Town of Sand Lake, NY Zoning

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Town of Sand Lake, NY

Rensselaer County

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Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
Ch 12 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 15 Election Districts
Ch 18 Ethics
Ch 21 First-Class Town
Ch 25 Highway Superintendent
Ch 28 Investment Policy
Ch 35 Planning Board
Ch 36 Policies and Procedures
Ch 38 Procurement Policy
Ch 42 Public Works, Department of
Ch 44 Records
Ch 47 Sexual Harassment Policy
Ch 50 Smoking
Ch 55 Terms of Office
Ch 58 Town Clerk
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 70 Advertising Materials
Ch 73 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 73A Cannabis
Ch 75 Animals
Ch 82 Bingo
Ch 86 Boats and Boating
Ch 87 Fishing Access
Ch 88 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
Ch 90 Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 96 Certificates of Occupancy
Ch 101 Curfew
Ch 110 Energy Conservation
Ch 115 Fair Housing
Ch 119 Fireworks
Ch 122 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 125 Freshwater Wetlands
Ch 130 Games of Chance
Ch 140 Insurance
Ch 150 Junkyards
Ch 158 Littering
Ch 170 Noise
Ch 175 Parks and Recreation
Ch 180 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 185 Property Maintenance
Ch 190 Right to Farm
Ch 205 Sewers
Ch 210 (Reserved)
Ch 215 Solid Waste
Ch 217 Storm Sewers
Ch 218 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 220 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 225 Subdivision of Land
Ch 230 Swimming
Ch 235 Taxation
Ch 243 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 250 Zoning
Ch 250 Art I Introductory Provisions
§ 250-1 Short title.
§ 250-2 Authority.
§ 250-3 Purpose and objective.
§ 250-4 Application of regulations.
§ 250-5 through § 250-6. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art II Permit and Approval Process
§ 250-7 Review and approval.
§ 250-8 through § 250-9. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art III Zoning Districts and Map
§ 250-10 Establishment of districts and purposes.
§ 250-11 Zoning Map.
§ 250-12 Interpretation of boundaries.
§ 250-13 through § 250-14. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art IV Use Regulations
§ 250-15 Use Table.
§ 250-16 Use regulations.
§ 250-17 Supplemental land uses in the Commercial Reuse District.
§ 250-18 through § 250-19. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art V Dimensional Regulations
§ 250-20 Dimensional Table.
§ 250-21 Additional area requirements.
§ 250-22 Development in the HMU and HC Zoning Districts.
§ 250-23 Lot width.
§ 250-24 Number of dwelling units on lot.
§ 250-25 Corner lots.
§ 250-26 Through lots.
§ 250-27 Front yard exception for vacant lots.
§ 250-28 Transition yard requirements.
§ 250-29 Projections into required yards.
§ 250-30 through § 250-32. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art VI Supplemental Regulations
§ 250-33 Accessory agriculture uses, personal.
§ 250-34 Accessory buildings, structures and dwellings.
§ 250-35 Amateur radio towers.
§ 250-36 Automobile repair.
§ 250-37 Boat storage, commercial.
§ 250-38 Carports, temporary and portable shelters.
§ 250-39 Car washes.
§ 250-40 Contractor's business and storage yards.
§ 250-41 Drive-through window facilities.
§ 250-42 Driveways.
§ 250-43 Equestrian facilities, commercial.
§ 250-44 Extraction (mining), private activities related to site preparation.
§ 250-45 Extraction (mining), commercial.
§ 250-46 Hamlet design guidelines.
§ 250-47 Home-based businesses.
§ 250-48 Kennels.
§ 250-49 Lighting.
§ 250-50 Multifamily dwellings.
§ 250-51 Mobile home courts.
§ 250-52 Nurseries.
§ 250-53 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 250-54 Outdoor agricultural storage areas.
§ 250-55 Outdoor firing ranges and sportsman's clubs.
§ 250-56 Outdoor wood boilers.
§ 250-57 Portable storage containers and dumpsters.
§ 250-58 Commercial Reuse Overlay guidelines.
§ 250-59 Recreational vehicles as temporary housing.
§ 250-60 Restaurants.
§ 250-61 Signage.
§ 250-62 Solar energy system, accessory use.
§ 250-63 Solar energy production facility, large-scale.
§ 250-64 Swimming pools.
§ 250-65 Telecommunications facilities.
§ 250-66 Walls, fences and hedges.
§ 250-67 Windmills.
§ 250-68 through § 250-70. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art VII Scenic Preservation Overlay Area
§ 250-71 Applicability.
§ 250-72 Extent of review limited to exterior features.
§ 250-73 Approval required for improvements.
§ 250-74 Submission requirements.
§ 250-75 Factors under consideration.
§ 250-76 Standards of review.
§ 250-77 (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art VIII Special Use Permit Review
§ 250-78 Intent.
§ 250-79 Application and site plan review.
§ 250-80 Criteria.
§ 250-81 Site plan approval.
§ 250-82 Public hearing on special use permit.
§ 250-83 Planning Board action.
§ 250-84 Special use permit expiration, revocation and enforcement.
§ 250-85 through § 250-86. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art IX Site Plan Review
§ 250-87 Purpose.
§ 250-88 Site plan approval required.
§ 250-89 Sketch plan.
§ 250-90 Preliminary plan submission requirements.
§ 250-91 Preliminary plan review and decision.
§ 250-92 Public hearing.
§ 250-93 Planning Board action on preliminary and final site plan.
