As used in this chapter:
A.
Tense and Number. All words used in the present tense include the
future tense; all words in the plural number include the singular
number and all words in the singular number include the plural number
unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise.
B.
Must; Shall. The words "must" and "shall" are mandatory and may be
used interchangeably.
C.
Use. The verb "use" shall be deemed also to include "designed, intended
or arranged to be used."
A.
Capitalized Terms. Certain capitalized terms used in this chapter
are defined below or elsewhere in this chapter and shall be given
such meanings unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
B.
Undefined Terms. Undefined terms used in this chapter shall have
the meanings customarily assigned to them.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below unless the context clearly indicates
or requires a different meaning.
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As a noun, a legal and physical means of entering premises,
whether by Adjacency, Easement, or otherwise; as a verb, the act of
entering premises.
A Building that shares a Lot with a Principal Building and
that has a footprint that is no more than 50% of the footprint of
the Principal Building. An Accessory Building may or may not have
an Accessory Dwelling Unit or be occupied or devoted to one or more
Accessory Uses. See Illustration 345.1003.A-1 (Accessory Building)
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Illustration 345.1003.A-1
Accessory Building
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A Dwelling Unit in an Owner-Occupied Building having habitable
space not greater than 600 square feet, which shares ownership and
utility connections with a Principal Building; it may or may not be
within an Accessory Building.
A Use that is customarily and clearly incidental and subordinate
to a Principal Use of land or a Structure and located on the same
parcel of land or Lot as such Principal Use.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-1 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
Having any distance of real property boundary in common with
another property, or being separated from the other property boundary
by a right-of-way, Alley, or Easement.
Zoning approval that the Building Inspector or designee is
authorized to grant after administrative review.
Nondiscretionary evaluation of an application by the Building Inspector or designee. The process is not subject to a public hearing. The procedures for administrative review are established in § 345-405W.
A facility for adults 18 years of age or older, which offers
in a group setting community-based day-care services with a program
of individual and group activities and/or therapies, and which has
received and maintains in full force and effect all necessary state
approvals and licenses.
Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled spirit,
which contains ethyl alcohol (ethanol) as an intoxicating agent.
An establishment engaged in the Retail sale of Alcoholic
Beverages for off-premises consumption.
Premises at which Alcoholic Beverages are served, such as
a Bar, Brewpub, Tavern, Restaurant with Alcoholic Beverage Service,
and Tasting Room.
Generally, a vehicular way, which affords secondary access
to abutting property, which may or may not be dedicated to public
use; not intended for general traffic circulation. See Illustration
345.1003.A-2 (Alley). See also "Rear Alley."
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Illustration 345.1003.A-2
Alley
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As applied to a Structure, a change, rearrangement or modification
to the overall Facade, but not its individual structural members or
elements. "Alteration" does not include Ordinary Maintenance or Repair.
The term "Alter," in its various modes and tenses and its participial
form, refers to the making of an Alteration.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
The American National Standards Institute.
A system of electrical conductors for radiating or receiving
radio waves.
A Residential unit sharing a Building and a Lot with other
units and/or uses; may be for rent, or for sale as a condominium.
Premises or establishment at or from which consumer appliances,
such as refrigerators, ovens and ranges, and washing machines and
dryers are sold at Retail and/or appliances are serviced.
The owner, lessee, contract vendee of the subject premises
or other person or entity authorized to make application to an Approval
Body or administrative Person pursuant to this chapter.
Has the meaning given to that term under Article 7 of the New York State Public Officers Law, and includes without limitation, the Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Board of Trustees. See also "Decisionmaking Authority."
A Private Frontage conventional for Retail/Personal Service/Artisan
Use, wherein a colonnade supporting habitable space in one or more
upper levels overlaps the Sidewalk, while the Facade at the first
level remains at the Frontage Line. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private
Frontage Types).
Land having a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in
any given year. This area may be designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO,
A1-A30, A99, V, VO, VE, or V1-V30. It is also commonly referred to
as the "base floodplain" or "one-hundred-year floodplain." For purposes
of this chapter, the terms "floodplain" or "special flood hazard area
(SFHA)" are synonymous in meaning with the phrase "Area of Special
Flood Hazard."
Premises accommodating the creation of works of art or photography,
with or without the exhibition or sale of such works.
Any Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which
articles of artistic quality or effect or handmade workmanship are
produced with or without Retail sales of such articles. Examples of
activities that may be conducted in an Artisan Establishment are candlemaking,
furniture making, glass blowing, weaving, pottery making, woodworking,
sculpting, painting, and tailoring.
A New York State regulated multiple unit living facility
for individuals who need help with one or more activities of daily
living, including, but not limited to, eating, bathing, dressing,
grooming, and getting to and using the bathroom, but who do not need
the skilled medical care provided by a Long-Term Care Facility, in
which housekeeping, communal meals, medication supervision, and other
assistance is available. In appropriately designed facilities, an
Assisted Living Facility may include accommodations for individuals
with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other forms of memory impairment. For
the purposes of this chapter, an Assisted Living Facility is not considered
a Residential Use owing to the commercial and institutional characteristics
of its design and operation.
[Amended 3-21-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
Residential premises characterized by two or more Dwelling
Units being incorporated into a single Structure or attached Structures,
specifically being Independent Living Apartment, the residence portion
of a Live/Work, Mixed-Use, Shop House, or Flex Building, Multifamily
Dwellings, Two-Family Dwellings, and Duplex, Row House, and Multifamily
Building Types.
[Amended 3-21-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
The interior part of a Building below a pitched roof structure
and does not contain habitable space, which if under 14 feet in height
at its tallest point, is not a Story. See Illustration 345.1003.A-3
(Attic).
[Amended 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
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Illustration 345.1003.A-3
Attic
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A facility that repairs, services and prepares automobiles
for sale or resale and is affiliated with an automobile dealership
and is duly licensed under the laws of the State of New York.
A thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low to moderate
speed, acting as a short distance connector between urban centers,
and sometimes equipped with a landscaped median, described as such
in Table 345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2
(Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-2 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
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Premises at which cakes, cookies, bread, pastries, tarts,
and/or other baked goods are sold at Retail, whether or not such items
are made on or off of such premises.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-3 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
Use or an establishment which is primarily engaged in selling
and serving Alcoholic Beverages for on-premises consumption, subject
to the regulatory authority of the New York State Liquor Authority.
A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed
or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a
communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined
herein or any equipment associated with a tower. "Base station" includes,
without limitation:
Equipment associated with wireless communications services,
such as private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as
unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave
backhaul.
Radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable,
regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless
of technological configuration [including distributed antenna systems
(DAS) and small cell networks].
Any structure other than a tower that, at the time the relevant
application is filed with the Village under this section, supports
or houses equipment defined as a "wireless telecommunications facility"
that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or
siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review
process, even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary
purpose of providing that support.
The term does not include any structure that, at the time the
relevant application is filed with the Village under this chapter,
does not support or house equipment defined as a "wireless telecommunications
facility."[1]
A Use characterized by four or more bedrooms of an owner-occupied
Building or Accessory Building being offered for to paying guests
for overnight Lodging, with or without breakfast.
A dedicated lane for cycling within a moderate-speed vehicular
Thoroughfare, demarcated by striping. See Table 345.502.D (Bikeway
Types).
A Thoroughfare that is suitable for the shared use of bicycles
and automobiles moving at low speeds. See Table 345.502.D (Bikeway
Types).
A bicycle way running independently of a vehicular Thoroughfare.
See Table 345.502.D (Bikeway Types).
A Sign displaying advertising or other information intended
for viewing from extended distances, having a display area greater
than 50 feet.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-4 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
The aggregate of private Lots, Passages, and Rear Alleys,
circumscribed by Thoroughfares or where applicable, circumscribed
by and Thoroughfares, Civic Space, and/or water bodies. See Illustration
345.1003.B-1 (Block).
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Illustration 345.1003.B-1
Block
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The aggregate of all the Building Facades on one side of
a Block.
A business providing pet services, including grooming, bathing,
boarding, day-care, recreation, training, and incidental sales of
related products, but not including the retail sale of animals.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village.
The Board of Trustees of the Village.
The term referring collectively to Boat Body Shop, Maintenance,
Repair, or Cleaning, Boat Dock, Boat Sales, Rental, Leasing, or Chartering,
Boat Ramp, Boat Slip, Boat Slip Sales or Leasing, and Boat Storage.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which watercraft
are maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned, including without
limitation, incidental storage for fewer than 60 days of watercraft
that are being maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned. This
term does not include boat building or Boat Storage.
A Structure extending into or upon a waterway or water feature,
which provides access to the water for the launching and retrieving
of watercraft.
A club organized to promote and/or regulate yachting and/or
boating.
A storage slip for a boat in a dry stack storage facility.
An inclined area providing access to the water for the launching
and retrieving of watercraft.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in, on, or from which
watercraft are available for sale, rental, leasing, or chartering.
A docking space alongside a pier, wharf or mooring dolphins
in which a waterborne boat may be moored. For purposes of this chapter
and in the absence of an authorized quantity of Boat Slips by state
or federal regulating agencies, a Boat Slip shall be a minimum length
of 25 feet for side mooring and 15 feet for stern moorings.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in, on, or from which
watercraft are available for sale or leasing, or chartering.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which watercraft
are stored. This term does not include boat building or Boat Body
Shop, Maintenance, Repair or Cleaning. Boat Storage shall only be
in the Third Lot Layer or in an enclosed Building or Structure.
An establishment that is primarily used for the manufacture
of beer with annual production that exceeds 15,000 barrels per year.
Such establishment may sell beer for on-site consumption or for off-site
distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor Authority regulations,
and may contain one or more accessory Tasting Rooms.
A business Use or establishment that is primarily engaged
in the sale and service of food for on-premises consumption and that
also brews beer for on-site consumption in accordance with New York
State Liquor Authority regulations.
Any Structure other than a Parking Structure having a roof
supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing,
enclosure, or storage of Persons or property.
A Plan complying with and submitted pursuant to Article 4 (Building and Lot Plans and Standards).
Any component or part of a Building.
Businesses that install, service, maintain, and/or repair
Building systems, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
electrical, and plumbing contractors.
See "Accessory Building."
See "Principal Building."
Premises available for any function of a for-profit business.
A Use providing education or training in business, commerce,
language, or other similar activity or occupational pursuit, and not
otherwise defined as a home occupation, college, or university.
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Any nonresidential room, place, or space where food and beverages
are available for consumption, that is regularly leased or hired out
for functions, occasions or events, to which the general public is
not invited or admitted and wherein music or entertainment may be
provided.
