Village of Blasdell, NY Article II Definitions

§ 267-4 Word usage.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and construction of this chapter. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural, the singular; the word "structure" shall include the word "building"; the word "used" shall include "arranged," "designed," "constructed," "altered," "converted," "rented," "leased" or "intended to be used"; and the word "shall" is mandatory and not optional.

§ 267-5 Terms defined.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE

A use or structure subordinate to the principal use of a building on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal building.

AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION

A building or place of business where gasoline, oil and greases, batteries, tires and automobile accessories are supplied and dispensed directly to the motor vehicle trade, at retail, and where minor repair service is rendered.

BOARD

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Blasdell.

BUILDING HEIGHT

The vertical distance measured from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to a point midway between the highest and lowest points of the roof, but not including chimneys, spires, towers, tanks and similar projections.

BUILDING, PRINCIPAL

A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated. In any residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be a "principal building" on the district lot on which the same is located.

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

A subdivision comprising five or more acres in which minimum lot areas and minimum lot dimensions may be reduced by a specific amount, provided that the area reduced is deeded to the municipality for public purposes.

COVERAGE

That percentage of the plot or land area covered by the building area.

CUSTOMARY HOME OCCUPATION

Any use customarily conducted entirely within the principal structure and carried out by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the principal structure and does not change the character thereof.

DWELLING

Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, except a mobile home or trailer.

DWELLING UNIT

One or more rooms, including cooking facilities and sanitary facilities, in a dwelling structure, designed as a unit for occupancy by not more than one family for living and sleeping purposes.

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or village or other governmental agencies of underground or overhead gas, electrical or water transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or village or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.

JUNKYARD

An area of land, with or without buildings, primarily used for the storage, outside of a completely enclosed building, of used and discarded materials, including but not limited to wastepaper, rags, metal, building materials, house furnishings, machinery, vehicles or parts thereof, including "junk" as defined in this Article, with or without the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale or other use or disposition of the same. The deposit or storage of two or more wrecked or broken motor vehicles for a period of two months or longer, or the major parts of two or more such vehicles, shall be deemed to make the lot a "junkyard."

LOT

A piece or parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building or a group of such buildings and accessory buildings, or utilized for a principal use and uses accessory or incidental to the operation thereof, together with such open spaces as required by this chapter, and having frontage on a public street.

A.

LOT, CORNER

 — A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135°. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner.

B.

LOT DEPTH

 — The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.

C.

LOT LINES

 — The property lines bounding the lot.

(1)

LOT LINE, FRONT

 — The line separating the lot from a street.

(2)

LOT LINE, REAR

 — The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

(3)

LOT LINE, SIDE

 — Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A "side lot line" separating a lot from a street is called a "side street lot line."

(4)

LOT LINE, STREET

 — A lot line separating the lot from a street.

D.

LOT WIDTH

 — The distance between the two side lot lines measured at the required setback line.

LOT, NONCONFORMING

Any district lot where the owner (owners) of said lot does not own any adjoining property, the subdivision of which would create one or more nonconforming lots, which does not conform to the minimum width, depth and area dimensions specified for the district in which said lot is located.

MOBILE HOME

A vehicle or movable dwelling structure which is less than 20 feet wide and which is designed to be used for living or sleeping quarters and which stands on wheels or on rigid supports or on a foundation and which contains not more than one dwelling unit; but excluding prefabricated homes or sections thereof and also excluding travel trailers as defined herein.

MOBILE HOME COURT

A parcel of land upon which two or more mobile homes are parked and occupied for living purposes.

MULTIPLE DWELLING

A dwelling used or designed for use as a multiple dwelling as defined in the New York State Multiple Residence Law.

MUNICIPALITY

The Village of Blasdell, New York.

NONCONFORMING USE

A structure or land lawfully occupied at the time of the enactment of this chapter by a use which does not conform to the regulation of the district in which it is situated.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

A project comprising two or more buildings designed to be maintained and/or operated as a single unit in a single ownership or control by an individual, partnership, corporation or cooperative group, which has certain facilities in common, such as yards and open spaces, recreation areas, garage and parking areas.

PLANNING BOARD

The Village of Blasdell Planning Board.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND USES

A village hall, police station, fire station or library, also including playgrounds and village parks.

SIGN

A name, identification, description, display or illustration or any other visual display which is affixed to or painted or represented upon, directly or indirectly, a building, structure or piece of land and which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business. However, "sign" shall not include any display of official court or public office notices nor any official traffic control device.

SIGN, ADVERTISING

A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the premises where the sign is located.

SPECIAL USE

A use which, because of its unique characteristics, requires individual consideration in each case by the Village Board of Trustees and the Planning Board before it may be permitted in the districts enumerated in this chapter.

STRUCTURE

Anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having permanent location on the ground, including stationary and portable carports.

TRAVEL TRAILER

A vehicle less than 30 feet in length and used for temporary living or sleeping purposes and standing on wheels.

VILLAGE BOARD

Blasdell Village Board of Trustees.

YARD

Any open space which lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as herein permitted.

A.

YARD, FRONT

 — n open space which lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.

B.

YARD, REAR

 — An open space extending the full width of the lot between a principal building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.

C.

YARD, SIDE

 — An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between a principal building and the nearest side lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

The Board of Appeals of the Village of Blasdell.

ZONING OFFICER

The administrative officer charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter.