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Town of Islip, NY
Suffolk County
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New Laws (2) Index
A. 
The following uses shall be permitted in this district, provided that adequate sanitary, parking and drainage facilities are installed:
[Amended 8-30-1977]
(1) 
Golf course with attendant facilities, including a clubhouse, whether or not conducted for gain or profit.
(2) 
Tennis courts.
(3) 
Swimming pool.
(4) 
Cabanas, lockers or bathhouses, wading pool.
(5) 
Drive-in movie theaters.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(6) 
Performing arts centers.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(7) 
Bowling alleys.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(8) 
Gymnasiums and health clubs.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(9) 
Skating rinks, indoor or outdoor.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(10) 
Miniature golf, driving ranges and batting ranges.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(11) 
Racquetball, squash, handball and similar court and field games.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(12) 
Commercial stables and riding academies.
[Added 11-1-1988]
(13) 
Billiard hall.
[Added 4-8-1997]
(14) 
Health club.
[Added 4-8-1997]
(15) 
Child day-care center.
[Added 4-8-1997]
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding accessory uses, was repealed 11-1-1988.
[Amended 11-1-1988; 4-8-1997; 9-12-2000; 4-5-2005]
(Reserved)
[Added 4-8-1997; amended 9-12-2000]
The following uses are permitted by special permit from the Planning Board after public hearing.
A. 
Minor restaurant when operated in conjunction with a permitted use, except as otherwise provided herein.
B. 
Restaurant when operated in conjunction with a permitted use.
C. 
Private club mooring wharf for pleasure craft only, provided that there is no repair work or sale of any products other than petroleum products on the premises.
[Added 4-5-2005]
D. 
Automobile parking field, provided that the field shall be used for parking automobiles in conjunction with a use allowed in a Recreation Service G District and a site plan is submitted to and approved by the Planning Board or its designee indicating compliance with all applicable requirements, including the provisions of a buffer in accordance with Town standards.
[Added 4-5-2005]
E. 
Private membership club, fraternity or lodge; provided, however, that no use shall be permitted when conducted for gain, profit or as a commercial venture.
[Added 4-5-2005]
F. 
Indoor recreational uses not specified in § 68-242.
[Added 12-17-2019]
[Added 9-12-2000]
A. 
The following uses are permitted after the review and approval of the Planning Board, subject to compliance with the following criteria:
(1) 
A parking relaxation of no greater than 20%.
(2) 
A landscaping relaxation of no greater than 20%.
(3) 
Approval will not result in any on- or off-site traffic impacts, as determined by the Planning Board.
(4) 
The use is consistent with the spirit and intent of the Town Code and Comprehensive Plan.
(5) 
The site is not adjacent to any residential use or zone.
B. 
Uses.
(1) 
Minor restaurant when operated in conjunction with a permitted use.
[Amended 4-8-1997]
The following uses are permitted as special exceptions by the Board of Appeals after public hearing:
A. 
Community building.
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, Private or parochial school, was repealed 6-22-1999.
C. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, College building or use, was repealed 6-22-1999.
D. 
Private boathouse or bathhouse when not an accessory use to a one-family dwelling.
E. 
Historical or memorial monument.
F. 
Boat berths, when not an accessory use to a one-family dwelling: one for every 35 feet of water frontage up to three.
No accessory use or structure shall be permitted in a Recreation Service G District except the following:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, regarding restaurants and bars, was repealed 11-1-1988.
B. 
Customary accessory uses, structures and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.
[Amended 4-8-1997]
[Added 4-8-1997]
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited.
A. 
The height regulations shall be the same as those in the Residence AAA District except as herein provided.
B. 
Permitted buildings shall not exceed 35 feet in height or two stories; provided, however, that in a specific application and after a public hearing, the Town Board may permit additional height and grant additional stories, and further provided that the portion of the building which is erected in excess of 35 feet shall be set back a minimum of one additional foot for each additional foot of height with relation to front yards, rear yard and side yards.
C. 
Flagpoles shall not exceed 35 feet in height.
[Added 9-11-2001]
[Amended 11-1-1988]
A. 
The total building area, including all buildings shall not exceed an FAR of 0.40.
B. 
A restaurant or bar shall not exceed an FAR of 0.05.
The minimum required lot area for the uses permitted herein shall be 20,000 square feet.
A. 
The minimum width of lot for the uses permitted herein shall be 100 feet throughout.
B. 
Exception. A lot need not have the required width throughout, so long as:
(1) 
Said lot has the required width as measured parallel to and 25 feet back from the front property line;
(2) 
Said lot has frontage on a cul-de-sac or curvilinear road where the side lines of the lot are straight but not parallel, and has a minimum width of 50 feet at the front property line; and
(3) 
Said lot otherwise complies with all requirements of this ordinance.
A. 
The minimum front yard setback for a building or structure permitted herein shall be 25 feet from all streets, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
B. 
Front yard transition. Wherever any side yard of a plot in a Recreation Service G District abuts the side yard of a plot in a residence district, the minimum front yard setback for the building on the plot in a Recreation Service G District shall be the minimum requirement for the front yard setback in the residence district.
C. 
Corner lots. All main buildings erected on a corner lot shall also have a front yard facing the side street. This front yard shall have at least a twenty-five-foot setback, unless the arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
D. 
Through lots. A minimum front yard setback of 25 feet shall be required from both streets, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
A. 
Permitted buildings. All main buildings hereafter erected in a Recreation Service G District shall have a side yard along each lot line other than a street or rear line. The sum of the width of the two side yards shall be 30 feet with a minimum width of either of such side yards of 15 feet. The required space of a side yard shall remain open and unobstructed except for permitted encroachments or other features of a strictly landscape or ornamental character or nature.
B. 
Side yard transition. Wherever any side yard of a plot in a Recreation Service G District abuts a plot or plots in one or more use districts other than RSG, then the minimum required side yard for all main buildings in an RSG District shall be equal to the more restrictive side yard so abutted.
C. 
Accessory buildings.
(1) 
Accessory buildings in a Recreation Service G District shall have a minimum side yard of 10 feet.
(2) 
Exception. Structures designed for and used in connection with mechanical sewerage treatment plants shall not be closer to any property line than 50 feet.
A. 
All main buildings in a Recreation Service G District shall have a minimum rear yard of 35 feet.
B. 
Accessory buildings.
(1) 
Accessory buildings shall have a minimum rear yard of 10 feet.
(2) 
Exception. Structures designed for and used in connection with mechanical sewerage treatment plants shall not be closer to any property line than 50 feet.
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
A. 
Cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not more than 24 inches.
B. 
Bay windows and fireplaces not wider than six feet and projecting not more than 24 inches.
C. 
Open and unroofed entrance platforms or terraces not wider or deeper than six feet nor more than three feet in height.
[Amended 4-8-1997]
A. 
Parking, curbing, sidewalks, drainage, screen planting, buffers, street trees, dumpster enclosures, lighting, public improvements and all other applicable requirements of the Town Code and the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations shall be maintained unless otherwise modified or waived by the Planning Board or Town Board.
B. 
The exterior site improvements and improvement of property shall be regulated under Article XXXI of this ordinance.
[Amended 8-12-2003]
C. 
A minimum buffer area of 25 feet in accordance with Town standards shall be maintained adjacent to any residential zone or use.
(See Article XXX.)