§ 267-18Amusement uses.
§ 267-19Community facilities.
§ 267-20Drive-in eating and drinking establishments.
§ 267-21Planned unit developments.
§ 267-22Automotive services.
§ 267-23Special uses.
§ 267-24Drainage.
§ 267-25Extractive operations.
§ 267-26Home occupations.
§ 267-27Motels.
§ 267-28Outdoor storage areas, including junkyards and automobile wrecking.
§ 267-29Conversions.
§ 267-30Multiple dwellings.
§ 267-31Cluster development.
§ 267-32Screening of residential zones from commercial or industrial zones.
Amusement center, bowling alley and similar places of amusement.
Such uses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed structure.
Off-street parking areas shall be screened from adjoining residential properties in accordance with § 267-16.
A principal structure shall be not less than 50 feet from any property line.
No bowling alley or roller-skating rink shall be maintained or operated within 300 feet of an entrance or exit of a public or private school, public library, church, hospital, children's or old people's home or other similar public or semipublic institutions.
Outdoor recreation facilities.
Such uses shall include golf courses, ice-skating rinks, swimming pools and tennis courts.
In any district where permitted, no building shall be located within 50 feet of any property line.
In any district where permitted, there may be permitted retail sales which are clearly secondary to the principal use.
Unenclosed recreational facilities shall be located not less than 25 feet from any property line, except where greater distances are otherwise required herein, and shall be effectively screened from adjoining residential uses in accordance with the provisions of § 267-16.
Illuminated signs and other lights shall be directed away or shielded from adjoining residential properties in such a way as not to disturb the occupants thereof.
No public-address system shall be permitted except where such system is inaudible at any property line.
Essential services, enclosed or permanent structures. Such uses, when in R Districts, shall be subject to the following regulations:
Such facility shall not be located on a residential street (unless no other site is available) and shall be so located as to draw a minimum of vehicular traffic to and through such streets.
The location, design and operation of such facility shall not adversely affect the character of the surrounding residential area.
Essential services, open. Such uses shall be limited to the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground or overhead electrical, gas, steam or water transmission or distribution systems and of collection, communications, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signs, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings; where applicable, the landscaping regulations of § 267-16 shall apply.
Such businesses, where persons are served in automobiles, shall be not closer than 200 feet to an R District and shall provide ingress and egress so as to minimize traffic congestion. The number and location of curb cuts shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board based upon a review and recommendations by the Planning Board.
Purpose.
The purpose of planned unit development regulations is to encourage flexibility in the design and development of land in order to promote its most appropriate use; to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of streets, utilities and public spaces; and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open areas.
The procedure is intended to permit diversification in the location of structures and improve circulation facilities and other site qualities while ensuring adequate standards relating to public health, safety and welfare and convenience both in the use and in the occupancy of buildings and facilities in planned groups.
Approval. Planned unit developments shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board based upon a review and recommendation by the Planning Board.
Regulations governing planned unit developments.
Minimum area. A planned unit development shall include no less than five acres of contiguous land.
Open space. A minimum of 25% of the planned unit site area shall be developed as public open space. Parking areas and vehicle access facilities shall not be considered in calculating open space.
Residential density. Planned unit developments shall have densities no greater than those permitted in the residential districts.
Land use. Proposed land uses shall not adversely affect surrounding development and shall be in accordance with the objectives and principles of the General Plan.
Standards for reviewing planned unit developments. The Village Board shall approve the planned unit development only if it finds that the planned unit development satisfies all of the following standards:
General standards.
The planned unit development group plan shall be consistent with the Blasdell General Plan.
The planned unit development shall provide for an effective and unified treatment of the development possibilities on the project site, making appropriate provision for the preservation of scenic features and amenities of the site and the surrounding areas.
The planned unit development shall be planned and developed to harmonize with any existing or proposed development in the area surrounding the project site.
Design standards.
All buildings in the layout and design shall be an integral part of the development and have convenient access to and from adjacent uses and blocks.