An establishment that prepares and provides food and related
services to off-premises locations.
A portion of a Building having more than 1/2 of its clear
floor to ceiling height below the average finished grade of the Adjoining
ground. A Cellar having no exterior wall greater than four feet above
adjoining ground shall not be considered a Story. See Illustration
345.1003.C-1 (Cellar).
[Amended 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
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Illustration 345.1003.C-1
Cellar
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Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead
and dedicated for purposes of containing graves, tombs, and funeral
urns, including when located or operated in conjunction with and within
the boundaries of the Cemetery, columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums,
and mortuaries.
A certificate issued with respect to a submission pursuant
to this chapter, which certifies that such submission is complete
in accordance with the applicable requirements under this chapter.
A certificate issued with respect to a submission pursuant
to this chapter, which certifies that such submission complies with
the applicable requirements under this chapter.
One of several areas on a Zoning Map to which certain Character
District Development, Lot and Building standards are applied. See
Tables 345.405.A-1 through 345.405.A-14 (District Standards).
[Amended 4-3-2023 by L.L. No. 9-2023]
Premises at which care, supervision, or guidance is provided
for a minor child who is not related by blood, marriage, or adoption
to the owner or operator of the facility, whether or not the facility
is operated for profit and whether or not the facility makes a charge
for services offered by it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Child-care
Facility" does not include:
An educational facility, whether private or public, which operates
solely for educational purposes in Grade 1 or above.
Kindergarten programs for five-year-olds.
Children's Day Camps.
School vacation or school holiday day camps for children operating
in distinct sessions running less than three weeks per session.
Summer resident camps for children.
Bible schools normally conducted during vacation periods.
Facilities for disabled or mentally ill Persons.
Facilities owned and operated by a local church congregation
or an established religious denomination or a religious college or
university which does not receive state or federal financial assistance
for child-care services.
Premises at which activities are offered to school-aged children
in a social setting from which the children return home in the evenings.
A medium- to large-sized attached or detached principal
building type, which is operated by a not-for-profit organization
or governmental entity dedicated to civic activities, and is designed
to stand apart from its surroundings due to the specialized nature
of its civic purpose. Examples include libraries, places of worship,
places of assembly, courthouses, schools, centers of government, performing
arts venues, and museums. Civic buildings are often the most prominently
sited and architecturally significant buildings in a community, a
building, uses, and purposes. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building
Types: Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific
Standards).
An area on a Zoning Map designated for Civic Building(s)
and/or Civic Space(s).
An outdoor area dedicated for civic use. See Table 345.504.B-1
(Civic Space Types: Summary).
A Medical Clinic or Dental Clinic.
An educational institution that offers courses of general
or specialized study leading to a degree.
The mounting or installation of wireless telecommunications
antennas and related transmission equipment on an eligible support
structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency
signals for communications purposes.
The collective reference to all Uses other than Residential/Dwelling
Uses, Civic Uses, or not-for-profit Uses.
A small- to medium-sized attached or detached nonresidential
building type, typically designed to facilitate pedestrian-oriented
retail/personal service/artisan uses and office uses. See Table 345.405.J-1
(Principal Building Types: Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal
Building Types: Specific Standards).
Indoor facilities designed and used for active participatory
athletic activities or training, including but not limited to personal
strength and fitness training, gymnasiums, skating rinks, swimming
pools, and tennis courts. Specifically excluded are Health Clubs,
Day Spas, and Sports Venues.
A thoroughfare designed for moderate to high vehicular capacity
and slow speed, traversing an urbanized area, described as such in
Table 345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2
(Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards). The Public Frontage has raised
Curbs drained by inlets and very wide Sidewalks along both sides,
separated from the Vehicular Lanes by separate Tree wells with grates
and parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single Tree
species aligned with regular spacing where possible, which clears
the storefront entrances.
An area of focused community activity, usually defining the
approximate center of a Pedestrian Shed. It may include without limitation
one or more of the following: a Civic Space, a Civic Building, a Commercial
center, or a transit station, and may act as the social center of
a neighborhood.
A planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back substantially
from the Frontage Line, and the Front Yard so created remains unfenced
and is visually continuous with Adjacent yards, supporting a common
landscape. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types).
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting
and other information relay services accomplished through the use
of electronic and telephonic mechanisms, including without limitation,
Radio, Television Recording Studio or Station, news syndicates, video
or audio studio, telecommunication service center, and telegraph service
center, but excluding major utility facilities.
Equipment used for communication, transmission, or reception
by commercial, governmental, or other public or quasi-public users,
including without limitation cellular towers. This does not include
communication equipment for amateur radio operators licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission that are exempt from local zoning
restrictions.
A tower of any size that supports Communications Equipment,
transmission or reception by commercial, governmental, or other public
or quasi-public users. This does not include communication towers
for amateur radio operators licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission that are exempt from local zoning restrictions or communications
towers under 100 feet in height used solely for educational communications
purposes.
A private or public civic space type for the cultivation
of fruits, flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants by more than
one person or family, described as such in Table 345.504.B-1 (Civic
Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2 (Civic Space: Specific
Standards).
Premises that accommodate conferences, exhibitions, meetings,
seminars, training sessions, and other similar gatherings.
With respect to a Building, its form, including its massing,
Private Frontage, and Height. See Illustration 345.1003.C-2 (Configuration).
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Illustration 345.1003.C-2
Configuration
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An establishment engaged in any business involving activities
generally referred to general contracting, construction trades, building,
or Development.
The sale of building materials at wholesale without Outdoor
Storage.
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of frequently
or recurrently needed goods for household consumption, such as prepackaged
food and beverages, newspapers, and limited household supplies, to
customers who generally purchase only a few items. Convenience stores
shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor vehicles.
A Lot of which at least two Adjacent sides abut Thoroughfares,
Pedestrianways, or public places. See Illustration 345.1001.C-3 (Corner
Lot).
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Illustration 345.1003.C-3
Corner Lot
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A linear geographic system incorporating a Thoroughfare,
Greenway, or Open Space.
Incidental repair and refinishing of a vehicle, limited to
plastic and trim parts, including bumpers, moldings, mirrors, headlight
lenses, and the restoration of alloy wheels. Vehicle side panels may
also be refinished when a bumper scrape carries onto a fender. Cosmetic
Reconditioning shall not include painting of a complete vehicle, or
use of traditional collision repair equipment, such as a frame machine,
weld, or unibody straightening machine.
A small building designed as a single-family detached residential
dwelling, situated on a small lot with an edgeyard, often shared with
an accessory building in the rear. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal
Building Types: Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building
Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment providing counseling, guidance, or similar
services to persons requiring rehabilitative or vocational assistance.
This term includes job training and placement services.
A Building in which courts of law are held.
Premises from which Persons who have experienced a traumatic
event are provided short-term counseling to assist in coping with
the event.
A minimum ten-foot-wide pedestrian access reserved between
Buildings.
The edge of the vehicular pavement that may be either raised
or flush with a swale to the extent allowed by this chapter. It usually
incorporates or is associated with the drainage system. See Table
345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare
Assemblies and Standards).
The radius of the curb at an intersection. See Illustration
345.1003.C-4 (Curb Radius).
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Illustration 345.1003.C-4
Curb Radius
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A nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club or similar
commercial establishment with an occupancy greater than 25 people,
regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly
devotes 25% or more of its total floor area to dance floors, live
performance areas and/or disc jockey areas, and which is not an adult
cabaret as defined in the Village Code. The term "cabaret" shall include
establishments customarily called "discotheques."
Establishments primarily involved in the compiling, storage,
and maintenance of documents, records, and other types of information
in digital form utilizing a main frame computer.
Premises or establishment at which services for the purpose
of improving health, beauty, and relaxation are provided through personal
care treatments, such as massages and facials, and no overnight accommodation
is provided.
The Approval Body or Village staff that has jurisdiction
or authorization to take action on an application, proposal, plan,
request, or petition pursuant to this chapter.
An uncovered horizontal, platform-like Structure similar
to a floor, which is constructed outdoors of wood, composite wood,
or vinyl material, is capable of supporting weight, and may be connected
or unconnected to a Building.
Premises or establishment at which products to assist in
the provision of oral health care by a licensed dentist are made,
such as crowns, bridges, dentures, dental implants, and therapeutic
and orthodontic devices.
An Office or other premises for the private practice of dental
care professionals licensed by the State of New York, wherein a majority
of patient encounters involve dental examination, diagnosis, treatment,
surgical procedures, preventive care, restorative care, cosmetic care,
and/or emergency care on an outpatient basis.
Commencing, making or planning for man-made changes to land,
Buildings, Structures, or other real property, and the resulting changes
to such land, Buildings, Structures, or other real property, whether
through development, redevelopment, clearing, excavation, grading,
construction, reconstruction, Alteration, demolition, modification,
subdivision, or resubdivision, and whether such changes are horizontal,
vertical, or subterranean. Ordinary Maintenance or Repair does not
constitute Development.
A parcel of land that is not within the CD-3.R20, CD-3.R7,
CD-3.R5, SD-PMU, or SD-PRD Character Districts:
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
Which, either alone or together with one or more other parcels
under a common Development scheme, program or plan, is five or more
gross acres; or
With respect to a Development of which any new Thoroughfare
or extension or change of the design of any existing Thoroughfare
is required or will be made or proposed; or
With respect to any District assignment or Thoroughfare alignment
proposed to be made or changed by a Zoning Map Change encompassing
five or more acres other than one prepared by or on behalf of the
Village.
A plan complying with and submitted pursuant to Article 5 (Development Parcel Plans and Standards).
The Sign Type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-5 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of alcoholic spirits with annual production that exceeds 10,000 gallons
per year. Such establishment may sell spirits for on-site consumption
or off-site distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor
Authority regulations, and may contain one or more accessory Tasting
Rooms.
The movement of goods, including the storage of goods awaiting
movement.
Premises used for Distribution.
A Character District or a Special District; when capitalized
and not accompanied by the word "Historic," the word "District" specifically
excludes any Local Historic Districts. See also "Zoning District."
A Private Frontage Type intended for ground floor Residential
Use, wherein the Facade of the Building is set back a small distance
and the Frontage Line is defined by a low Wall, decorative Fence or
hedge, creating a small raised, sunken, or at-grade Dooryard consisting
of a front garden or patio. The Dooryard shall not be used for public
circulation along a Thoroughfare. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage
Types).
