[Added 8-12-1980 by L.L. No. 12-1980]
The provisions of this Article shall apply to
Service Commercial Districts.
In a Service Commercial District, a building
may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used
for the following purposes and for no other purposes:
A. Laboratories for scientific and industrial research,
testing and development, excluding chemical and nuclear research and
testing installations.
C. Banks and other financial institutions.
D. Warehousing and distribution plants, but not including
coal, petroleum or petroleum products, flammable materials or the
outdoor storage of goods or materials.
E. Light industrial uses in which the principal activity
shall be the intermediate processing or assembly of goods for consumer
use, or the storage or distribution of such goods, or similar operations
such as the following, which conform to the performance standards
provided for in this Article:
(1)
Storage or distribution of food products, including
beverage blending or bottling, bakery products and production of ice
cream and dairy products, but not including the distillation of beverages
or slaughtering and meat packing.
(2)
Fabrication of textiles and clothing.
(3)
Publishing, printing and book binding.
(4)
Assembly of furniture and cabinets.
(5)
Assembly of toys, games, musical instruments,
watches and clocks.
(6)
Assembly or repair of mechanical, optical, photographic,
scientific, electrical or electronic instruments or components.
G. Commercial recreational uses in fully enclosed buildings
or structures.
H. Uses clearly accessory and incidental to a permitted
use, including but not limited to the following:
(1)
Buildings for the storage of materials or vehicles
necessary to a permitted use and architecturally harmonious with the
general site development.
(2)
Employee cafeteria, provided that such use shall
be located within the main building of the use served.
All uses prohibited in Industrial A Districts
and Industrial B Districts are prohibited in a Service Commercial
District except as may be specifically allowed in the regulations
of this Article.
In addition to any other requirements contained in this Article, all uses, buildings or structures in a Service Commercial District must conform to the performance standards set forth in §
70-154 of this chapter.
No building otherwise permitted under this Article
shall occupy a plot of less than 40,000 square feet.
Not more than 45% of the plot may be covered
by buildings or structures, excluding fences, retaining walls, parking
areas, driveways, sidewalks or other paved areas on grade.
No building shall exceed two stories or 40 feet,
and no machinery, stair tower or other appurtenance shall exceed this
limit, except that the Town Board, in connection with site plan review,
may permit such devices to project not more than eight feet above
the height limit where architectural screening is provided in such
a way as to promote good building design.
No building or structure shall be constructed
pursuant to this Article which shall have a front yard depth of less
than 25 feet.
Every building or structure constructed pursuant
to this Article shall have two side yards, each of which shall be
not less than 25 feet. In addition, no building or structure shall
be constructed pursuant to this Article which shall have a rear yard
of less than 25 feet.
The minimum width of a lot at the required front
setback line shall not be less than 200 feet.
[Amended 3-25-1986 by L.L. No. 3, 1986]
The provisions of §
70-103 shall apply to a Service Commercial District. No parking facilities shall be located nearer than 15 feet to the side or rear lot lines of the premises, and a maximum of 10 off-street parking spaces may be permitted in the front yard.
A. For each main building there shall be provided off-street
loading space in accordance with the schedule of this section. Such
loading space may be located at the side or rear of the lot or within
the building; in no event shall it be located at the front of the
lot. Each such space shall be not less than 10 feet in width nor less
than 35 feet in length and shall have a clear headroom of not less
than 14 feet.
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Floor Area
(square feet)
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Loading Spaces Required
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5,000 to 10,000
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1
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10,000 to 20,000
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2
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20,000 to 40,000
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3
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40,000 to 60,000
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4
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Each 50,000 over 60,000
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1 additional
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B. In the case of office buildings, not more than two
spaces shall be required in any case.
All wiring, feed lines, energy sources and all
equipment accessory to all utilities shall be placed underground.
The Town Board may waive this requirement at the request of the applicant
in connection with site plan review in cases where the Board shall
determine that installation or installation services will result in
difficulty or hardship. In making such decision, the Town Board will
consider unusual topography or other natural conditions.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for
a building or structure pursuant to this Article, a site plan shall
be submitted to and approved by the Town Board in accordance with
this chapter.
The front yard of all buildings or structures
shall be landscaped, together with a landscaped area of at least 15
feet in depth along the entire side and rear yards of each premises
in a Service Commercial District. Where the side or rear yards abut
a residential district, the side or rear yards shall be landscaped
to a width of at least 25 feet. Required landscaped areas shall be
planted with perennial trees and shrubs to substantially screen the
Service Commercial District from the adjoining residential district.
Such landscaped areas shall be planted in accordance with the plan
specification requirements applicable to site plan review.
The following signs shall be permitted in a
Service Commercial District:
A. Wall signs are permitted, provided that:
(1)
There is only one sign for each wall where such
sign is permitted.
(2)
The sign on a building wall shall not exceed
two square feet per linear foot of wall and in no case a total of
50 square feet.
(3)
The sign does not extend beyond the side, roof
or any other element of the wall on which it is affixed.
(4)
The sign is not higher than the distance between
the head of the windows of one story and the lower sill course of
the windows of the next story or the top of the parapet wall if a
one-story building.
B. Detached or ground signs advertising only the business
conducted in the premises upon which the sign is located are permitted,
provided that:
(1)
There is only one such sign on the premises.
(2)
Such sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in
area or eight feet in height from the mean level of the ground.
(3)
Such sign shall be located not less than 35
feet from any property line.
C. Section
70-197 of this chapter, general sign prohibitions in all districts, and the following additional restrictions shall apply to all uses of land in a Service Commercial District:
(1)
No tower signs, as defined in this chapter,
are permitted.
(2)
No exposed neon signs, no flashing, moving,
intermittently illuminated signs, reflection signs or signs painted
in luminous materials that glow in the dark are permitted.
(3)
No signs shall be erected on any building wall
facing an adjoining lot in a residential district.
All garbage and refuse facilities, including
but not limited to dumpsters, compactors, bins or containers, shall
be located within fully enclosed buildings or structures.
All buildings, structures, facilities, signs,
fences and landscaping in Service Commercial Districts shall be maintained
in good order, repair and appearance and in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, the approved site plan and all other applicable codes
and ordinances of the Town of North Hempstead, and violations thereof
may be prosecuted in the same manner as provided therein.