Individual buildings shall be related to each other in design, masses, materials, placement and connections to provide a visually and physically integrated development.
Treatment of the sides and rear of all buildings within the planned development group shall be comparable in amenity and appearance to the treatment given to street frontage of these same buildings.
The design of buildings and the parking facilities shall take advantage of the topography of the project site, where appropriate, to provide separate levels of access.
All building walls shall be so oriented as to ensure adequate light and air exposures to the rooms within.
All buildings shall be arranged so as to avoid undue exposure to concentrated loading or parking facilities wherever possible and shall be so oriented as to preserve visual and audible privacy between adjacent buildings.
All buildings shall be arranged so as to be accessible to emergency vehicles.
Landscape design standards.
Landscape treatment for plazas, roads, paths, service and parking areas shall be designed as an integral part of a coordinated landscape design for the entire project area.
Primary landscape treatment shall consist of shrubs, ground cover and street trees and shall combine with appropriate walks and street surfaces to provide an attractive development pattern. Landscape materials selected should be appropriate to local growing conditions.
Whenever appropriate, existing trees shall be conserved and integrated into the landscape design plan.
All streets bordering the project area shall be planted at appropriate intervals with street trees.
Circulation system design standards.
There shall be an adequate, safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways, off-street parking and loading space.
Roads, pedestrian walks and open space shall be designed as integral parts of an overall site design. They shall be properly related to existing and proposed buildings and appropriately landscaped.
Buildings and vehicular circulation open spaces shall be arranged so that pedestrians moving between buildings are not unnecessarily exposed to vehicular traffic.
Landscaped, paved and comfortably graded pedestrian walks shall be provided along the lines of the most intense use, particularly from building entrances to streets, parking areas and adjacent buildings.
Materials and design of paving, lighting fixtures, retaining walls, fences, curbs, benches, etc., shall be of good appearance, easily maintained and indicative of their function.
Parking and loading design standards.
Parking facilities shall be landscaped and screened from public view to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness and monotony of parked cars.
Pedestrian connections between parking areas and buildings shall be via special pedestrian walkways and/or elevators.
Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to orderly arrangement, topography, landscaping, ease of access and shall be developed as an integral part of an overall site design.
Any above-grade loading facility should be screened from public view to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness.
Off-street parking. In all districts, in connection with every manufacturing, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use, there shall be provided, at the time any new building or structure is erected, off-street parking spaces open to the public at no charge for automobiles in accordance with the requirements set forth herein.
Size and access. Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 200 square feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. Except in the case of dwellings, no parking area provided hereunder shall be established for less than three spaces.
Number of parking spaces required.
The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in the Off-Street Parking Schedule below.
In the case of any building, structure or premises the use of which is not specifically mentioned herein, the provisions for a use which is so mentioned and to which said use is similar, in the opinion of the Planning Board, shall apply.
| OFF-STREET PARKING SCHEDULE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Uses | Required Parking Spaces (plus 1 for each employee) | |
| Bowling alleys | 3 for each alley | |
| Churches, schools and colleges | 1 for each 3.5 seats in an auditorium or 1 for each 17 classroom seats, whichever is greater | |
| Community buildings and social Halls | 1 for each 200 square feet of net usable floor area | |
| Single- and two-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit | |
| Multifamily dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit | |
| Motels | 1 for each unit | |
| Motel restaurant | 1 for each 3 seats | |
| Funeral homes, mortuaries | 1 for each 50 square feet of parlor space | |
| Hospitals, nursing and convalescent homes | 1 for each 3 beds | |
| Hotels, boarding- and rooming houses | 1 for each 2 sleeping rooms | |
| Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories | 1 for each employee in the maximum working shift | |
| Medical, dental and clinic offices | 6 spaces for each doctor | |
| Offices, general | 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area above 2,000 square feet | |
| Restaurants, bars and nightclubs | 1 for each 3 seats | |
| Retail stores, store groups, shops, etc. | ||
| C-1 | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor space | |
| C-2 | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor space | |
| Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls | 1 for each 3.5 seats | |
| Wholesale establishments or warehouses | 1 for each 2 employees in maximum working shift; the total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building floor area | |
Off-street loading.
