The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. 
Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers, fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers or air-conditioning or heating equipment, provided that such features shall not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the area of the roof of a building and are set back from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot by which such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified for the district in which they are located. All mechanical equipment located on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened.
B. 
Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located by more than four feet.
C. 
Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes they are intended to serve.
A. 
An outer court shall be at least 20 feet wide, as wide as its depth or as wide as the height of the highest wall adjoining said court, whichever is the greatest.
B. 
An inner court shall be at least 50 feet in the least horizontal dimension. Two open and unobstructed passageways, each at least 14 feet high and 12 feet wide, to permit access by fire-fighting equipment shall be provided at ground level to any inner court.
A. 
The distance between two principal buildings on the same lot shall be no less than the height of the taller building.
B. 
The distance between a principal building and an accessory building shall not be less than 15 feet. This spacing requirement shall not apply to private swimming pools.
[Amended 5-8-1990]
C. 
For any accessory building having a height in excess of 15 feet, the additional footage in excess of 15 feet shall be added to the rear and side yard requirements.
[Added 5-8-1990]
No side yard or rear yard shall be required where such yard abuts the right-of-way of a railroad, limited-access highway or utility transmission line at least 50 feet in width.
[Added 6-14-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994; amended 10-11-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
The total cumulative width of opaque buildings, structures, fences or walls more than 30 inches in height erected on properties adjacent to the Hudson River shall not occupy more than 60% of the width of a parcel as measured along a line parallel to other adjacent streets measured at the front yard. Of the remaining open area, one uninterrupted space shall be at least 25% of such parcel width; roadways, driveways and see-through fencing may occupy the uninterrupted space. This standard shall not apply to the RRBR District except where specifically imposed by the Town Board at the time of application of the floating zone upon a particular property.
[Added 6-14-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994]
The maximum development coverage for properties situated adjacent to the Hudson River may be increased on a seasonal basis for purposes of allowing winter outdoor storage of boats associated with the principal use of the parcel on the condition that adequate provision is made for ingress and egress for emergency vehicles and for fire lanes between stored boats, and provided that visual access to the Hudson River is maintained in the arrangement for seasonal storage. The arrangement on the site for seasonal boat storage shall be subject to review by the Town's Fire Inspector and Building Inspector, subject to the following standards:
A. 
All access roads providing ingress and egress for emergency vehicles shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width. On land, storage areas for watercraft shall be laid out in such a manner as to provide a minimum of a six-foot fire lane between each double row of boats. "Double row" shall be construed to mean beam-to-beam alignment with each double row terminating in a distance not exceeding 300 linear feet. Single-row storage (bow-to-bow or stern-to-bow) may be utilized at the discretion of the boatyard but must also employ a six-foot fire lane between each single row of boats with a distance not exceeding 300 feet.
B. 
Dry-rack storage is not an authorized form of outdoor storage under this section.