A thoroughfare along the boundary between an urbanized and
a natural condition, usually along a waterfront, natural area, green,
or promontory, with one side having the urban character of a street,
with sidewalk and buildings and the other having the qualities of
a road or parkway with naturalistic planting and rural details. See
Table 345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2
(Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
Any establishment designed or used for the transaction of
business wherein the patrons may avail themselves of the services
or products of such establishment while remaining in their vehicles,
whether or not patrons are also able to obtain services or products
inside of a Structure.
A vehicular accessway from a Thoroughfare within a Lot to
provide access only to a Parking Area, Parking Lot, Garage, Parking
Structure, or Building entrance, but not designed to provide space
for vehicular parking or to have excess capacity that would encourage
its use for parking.
A Personal Services establishment at which clothing articles
are left by a customer for dry cleaning or laundering off-site and
then returned to the customer.
A small- to medium-sized building, other than a manufactured
housing unit, which is attached to another building of the same type,
each of which consists of a separate dwelling unit with a separate
entrance. Both of the units, side-by-side, front-to-back, or over-and-under,
are contained within a single building massing. This building type
sits on a small- to medium-sized lot that may be shared with an accessory
building in the rear. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types:
Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific
Standards). Synonymous with "Two-Family Dwelling."
See "Multifamily Dwelling."
A single-, one-, or 1-Family detached Building containing
one Dwelling Unit only.
See "Duplex."
A Building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively
as Residential quarters for one or more Families living independently
of each other, which includes separate complete sleeping, cooking,
eating, and sanitation facilities for each such Family. The term shall
not be deemed to include "Hotel," "Motel," "Rooming House," or "Tourist
Home."
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A privilege or right of use, access or enjoyment granted
on, above, under or across a particular tract of land by the landowner
to another person, not including a lease.
A Yard type that results from a Building being set back from
its Lot boundaries at the front, rear, and both sides.
The collective reference to a Use category characterized
by the process of receiving or giving instruction. Examples include
without limitation Child-Care Facility, Child-Care in Home, Children's
Day Camp, Family Day Care, Kindergarten, Personal Improvement Education,
and School. See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Use).
The measurement of the inside Turning Radius taking parked
cars into account.
A panel or screen with the capability to display electronically
programmed variable messages.
A public, private or parochial school offering instruction
between Kindergarten and Grade 5 in the branches of learning and study
required to be taught in the public schools of New York.
As related to the exterior walls of a Building, one that
is not along a Frontage Line; when not capitalized, "elevation" means
the height above a given level or a drawing or design that represents
an object or Structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical
plane parallel to one of its sides, as the context indicates. See
also "Facade." See Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontage and Lot Lines)
and Illustration 345.1003.E-1 (Elevation).
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Illustration 345.1003.E-1
Elevation
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Any request for modification of an existing tower or base
station that is not a substantial change to the physical dimensions
of such tower or base station involving:
To break the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory
limit with a structural element, so that it extends into a Setback,
into the Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
Any structural element that breaks the plane of a vertical
or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into a Setback, into the
Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
To place an element along a Frontage, as in "porches Enfront
the Thoroughfare."
A large building designed as a single-family detached residential
dwelling, situated on a large lot with an edgeyard, often shared with
an accessory building in the rear. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal
Building Types: Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building
Types: Specific Standards).
A Sign listed in § 345-701J that does not require a Sign Permit.
A constructed tower or base station is existing for purposes
of this chapter if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable
zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory
review process, provided that a tower that has not been reviewed because
it was not in a zoned area when it was built, but was lawfully constructed,
is existing for purposes of this chapter.
All Village laws, codes, and ordinances in effect on the
Effective Date of this chapter.
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The exterior Wall of a Building that is set along a Frontage
Line. See also "Elevation" as related to a Building. See Illustration
345.1003.F-1 (Facade).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-1
Facade
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The area of a Facade not comprised of walls, including windows,
doors and other openings in the wall. Facade Void Area is measured
from the edge of wall, and therefore typically includes the door or
window but not the frame. See Illustration 345.1003.F-2 (Facade Void
Areas).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-2
Facade Void Areas
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It shall be presumptive evidence that four or more persons living
in a single dwelling unit who are not related by blood, marriage,
legal adoption or legal foster relationship do not constitute the
functional equivalent of a traditional family.
In determining whether individuals are living together as the
functional equivalent of a traditional family, the following criteria
must be present:
The occupants must share the entire dwelling unit, including
cooking facilities, and live as a single housekeeping unit. A dwelling
unit in which various occupants maintain separate and locked sleeping
facilities in which such occupants' separate personal property are
contained therein may not be deemed to be occupied by the functional
equivalent of a traditional family;
The group is not transient or temporary in nature. Evidence
of not being transient or temporary in nature may include but not
be limited to proof that members of the household have the same address
for purposes of voter's registration, driver's license, motor vehicle
registration, and filing of income taxes and/or other documentation
of domicile; and
Any other factor reasonably related to whether or not the group
is the functional equivalent of a family.
A private, Single-Family Dwelling in which at least one minor
child, but fewer than seven minor children, are received for care
and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended
by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult
resident of the Dwelling by blood, marriage, or adoption.
An open air area, with or without a Structure, used for the
Retail sale of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, eggs, flowers,
herbs, or plants. A Roadside Stand is not a Farmers' Market.
The Federal Communications Commission.
As a Private Frontage Type, a Frontage wherein the Facade is
set back from the Frontage Line, and the Front Yard so created is
separated from the Public Frontage by a Fence. See Table 345.405.G-1
(Private Frontage Types);
As a Structure, a device erected to serve as an architectural
element, landscape element, Screen, Streetscreen, or physical barrier.
A business characterized by the provision of financial, investment,
banking and/or similar services, excluding Pawnshops and Short-Term
Lenders.
The elevation of the completed surfaces of lawns, walks and
Thoroughfares Adjoining a Building wall at that point along such wall.
See Illustration 345.1003.F-3 (Finished Grade).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-3
Finished Grade
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Premises accommodating operations of firefighting and emergency
medical personnel and other members of staff.
See "Lot Layer."
A large footprint principal building type designed to accommodate
either a single use or a vertical or horizontal mix of uses. See Table
345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types: Summary) and Table 345.405.J-2
(Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
See "Area of Special Flood Hazard."
The area of all enclosed floors computed from the horizontal
dimensions of the outside walls of the Building, excluding unfinished
Attics, Cellars, utility areas, porches, patios, breezeways, Parking
Areas, Parking Lots, Garages, Parking Structures, carports, and attached
Accessory Buildings.
[Amended 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
The figure obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate Floor Area
of the several floors and mezzanine areas of all Buildings on a Lot
by (b) the Lot Area.
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Premises operated for Civic Purposes, with or without a Structure,
from which edible goods are distributed to the public, with or without
compensation.
Use characterized by processing and packaging of edible goods
and beverages for consumption off of the premises, including Bakeries.
A Private Frontage Type wherein a portion of the Facade is
close to the Frontage Line and the central portion is set back, creating
a gathering space for residents or additional shopping or restaurant
seating area within Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Use areas. This
type should be used sparingly and may be used in conjunction with
other Frontage types. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types).
The number of sinusoidal cycles made by electromagnetic radiation
in one second; usually expressed in units of hertz (Hz).
The boundary at the front of a Lot along the Thoroughfare
right-of-way. See Illustration 345.1003.F-5 (Frontages and Lot Lines).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-5
Frontages and Lot Lines
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A Yard that is situated between (a) the nearest roofed portion
of the Principal Building or of any Accessory Building on the Lot
and (b) the Front Lot Line, extending the full width of the Lot, from
Side Lot Line to Side Lot Line. See Illustration 345.1003.F-6 (Front
Yard).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-6
Front Yard
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The area between a Building Facade and a Path, Passage, water
body, Civic Space, or the curb (or if there is no curb, the edge)
of the Vehicular Lanes of a Thoroughfare having Vehicular Lanes, inclusive
of the built and planted components of such area. Frontage is divided
into Private Frontage and Public Frontage. See Illustration 345.405.G-2
(Frontages and Lot Lines), Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare Assemblies
and Standards), and Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types). Corner
Lots have two Frontages, a Principal Frontage and a Secondary Frontage.
See Illustration 345.1003.F-4 (Principal Frontage and Secondary Frontage).
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Illustration 345.1003.F-4
Principal Frontage and Secondary Frontage
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The common line that separates the Private Frontage from
the Public Frontage, typically at the Front Lot Line in cases where
the entire Public Frontage is within the public right-of-way. See
Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontages and Lot Lines). On a Corner Lot,
there are two Frontage Lines.
With respect to a Nonconforming Structure or a Structure
used for a Nonconforming Use, the Full Value of a Structure shall
be determined by subtracting (a) the estimated value of the foundation
as provided by the owner's engineer or a licensed appraiser or from
the current assessed value of the Structure from (b) the current assessed
value of the Structure.
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Estimated Value of Foundation
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A Use characterized by an establishment engaged in undertaking
services, such as preparing the human or animal dead for burial and
arranging and managing funerals, including without limitation, Funeral
Home, Mortuary, Cemetery, and Crematorium.
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With respect to the Frontage, the Private Frontage Type conventional
for Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Use, wherein the Facade is aligned
close to the Frontage Line with an attached cantilevered shed or lightweight
colonnade overlapping the Sidewalk [See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private
Frontage Types).];
With respect to the Use of premises or part thereof, the collection
and/or exhibition, and often the sale, of works of art, photography,
objects of permanent value, or artisan or cultural items.
An enclosed, detached Building, or an enclosed extension
of a Principal Building, used for the storage of one or more motor
vehicles on a Lot as an Accessory Use, provided that no business,
occupation or service is conducted for profit therein.
Any area of land, including Structures thereon or part thereof,
that is used for the Retail sale of motor vehicle fuels or other motor
vehicle accessories and which may include auxiliary facilities for
lubricating, washing or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not
including the painting thereof or body repair work.
Federal, state, county or city offices, administrative, clerical
or public contact services, together with incidental storage and maintenance
of necessary vehicles.
See "Finished Grade."
A type of civic space for unstructured recreation, spatially
defined by landscaping rather than buildings, described as such in
Table 345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2
(Civic Space: Specific Standards).
A building roof that is engineered to be covered with low-maintenance
growing plants that: insulate in winter, cool the building in summer,
reduce solar absorption, reduce precipitation runoff from roof surfaces,
and improve interior heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
efficiency.
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Premises that contain one or more of the following types
of athletic facilities: swimming pool, racquetball courts, squash
courts, exercise rooms, weight rooms, gymnasium or similar facilities
available exclusively to members and their guests.