In any district, in connection with every building or building group or part thereof hereafter erected and having a gross floor area of 4,000 square feet or more which is to be occupied by manufacturing or commercial uses or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, off-street loading berths or unloading berths as follows:
The loading berth required in each instance shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 25 feet in length and 14 feet in height and may occupy all or any part of any required yard.
Gasoline service stations.
Location of exits and entrances. No gasoline service station or automobile repair shop shall have an entrance or exit for vehicles within 200 feet as measured along the public street in which there exists a school, public playground, church, chapel, convent, hospital or public library, and such access shall be not closer to the intersection of any two street lot lines than 60 feet.
Location of appliances or pits. No gasoline filling station or parking garage shall be permitted where any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any such purpose is located within 12 feet of any street lot line or within 25 feet of any R District, except where such appliance or pit is within a building.
Special uses, as enumerated in Schedule I,
The use is a permitted special use as set forth in Schedule I hereof.
The use is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety, welfare and convenience will be protected.
The use will not cause substantial injury to the value of other property in the neighborhood where it is to be located.
The use will be compatible with adjoining development and the proposed character of the zone district where it is to be located.
Adequate landscaping and screening is provided as required herein.
Adequate off-street parking and loading is provided and ingress and egress is so designed as to cause minimum interference with traffic on abutting streets.
The use conforms to all applicable regulations governing the district where located, except as may otherwise be determined for large-scale developments.
In all districts, no permanent structure shall be permitted within 45 feet of the center line of any open stream or existing natural open drainage channel.
Extractive operations shall not be allowed within the village limits.
A permitted home occupation operated in any dwelling unit may be operated only if it complies with all of the following conditions:
Where permitted. Within a single dwelling unit or in a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit and only by the person or persons maintaining a dwelling therein, and not more than one additional person shall be employed in the home occupation.
Evidence of use. Does not display or create outside the building any evidence of the home occupation, except that one unanimated, nonilluminated flat or window sign having an area of not more than 60 square inches shall be permitted on each street front of the lot on which the building is situated.
Extent of use. Does not utilize more than 30% of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit, except foster family care.
Permitted uses. Includes not more than one of the following uses, provided that such uses are clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes:
Medical and dental offices in accordance with provisions for off-street parking as required herein, with not more than two nonresident assistants.
Other professional offices, including lawyer, engineer, architect, etc.
Custom dressmaking, seamstress, milliner.
Artist or musician.
Foster family care (for not more than four children simultaneously).
Tutoring for not more than one student at a time.
Such uses shall have a minimum area of 150 square feet of rentable space for each unit, exclusive of bathroom facilities.
Each rentable unit shall include a minimum of one bedroom and a shower or bathroom with toilet.
Illuminated signs and other lights shall be directed away from or shielded from adjoining residential properties in such a way as not to disturb the occupants thereof.
Such uses shall not be located within 200 feet of the nearest R District, and the operation thereof shall be governed by the following provisions and any other conditions as may be required by the Board to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare and especially with regard to abutting properties and the occupants thereof:
Flammable and explosive liquids. No highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be stored in bulk above ground. Tanks or drums of fuel directly connecting with heating devices or appliances located on the same premises as the tanks or drums of fuel are excluded from this provision.
Fencing and setbacks. All outdoor storage facilities shall be enclosed by a fence or wall adequate to conceal such facilities and the contents thereof from adjacent property. Such walls and fences shall be distant not less than 10 feet from any property line and shall be distant not less than 50 feet from any public street.
Deposit of wastes. No materials or wastes shall be deposited on any premises in such form or manner that they may be transferred off such premises by natural causes or forces.
Other hazardous materials. All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible by or otherwise be attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors and only in closed containers.