§ 250-94 through § 250-95. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art X Planned Development Districts (PDDs)
§ 250-96 Intent.
§ 250-97 Objectives.
§ 250-98 General standards.
§ 250-99 Standards for a Natural Resource Extraction PDD.
§ 250-100 Application review and approval procedure.
§ 250-101 Planning Board action.
§ 250-102 Required findings.
§ 250-103 Town Board action.
§ 250-104 Site plan review within established PDD.
§ 250-105 Subdivision review.
§ 250-106 Consultant review fees.
§ 250-107 Conditions to run with land.
§ 250-108 Existing rights preserved.
§ 250-109 Expiration of approval.
§ 250-110 PDD amendment procedure.
§ 250-111 (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XI Conservation Subdivisions
§ 250-112 Purpose and applicability.
§ 250-113 Review process.
§ 250-114 Conservation analysis.
§ 250-115 Planning Board action on conservation analysis.
§ 250-116 Density calculation.
§ 250-117 Initial sketch plan review.
§ 250-118 Preliminary and final plat review.
§ 250-119 Dimensional requirements in conservation subdivisions.
§ 250-120 Conservation subdivision of portion of larger tract.
§ 250-121 Conservation subdivision design guidelines.
§ 250-122 Professional assistance.
§ 250-123 Permanent open space in conservation subdivisions.
§ 250-124 Notations on final plat.
§ 250-125 Ownership of open space land.
§ 250-126 Maintenance standards.
§ 250-127 through § 250-128. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XII Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
§ 250-129 Nonconforming uses.
§ 250-130 Nonconforming lots.
§ 250-131 Nonconforming buildings and structures.
§ 250-132 Documentation of nonconforming status.
§ 250-133 (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XIII Administrative Provisions
§ 250-134 Notice of public hearing.
§ 250-135 Referral under General Municipal Law.
§ 250-136 Records to be retained.
§ 250-137 Assistance to Boards.
§ 250-138 SEQR compliance.
§ 250-139 Code Enforcement Officer.
§ 250-140 Planning Board.
§ 250-141 Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 250-142 through § 250-143. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XIV Variance and Appeals
§ 250-144 Area and use variances; appeals.
§ 250-145 Application.
§ 250-146 Hearings on variances and appeals.
§ 250-147 Imposition of conditions relating to variances.
§ 250-148 Rehearing.
§ 250-149 Stay upon appeal.
§ 250-150 Expiration of appeal decision.
§ 250-151 through § 250-152. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XV Enforcement
§ 250-153 Complaint; investigation; notice of violation.
§ 250-154 Certificate of compliance.
§ 250-155 Fines; penalties for offenses.
§ 250-156 Alternative or additional remedy.
§ 250-157 Stop-work order.
§ 250-158 Suspension of administrative review.
§ 250-159 Misrepresentation.
§ 250-160 through § 250-161. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XVI Amendments
§ 250-162 Hearing on proposed amendment; notice thereof.
§ 250-163 Adoption of amendment.
§ 250-164 Protest petition.
§ 250-165 Periodic review.
§ 250-166 through § 250-167. (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XVII Westfall Village (Bon Acre Hamlet) Planned Development District
§ 250-168 Area affected.
§ 250-169 Purpose.
§ 250-170 Property description.
§ 250-171 Districts.
§ 250-172 District boundaries map.
§ 250-173 District boundaries.
§ 250-174 Hamlet Center District.
§ 250-175 Pond View Residential District.
§ 250-176 Residential and Community Recreation District.
§ 250-177 Conservation District.
§ 250-178 Building and lot requirements.
§ 250-179 Lot dimensions, coverages and setbacks.
§ 250-180 Design guidelines.
§ 250-181 Definitions.
Ch 250 Art XVIII Route 150 Planned District
§ 250-182 Area affected.
§ 250-183 Property description.
§ 250-184 Uses.
§ 250-185 Additional restrictions.
§ 250-186 (Reserved)
Ch 250 Art XIX Route 43 Planned Development District Expansion
§ 250-187 Enlargement of existing Route 43 Planned Development District.
§ 250-188 Property description.
§ 250-189 Uses.
§ 250-190 Map to be filed.
Ch 250 Art XX Charles Land PDD
§ 250-191 Creation of planned development district.
§ 250-192 Property description.
§ 250-193 Uses.
§ 250-194 Map to be filed.
Ch 250 Art XXI Eastview Road PDD
§ 250-195 Creation of planned development district.
§ 250-196 Property description.
§ 250-197 Uses.
§ 250-198 Map to be filed.
Ch 250 Art XXII Definitions
§ 250-199 Definitions.
Ch 250 Art XXIII Repealer
§ 250-200 Repeal of prior Zoning Ordinance.
§ 250-201 Severability.
§ 250-202 Effective date.
§ 250-203 through § 250-204. (Reserved)
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 250 Zoning

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town Board of Sand Lake 5-10-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Planning Board — See Ch. 35.

Fair housing — See Ch. 115.

Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 122.

Freshwater wetlands — See Ch. 125.

Junkyards — See Ch. 150.

Parks — See Ch. 175.

Right to farm — See Ch. 190.

Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 218.

Subdivision of land — See Ch. 225.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Use Table

Attachment 2 - Zoning Map

Attachment 3 - Dimensional Table

Attachment 4 - Off-Street Parking Table

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Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the repeal of former Ch. 250, Zoning, adopted 4-11-1972, as amended.