A Use category that involves the mechanical or chemical transformation
of materials or substance into new products that generates outside
of the property any noise, odor, vibration or dust. Examples may include,
but are not limited to:
Fabrication, manufacturing or assembly of machinery, equipment,
instruments, vehicles, appliances, communications equipment, computer
or electronic equipment, precision items and other electrical items.
Food processing and related products; and lumber, pulp and paper
mills.
Storage or use of highly flammable, toxic matter or explosive
materials, or of hazardous materials.
Generation of pollution, dust, odor, heat, glare, or vibration
beyond the walls of such enclosed Building or any light or glare beyond
the boundaries of the land on which the Building is situated.
Any activity or Use for which any water, air, or other environmental
or pollution license or permit is required.
Concrete batch plants.
Concrete, tile, or brick manufacturing.
Automobile, truck, or tire manufacturing or assembly.
Ammonia or chlorine manufacturing.
Metal casting or foundries.
Gas manufacturing.
Grain milling or processing.
Metal or metal ore production, refining, smelting, or alloying.
Petroleum or petroleum product storage or refining.
Boat, pool, or spa manufacturing.
Keeping, selling, or slaughtering of animals.
Glass manufacturing.
Paper manufacturing.
Manufacturing of materials into compost.
Gravel, sand, stone, coal, gas, oil, or mineral, mining or processing.
Rail equipment storage/repair;.
Wood or lumber processing.
Premises at which education is provided for students from
Grade 9 through Grade 12.
A rural or suburban thoroughfare of high vehicular speed
and capacity, described as such in Table 345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare
Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare Assemblies and
Standards).
Any gainful occupation conducted entirely within a Dwelling
solely by the owner- or tenant-residents thereof as an Accessory Use,
which does not change the character of the Structure as a residence,
provided that (a) said activity shall not occupy more than 1/2 of
the Floor Area of the Dwelling, (b) there shall be no external evidence
other than an Identification Sign, (c) no goods shall be kept, and
(d) no mechanical or electrical equipment shall be used except customary
household equipment; and provided further that "Home Occupation" shall
not be construed to include the following Uses: Clinic, Hospital,
Home Professional Office, barbershop, beauty shop, Restaurant, Kennel,
antique dealer, Retail sales on the premises, or loading of ammunition.
The accessory Use of Residential premises as the Office or studio
of an owner- or tenant-resident physician, surgeon, dentist, lawyer,
architect, engineer, real estate broker or salesman, insurance broker
or agent, accountant, teacher, or other Person licensed by the State
of New York to practice such profession, or a who gives individual
instruction in academic or scientific subjects to a single pupil at
a time; provided that:
Home Professional Office" shall not include Hair/Skin/Nail Personal
Services, a Long-Term Care Facility, or Funeral Services.
Landscaping, tree, plant, lawn, and/or other landscape material
installation, care, maintenance, and removal, and other similar services,
together with associated equipment and machinery directed toward the
care of trees, plants, or lawns.
The provision of palliative care and emotional support to
the terminally ill so that quality of life is maintained and family
members may be active participants in care.
Premises used for the diagnosis, medical treatment, or similar
care of human ailments including without limitation: the term "Hospital"
shall be deemed to include:
Psychiatric and substance abuse facilities, ambulatory care,
outpatient services, diagnostic and treatment centers, Clinics, Rehabilitation
Facilities, Medical Laboratories, teaching facilities, and meeting
areas associated with and on the same premises as the Hospital; and
Accessory Uses such as dining and housing for patients' Families
and guests, staff members, nurses, interns, resident physicians and
their immediate families, and maintenance, service and parking facilities.
The term "Hospital" shall not be deemed to include:
Offices of doctors, dentists, chiropractors, or nurse practitioners,
sanitariums, Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities, Rehabilitation
Facilities, psychiatric and substance abuse facilities, ambulatory
care, outpatient services, diagnostic and treatment centers, Clinics,
Rehabilitation Facilities, Medical Laboratories, Hospices, teaching
facilities, or meeting areas not associated with and on the same premises
as the Hospital; or
Accessory Uses, such as dining and housing for patients' families
and guests, staff members, nurses, interns, resident physicians and
their immediate families, and maintenance, service and parking facilities
not on the same premises and associated with the Hospital.
An establishment that provides inexpensive food and lodging
for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers.
A business that offers to Transients, on a daily or weekly
basis for compensation, sleeping accommodations accessible from interior
hallways, whether or not such business also includes dining facilities.
A principal building type that was designed as a single-family
detached dwelling on a medium or large lot with an edgeyard, often
shared with an accessory building in the rear, described as such in
Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types) and Table 345.405.J-2
(Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
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A sign that directs attention to a business, profession,
or multifamily building conducted upon the same lot where such sign
is located described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign Types: Summary)
and Table 345.701.B-6 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
That portion of a Lot covered with a roof, Structure, Building,
and/or paved areas that prevent or restrict absorption of rain or
surface water directly into the ground.
A facility that provides temporary outdoor storage for: 1)
mechanically operable/drivable, licensed vehicles that are to be claimed
by titleholders or their agents; and/or 2) wrecked motor vehicles
awaiting insurance adjustments and transport to repair shops. This
term excludes: Scrap and Salvage Yards/Services; Junkyard; Towing
Facilities; Motor Vehicle Storage; or accessory storage of inoperable
vehicles.
Any man-made change of land or a Lot, or change or creation
of a Structure.
A multiple Dwelling Unit accommodation that provides Residential
quarters for Persons over a specified age who do not require skilled
nursing care, health care, or assistance with daily activities, such
as assistance with eating, dressing, ambulation, medication, bathing,
or toileting.
Enterprises and organizations whose purpose is to produce
and process information and to develop the infrastructure and delivery
mechanisms to distribute information.
An owner-occupied Lodging Use, offering 6 to 12 bedrooms,
which may serve breakfast to guests. See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building
and Lot Principal Uses).
A Lot other than a Corner Lot. See Illustration 345.1003.I-1
(Interior Lot).
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Illustration 345.1003.I-1
Interior Lot
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Any Sign, except address numbers, which is affixed to or
painted on the interior of a window or glass, or any Sign located
within three feet of the inside face of the window or door and is
visible from the exterior of the window or door.
Surface shaping of an Alley or Thoroughfare having the low
point in the middle, causing surface runoff to flow down the center
of the roadway.
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Any land or Structure or part thereof used for the collection,
storage or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or
discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage or
salvage of machinery or vehicles not in running condition or for the
sale of the parts thereof.
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Any Structure or premises in which four or more dogs, cats
and/or other household pets are kept for any period of time and for
whatever purpose, including boarding, day care, or breeding; excluding,
however, any Structure or premises in which such animals are kept
for adoption or Retail sale.
Premises accommodating a program that prepares children for
first grade.
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The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-6 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment with machines for the washing and drying
of clothes, garments, and the like in a self-contained fashion, on-site.
See "Lot Layer."
A Building or part thereof containing collections of books,
periodicals, and/or other media for Persons to read, borrow, or refer
to.
The use category collectively referring to the transformation
of predominantly previously prepared materials into new products,
including but not limited to:
Production or repair of small machines or electronic parts and
equipment;
Woodworking Shop;
Publishing;
Computer design and development;
Research Laboratory;
Apparel production;
Sign making;
Contractor Material Sales;
Horticulture and Landscaping Services;
Food Processing; and
Manufacturing of jewelry, clothing, trimming decorations and
any similar item.
A private frontage type that is a below-grade entrance or
recess designed to allow light into basements or cellars. See Table
345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Type: Summary).
[Amended 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
A Pedestrian Shed that is elongated along an important Corridor.
A Linear Pedestrian Shed extends approximately 1/4 mile from each
side of the Corridor. The resulting area is oblong. See Illustration
345.1003.L-1 (Linear Pedestrian Shed).
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Illustration 345.1003.L-1
Linear Pedestrian Shed
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A Building that is a least 20 feet deep measured from the
Facade and masks a Parking Lot or a Parking Structure from the Frontage.
See Illustration 345.1003.L-2 (Liner Building).
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Illustration 345.1003.L-2
Liner Building
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A small- to medium-sized attached or detached principal building
type, which includes a flexible space for commercial use and an internally
connected residential dwelling unit above and/or behind the flexible
space. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types) and Table
345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
An off-street area on the same Lot with a Building, used
for temporary parking of Commercial or Residential vehicles while
loading or unloading goods. See Illustration 345.1003.L-3 (Loading
Area).
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Illustration 345.1003.L-3
Loading Area
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A space within a Loading Area that meets the design and dimensional
requirements of § 345-405P(1).
A Use category characterized by premises available for daily
or weekly renting of bedrooms, without limitation, a Bed-and-Breakfast,
Inn, Hostel, Hotel, Motel, Rooming House, and Tourist Home. See Table
345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Uses).
Premises at which living accommodations, bed care, boarding,
in-patient service and/or nursing or other medical care are provided
for aged, infirm, disabled persons, persons or who are afflicted with
or convalescing from any disease or ailment, or other persons requiring
regular medical attention. "Long-Term Care Facility" does not include
Rehabilitation Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, or facilities
that provide surgical or emergency medical services, care for alcoholism,
drug addiction, substance abuse, mental disease other than dementia,
or communicable disease.
[Amended 3-21-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
A parcel or plot of land identified on and established by
plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, and recorded
in the official records of the Clerk of Westchester County, to be
separately owned, used, Developed, or built on. See Illustration 345.1003.L-4
(Lot).
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Illustration 345.1003.L-4
Lot
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The total horizontal area included within the Lot Lines.
The shortest horizontal distance between the Front Lot Line
and Rear Lot Line of a Lot.
Any boundary that legally demarcates a Lot. See Illustration
345.1003.L-6 (Lot Line).
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Illustration 345.1003.L-6
Lot Line
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See "Front Lot Line."
See "Rear Lot Line."
See "Side Lot Line."
The length of the Principal Frontage Line of a Lot.
See "Corner Lot."
See "Interior Lot."
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Premises at which mechanical items are made or repaired using
machinery or equipment.
With respect to the Massing of a Building, the principal
portion of such Building, excluding any wing.
The primary outdoor gathering place within a Development
Parcel. The Main Civic Space may be associated with an important Civic
Building.
Any Trailer designed to be used for living purposes with
its wheels, roller or skids in place.
Any of the following:
Lock harbor facility;
Any facility which provides fueling, pump-out, maintenance or
repair services; or
Any facility which has permanent docking space for three or
more Boat Slips;
Any water area with a Structure that is used for docking or
otherwise mooring Vessels and constructed to provide temporary or
permanent docking space for more than 10 Vessels; or
A dry stack facility.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-7 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment at which manual manipulation of muscle,
connective tissue, tendons, and/or ligaments is provided to enhance
a Person's health and well-being.
