In accordance with the recommendations and policies of the Town's
comprehensive plan, the Clarence Center Overlay is intended to:
A. Preserve the character of the Clarence Center community as a hamlet-style
area with mixed uses set in a historical context.
B. Encourage and enhance the principals of traditional neighborhood
design, which call for a mixture of uses, improved walkability/connectivity,
enhancement of neighborhood appeal, preservation of community character,
etc.
C. Continue and complement the design elements associated with the streetscape
design for the overlay district.
D. Maintain and improve the traffic conditions and the walkability and
pedestrian circulation of the area as development and redevelopment
take place.
E. Ensure that new buildings or building modifications are harmonious
with surrounding structures in their use, scale and design.
F. Encourage the preservation of existing building and sites in a manner
that maintains the historic and distinctive character of the hamlet.
G. Minimize the removal or destruction of historic, traditional or significant
structures or architectural elements in the hamlet.
H. Allow for a mixture of uses that would allow many existing parcels
of land and structures to be utilized without the need for a zoning
variance.
General boundary. The boundaries of the Clarence Center Overlay
are represented on the attached map and further called out in the
Official Zoning Map as Clarence Center Overlay.
The division of lands, regardless of the zoning classification, shall be subject to Chapter
193 of the Code of the Town of Clarence (Subdivision Law). The following special regulations/requirements shall apply to all subdivisions of land within this overlay district:
A. Central Business District area. In dividing parcels or combining
parcels, the number of curb cuts (street access/driveways) to Clarence
Center and Goodrich Roads and all secondary roads in the overlay district
shall be minimized or reduced where practical. Shared driveways and
cross access connections shall be encouraged.
B. Residential area: no purchasing of properties, tearing homes down
and combining parcels to make larger homes and property.
Unless specifically addressed in this chapter, all other underlying
zoning district regulations shall apply.