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Chapter 200 | Village of Windsor
§ 200-29A. Permitted uses.
§ 200-43.1 Fences.
§ 200-43.2 Demolition Permit.
§ 200-51. Creation, appointments and organization.
Building construction and fire prevention – See Ch. 67. floodplains – See Ch. 98. Signs – See Ch. 159.
This chapter may be known and may be cited as the “Village of Windsor Zoning Ordinance.”
A. For the purpose of this chapter, words used in the present tense include the future; the plural includes the singular; the word “lot” includes the word “plot”; the word “building” includes the word “structure”; the word “shall” is intended to be mandatory; and the word “occupies” includes the words “designed for occupancy or intended to be occupied.”
ACCESSORY BUILDING – A subordinate building or a portion of the main building on a lot, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main or principal building.
ACCESSORY USE – A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.
BUILDING – Any structure on a lot resting upon a support or foundation and shall include any structure other than a boundary wall or fence.
BUILDING, HEIGHT OF – The vertical distance from the mean finished grade to the highest point of the building on any side under construction.
CELLAR or BASEMENT – A story, partly underground, the walls of which are used as the foundation and/or substructure for those remaining stories of the structure partially or completely above mean grade level.
COVERAGE – The percentage of the plot or lot area covered by the building area.
CUSTOMARY HOME OCCUPATION – Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the character thereof, proved the user does not engage in the purchase or sale of economic goods and upon the following conditions: (a) no more than one-fourth (1/4) of the floor area of the principal building shall be used for said customary home occupation; and (b) no more than one person outside of the family residing on the premises shall be employed in connection with the customary home occupation use; and (c) no exterior storage of materials or equipment related to the customary home occupation use; and (d) no exterior display evidencing the customary home occupation use, except for one (1) non-illuminated sign having an area of not more than four (4) square feet”.*
DWELLING, MULTIPLE – A building or portion thereof containing three (3) or more dwelling units.
DWELLING UNIT – A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for one (1) family.
FAMILY – One (1) or more persons occupying the premises and living as a single housekeeping unit in one (1) dwelling unit.
HOME OCCUPATION – Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the character thereof.
LOT – A parcel of land occupied or capable of being occupied by one (1) building and accessory building and/or uses, including such open spaces as are required by this chapter.
LOT DEPTH – The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot. lines, measured in the general direction of its side lot lines.
LOT WIDTH – The mean horizontal distance measured at right angles to its depth, measured at the street right-of-way line.” *
NONCONFORMING USE – A building, structure or use of land existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter or subsequent district amendments and which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE – An office located in an RA Residence District and solely used as office space for an accountant, architect, doctor of dentistry, medical doctor, engineer, insurance broker, real estate broker, lawyer, doctor of ophthalmology and/or optometry, chiropractor or offices of a similar professional nature. The office staff shall consist of no more than four (4) persons and in no case more than two (2) professionals. [Added 2-26-80 by L.L. No. 2-1980]
PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE – A building, structure or lot used for or in connection with the transmission, distribution or regulation of water, gas, telephone service or other similar service.
QUARRY, SAND PIT, GRAVEL PIT, TOPSOIL STRIP- PING – A lot or land or part thereof used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel or topsoil for sale, as an industrial operation, and exclusive of the process of excavation and grading a lot preparatory to the construction of a building for which application for a building permit has been made.
TRAILER – Any vehicle or structure, including but not limited to an automobile trailer and trailer
coach, mounted or capable of being mounted on wheels for use on highways and streets, and
designated for use as a permanent dwelling or for the conduct of a business, profession, trade or
TRAILER PARK – A “trailer park” or camp shall consist of two (2) or more trailers located on one (1) or more lots and shall provide the necessary equipment and facilities for the trailers used as dwellings.
YARD, FRONT – An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot and extending the full width of the lot.
YARD, REAR – An open, unoccupied space, except for accessory buildings, on the same lot with the building between the rear line of said building and the rear lot line and extending the full width of the lot.
YARD, SIDE – An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building and the side lot line and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not a rear or front line shall be deemed a side lot line.
For the purpose of this chapter, the Village of Windsor is hereby divided into the following types ofdistricts:
RA/C Residence/Commercial Transition Zone
Said districts are shown, defined and bounded on a map entitled “Zoning Map, Village of Windsor,” adopted July 1, 2003, and as amended on Jun 7, 2011, and certified by the Village Clerk, which accompanies and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
B. Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
(10) Customary home occupations.
B. Accessory uses are permitted, provided that such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Only one (1) accessory building shall be located on the same lot with the principal building.
B. Deleted in its entirety.
A. Front yard: twenty-five (25) feet or in line with existing structure. This measurement is to be the shortest distance between any portion of the structure (except outside entrances and steps occupying not more than thirty-five square feet) and the front property line.
(6) Two family dwelling.
B. Two-family dwellings: Minimum lot area shall not be less than six thousand (6,000) square feet per family unit and lot width not less than eighty (80) feet.
(1) Front yard: twenty-five (25) feet. This measurement is to be the shortest distance between any portion of the structure (except outside entrances and steps occupying not more than thirty-five square feet) and the front property line.
A. The following residential uses are permitted in the FA/C District:
(8)Theaters.