The overall shape or arrangement of the bulk or volume of
a Building.
A facility where testing or observation of clinical specimens
from which information about the health of a patient can be obtained
in order to provide diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of disease.
An Office or other premises for the private practice of health
care professionals licensed by the State of New York, wherein a majority
of patient encounters involve examination, diagnosis, treatment, or
surgical procedures on an outpatient basis not extending beyond a
twenty-four-hour period.
A Building that provides accommodations as a Place of Assembly.
Premises from which counseling or support services are provided
to Persons who are experiencing an emotional disturbance or behavioral
distress, considering harm to self or others, disorientation or out
of touch with reality, have a compromised ability to function, or
are otherwise agitated and unable to be calmed.
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of craft beer with annual production limited to 15,000 barrels per
year. Such establishment may sell beer for on-site consumption or
for off-site distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor
Authority regulations.
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of craft alcoholic spirits with annual production limited to 10,000
gallons per year. Such establishment may sell spirits for on-site
consumption or for off-site distribution in accordance with New York
State Liquor Authority regulations.
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of craft vinous beverages with annual production limited to 2,000
cases per year. Such establishment may sell wine for on-site consumption
or for off-site distribution in accordance with New York Liquor Authority
regulations.
An attached or detached principal building type of between
four and six stories, which may provide a vertical and/or horizontal
mix of uses, typically designed to facilitate pedestrian-oriented
retail/personal service/artisan, lodging, or office uses on the ground
floor, with upper floors typically designed for residential or office
uses. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types) and Table 345.405.J-2
(Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
Premises at which education is provided for children from
Grade 6 through Grade 8.
Multiple Uses within the same Building or on the same Lot
through superimposition or Adjacency, or in multiple Buildings or
on multiple Lots by Adjacency or proximity.
A typically attached principal building type, which provides
a vertical and/or horizontal mix of uses typically designed to facilitate
pedestrian-oriented retail/personal service/artisan, lodging, or office
uses on the ground floor, with upper floors typically designed for
residential or office uses. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building
Types) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-8 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment where short-term Lodging in guest rooms
is offered for compensation and one or more rooms are accessed by
exterior doors opening directly to exterior Parking Areas, passageways,
or the outdoors.
Every vehicle that is self-propelled, which can be licensed
and registered to be driven on public streets, roads or rights-of-ways,
and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from
overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, including without
limitation, Recreational Vehicles. This term does not include Boats
or other watercraft.
The term collectively referring to Motor Vehicle Body Shop,
Maintenance, Repair, Service, or Cleaning, Motor Vehicle Parts Sales,
Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental, or Leasing, and Motor Vehicle Storage.
See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Uses).
Premises or a portion of premises used for the adjustment,
painting, replacement of parts, or body repair of motor vehicles.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which Motor
Vehicles are maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned, including
without limitation, incidental storage for fewer than 60 days of Motor
Vehicles that are being maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned.
This term does not include parking, Motor Vehicle Storage, or Motor
Vehicle Body Shop.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which Motor
Vehicle parts other than tires are sold, either at Retail or Wholesale.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which Motor
Vehicles are sold, rented, leased, or chartered, including incidental
storage, maintenance, and servicing as an Accessory Use.
Long- or short-term storage of operating Motor Vehicles.
This term excludes Impound Yards, Towing Facilities, and any dismantling,
Scrap and Salvage Yards/Service, or Junkyards.
A principal building type that incorporates three or more
side-by-side and/or horizontally stacked dwelling units, typically
with one or more shared entries. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal
Building Types) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific
Standards).
A Building containing three or more Dwelling Units, including
without limitation Residential condominiums, cooperatives, Apartments,
and Multifamily Buildings.
A strip of wood or similar material separating panes of glass
in a sash.
A one-of-a kind, hand-painted, hand-tiled, or digitally printed
image on the exterior of a wall of a Building that does not contain
any commercial message. For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial
message is any message that advertises a business conducted, services
rendered, or goods produced or sold. A "Mural" shall not be considered
a Sign under this chapter.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
A Use characterized by the display, preservation, collection,
curation, and/or exhibit of objects of community and cultural interest
in one or more of the arts and sciences.
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An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of craft beer with annual production limited to 5,000 barrels per
year. Such establishment may sell beer for on-site consumption or
for off-site distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor
Authority regulations.
As a noun, a civic space type that is a natural preserve
available for unstructured recreation, described as such in Table
345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2 (Civic
Space: Specific Standards).
The thoroughfare type, described as such in Table 345.502.B-1
(Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare
Assemblies and Standards).
All developable land within a site including Thoroughfares
but excluding land allocated as Civic Districts.
Electromagnetic radiation of such frequency that the energy
of the radiation does not dissociate electrons from their constituent
atoms when an atom absorbs the electromagnetic radiation.
Facilities for receiving, sorting, treatment, or disposal
of nonhazardous solid waste, including waste transfer stations, compost
dumps, and combustors, incinerators, and cogeneration plants, and
the collection and hauling of nonhazardous waste incidental to the
treatment or disposal operations.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which goods
other than Motor Vehicles or Boats are maintained, repaired, serviced,
and/or cleaned. This term does not include Parking or Outdoor Storage.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which goods
other than Motor Vehicles or Boats are rented or leased. This term
does not include Parking or Outdoor Storage.
Fabrication, processing, converting, altering, assembling,
or handling of materials or products solely within a Building, which
activity:
Is not detrimental to the environment; and
Does not:
Pose any danger or hazard of fire or explosion or other physical
hazard;
Cause, disseminate or discharge any material, dust, smoke, gas,
fumes, odor, noise, vibration beyond the Lot on which the Building
is situated;
Involve any Outside Storage: or
Result in any unusual traffic hazard or congestion.
A Structure that legally existed at the Effective Date of
this chapter or any amendment of this chapter or the Zoning Map affecting
such Structure, but upon such Effective Date does not conform to this
chapter.
A Sign that legally existed at the Effective Date of this chapter or any amendment of this chapter or the Zoning Map affecting such Sign but upon such Effective Date does not conform to this chapter; and is allowed to continue legally in accordance with the provisions of § 345-901 as a lawfully permitted Sign.
A Structure that legally existed at the Effective Date of this chapter or any amendment of this chapter or the Zoning Map affecting such Structure, but upon such Effective Date does not conform to this chapter; and is allowed to continue legally in accordance with the provisions of § 345-901 as a lawfully permitted Structure, irrespective of the Use to which such Structure is put.
Any Use of land, a Structure, or an Improvement, or part thereof that legally existed at the Effective Date of this chapter or any amendment of this chapter or the Zoning Map affecting such Use, but upon such Effective Date does not conform to this chapter; and that is allowed to continue legally in accordance with the provisions of § 345-901 as a lawfully permitted Use.
Premises available for any function of a not-for-profit organization.
A school licensed by the State of New York and designed to
provide daytime care or instruction of two or more children from two
to five years of age, inclusive.
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A Use category characterized by premises available for the
transaction of Commercial, governmental, or nonprofit operations,
but excluding Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Uses and Light Industrial
Uses. The Office Use category includes without limitation Business/Governmental/Non-for-Profit
Offices, Business Incubator, Counseling Service, Co-Working Space,
Crisis Counseling Center, Data Processing or Storage Services, Dental
Office/Dental Clinic, Information Services, Medical Lab/Dental Lab/Research
Lab, Medical Office/Medical Clinic/Outpatient Clinic, Mental Health
Crisis Center, Office Building, Office Portion of Live/Work, Mixed-Use,
or Flex Building, Photography Lab, Professional Office, Radio/Television/Recording
Studio or Station without Communications Tower, and Tax Preparation
Service. See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Uses).
A Building in which space is made available for Office Use.
A Private Frontage Type wherein the Facade is aligned close
to or at the Frontage Line with the Building entrance at or above
Sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for Office Use. It may have
a substantial glazing on the Facade. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private
Frontage Types).
A Farmers' Market, a Roadside Stand, or an Outdoor Market.
Land and water areas retained for use as active or passive
recreation areas or for resource protection in an essentially undeveloped
state.
Keeping a Lot, parcel, or Structure in good condition through
ongoing minor intervention, undertaken from time to time, in its exterior
condition in a manner that does not change its external appearance
except through the elimination of the usual and expected effects of
weathering; strengthening or restoring any portion of a Structure
or Improvement to a safe condition, provided that no material enlargement
results; repairing or replacing interior walls, fixtures, wiring or
plumbing; or repaving Driveways and Parking accommodations, replacing
exterior windows and siding, and painting exterior Structures and
fixtures. Ordinary Maintenance or Repair does not constitute Development
for the purposes of this chapter.
Synonymous with "Accessory Building."
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-9 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An open air area, with or without a Structure, used for the
Retail sale of goods other than fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains,
eggs, flowers, herbs, or plants.
One or more assemblages, collections, stacks, or stockpiles
of vehicles, equipment, goods, materials, tanks, or other items in
any area other than within a Building, including without limitation,
parked operative or nonoperative vehicles or equipment.
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Providing for-profit package and message routing, distribution,
and delivery services.
An off-street, ground-level open area within a Lot for Parking
vehicles as an Accessory Use incidental to a Principal Use of the
Lot or Principal Building on the Lot. Not synonymous with "Parking
Lot."
An off-street, ground-level open area within a Lot for Parking
vehicles as a Principal Use. Not synonymous with "Parking Area."
An area required or provided for Parking a vehicle, meeting the requirements of § 345-405N.
A vertical Improvement other than a Garage containing one
or more levels of vehicular Parking above grade. Parking Structures
may not be used for Motor Vehicle Body Shop, Maintenance Repair, Service
or Cleaning.
A pedestrian connector, open or roofed, that passes between
Buildings to provide shortcuts through long Blocks and connect rear
parking areas to Frontages. See Illustration 345.1003.P-1 (Passage).
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Illustration 345.1003.P-1
Passage
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A pedestrianway traversing a Park, with landscape matching
the contiguous Open Space, ideally connecting directly with the urban
Sidewalk network.
A business that lends money based upon the security of pledged goods left in pawn, or is in the business of purchasing tangible personal property to be left in pawn on the condition that it may redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time, pursuant to the licensing requirements of Chapter 206 of the Village Code.
An area of a size approximately equal to the average distance
comfortably walked by pedestrians and approximately centered on a
Common Destination. There are two types of Pedestrian Sheds: Standard
Pedestrian Sheds and Linear Pedestrian Sheds. See "Standard Pedestrian
Shed" or "Linear Pedestrian Shed." See Illustration 345.1003.P-2 (Pedestrian
Sheds).
