[Amended 6-9-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997; 1-8-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; 7-12-2004 by L.L. No.
3-2004]
In a Central Business A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building shall be erected, which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose except those set forth below. Any use not specifically permitted in Subsection A of this section or §
310-42 of this chapter, or any use which is noxious or offensive by reason of emission of odor, dust, noise, smoke, fumes, or radiation, or which presents a hazard to public health or safety, is prohibited.
A. Principal permitted uses:
(1) Retail establishment, but excluding a supermarket
or vehicle dealership. If such use is located within 250 feet of the
boundary of a district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A,
B, C, and D Residence Districts, such establishment may not be operated
between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(2) Service establishment, such as but not limited to
tailoring or dressmaking, cobbler, optician, funeral home, photocopy
shop, photography studio or film or other image processor.
(a)
Service establishments may have an accessory
retail component, such as the sale of retail products by an optician.
(b)
Service establishments that provide medical-related
products or services, such as opticians, hearing-aid providers, medical
equipment providers or prosthetic providers and similar providers
of medical-related products or services, shall not be deemed medical
or health-care professionals, provided that such use is primarily
retail.
(c)
If such use is located within 250 feet of the
boundary of a district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A,
B, C, and D Residence Districts, such establishment may not be operated
between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(3) Personal service establishment, such as but not limited
to a barbershop, beauty salon, nail salon, or day spa, as regulated
below.
(a)
No personal service establishment shall occupy
street level space on Pondfield Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar
Street/Tanglewylde Avenue.
(4) Office, including clerical, administrative, professional
and other business office, as regulated below.
(a)
No office shall occupy street level space on
Pondfield Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar Street/Tanglewylde Avenue,
or on Palmer Avenue between Parkway Road and Paxton Avenue.
(5) Restaurant.
[Amended 7-13-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
(6) Dry cleaner, counter service only; cleaning plant
is not allowed on the premises.
(7) Place of worship and related educational facility.
(8) Dwelling unit.
(a)
Separate dwelling units may be allowed above
the street level floor of a building, and in no case shall residential
use be allowed as a street level use.
(b)
No one dwelling unit shall exceed 2,000 gross square feet in area. Such limit may be increased by special permit of the Planning Board in accordance with standards of Article
VII of this chapter to a gross square footage not exceeding 6,600 square feet.
(c)
The exterior entrance to the dwelling unit(s)
shall be separate from that of any nonresidential use.
(d)
Parking shall be on a separate floor from residences.
(9) Carry-out food establishments.
[Added 9-11-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
(a)
No carry-out food establishment shall be permitted within 100
linear feet of any other carry-out food establishment on the same
side of the street. Such distance shall he measured from the closest
point of each establishment to the other. The measurement shall be
continued on the same side of the street around any street corner
within the one-hundred-foot distance; provided, however, that the
Planning Board may waive this requirement if it determines that such
a waiver is appropriate given the particular circumstances of the
proposed use and its location.
[Amended 1-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
(b)
The cumulative floor area devoted to food preparation shall
not exceed 25% of the gross floor area.
(c)
The cumulative floor area devoted to the retail sale and/or
display of goods for consumption off premises shall be a minimum of
50% of the gross floor area.
(d)
Seating provided for consumption on the premises shall be clearly
accessory to the retail sale of goods and shall be limited to 12 seats.
(e)
The establishment shall comply with all requirements of the
New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
(f)
If such use is located within 250 feet of the boundary of a
district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D Residence
Districts, such establishment may not be operated between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(10)
Health professional office.
[Added 9-11-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
(a)
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
(b)
Health professional offices shall have one parking space per
300 square feet for the first 600 square feet of gross floor area
and one parking space per 150 square feet of gross floor area above
600 square feet.
(c)
The facade of health professional offices on the street level
shall be at least 50% clear, unobstructed glass window.
(d)
No health professional office shall occupy street-level space
on Pondfield Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar Street/Tanglewylde
Avenue nor shall it occupy street-level space on Palmer Avenue between
Parkway Road and Paxton Avenue absent a special permit.
