Batavia Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 235-6 Classification of districts and overlay zones.
[Amended 2-20-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
The Town of Batavia is hereby divided into the following zoning districts and overlay zones:
AG-R | Agricultural-Residential District |
R | Residential District |
H | Hamlet Residential District |
C | Commercial District |
HC | Hamlet Commercial District |
I | Industrial District |
IP | Industrial Park District |
MHP | Mobile Home Park District |
PUD | Planned Unit Development District |
PBD | Planned Business Development District |
FPO | Floodplain Overlay Zone (Information Only) |
WPO | Wellhead Protection Overlay Zone |
§ 235-7 Zoning Map.
Said zoning districts are bounded and defined as shown on a map titled "Zoning Map of the Town of Batavia, New York." The official copy of the Zoning Map is on file at the Town Clerk's office.
§ 235-8 Interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any boundaries shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow streets, rights-of-way, watercourses or lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, as shown on the Zoning Map.
Where zoning district boundaries are indicated as following approximate streets, rights-of-way, or watercourses, the center lines thereof shall be construed to be such boundaries.
Where zoning district boundaries are so indicated that they follow the edge of lakes, ponds, reservoirs or other bodies of water, mean high water lines thereof shall be construed to be the zoning district boundaries.
Where zoning district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
If, after the application of the foregoing rules, uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a district boundary, the Board of Appeals shall determine the location of said lines.
§ 235-9 Lots in two or more districts.
Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot under single ownership on the effective date of this chapter, leaving part subject to permissive regulations and part subject to prohibitive regulations, the Board of Appeals, after public hearing, may permit an extension of the use of that lot into the district where it is prohibited provided the extension does not extend more than 50 feet into that district. Furthermore, the Board may impose conditions affecting such extension if required to protect neighboring property.
§ 235-10 Existing lots of record.
A single-family dwelling, mobile home, and/or customary accessory buildings may be placed on any vacant lot of record existing prior to the effective date of this chapter and having a minimum of 100 feet in width and 20,000 square feet in area or, if such lot is located within a water district, a minimum of 75 feet in width and 16,000 square feet. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area, width or yard size, provided that the other requirements of this chapter are met. The minimum yard requirements for single-family dwellings on existing lots shall be as follows: