The use regulations and planning and design standards hereinafter set forth shall apply to the Industrial Park Zone described in §
300-5 of the Gloversville City Code.
The standards for planning and design set forth herein are to
guide development for sites and buildings within the industrial park,
as well as to protect the adjoining areas. These standards are in
addition to the other general zoning controls and are adopted to ensure
the continuing stability of land values by:
A. Providing ample, uncongested space and circulation for all lessees
or purchasers.
B. Protecting each lessee or purchaser so that he may obtain maximum
convenience, safety, economy, view, identity and amenity in relation
to adjacent sites and in relation to the area location as a whole.
C. Providing maximum flexibility for expansion, changes in use and adaptation
to individual needs of the lessee or purchaser.
The aim of a standard of land coverage is to provide adequate
space for access, parking, off-street loading, internal circulation,
landscaping and utilities and adequate space protection for light
and air, for insulation from noise and vibration and for fire and
police protection in relation to adjacent sites.
A. The total amount of land occupied for all principal and accessory
structures shall not exceed 25% of the lot area.
B. The ratio of floor space to lot area shall not exceed 1:1.
All parking and loading shall be provided on the site, with
on-street parking and loading not permitted. Parking and loading areas
are to be paved to provide dust-free, all-weather surfaces. To ensure
adequate overall parking facilities, space for parking should be related
to both the size of the building and the number of expected employees.
In addition, adequate space must be allocated to permit the expansion
of parking areas upon conversion of use.
A. Parking spaces with 25 feet of rear maneuvering space, shall be provided
as follows: one space for each 1.5 employees, computed on the basis
of combined employment of the largest and second largest shifts; or
one space for each 3,000 square feet of gross floor area used for
warehousing; or one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area used for manufacturing, plus one space for each company-owned
truck or vehicle, plus one visitor parking space for each 1,000 square
feet of office space.
B. All loading docks shall be properly screened from access roads, highways
and boundary property.
(1) There shall be one truck loading space for the first 10,000 feet
of floor space and one more for each succeeding 20,000 feet of floor
space.
(2) The truck loading minimum space shall be as follows:
(a)
Minimum width of 14 feet.
(b)
Minimum depth of 48 feet.
(c)
A clear overhead of 14 feet.
(d)
Plus maneuvering space (105 feet by 14 feet in front of the
dock).
(e)
Minimum of 35 feet of inside turning radius.
The architecture and quality of materials of buildings shall
be passed upon by the City of Gloversville Planning Board, so that
all buildings, including those adjoining the highways, will enhance
the prestige of the park.
A. Height of structures: three stories or 35 feet.
B. Signs. No billboards or advertising signs, other than those identifying
businesses and products, will be permitted. The location, size and
construction of such signs will be in keeping with the character of
the industrial park and will be passed upon by the City of Gloversville
Planning Board.
C. Outside storage. All bulk commodities shall be confined to screened
locations approved by the City of Gloversville Planning Board.
D. Grading requirement.
(1) Paved areas.
(a)
Roads: maximum grade, 3%.
(b)
Parking areas: maximum grade, 3%.
(2) Seeded landscaped areas: maximum slope, 3:1.
E. Landscape treatment. The appropriateness and quality of materials
and their location for aesthetic and safety concerns shall be passed
upon by the City of Gloversville Planning Board.
(1) All sites shall be attractively landscaped.
(2) Planting requirements per two acres (unless existing vegetation is
equal) shall be as follows:
(a)
Ten trees, minimum two-inch caliper.
(b)
Thirty shrubs, minimum 2 1/2 feet of height or spread.
(3) Trees may be substituted for shrubs or shrubs may be substituted
for trees, but in no case shall more than 25% of the required number
of substituted and only with the approval of the City of Gloversville
Planning Board.
(4) All disturbed areas not paved shall be loamed and seeded.