(e)
If such use is located within 250 feet of the boundary of a
district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D Residence
Districts, such establishment may not be operated between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(11)
Financial office or bank
[Added 9-11-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
(a)
No banks or financial offices shall occupy street-level space
on Pondfield Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar Street/Tanglewylde
Avenue nor shall they occupy street-level space on Palmer Avenue between
Parkway Road and Paxton Avenue absent a special permit.
(b)
In other locations, a bank or financial office may occupy street
level, provided that the street-level facade of the proposed use has
at least 50% of its area in clear, unobstructed glass window and there
is a minimum distance, measured from the closest point of each establishment
to the other, of 150 feet between the proposed bank or financial office
and any existing street-level bank or financial office on the same
side of the street. The measurement shall be continued on the same
side of the street around any street corner within the one-hundred-foot
distance: provided, however, that the Planning Board may waive this
requirement if it determines that such a waiver is appropriate given
the particular circumstances of the proposed use and its location.
[Amended 1-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
(c)
Bank or financial office off-street parking requirement: eight
spaces, together with four additional spaces for each teller position
in excess of two.
(d)
For the purposes of calculating off-street parking, each automatic
teller machine is deemed a teller position.
(e)
If such use is located within 250 feet of the boundary of a
district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D Residence
Districts, such establishment may not be operated between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(12)
Real estate office or agency.
[Added 9-11-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
(a)
In no case shall a real estate agency or real estate office
occupy street level space on Pondfield Road between Kraft Avenue and
Cedar Street/Tanglewylde Avenue or on Palmer Avenue between Parkway
Road and Paxton Avenue.
(b)
In other locations, a real estate agency or real estate office
may occupy street-level space, provided that the street-level facade
of the proposed use has at least 50% of its area in clear, unobstructed
glass window and there is a minimum distance, measured from the closest
point of each establishment to the other, of 150 feet between the
proposed real estate agency or real estate office and any existing
street-level real estate agency or real estate office on the same
side of the street. The measurement shall be continued on the same
side of the street around any street corner within the one-hundred-foot
distance; provided, however, that the Planning Board may waive this
distance restriction in cases where the resulting intensity of use
will not be detrimental to the public health, safety and/or welfare.
(c)
If such use is located within 250 feet of the boundary of a
district zoned for residence, including AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D Residence
Districts, such establishment may not be operated between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
(13)
Health clubs smaller than 1,500 square feet.
[Added 7-9-2018 by L.L.
No. 8-2018]
B. Accessory uses:
(1) Private (nonmunicipal) garage, accessory to a principal
permitted use or special permit use allowed in Central Business A.
(2) Geothermal energy systems, as defined in §
310-22G of this chapter.
[Added 9-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(3) Outdoor eating area. The purpose of this subsection is to allow outdoor
eating areas as a permitted accessory use, in association with permitted
eating or drinking establishment uses (including carry-out food establishments),
with conditions and safeguards to prevent nuisance conditions within
the Village.
[Added 7-13-2015 by L.L.
No. 4-2015]
(a)
Specific standards for outdoor eating areas.
[1]
The space shall be open to the sky, except that a retractable
awning or table umbrellas may be permitted subject to review and approval
by the Design Review Committee.
[2]
All damages and liabilities sustained in relation to the use
and location of the outdoor eating area shall be the responsibility
of the owner and/or operator of the use.
[3]
At minimum, the outdoor eating area shall leave a five-foot-wide
clear path free of all obstructions in order to allow for adequate
pedestrian movement. This minimum distance shall be measured from
the portion of the outdoor eating area frontage which is nearest either
the curb or nearest obstruction. Unless otherwise determined by the
Planning Board, parking meters, traffic signs and trees which have
gratings flush to grade, without fences or guards, shall not count
as obstructions.
[4]
The area used for an outdoor eating area shall not exceed the
frontage of the related eating or drinking establishment use.
