Town of Kingston, NY Article III Use, Area and Bulk Regulations

§ 425-8 Schedule of use, area and bulk regulations.

The use, area and bulk regulations appear in Schedule 1. This schedule is supplemented, as appropriate, by other provisions of this chapter.

§ 425-9 Application of regulations.

Except as hereafter provided:

A. No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, moved, altered, demolished, reconstructed or enlarged except in conformance with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

B. No part of a yard or other open space required in connection with any building or use shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building or use.

C. No yard or lot existing at the time of the passage of this chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established by this chapter.

D. No off-street parking or loading space required for one building or use shall be included as satisfying, in whole or in part, the off-street parking or loading spaced required for another building or use, except as provided for in § 425-24A(3) of this chapter.

E. Within each district, the regulations set forth by this chapter shall be considered minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each kind of building, structure or land.

F. Only those uses specifically identified as permitted principal uses, permitted accessory uses, permitted special use permit uses and permitted site plan review use shall be permissible in their respective zoning districts. All other uses are expressly prohibited unless granted a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to Article X.

§ 425-10 Corner lots.

On a corner lot, each street frontage shall be deemed a front street line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall be a required front yard. The Code Enforcement Officer, in consultation with the owner, shall decide which of the remaining yards shall be the required side yard and the required rear yard.