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Illustration 345.1003.P-2
Pedestrian Sheds
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As defined in § 345-125.
An establishment that provides instruction in one or more
of the performance arts, such as dance, music, and theater.
A site, with or without a Structure, intended for the presentation
of performing arts, such as dance, music, and theater.
An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
association, company, or other legal entity.
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of information
or instruction relating to a particular subject or hobby.
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of informational,
instructional, personal improvement or similar services.
The category of uses referring collectively to uses in which
a service is provided to or for a customer for compensation, in which
the person providing such service deals directly with the consumer,
which uses may or may not include the retail sale of goods related
to the services provided; excluding motor-vehicle- or boat-related
uses, services provided by a medical professional. "Personal services"
includes appliance service or maintenance, art or photography studio,
board and care of small animals, building system business, construction
business, dry cleaning/laundry pickup shop, financial services, hair/skin/nail
care, health club or day spa, laundromat, locksmith, massage studio,
non-Boat Goods Maintenance/Cleaning/Repair/Service, Non-Motor-Vehicle
Maintenance/Cleaning/Repair/Service, Parcel Services, Pawnshop, Performing
Arts Studio, Personal Improvement Services, Photofinishing Shop, Printing
Services Shop, Short-Term Lender, Tailor or Seamstress Shop, Tattoo
Studio, and Veterinary Office, Clinic, or Hospital, without outside
boarding.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
A hard surface with load-bearing capacity engineered to allow
for the passage of water through it. The surface may be comprised
of paving blocks with open corners, lattices or edges or asphalt/concrete
mixes without "fines."
An establishment having a primary function of dispensing
prescription drugs and medications and whose stock-in-trade may or
may not include other merchandise.
The Retail development and printing of film or digital images.
A Building, room, or space that is occupied or arranged for
occupation by the public for recreational, amusement, social, sports,
or similar purposes.
A church, synagogue, temple, monastery, convent, retreat
center or any permanent or temporary Structure providing regular,
organized religious worship of any denomination and religious education
incidental thereto, but excluding private primary or secondary educational
facilities and day-care facilities. A property tax exemption obtained
pursuant to state law shall constitute prima facie evidence of a Place
of Worship Use.
With respect to a Building, the manner in which the Building
is situated on the Lot. See "Lot Layers," Illustration 345.1003.L-5
(Lot Layers); see also "Setback," and Illustration 345.1003.S-2 (Setbacks).
A Building and Lot Plan, a Development Parcel Plan, a Site
Plan, a Landscape Plan, a Sign Plan, or any other plan submitted pursuant
to this chapter.
The Planning Commission of the Village.
The Village Director of Planning and Development.
The element of the Public Frontage that accommodates Thoroughfare
trees, whether continuous or individual.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) And Table 345.701.B-10 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
A civic space type playground, described as such in Table
345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2 (Civic
Space: Specific Standards).
A civic space type designed for civic purposes and commercial
activities in the more urban transect districts, generally paved and
spatially defined by building frontages, described as such in Table
345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2 (Civic
Space: Specific Standards).
Premises accommodating operations of law enforcement officers
and other members of staff.
A planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from the
Frontage Line with an attached exterior covered area large enough
to accommodate outdoor furniture and/or gathering, which is permitted
to Encroach into the Front Setback. This may be used with or without
a Fence to maintain Thoroughfare spatial definition. See Table 345.405.G-1
(Private Frontage Types).
The sign type described as such in table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-11 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
A Sign whose principal supporting Structure is intended,
by design and construction, to be used by resting upon the ground
for support and may be easily moved or relocated. Portable Signs include,
but are not limited to, Signs mounted on a trailer, wheeled carrier
or other nonmotorized mobile structure, with wheels or with wheels
removed.
Premises operated by or under contract for the United States
Postal Service at which letters, parcels, packages or other mail may
be received, deposited, processed, sorted, and/or handled and/or postage
may be purchased.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-12 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
A school, with an accredited training program and staffed
with certified teachers, for children who are not old enough to attend
Kindergarten.
The main Building on a Lot, located toward the Frontage,
in which is conducted a Principal Use of the Lot on which such Building
is situated. See Illustration 345.1003.P-3 (Principal Building).
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Illustration 345.1003.P-3
Principal Building
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The main point of access for pedestrians into a Building.
The primary or predominant Use of a Lot or Structure.
Retail premises in which photocopying, scanning, short-run
printing and related services are provided.
The privately held area between the Frontage Line and the
Facade of the Principal Building. See Illustration 345.1003.P-5 (Private
Frontage). See also Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types), and
Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontage and Lot Lines).
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Illustration 345.1003.P-5
Private Frontage
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Premises in or from which professional or consulting services
in the fields of law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting,
and similar professions are conducted. This term does not include
"Medical Office," "Dental Office," "Home Professional Office," or
"Clinic."
Art in any media that has been planned and executed with
the intention of being staged in or viewed from the physical public
domain, usually outside and accessible to all.
The area between the Frontage Line and:
The curb (or if there is no curb, the edge) of the Vehicular
Lanes in the case of a Lot that Enfronts a Thoroughfare having Vehicular
Lanes; or
The Enfronting Civic Space, Path, Passage, water body, or Driveway
in the case of a Lot that Enfronts a Civic Space, Path, Passage, water
body, or Driveway.
See Illustration 345.1003.P-6 (Public Frontage). See also Table
345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards); and Illustration
345.405.G-2 (Frontage and Lot Lines).
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Illustration 345.1003.P-6
Public Frontage
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A duly convened meeting of an Approval Body within the meaning of Article 7 of the New York State Public Officers Law, including public meetings, public hearings, workshops and site visits.
Transport of passengers by means of group travel systems
available to the general public and the systems utilized for such
transport, such as buses, trolleys, light rail, passenger trains,
and rapid transit.
Premises at which operations related to, and goods and equipment
related to, the construction or maintenance of public infrastructure
and Improvements, such as roads, walks, bridges, Buildings, and water
or waste treatment disposal, or storage, are conducted and stored.
The business of issuing software, internet content, or newspapers,
books, or other printed textual or graphical material for sale or
distribution to the public.
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Premises used for radio or television production and broadcasting
or audio or video mixing and recording.
Use involving premises for storing or repairing locomotives,
rail cars, or other rail vehicles.
A paved vehicular way located to the rear of lots that provides
access to service areas, parking, and outbuildings and contains utility
easements, with drainage provided by inverted crown at the center
or with roll or ribbon curbs at the edges, described as such in Table
345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare
Assemblies and Standards). See also "Alley."
The Lot Line opposite the Front Lot Line. See Illustration
345.1003.R-1 (Rear Lot Line).
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Illustration 345.1003.R-1
Rear Lot Line
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A Yard that is situated between the nearest roofed portion
of the Principal Building or of any Accessory Building on the Lot
and the Rear Lot Line, extending the full width of the Lot, from Side
Lot Line to Side Lot Line. See Illustration 345.1003.R-2 (Rear Yard).
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Illustration 345.1003.R-2
Rear Yard
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Use category characterized by activities for personal enjoyment
or entertainment during a Person's discretionary time, including the
Uses listed under that heading in Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and
Lot Principal Use).
Participatory and spectator-oriented Recreation activities
conducted within an enclosed Building, including without limitation
billiard rooms, bowling centers, ice or roller skating rinks, Shooting
Ranges, Theater, and arcades.
Participatory and spectator-oriented Recreation activities
conducted in open, partially enclosed, or screened facilities, including
without limitation amusement parks, fairgrounds, golf courses and
driving ranges, and go-cart tracks.
Premises accommodating Indoor Recreation and/or Entertainment
and/or Outdoor Recreation and/or Entertainment. A Recreation Facility
may be Civic or non-Civic.
A highway vehicular, portable structure designed as a temporary
dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses. The term includes
camping trailer, motor home, travel trailer, and truck campers; the
term does not include manufactured housing units.
A facility used for the collection and transfer, but not
the actual processing, of any of the following recyclable materials:
glass, paper, plastic, cans, or other source-separated, non-decayable
materials. Recyclable materials at a Recycling Collection Facility
must not include motor oil, chemicals, household appliances, tires,
automobiles, automobile parts, or decayable materials.
A Body that has or may have development review applications
referred to them by the Decisionmaking Authority for review and recommendation.
A facility operated for the primary purpose of assisting
in the rehabilitation of individuals through an integrated program
of medical, psychological, physical, occupational, substance, social,
or vocational evaluation and services under competent professional
supervision.
Premises that contain research, development, and testing
laboratories that do not involve the mass manufacture, fabrication,
processing, or sale of products. Such Uses must not be detrimental
to the environment through the release of dust, smoke, fumes, odor,
noise, or vibration and must not create an unsafe risk of fire or
explosion given the location of the use, the Building in which it
is located, and the nature of the surrounding Uses and Structures.
The following Districts: CD-3, CD-3.R20, CD-3.R7, CD-3.R5,
SD-PRD, and CD-4 Zoning Districts (except on Lots facing Willett Avenue,
South Regent Street, William Street (between Washington Street and
Pearl Street), Westchester Avenue, Midland Avenue, Boston Post Road,
North Main Street, Bowman Avenue, and Putnam Avenue (between North
Main Street and Willett Avenue).
The collective reference to the category of Uses characterized
by premises available for long-term human habitation, including without
limitation the specific Uses listed under that heading in Table 345.405.K-1
(Building and Lot Principal Use).
An establishment engaged in preparing, serving, and selling
food and beverages at Retail for on- or off-premises consumption.
The collective reference to the category of Uses in which
goods are sold, rented, or leased in person, online, or by mail in
transactions dealing directly with the consumer of such goods, including
without limitation, Brewpub, Boat Retail Sales, Boat Retail Parts
Sales, Motor Vehicle Retail Sales, Motor Vehicle Retail Parts Sales,
Open Air Market, Pharmacy, Restaurant, Retail Food Sales with or without
on-premises preparation or processing, Retail Membership Club, Tasting
Room, Shopping Plaza, and Retail Sales Accessory to Warehousing or
other Light Industrial or Light Manufacturing.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
The sale of food for off-premises consumption, excluding
Restaurants.
A discount Retail establishment that sells merchandise to
its members.
A Retail establishment that has limited customer amenities
and service and sells goods at discounted prices.
The collective reference to the Retail Uses Category, the
Personal Services Uses Category, and the Artisan Uses Category. See
Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Use).
Radio frequency.
A local, rural and suburban thoroughfare of low-to-moderate
vehicular speed and capacity, described as such in Table 345.502.B-1
(Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare
Assemblies and Standards).
