or custodian, provided that no more than one
dwelling unit per industry shall be established.
F. Child day-care centers upon receipt of a special permit
for same from the Planning Board in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this chapter.
G. Cafeteria or lunchroom incidental to and related specifically
to a permitted use.
H. Recreational facilities including playfields, ballfields,
tennis and volleyball courts, swimming pools and fitness centers.
J. Where the use is as a dwelling, home occupations, subject to the limitations on home occupations set forth in §
270-219.2.
[Added 2-12-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
K. Amateur radio facilities, subject to the limitations on amateur radio facilities set forth in §
270-219.3.
[Added 8-13-2007 by L.L. No. 7-2007]
L. Small wind energy facilities, subject to the limitations on small wind energy facilities set forth in §
270-219.4.
[Added 8-11-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
[Amended 11-9-2009 by L.L. No. 14-2009]
Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this
chapter, accessory structures or buildings may be placed in any required
side or rear yard but no closer than five feet to the boundary of
the property. Except as otherwise provided herein or elsewhere in
this chapter, no structures shall be placed in any required buffer
zone. Parking, signs, and guardhouses may be placed in a front yard,
provided the Planning Board finds the location of such structures
is in accordance with the criteria for approval of the site plan and
the location is shown on an approved site plan. Signs and guardhouses
if placed in a required front yard may also be placed in any required
buffer zone that is in the front of the property.
A minimum tract of 10 acres is required for
the development of an Industrial Zone.
Except as may be specifically otherwise authorized
in this chapter, in Industrial Zones no building shall exceed 38 feet
in height from lowest interior grade nor 36 feet in height from lowest
exterior grade, and no structure other than a building shall exceed
36 feet in height.
The maximum building area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area. Projections described in §
270-224 are not to be included in computing the percentage.
Minimum usable open space shall be not less than 30% of the lot area. For this purpose "usable open space" shall mean that portion of the lot area not covered by any structure (as defined in Article
III) or driveway, and generally intended to be occupied by suitable vegetation or landscaping.
Lots in Industrial Zones shall meet the following
minimum requirements:
A. Minimum lot area shall be at least two acres; and
B. Minimum width at the street line shall be 150 feet;
and
C. Minimum width at the maximum required front yard setback
line (150 feet from the street line) shall be 200 feet; and
D. Minimum depth from the street line shall be 300 feet.
Parking requirements shall be as set forth in Article
XXVII.
Additional special requirements include the
following:
A. Off-street loading: Same as in Commercial Zones (§
270-122A).
B. Access and sidewalks: Same as in Commercial Zones (§
270-122B).
C. Buffer areas and screening: Same as in Commercial Zones (§
270-122C) except no structure shall be placed closer than 100 feet to any residence zone and 50 feet to any other zone.
D. Additional screening: Same as in Commercial Zones
(§ 270-122AD).
E. Displays. In all Industrial Zones no outside displays
shall be permitted unless otherwise specifically authorized by this
chapter.
Any use in an Industrial Zone shall be so operated
as to be in conformity with the performance standards set forth with
respect to Light Industrial Zones above.
No building permit shall be issued for a building or structure within an Industrial Zone nor shall any existing building, structure or use in an Industrial Zone be changed unless the proposed building and/or use is in accordance with a site plan approved pursuant to the provisions of Article
XXIII.