(2) Stores and shops for the conducting of any retail business.
(5) Garages and filling stations, subject to the issuance of a special permit by the Board of Appeals and subject to the following conditions:
(1) Optician.
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(8) Quarry, sand pit, gravel pit, topsoil stripping or other types of mining.
(2) Boarding houses or rooming houses, subject to the issuance of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals and in accordance with the standards set forth in Article XII.
(15) Manufacture of: asphalt, ammunition, brick, carbon, disinfectant, fireworks, glucose, paper, plaster, scrap, tile, vinegar, etc., acids,
ammonia, cement, chlorine fertilizer, glue, gypsum, lime, soda, dyestuffs, grease, lard or tallow, matches, rubber, plaster of paris, etc.
B. Side yard: ten (10) feet for each side yard; provided, however, that any lot
bordering on a residential district shall have a side yard of a width not less than thirty (30) feet.
B. “Gross floor area” as used herein shall mean the area of space contained within the room or rooms in the main structure.
C. No solid fences over 36 inches in height shall be permitted in the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line joining the street lines at points which are twenty (20) feet in distance from the point of intersection measured along the street lines.
F. All swimming pools shall be surrounded by a substantial impassible fence at least 4 feet in height, each entrance to which, whether gate or door, shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device. All such gates and doors shall be kept closed and locked when the pool in unattended. A wall(s) of a building, including the walls of an above ground swimming pool, if at least 4 feet in height, may be used in place of the fencing. The steps of ladders must be removed or fenced in a manner similar to the foregoing, and the filter and accessory equipment must also be fenced in accordance with the foregoing. The fence may be constructed at the lot line, provided
that all the other requirements of this chapter are met.
§200-43.2 Demolition Permit
(1) Determination of the meaning of any portion of the text in this chapter or of any condition or requirement specified or made under the
a. The Zoning Board of Appeals, upon appeal from the decision or determination of the administrative officer charged with the
enforcement of this chapter, shall have the power to grant use variances, as defined herein.
iii. That the requested use variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood;
c. The Zoning Board of Appeals, in the granting of use variances, shall grant the minimum variance that it shall deem necessary
and adequate to address the unnecessary hardship proved by the applicant, and at the same time preserve and protect the
character of the neighborhood and the health, safety and welfare of the community.
F. County zoning referrals. In accordance with the New York State General Municipal law §239-l, m, or n, before taking final action on any
proposed action required to be referred under §239-l, m, or n, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall refer the proposed action to the Broome County Planning Department for recommendation.
§ 200-52.A Creation, appointments and organization.
§ 200-52.B Power and duties.
(6) The Planning Board shall give notice to adjacent municipalities of any public hearing that may be required on an application for a
special use permit, site plan review, or subdivision, if the property is located within 500 feet of the adjacent municipality, in accordance with §239-nn of the General Municipal Law. Notice shall be provided by first class mail or by email, at least 10 days prior to such public hearing.
D. Whenever the owner of fifty percent (50%) or more of the street frontage in any district or any specified part thereof shall present to the Village Board a petition, duly signed and acknowledged, requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed for the Zoning Map, including said district or specified part thereof, it shall be the duty of the Village
Board to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed above.
Any violation of this chapter is punishable by a fine set forth in Appendix C of the Code of the Village of Windsor containing the list of Fines and Penalties for the Village or by imprisonment not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each week’s continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation. A first violation shall be deemed to have occurred from the date of written notification of violation issued by the administrative officer, or from such date as may be designated in such written notice.
(1) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall act in strict accordance with procedures specified by the Village Law and this chapter. Every
application shall refer to the specific authorizing provisions of this chapter. The application for a Special Permit will fully document the reasons why a Special Permit is being requested.
(2) The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a Special Permit only after referral to the Planning Board for its recommendation, receipt
of its report and after a public hearing has been held. At least thirty (30) days before the date of any public hearing, the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall transmit to the Planning Board a copy of the application and notice of hearing. The Planning Board shall submit a report of its advisory opinion to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Failure of the Planning Board to submit a report shall be deemed a recommendation of approval.
(3) Public hearing and decision on Special Permits. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall conduct a public hearing within sixty-two (62) days from the day an application is received on any meter referred to it under this section. Public notice of said hearing shall be printed in one newspaper of general circulation in the Village at least five (5) days prior to the date thereof. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall decide upon the application with sixty-two (62) days after the hearing. The time within which the Zoning Board of Appeals must render it’s decision may be extended by mutual consent of the applicant and the Board. The decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals on the application after the holding of the public hearing shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk within five
(5) business days after such decision is rendered and a copy thereof mailed to the applicant.
(1) The location, size and use of, and the structure, nature and intensity of operations involved and the size of the site in relation to it, and
the location of the site with respect to streets giving access are such that it will be in harmony with orderly development of the district.
(2) The location, nature and height of buildings, walls, and fences will not discourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent
land and buildings or impair their value.
(7) Conditions attached to the issuance of Special Permits. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the authority to impose such reasonable conditions and restrictions as are directly related to and incidental to the proposed Special Permit. Upon its granting is said Special Permit, any such conditions must be met in connection with the issuance of permits by applicable enforcement agents or officers of the Village.