Village of Freeport, NY Article VII Business AA Districts

§ 210-57 Scope.

The following regulations shall apply in all Business AA Districts.

§ 210-58 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted:

A. All uses permitted in any Residence AA, Residence A, Residence Apartment Districts, except as otherwise specifically prohibited.

B. Offices and professional buildings, banks, nursing or convalescent homes, but excluding institutions for the insane, feebleminded, epileptic, drug-habit or liquor-habit patients; showrooms for the display of merchandise (all shipping, packing, crating, altering and repair thereof are specifically prohibited) and funeral homes.

C. All other uses which in the opinion of the Board of Appeals (upon application thereof as provided under Article II hereof) are of the same general character as though specifically permitted herein, it being the intent and the spirit of this chapter to encourage in this district buildings and structures having social, civic, cultural, religious, educational and fraternal use, together with office and professional buildings as distinguished from the retail sale of goods or the furnishing of services.

§ 210-59 Prohibited uses.

[Amended 5-10-1971; 8-20-1973]

A. The following uses are prohibited:

(1) Any use which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, gas, smoke or dust, or because of its nature, such as refuse or garbage, or because of noise or other reason inimical to the comfort, peace, health, welfare or safety of the community, or that tends to create public disturbance or annoyance.

(2) No use permitted in § 210-58B shall be permitted in one-family dwellings and apartment houses.

(3) Stores and shops for conducting any of the following retail and service businesses:

[Amended 6-27-1977 by L.L. No. 12-1977]

(a) Ice cream and confectionery, restaurants, retail sale of food and beverages for on- or off-premises consumption, bars and grills.

(b) Shooting galleries, penny or picture arcades wherein coin-operated machines such as pool tables, pong machines, pinball machines or other similar coin-operated and amusement game machines are maintained, except that the above-described machines may be permitted in any established business as permitted in the district as follows: Each store or location with a square footage of 10,000 square feet or less shall be permitted two amusement devices, and one additional amusement device shall be allowed for each additional 10,000 square feet of store space. Notwithstanding the foregoing, liquor-dispensing establishments licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority shall be permitted one amusement device for each 500 square feet of store space.

[Amended 4-28-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980; 8-11-1980 by L.L. No. 14-1980]

(4) Gasoline service stations.

(5) Tattoo parlors.

[Added 5-23-1983 by L.L. No. 11-1983]

B. All other uses not herein specifically permitted are prohibited.

§ 210-60 Building height.

All buildings and structures shall be limited to 50 feet in height, except that one-family dwellings shall not exceed 35 feet nor have more than three stories.

§ 210-61 Lot area.

A. No one-family dwelling shall have less than 5,000 square feet of lot area.

B. No nonresidential building shall be erected on a lot whose area is less than 7,500 square feet.

§ 210-62 Lot coverage.

A. A one-family dwelling shall not occupy more than 30% of the area of the lot plus an additional 10% for the erection of a garage as provided for in the Residence A District.

B. No nonresidential building, together with appurtenant structures, shall occupy more than 60% of the area of the lot.

§ 210-63 Minimum floor area.

There shall be a minimum average floor area of 800 square feet per family in one-family houses.

§ 210-64 Required yards.

A. There shall be a minimum front yard depth of 20 feet.

B. The side yard width and rear yard depth for one-family dwellings shall be the same as that required in the Residence A District.

§ 210-65 Plots abutting more restricted districts.

For all nonresidential uses of plots that abut directly on a Residence Apartment District or more highly restricted district, there shall be provided a yard of at least 10 feet in depth along the line where it abuts on such more highly restricted district. Such yard shall not be used for vehicular access, vehicle storage or parking and shall remain open, unobstructed and unencumbered.

§ 210-66 Off-street parking; vehicular access; garbage area.

A. Every nonresidential building hereinafter erected shall provide off-street parking on the entire unused portion of the plot, exclusive of the sidewalk and setback area, and shall provide a driveway for ingress and egress to the same, and the surface thereof shall be maintained with cinders or other approved materials no less substantial in character.

B. Every nonresidential building hereinafter erected shall provide a means of vehicular access to the rear or side or into the building for loading and for unloading purposes.

C. Every nonresidential building hereinafter erected shall provide a suitable area for the accumulation of garbage and waste in the rear of the said premises and conform to §§ 120-3 and 120-4 and §§ 120-7 through 120-10 of Chapter 120, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse, and any amendments thereof or regulations promulgated thereunder.

§ 210-67 Parking for customers and employees.

[Amended 11-9-1981 by L.L. No. 18-1981]

Parking space shall be provided as set forth in § 210-172.

§ 210-68 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former § 210-68, Apartment buildings in districts, was repealed 10-20-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014.