City of Rensselaer, NY
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2023-08-02
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 179 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Rensselaer City Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 9 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
- Ch 11 Assessment Review, Board of
- Ch 12 Budget Committee
- Ch 14 Code Enforcement
- Ch 17 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 23 Hearings, Public
- Ch 28 Loan Review Committee
- Ch 33 Office Hours
- Ch 35 Officers and Employees
- Ch 37 Personnel Policies
- Ch 39 Planning Commission
- Ch 43 Police Department
- Ch 45 Procurement Policy
- Ch 47 Purchasing Department
- Ch 51 Records
- Ch 53 Retirement Incentive Program
- Ch 55 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 57 Sale of Property
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Amusement Devices
- Ch 77 Billboards
- Ch 81 Bingo
- Ch 84 Buildings, Nuisance
- Ch 85 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 85A Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 86 Clothing Requirements
- Ch 89 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 91 Emergencies, Declaration of
- Ch 93 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 95 Fair Housing
- Ch 97 Fees
- Ch 99 Firearms
- Ch 101 Fire Prevention and Building Code, Uniform
- Ch 105 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 109 Games of Chance
- Ch 113 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 117 Hazardous Materials, Storage of
- Ch 121 Housing
- Ch 127 Littering
- Ch 131 Noise
- Ch 132 Open Burning
- Ch 133 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 134 Parolee Registration
- Ch 136 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 137 Property, City-Owned
- Ch 139 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 140 Residential Parking Permit System
- Ch 141 Sales
- Ch 142 School Buses
- Ch 143 Sewers
- Ch 145 Stormwater Management
- Ch 147 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 149 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 151 Swimming Pools
- Ch 155 Taxation
- Ch 159 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 Text Messaging
- Ch 161 Towers and Towing
- Ch 163 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 167 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 171 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 175 Water
- Ch 179 Zoning
- Ch 179 Art I General Provisions
- § 179-1 Short title.
- § 179-2 Purpose.
- § 179-3 Word usage.
- § 179-4 Definitions.
- Ch 179 Art II Zoning Districts Established
- § 179-5 Zoning districts.
- § 179-6 R-1 Residential District #1.
- § 179-7 Bulk and Use Table: R-1 Residential District #1.
- § 179-8 R-2 Residential District #2.
- § 179-9 Bulk and Use Table: R-2 Residential District #2.
- § 179-10 C-1 General Commercial.
- § 179-11 Bulk and Use Table: C-1 General Commercial District.
- § 179-12 MU-1 Downtown Mixed-Use.
- § 179-13 Bulk and Use Table: MU-1 Downtown Mixed-Use.
- § 179-14 MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use.
- § 179-15 Bulk and Use Table: MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use District.
- § 179-16 I-1 Light Industrial.
- § 179-17 Bulk and Use Table: I-1 Light Industrial District.
- § 179-18 I-2 Industrial.
- § 179-19 Bulk and Use Table: I-2 Industrial District.
- § 179-20 OS Open Space and Conservation.
- § 179-21 Bulk and Use Table: OS Open Space and Conservation District.
- § 179-22 PDD Planned Development District.
- § 179-23 Historic Overlay District.
- Ch 179 Art III Regulations Applicable to All Zoning Districts
- § 179-24 Special use permits.
- § 179-25 Home occupations.
- § 179-25.1 Clearing and ground disturbance permits.
- § 179-26 Bed-and-breakfasts.
- § 179-27 Manufactured home parks.
- § 179-28 Motor vehicle service stations.
- § 179-29 Kennels.
- § 179-30 Quarries and pits; filling and excavating.
- § 179-31 Temporary uses and structures.
- § 179-32 Swimming pools.
- § 179-33 Accessory buildings and dwelling units.
- § 179-34 Drive-through or drive-in facilities.
- § 179-35 Telecommunications facilities.
- § 179-36 Parabolic or dish-type antennae.
- § 179-37 Special events.
- § 179-38 Garage sales.
- § 179-39 (Reserved)
- § 179-40 Adult uses.
- § 179-41 Prohibited uses.
- § 179-42 Principal buildings.
- § 179-43 Permissible structures within minimum required side or rear setbacks.
- § 179-44 Access to improved street.
- § 179-45 Buffer areas.
- § 179-46 Widening of right-of-way.
