[Added 12-29-2004 by L.L. No. 55-2004]
The intent of the Riverfront Corridor (RFC) Zoning Use District
is to provide for a mix of residential, commercial and recreational
uses that are in harmony with the natural habitat and ecologically
sensitive areas of the Peconic River.
In the RFC Zoning Use District, no building, structure, or premises
shall be used or arranged or designed to be used, and no building
or structure shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, or altered,
unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for the following
permitted uses or specially permitted uses and their customary accessory
uses:
A.
No buildings shall be erected nor any lot or land area utilized unless
in conformity with the Zoning Schedule[1] incorporated into this chapter by reference and made a
part hereof with the same force and effect as if such requirements
were herein set forth in full as specified in said schedule, except
as may be hereafter specifically modified.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
In order to foster environmental conservation as well as preservation
of the Town's scenic and rural quality, all properties shall have
open space to be designed as follows:
(1)
At least 50% in open space areas planted with native species
or left in its undisturbed natural form in order to enhance the appearance
and function of wetlands and other native habitats. The remaining
open space portion on the property shall be attractively landscaped
with lawns, shrubs, flowerbeds, or nonimpervious recreation areas.
[Amended 5-5-2009 by L.L. No. 30-2009]
The design, buffer, and parking standards listed in the provisions
below (Subsections A, B and C of this section) are intended as a guide
or measure for improvements in parcels in this zoning district, and
the word "shall" recited in the provisions below, with the exception
of Subsection C(1) which requires adherence to the Parking Schedule,
is intended to obtain compliance with the provisions to the extent
practicable as determined by the Board responsible for review.
A.
Design standards.
(1)
Driveway openings and curb cuts shall be aligned with the existing
curb cuts along major arterial roads in order to reduce the potential
addition of traffic lights and conflicting turning movements.
(2)
In order to protect the health of the waterways, the use of
lawns and other plantings which rely on fertilizers and herbicides
is strongly discouraged along areas bordering waterfronts.
C.
Parking standards.
(1)
The number of off-street parking spaces in the Riverfront Corridor (RFC) Zoning Use District shall be provided in accordance with § 301-231.
(2)
Curb cuts to parking lots shall be minimized by sharing driveways
and consolidating entrances for access to adjacent parking lots.
(3)
Planted berms shall be used to screen the view of automobiles
from public roadways.
(4)
In order to soften the appearance of parking lots, parking lots
shall be landscaped with ground cover, grasses, or low shrubs for
at least 15% of their land area. This landscaping requirement is in
addition to the seventy-percent parcel-wide landscaping mentioned
above.
(5)
Parking lots with 21 or more spaces shall have orchard planting
for shade: one tree per 10 off-street spaces. Such trees shall be
spread throughout the parking lot, rather than clustered only along
the edges.
(6)
In order to provide groundwater recharge and minimize runoff,
at least one of the following stormwater management techniques shall
be used in parking lots where underlying soils support infiltration
of precipitation to the groundwater:
(a)
Entire parking areas shall be surfaced with gravel, rather than
pavement.
(b)
Where sanding and salting are not used in the winter, low-traffic
or seasonal parking overflow areas of the parking lot shall be surfaced
with porous pavement or gravel.
(c)
Landscaped areas of the parking lot shall be sited, planted,
and graded in a manner to provide infiltration and detention of runoff
from paved areas.