A small open air Structure for the Retail sale of produce
or other goods grown or produced on the property where the Roadside
Stand is located. This definition does not include Farmers' Markets
or Outdoor Markets.
A Lodging type in a private Dwelling in which at least three
but not more than six rooms are offered for rent, payable in money
and/or other consideration, whether or not table board is furnished
to roomers, and in which no Transient guests are accommodated and
no Restaurant is maintained for service to any Persons who are not
residents of the Rooming House. The term "Rooming House" shall not
be deemed to include Tourist Homes or any Residential/Dwelling Use.
A building in a collection of very narrow- to medium-sized
attached buildings on contiguous lots with a rear yard (or side yard
if an end unit), which collection consists of side-by-side dwelling
units with individual entries facing the thoroughfare. Each building
occupies the full frontage line of its lot and shares at least one
party wall with another building of the same type. See Table 345.405.J-1
(Principal Building Types) and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building
Types: Specific Standards).
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Business or Trade School, College/University, High School,
Middle School, Preschool or Nursery School, Primary or Elementary
School, or Secondary School.
See "Primary or Elementary School."
See "Secondary School."
A Use other than an Impound Yard or Towing Facility in which
an establishment is engaged primarily in the sale, storage, assembling,
dismantling, sorting, distributing, or other processing of scrap,
used equipment, mechanical components, or waste materials, including
a Junkyard.
Used as a verb, to block an item or condition from view from
a vantage point in accordance with the requirements of this chapter
by interposition of a Building, Building Element, wall or Fence constructed
of an opaque material, or an evergreen hedge; or
Used as a noun, a Building, Building Element, wall or Fence
constructed of an opaque material or an evergreen hedge, which blocks
an item or condition from view from a vantage point, as required by
this chapter. Not synonymous with "Streetscreen."
See "Lot Layer."
On Corner Lots, the Frontage that is not the Principal Frontage.
See Illustration 3435.1003.S-1 (Secondary Frontage).
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Illustration 345.1003.S-1
Secondary Frontage
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A public, private or parochial school offering instruction
at the middle (junior) and senior high school levels in the branches
of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools
of New York.
Premises at which customers rent storage units within a building
for storage of possessions on a short-term basis.
Establishments that install, pump, or service septic tanks
and cesspools, or that rent or service portable toilets.
The area of a lot measured from a lot line to a building
facade or elevation, which area is maintained clear of permanent structures,
with the exception of permitted encroachments allowed pursuant to
Tables 345.405.A-1 through 345.405.A-14 (District Standards) or Table
345.405.B (Civic District Standards). See Illustration 345.1003.S-2
(Setbacks).
[Amended 4-3-2023 by L.L. No. 9-2023]
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Illustration 345.1003.S-2
Setbacks
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Facilities for the receipt, treatment, and disposal of sewage.
Lines for the movement, distribution, or collection of sewage.
Parking spaces that are available for two or more Principal
Uses.
An accounting for Parking spaces that are available to more
than one Principal Use. See Table 345.405.N-2 (Shared Parking Factor).
A specialized facility within a Building which accommodates
firearms training, practice, and qualification.
A principal building type comprised of a single-family detached
residential dwelling or a two-family detached residential dwelling
to which premises accommodating an office or retail/personal service/artisan
use shop are or have been added as a building attachment between the
dwelling and the frontage line. The portion of the resulting building
comprised by the original dwelling may be used as a dwelling unit
and the added building attachment may be used for office or retail/personal
service/artisan use. See Table 345.405.J-1 (Principal Building Types)
and Table 345.405.J-2 (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
A Private Frontage Type conventional for Retail/Personal
Service/Artisan Use, wherein the Facade is aligned close to or at
the Frontage Line with the Building entrance at Sidewalk grade. This
Frontage has substantial glazing at the Sidewalk level and may include
an awning overlapping the Sidewalk. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private
Frontage Types).
A parcel of two or more acres improved with a Building or
attached or associated group of Buildings, containing a number of
businesses, sharing common parking areas and access drives, and each
business having access provided directly through one or more exterior
doors.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
A business or Use that regularly accepts checks from a borrower
drawn on the borrower's account to be presented for payment at a later
date and that charges a fee for the service, or extends short-term
nonpurchase money loans secured by titles to motor vehicles. The term
does not include other federal or state regulated lenders, financial
institutions, or providers of Financial Services.
Any Lot Line that is not a Front Lot Line or a Side Lot Line.
See Illustration 345.1003.S-3 (Side Lot Line).
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Illustration 345.1003.S-3
Side Lot Line
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A Yard that is situated between the nearest roofed portion
of the Building or of any Accessory Building on such Lot and the Side
Lot Line, and extending through from the Front Yard or from the Front
Lot Line where no Front Yard exists to the Rear Yard or to the Rear
Lot Line where no Rear Yard exists. See Illustration 345.1001.S-4
(Side Yard).
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Illustration 345.1003.S-4
Side Yard
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The paved section of the Public Frontage dedicated exclusively
to pedestrian activity. See Illustration 345.1003.S-5 (Sidewalk).
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Illustration 345.1003.S-5
Sidewalk
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The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-13 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
Any name, number, symbol, identification, description, direction,
declaration, demonstration, display, representation, illustration,
insignia, instruction, directive, information, illustration, object,
graphic, device, display, visual communication, material, Structure
or device, or part thereof, in view of the public way, whether permanent,
temporary, portable, or affixed, composed of lettered, or pictorial,
or graphical matter or upon which lettered or pictorial, or graphical
matter is used, that announces, directs attention to, names, gives
notice of, informs, advertises, or promotes an ideology, position,
interest, cause, object, project, product, place, activity, person,
institution, organization, or business; provided that the term "Sign"
shall not be deemed to include any badge or insignia of any government
agency or any civic, charitable, religious, patriotic, fraternal or
similar organization, Public Art, or any directional sign erected
and maintained pursuant to law.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
See "Billboard Sign."
See "Identification Sign."
See "Temporary Sign."
One Dwelling Unit, other than a manufactured housing unit,
that is situated on a Lot with no other Dwelling Units, and is not
attached to any other Dwelling Unit.
A Use characterized by a Structure and/or land owned by or
leased to one or more Social or Civic Organizations for meeting, recreational,
or social purposes primarily by their members and their guests.
A private nonprofit group, association, organization, club,
establishment, brotherhood, membership, or other similar group providing
meeting, recreational, social, fraternal, youth, or similar activities
or facilities primarily for its members and guests; excluding, however
any type of Residential facility such as fraternity or sorority houses.
A linked connection of solar modules/panels not attached
to a habitable Building or Structure.
Premises, appurtenances, and Improvements used for treating,
storing, or disposing of solid waste, whether publicly or privately
owned or operated. A Solid Waste Facility may consist of several treatment,
storage, or disposal operational units, including, but not limited
to, one or more landfills, surface impoundments, or combination thereof.
An area that, due to its intrinsic size, Use, Building Placement,
Building Elements, Building Configuration, Principal Building Type,
Massing, or other characteristics, cannot conform to one or more of
the applicable Character Districts or a Civic District, or standards
therefor, specified in this chapter.
A Use for which the Planning Commission may approve an application,
or grant a permit, subject to compliance with all applicable conditions,
requirements, and standards and review by such Planning Commission
pursuant to §§ 345-405K(6) and 345-805I.
A civic space type that accommodates the play of athletic
endeavors, described as such in Table 345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types:
Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2 (Civic Space: Specific Standards);
excluding Sports Venues.
Premises at which athletic events are presented for a charge.
A civic space type designed for unstructured recreation and
civic purposes, spatially defined by private frontages and consisting
of paths, lawns and trees, formally disposed, described as such in
Table 345.504.B-1 (Civic Space Types: Summary) and Table 345.504.B-2
(Civic Space: Specific Standards).
A Pedestrian Shed that has an average radius of 1/4 mile
or 1,320 feet, about the distance of a five-minute walk at a leisurely
pace. See "Pedestrian Shed." See Illustration 345.1003.S-6 (Standard
Pedestrian Shed).
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Illustration 345.1003.S-6
Standard Pedestrian Shed
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A Private Frontage wherein the Facade is aligned close to
the Frontage Line with the first Story elevated from the Sidewalk
for privacy. An exterior stair and landing provides access to the
entrance. This type is recommended for ground-floor Residential Use.
See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types).
A habitable level within a Building, being that portion included
between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next
above it; if there is no floor above it, then the space between the
floor and the ceiling next above it; including parking garage and
parking structure levels. See Illustration 345.1003.S-7 (Story). See
definitions of "Attic" and "Cellar."
[Amended 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
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Illustration 345.1003.S-7
Story
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A local urban thoroughfare of low speed and capacity, which
meets the standards and requirements for such thoroughfare type as
set forth in and as described as such in Table 345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare
Types: Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare Assemblies and
Standards). When not capitalized, the term "street" means any public
way not within a Lot on which vehicles travel.
Streetlights, Thoroughfare trees, planting accommodations
and Sidewalk.
A type of Screen situated along a Frontage Line, or along
the same plane as a Facade, and consisting of a planted evergreen
hedge or freestanding wall constructed of brick or stucco over masonry,
which blocks the view of Parking, equipment, or other item or condition
from the Frontage, provides privacy to a Side Yard, or strengthens
the spatial definition of the public realm.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
a permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having
a permanent location on the ground, regardless whether the same is
horizontal or vertical. The word "Structure" includes Buildings and
other Improvements.
A modification substantially changes the physical dimensions
of an eligible support structure if it meets any of the following
criteria:
The mounting of the proposed antenna on existing towers, other
than towers in the public rights-of-way, would increase the existing
height of the tower by more than 10%, or by the height of one additional
antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna not
to exceed 20 feet, whichever is greater; for other eligible support
structures, it increases the height of the structure by more than
10% or more than 10 feet, whichever is greater, except that the mounting
of the proposed antenna may exceed the size limits set forth in this
subsection if necessary to avoid interference with existing antennas;
The mounting of the proposed antenna would involve the installation
of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the
technology involved, not to exceed four, or more than one new equipment
shelter;
The mounting of the proposed antenna would involve adding an
appurtenance to the body of existing towers, other than towers in
the public rights-of-way, that would protrude from the edge of the
towers more than 20 feet, or more than the width of the tower structure
at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater; for other
eligible support structures, it involves adding an appurtenance to
the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the
structure by more than six feet, except that the mounting of the proposed
antenna may exceed the size limits set forth in this subsection if
necessary to shelter the antenna from inclement weather or to connect
the antenna to the tower via cable;
The mounting of the proposed antenna would involve excavation
outside the current existing structure site, defined as the current
boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the existing
structure and any access or utility easements currently related to
the site;
The modification defeats concealment elements of the support
structure; or
An aboveground constructed basin or Structure for swimming
and aquatic recreation, excluding such that it contains a water depth
of less than 24 inches.