- § 179-47 Lots in more than one district.
- § 179-48 Corner and through lots.
- § 179-49 Creation of new lot.
- § 179-50 Conversions.
- § 179-51 Dumping of waste material.
- § 179-52 Fences, walls and other structural screening elements.
- § 179-53 Fire escapes.
- § 179-54 Outdoor storage of materials and equipment.
- § 179-55 Off-street parking and loading regulations.
- § 179-56 Development within Flood Fringe.
- § 179-57 Stormwater regulations.
- § 179-58 Miscellaneous supplementary regulations.
- § 179-59 Performance standards.
- Ch 179 Art IV Sign regulations.
- § 179-60 Intent.
- § 179-61 Nonconforming signs; applicability.
- § 179-62 General regulations.
- § 179-63 Location.
- § 179-64 Permitted signs in all districts.
- § 179-65 Sign regulations for MU-1 and MU-2 districts.
- § 179-66 Sign regulations for C-1 and I-1 districts.
- § 179-67 Sign regulations for OS District.
- § 179-68 Procedures for sign permit; sign site plan; fees.
- Ch 179 Art V Nonconformities
- § 179-69 General guidelines.
- § 179-70 Nonconforming uses.
- § 179-71 Nonconforming structures.
- § 179-72 Nonconforming lots or parcels.
- Ch 179 Art VI Site Plan Review and Approval.
- § 179-73 Purpose and applicability.
- § 179-74 Planning Commission review.
- § 179-75 Preliminary site plan approval.
- § 179-76 Final detailed site plan approval.
- § 179-77 Expiration of site plan approval.
- § 179-78 Miscellaneous.
- Ch 179 Art VII Subdivision of Land
- § 179-79 Variances.
- § 179-80 Plats.
- § 179-81 Design standards.
- § 179-82 Improvements.
- § 179-83 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 179 Art VIII Administration and Enforcement
- § 179-84 Building and Zoning Administrator.
- § 179-85 Zoning Board of Appeals.
- § 179-86 Violations; notice; hearing.
- § 179-87 Penalties for offenses.
- § 179-88 Amendments.
- § 179-89 Expiration of variances.
- Ch 179 Art IX Solar Energy
- § 179-90 Authority.
- § 179-91 Purpose.
- § 179-92 Definitions.
- § 179-93 Applicability.
- § 179-94 Building permit required.
- § 179-95 Permitting requirements for Tier 1 solar energy systems.
- § 179-96 Permitting requirements for Tier 2 solar energy systems.
- § 179-97 Permitting requirements for Tier 3 solar energy systems.
- § 179-98 Safety.
- § 179-99 Permit time frame; abandonment.
- § 179-100 Enforcement.
- § 179-101 Severability.
- Ch 179 Art X Energy Storage Systems
- § 179-102 Authority.
- § 179-103 Purpose.
- § 179-104 Definitions.
- § 179-105 Applicability.
- § 179-106 Required permits; compliance with regulations.
- § 179-107 Permitting requirements for Tier 1 battery energy storage systems.
- § 179-108 Permitting requirements for Tier 2 battery energy storage systems.
- § 179-109 Safety.
- § 179-110 Permit time frame and abandonment.
- § 179-111 Enforcement.
- § 179-112 Severability.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Rensselaer 5-5-1971; amended in its entirety 4-4-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 39.
Billboards — See Ch. 77.
Environmental quality review — See Ch. 93.
Fair housing — See Ch. 95.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 105.
Storage of hazardous materials — See Ch. 117.
Housing — See Ch. 121.
Open burning — See Ch. 132.
Sewers — See Ch. 143.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 145.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 151.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Bulk and Use Table: R-1 Residential District 1
Attachment 2 - Bulk and Use Table: R-2 Residential District 2Attachment 3 - Bulk and Use Table: C-1 General Commercial DistrictAttachment 4 - Bulk and Use Table: MU-1 Downtown Mixed-UseAttachment 5 - Bulk and Use Table: MU-2 Waterfront Mixed-Use DistrictAttachment 6 - Bulk and Use Table: I-1 Light Industrial DistrictAttachment 7 - Bulk and Use Table: I-2 Industrial DistrictAttachment 8 - Bulk and Use Table: OP Open Space and Conservation District