[5]
All awnings or umbrellas shall be adequately secured, retractable and made of a noncombustible frame covered with a flameproofed canvas or cloth, slow burning plastic or other equivalent material, but not including glass. At no point shall the height of the awning be lower than seven feet from the floor of the outdoor eating area unless otherwise approved by the Design Review Committee. The valance of the awning shall not exceed 12 inches in height. Awnings or umbrellas may overhang no more than 12 inches into the five feet of clear path, as provided in Subsection
(3)(a)[3] of this section.
[6]
No structure or enclosure to accommodate the storage of garbage
may be erected or placed adjacent to or separate from the outdoor
eating area on the public right-of-way.
[7]
No signs are permitted on sidewalk umbrellas. All other signage is subject to the regulations in §
310-23 of this chapter.
[8]
Musical instruments or sound reproduction devices shall not
be operated or used within an outdoor eating area for any purpose.
[9]
All planters, railings and fences as part of an outdoor eating
area shall be self-supporting. In order to maximize visual access,
the height of the railing or planter, including the vegetation within,
shall not be higher than 30 inches. All materials, aside from planters,
shall be removed from the sidewalk during those off-season periods
when the outdoor eating area ceases operation. If not removed, a planter
may be placed with its longest side against the wall of the accompanying
restaurant, provided that such planter does not obstruct any egress
from the building.
[10] All objects other than planters shall be removed
during that period of the year when the outdoor eating area ceases
operation or at least between December 1 and February 28.
(b)
Approval procedure. The establishment of an outdoor eating area shall be subject to site plan approval in accordance with the terms of §
310-26; provided, however, that public notice of the application shall be limited to properties within a one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of the proposed outdoor eating area.
(c)
Renewal and changes to approval. The site plan approval or renewal
permit for an outdoor eating area shall be valid until the end of
the calendar year in which it is issued. Thereafter a renewal permit
is required from the Village Administrator, which will be subject
to fees set from time to time by the Village Board. Any substantial
changes to the Planning Board approved layout or conditions will require
Planning Board approval. If there is any violation of the terms of
the permit, the Village Administrator shall have the right to revoke
such permit. In addition, if the Village Administrator determines
that the original Planning Board approval requires substantial modification,
he/she may refer the renewal application to the Planning Board for
approval.
(d)
Insurance requirements. The applicant shall provide evidence
of liability coverage in the amount determined by the Village, with
such insurance to be maintained for the full duration of the approval
for such outdoor eating area.
C. Special permit uses. The Planning Board may allow the following uses by special permit, as regulated in Article
VII of this chapter. See §
310-42 for individual standards and requirements applicable to these special permit uses, including off-street parking requirements. At the Planning Board's discretion, a special permit may be subject to renewal.
(1) Health professional office occupying street-level space on Pondfield
Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar Street/Tanglewylde Avenue or occupying
street-level space on Palmer Avenue between Parkway Road and Paxton
Avenue.
[Amended 9-11-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
(2) Financial office or bank occupying street level space on Pondfield
Road between Kraft Avenue and Cedar Street/Tangleylde Avenue or Palmer
Avenue between Parkway Road and Paxton Avenue.
[Amended 9-11-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
(6) Indoor recreation facility, including martial arts,
dance, or crafts instruction studio.
[Amended 7-9-2018 by L.L.
No. 8-2018]
(8) Off-street parking lot or area as a principal use
on a lot.
(12)
Satellite earth stations and communications
facility.
(15) Solar energy systems, as defined in §
310-22F of this chapter.
[Added 9-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(16) Renewable energy systems, as defined in §
310-22G of this chapter, except no special permit is required for geothermal energy systems.
[Added 9-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(17) Health clubs larger than 1,500 square feet.
[Added 7-9-2018 by L.L.
No. 8-2018]
D. Area, bulk, and height controls.
(1) Uses shall be enclosed. All permitted uses, whether principal, accessory,
or special permit uses, shall be carried on in buildings that are
fully enclosed on all sides, with the exception of off-street parking
and outdoor eating areas.