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Premises at which articles of clothing are fitted, made,
altered, and/or repaired and at which such services and/or articles
are sold at Retail.
An establishment or portion of an establishment that allows
customers to taste samples of beer, alcoholic spirits, or vinous beverages.
In addition to such products, a Tasting Room may include the Retail
sale of related items, marketing events, special events, entertainment,
and/or food sales.
To indelibly mark or color the skin by subcutaneous introduction
of nontoxic dyes or pigments. The practice of tattooing does not include
the removal of tattoos, nor the practice of branding, cutting, scarification,
skin braiding, or the mutilation of any part of the body.
Any room, space, location, area, Structure, or business,
or any part of any of these places where Tattooing is practiced or
where the business of Tattooing is conducted and which holds all requisite
licenses for such activities and business.
A Use in which taxpayers' returns are prepared by a third
party for compensation.
Premises at or from which taxi or ride-share operations are
conducted.
A temporary Structure that is used to generate sales of a
Development or to serve as the Office for the contractor during construction
of said development.
Any sign which is not permanently installed, mounted, or
placed. Signs of the types described in Table 345.701.A (Sign Types:
Summary) and Table 345.701.B (Sign Types: Specific Standards) are
not Temporary Signs.
A location at the axial conclusion of a Thoroughfare. A Building
located at a Terminated Vista location designated on a Zoning Map
is required to be designed in response to the axis. See Illustration
345.1003.T-1 (Terminated Vista).
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Illustration 345.1003.T-1
Terminated Vista
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A Private Frontage Type wherein the Facade is set back from
the Frontage Line by an elevated landing and a sunken Lightwell. This
type buffers Residential Uses from urban Sidewalks with the first
Story elevated from the Sidewalk for privacy, and may allow for activation
of space below grade. An exterior stair and landing provides access
to the entrance. This type is recommended for ground-floor Residential
Use. See Table 345.405.G-1 (Private Frontage Types).
A Building or part of a Building devoted to the showing of
motion pictures, or theatrical or performing arts productions, as
a Principal Use.
See "Lot Layer."
A place other than a home or workplace at which people may
gather and socialize. Examples include, but are not limited to, cafes,
Social Clubs, public Libraries, or Civic Spaces.
A way, whether public or private, open for common and general
use by vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic and to provide access to
Lots and Open Spaces, consisting of Vehicular Lanes and the Public
Frontage. See Illustration 345.1003.T-2 (Thoroughfare). See also Table
345.502.B-1 (Thoroughfare Types Summary) and Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare
Assemblies and Standards).
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Illustration 345.1003.T-2
Thoroughfare
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A Lot that extends through from Thoroughfare to Thoroughfare.
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which tires
are sold, installed, and/or repaired.
Lodging Use type in which overnight accommodations are offered
to Transient guests for compensation within a Residential Dwelling.
Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting
any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities,
including structures that are constructed for wireless communications
services, including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public
safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed
wireless services, such as microwave backhaul, and the associated
site.
An establishment that provides vehicle towing services and
accessory temporary outdoor storage for the vehicles it tows, which
shall only include: mechanically operable/drivable, licensed vehicles
that are to be claimed by titleholders or their agents; and/or wrecked
motor vehicles awaiting insurance adjustments and transport to repair
shops. The term "Towing Facility" excludes: automotive services that
have a tow truck on-site; Salvage or Scrap Yard/Service; Junkyards,
Impound Yards; Motor Vehicle storage; and storage of inoperable vehicles.
A Row House.
See "Business or Trade School."
An unpowered, portable, or mobile vehicle designed to be
designed to be towed by a Motor Vehicle.
As a noun, a Person who is staying in a place for only a
short time; as an adjective or adverb, a duration of only a short
time.
Accommodation providing shelter from the elements for waiting
transit riders, excluding a Transit Station or Terminal.
A facility or area at which train, rapid transit, light rail,
bus, or other mass transit modality service regularly stops to load
or unload passengers.
Equipment that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed
or authorized wireless communication service, including, but not limited
to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and
regular and backup power supplies. The term includes equipment associated
with wireless communications services, including, but not limited
to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed
wireless services and fixed wireless services, such as microwave backhaul.
The inside radius of the Vehicular Lanes available for a
vehicle to make a turn, accounting for the presence of parking, bike
lanes, medians or other features. See Illustration 345.1003.C-3 (Curb
Radius), Table 345.502.B-2 (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards)
and Illustration 345.502.B-3 (Turning Radius). See also "Curb Radius."
Separate Residential premises for two Families within a Building
on a single lot. A Duplex is a specific Building Type that may accommodate
a Two-Family Detached Dwelling, but the terms are not synonymous.
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The Floor Area within a Building, less the area of space
used for utilities or storage.
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Floor Area Within Building
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Part of a Lot set aside, designed, and continually available
and usable by Persons residing on such Lot for outdoor recreational
use and for household activities normally carried on outdoors, excluding
vehicle Parking. Each dimension of an area intended as Usable Open
Space must be at least 20 feet.
A specific function, activity, or purpose accommodated by
or intended to be accommodated by land, a Lot, or a Structure, or
for which land, a Lot, or a Structure is designed, arranged, intended,
occupied or maintained. See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal
Use) and Table 345.405.K-2 (Permitted Accessory Uses).
Facility used for Utility distribution, including systems
and equipment used for such purposes.
Premises used by a Utility Provider relative to providing
a Utility service, including without limitation a Utility Pumping
Station, a Utility Distribution/Substation/Switching Facility, a Water
Treatment/Supply Facility, a Sewage Facility, a Utility Generation
Facility, a Wireless Communications Facility, a Communications Tower,
or other facility used to provide a Utility service, excluding, however,
Utility Lines.
Facility used for electric or gas power generation (except
hydroelectric and nuclear), control and transmission. This definition
includes systems that facilitate the sale of gas or electricity via
power distribution systems operated by others, and gas or electric
power transmission systems, such as transmission towers, pipes or
lines, and transformer stations, but does not include Utility Distribution/Substations/Switching
Facilities.
A line used in providing a Utility service.
An entity or other Person engaged in generating, transmitting,
distributing, or providing a Utility service.
A facility at which water, sewage, or other Utility fluids
are pumped from one place to another.
Line used for the movement of high-powered electricity or
high-pressure gas.
As a Uses Category under this chapter, the Use category, uses,
activities, and equipment involved with the providing of electricity,
gas, water, sewage, telephone, cable, or other similar publicly regulated
service, such category of Uses including without limitation Utility
Lines, Utility Distribution/Substation/Switching Facility, and Utility
Pumping Station. [See Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal
Use).]
As a service, electricity, gas, water, sewage, telephone, cable,
wireless communications, or other similar publicly regulated service
provided by a Utility Provider.
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The Use of land for any Use other than one or more of those
identified on Table 345.405.K-1 (Building and Lot Principal Use).
Relief granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals from a standard or requirement of this chapter, which is specifically provided for in this chapter or granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 (Administration, Procedure and Enforcement).
An area of a Thoroughfare for parked or moving vehicles.
See Illustration 345.1003.V-1 (Vehicular Lane).
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Illustration 345.1003.V-1
Vehicular Lane
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A Boat, yacht, ship, canoe, kayak, yolo, paddle board, jet-ski,
or recreational or other watercraft.
Premises or an establishment offering Veterinary Services
for animals.
Health or medical care provided to animals by a licensed
veterinarian.
The Village of Port Chester, New York.
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Administrative relief granted from a standard or requirement of this chapter pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 (Administration, Procedure and Enforcement) by a Zoning Administrator or other staff specifically authorized by this chapter.
A vertical Structure that supports a Structure or encloses
or separates an area of land.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-14 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
Premises used for Warehousing, not including Self-Storage
Facilities.
The indoor storage of goods.
Facilities for the treatment and supply of potable, irrigation,
or industrial water supply.
The sale of goods in large quantities primarily to industrial,
institutional, and commercial business customers, which goods may
be resold at retail by such customers.
The sign type described as such in Table 345.701.A (Sign
Types: Summary) and Table 345.701.B-15 (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture
of vinous beverages with annual production that exceeds 2,000 cases
per year. Such establishment may sell wine for on-site consumption
or for off-site distribution in accordance with New York Liquor Authority
regulations, and may contain one or more accessory Tasting Rooms.
Any device, including the supporting structure and all related
appurtenances, used for the transmission and reception of radio waves
as part of wireless two-way communications.
Any facility for the receiving or transmitting of wireless
signals for commercial purposes, such as cellular telephone services,
personal communication services (PCS), specialized mobile radio (SMR),
enhanced mobile radio (ESMR), paging, satellite digital audio radio
service (SDARS), fleet communication systems and similar commercial
facilities, whether operated in support of another business activity
or available for the transmission of signals on a sale or rental basis.
As used herein the term shall include any necessary support structure,
connection cables and equipment buildings as well as towers or monopoles.
Premises at which wooden articles are made or repaired.
Affordable Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Units as defined in § 345-405U.
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An Open Space within a Lot on which there is a Building.
Yards are described by their positions within the Lot, and their area
is calculated as the shortest horizontal distance from a Lot Line
to the nearest foundation wall supporting the Building on the Lot.
See "Front Yard," "Rear Yard," and "Side Yard." See Illustration 345.1003.Y-1
(Yard).
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Illustration 345.1003.Y-1
Yard
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See "Front Yard."
See "Rear Yard."
See "Side Yard."
Characterizing a Thoroughfare that has two-way traffic but
only one effective travel lane because of parked cars, necessitating
slow movement and driver negotiation. Also, characterizing Parking
accommodations on such a Thoroughfare. See Illustration 345.1003.Y-2
(Yield).
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Illustration 345.1003.Y-2
Yield
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Synonymous with "Zoning District" or "District."
The Planning Director.
A Character District, Special District, or Civic District.
The map or set of maps which show the Character Districts,
Civic Districts, Special Districts if any, Thoroughfares, and Special
Requirements if any, of areas subject to, or proposed to be subject
to, regulation by this chapter. The Zoning Map approved by the Board
of Trustees, as the same may be amended from time to time, constitutes
the Official Zoning Map of the Village.
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Editor's Note: The definition of "basement," which immediately
followed this definition, was repealed 1-17-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023.