Conversions shall be permitted in the R-2 District in accordance with the following provisions:
There shall not be more than the maximum number of dwelling units which is permitted in the respective districts.
Such conversions may be permitted on lots of not less than the minimum required for the district where situated.
Off-street parking shall be provided in an amount of not less than one space for each dwelling unit.
All provisions of the State Multiple Residence Law shall be met.
Site plan specifications.
Application for multiple dwellings and planned residential development groups shall require the submission of a site development plan to the Village Board. Said plan or plans as submitted are required to show all structures, roadways, pathwalks, parking areas, recreation areas, utility and exterior lighting installations and landscaping on the site, all existing structures and usages within 200 feet of the site boundaries and any other elements as may be deemed essential by the Village Board.
Before approving the site plan, the Planning Board shall make findings with respect to the following:
Traffic access. All proposed site traffic accessways are adequate, but not excessive, in number, adequate in grade, width, alignment and visibility and not located too near street corners, entrances to schools or places of public assembly and other similar considerations.
Circulation and parking. The interior circulation system is adequate and all required parking spaces are provided and are easily accessible.
Disposal of usable open space. In accordance with the spirit and intent of this chapter, wherever possible, usable open space is disposed of in such a way as to ensure the safety and welfare of residents.
Arrangement of buildings. Adequate provision has been made for light, air, access and privacy in the arrangement of the buildings to each other. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of two exterior exposures. Laundry facilities, including washing machines and clothes dryers, shall be available on the premises for use by all occupants of the premises. Exterior clotheslines shall not be permitted.
Proper landscaping. The proposed site is properly landscaped, the purpose of which is to further enhance the natural qualities of the land. Where adjacent land use dictates, proper screening and buffer zones may be required. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any such building or buildings unless the same conforms in all respects to such site plan and unless all facilities included in the site plan have been installed in accordance therewith.
Supplemental controls. In reviewing the proposed site plan for one or more multiple-family structures, the Planning Board will be guided by the following regulations:
Building relationship.
Maximum length of rows. The maximum length of any group of attached structures shall not exceed 150 feet. A building group may not be so arranged as to be inaccessible by emergency vehicles.
Distance between buildings and driveways.
No driveway or parking lot should be closer than 25 feet to the front of any building nor 10 feet to the side or rear of any building.
In the case of an enclosed garage or carport provided as a portion to the main structure, distance requirements for driveways providing access to these accommodations shall not apply.
Recreation space. There shall be provided on the site of such development an area or areas devoted to the joint recreational use of the residents thereof. Such recreation space shall consist of not less than 400 square feet of space per dwelling unit. Each such recreation space shall be developed with passive and active recreation facilities.
Off-street parking spaces. There shall be provided on the site of such development an area or areas devoted to the storage of automobiles. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit on the site. Parking areas shall contain a minimum of 200 square feet per space, exclusive of driveways or aisles.
Landscaping. Proper landscaping shall be provided along all walks and streets, around recreation areas and along the outer property line of the site. Trees shall be planted at an interval of not less than 50 feet where feasible.
Purpose. The purpose of cluster development regulations is to encourage flexibility in the design and development of residential land to make specific provision for public open space, public parks, public school sites and other necessary functions of a public nature.
Approval. Cluster development shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board based upon a review and recommendation by the Planning Board.
Regulations governing cluster development.
Permitted district. Cluster development shall only be permitted within the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts.
Minimum development area. Cluster development shall apply to a major subdivision of not less than 10 acres in area.
Minimum lot area. The required minimum lot area may be reduced by not more than 20% if 20% of the total area of usable land within the subdivision is deeded to and accepted by the Village of Blasdell for public purposes.
Maximum density. The maximum density for the entire subdivision shall be not more than the maximum density permitted in the residential district in which the subdivision lies.
Minimum lot frontage. The minimum frontage per individual lot may be reduced by not more than 10%.
Minimum lot depth. The minimum depth per individual lot may be reduced by not more than 10%.
Screening from residential properties shall be in accordance with § 267-16 of this chapter.