[Amended 7-13-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
(2) Floor area. No single use shall occupy more than 3,500 gross square feet of floor area on the principal street level. Such limit may be increased by special permit of the Planning Board in accordance with standards of Article
VII of this chapter to a gross square footage not exceeding 5,000 square feet.
(3) Floor area ratio. No building or structure shall be
erected or enlarged which exceeds a floor area ratio of 1.0, except
that if the area of the lot is 2,500 square feet or less, at the discretion
of the Planning Board a building or structure may be erected or enlarged
on the lot with a floor area ratio of up to 1.6.
(4) Street frontage. Principal permitted uses shall occupy no more than 35 linear feet of street frontage along any street measured at the street level. Such limit may be increased by special permit of the Planning Board in accordance with the standards of Article
VII of this chapter to a street frontage not to exceed 50 linear feet.
(5) Yards. No front, side, or rear yard is required on
any lot in Central Business A, but if any side or rear yard is provided,
such yard shall be at least six feet wide.
(6) Height.
(a)
Except as provided hereinafter in §
310-42I(4), no part of any building or structure shall be erected or enlarged to a height greater than two stories, nor shall such height exceed 32 feet or be less than 15 feet above the average elevation as measured at the building line, except for the following:
[1]
There may be additional levels for parking at
the rear of any building, provided that the highest of such additional
floors shall not exceed the height of the highest level not comprising
parking.
[2]
As provided in §
310-42I(4), hospitals in Central Business A shall be allowed a maximum height of 72 feet under certain conditions.
(b)
Where a lot has frontage on two nonintersecting
through streets or other public ways, the height limitation shall
apply to the facade on each street or way and a setback shall be provided
from the lower to the higher portion of the building to be set back
at a distance not less than the difference between the heights of
the two levels.
(c)
When penthouses, bulkheads, or other rooftop
structures are more than 12 feet high measured from the height of
the adjoining roof or cover more than 20% of the roof area, height
measurements shall be taken to the top of such penthouses, bulkheads,
or other rooftop structures.
(d)
All penthouses, bulkheads, or other rooftop
structures must be at least 10 feet back from the front and rear walls
of a building and three feet back from the side walls, except that
walls of elevator and stair enclosures may be built on the side wall
when so required by the plan of the building.
E. Off-street parking controls. No building shall be
erected or enlarged and no change of use shall be approved unless
provision is made for adequate off-street parking to serve such building
or use, as provided below.
(1) At the discretion of the Planning Board, the off-street
parking requirement for new construction, enlargement, or change of
use equal to or less than 3,500 square feet may be reduced or eliminated.
(2) For new construction, enlargement, or change of use
involving more than 3.500 square feet, the Planning Board may reduce
the required parking if it determines that such a reduction is warranted
by the particular circumstances of the application under consideration.
[Amended 1-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 3-2018]
(3) Any off-street parking spaces eliminated as the result
of building construction shall be replaced.
(4) No use shall reduce or redesignate its required off-street
parking spaces to serve other structures or uses to a number below
that which is the minimum required by this chapter.
(5) Parking shall not be a principal street level use
unless fully enclosed in an existing building, when such building
is set back a minimum 50 feet from the street line.
(6) With the exceptions stated above, the following off-street
parking requirements shall be met for principal permitted uses:
(a)
Retail and restaurants: one space per 300 square
feet of the first 2,500 square feet of gross floor area; together
with one additional space for each additional 200 square feet of gross
floor area thereafter.
[Amended 1-8-2018 by L.L.
No. 3-2018]
(b)
Service: one space per 300 square feet of the
first 2,500 square feet of gross floor area; together with one additional
space for each additional 200 square feet of gross floor area thereafter.
(c)
Business or professional office (other than
medical and health-care professional): one space per 300 square feet
of the first 2,500 square feet of gross floor area; together with
one additional space for each additional 200 square feet of gross
floor area thereafter.
(e)
Dwelling unit: one space per studio; two spaces
for all other dwelling unit types.
(7) For principal permitted uses in Central Business A
District that are not listed above, the Planning Board shall determine
the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces.
(8) See Article
VII, Special Permits, of this chapter for other off-street parking requirements.