All roads are to be built to Town standards.

The design and construction of streets within the district should be consistent with the street standards as shown in Figure 1.[1]

Intersections should be at right angles whenever possible.

New streets should connect to existing streets and use a block system to avoid dead ends whenever practicable.

Street layouts, as shown on the Town Street Map, should provide for a variety of block and lot sizes. Blocks should be generally in the range of 200 feet to 400 feet deep by 400 feet to 800 feet long to create shorter walking distances and help diffuse traffic on multiple access routes. Blocks exceeding 600 feet should have a rear lane access, or pedestrian right-of-way for mid-block access.

Multiple buildings and uses are permitted on a lot in the TC District.

In order to facilitate fewer curb cuts, shared driveways and rear access lanes should be used for access to parking lots behind buildings.

Residential rear access lanes should be used for access to garages and parking lots behind buildings.

Sidewalks in the district shall be consistent with the street standards as shown in Figure 1.[2] All sidewalks shall be ADA compliant.

Restaurants may be permitted to operate outdoor cafes in front of and on public sidewalks as long as at least seven feet are maintained free for sidewalk passage.

A retail business may be permitted to have a temporary (thirty-day) sidewalk display of store merchandise on up to 25% of its sidewalk frontage.

Snow removal from the sidewalks shall be the responsibility of the property owner.

A landscaped area shall be provided along both sides of all streets within the TC District. The landscaped area shall be consistent with the TC street standards shown in Figure 1.[3] Within the landscaped area (between the street and the sidewalk), one shade tree (minimum of three-inch caliper diameter at four feet in height) shall be provided per every 25 to 30 linear feet.

Street trees should be tolerant of urban condition, especially salt and sand deposited with snow removal. Mulched tree wells should be placed around the base of each tree for protection and moisture retention.

Shrubbery shall be no higher than three feet above existing street grades, nor shall any tree with foliage extend below 10 feet above the established street grades. All landscaping (trees, shrubs, planted beds) shall be maintained within 20 feet of any street intersection or 10 feet of driveway/street intersections. This restriction is for purposes of maintaining visibility at all times.

Where parking lots and drives abut the landscaped strip along the street right-of-way, evergreen shrubs and/or a three-foot stone wall, as approved by the Planning Board, should be provided for screening. The screening should be a plant species that is a minimum of three feet high and a maximum of six feet high, and extends along the entire street frontage of the parking lot, exclusive of driveways and visibility lines.

Visibility. Street level landscaping shall not interfere with visibility and safety.

Street trees are a major means of providing a pedestrian amenity as well as visual coherence. Property owners shall have responsibility for planting along street frontage(s) within the Town's right-of-way.

Maintenance of trees within the Town's right-of-way shall be the responsibility of the Town.

On-street parking along TC commercial streets should be as illustrated in the TC street standards. See Figure 1.[4] Angled parking may be allowed at the discretion of the Planning Board.

On-street parking shall be permitted along residential collector streets, as illustrated in the TC street standards. See Figure 1.[5]

On-street parking along and adjacent to the property frontage may apply toward the minimum parking requirements.

Connections between the parking lots to the rear and the main retail frontage are desirable. Wherever practical, through-store passages should be provided.

The frequency of store entrances along commercial Town Center streets is important in maintaining retail continuity and viability. In new buildings, a maximum distance of 60 feet between individual store entrances is encouraged.

Two- or three-story buildings are required for the entire district. Larger-scale, single-use facilities (conference spaces, theaters, supermarkets or department stores, for example) may be one-story with a two-story, four-sided facade. Flat roofs for new buildings will not be permitted.

The ground floor should reinforce retail continuity along specified street frontages within the district. Second stories may be used for a mix of residential, commercial, and/or office space.

Buildings shall be brought up toward the right-of-way line, consistent with the street standards as shown in Figure 1.[6]

Balconies, bay windows and cornice features, open porches, canvas-type awnings, and projecting signs may encroach up to six feet into the front setback. However, there shall be no projections into setbacks over public utilities.

Drive-through windows or lanes may be permitted. Their location and design are at the discretion of the Planning Board and Architectural Review Board.

Gasoline station pump canopies shall be located to the rear or side of the building.

A variety of housing types from attached townhouses, condominiums, and apartments are permitted, with an overall density of up to 12 dwelling units per acre.

Side yard and rear yard setbacks for garages or accessory structures shall be a minimum of six feet.

Access to driveways and garages should be from the rear access drive. Any lot with a front driveway should recess the garage 20 feet from the front building line.

Parking lots and garages should be located to the rear of a building wherever possible, and access to parking and garages should be from a rear access lane.

Shared driveways should be used to access parking lots behind buildings and facilitate fewer curb cuts. Shared driveways and/or entrances for ingress and egress access between neighboring buildings and parking lots is strongly encouraged for the district.

Interior parking lot landscaping. Interior parking lots shall be landscaped in accordance with § 155-59 as determined necessary by the Planning Board.

Exterior parking lot landscaping. A landscaped strip should be provided around the perimeter of parking lots, exclusive of driveways. The landscaped strip should be a minimum of five feet wide. Where appropriate, a berm should be used to hide the parking lot from the street.

Each parking space shall be nine feet wide and 18 feet long, except handicap-accessible spaces that are to be in accordance with New York State building codes and with parking aisles. Backup and maneuvering aisles between rows of parking spaces shall be at least 24 feet wide, except where the Planning Board approves a lesser dimension as adequate to serve parking space arranged at less than a ninety-degree angle or landscaped area.

The Planning Board may, at its sole discretion, approve the joint use of a parking facility and allow a reduction in the parking requirement of up to 30% for two or more principal buildings or uses, either on the same, adjacent, or nearby parcels, where it is clearly demonstrated that the reduction in spaces and shared use of the parking facility will substantially meet the intent of the parking requirements by reason of variation in time of use by patrons or employees among such establishments (offset peak parking demand). There shall be a covenant on the separate parcel or lot guaranteeing the maintenance of the required off-street parking facilities during the existence of the principal use. Such covenant shall be:

Minimum off-street parking space requirements are found in § 155-56.

Waiver of improvement. Where the authority approving a site plan or special permit application determines that less than the required number of parking spaces will satisfy the intent of this chapter, said Board may waive the requirement in part, but not in excess of 30% of the number required according to this section. In all cases, it shall be expressly demonstrated on the site plan that sufficient space remains for the provision of the total amount of off-street parking required, and the site plan shall bear such designation. All such undeveloped parking space shall be used and maintained as additional landscaped grounds until required for parking. Written guarantees and proposed designs of the waived parking spaces shall be submitted by the applicant for the eventual improvement of any such spaces. Monitoring of parking conditions shall be the responsibility of the Code Enforcement Officer. Should parking prove to be inadequate, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the property owner and the Planning Board in writing that the waived spaces have been determined as necessary and must be constructed. The property owner shall construct these spaces within six months of written notification. Written guarantees and proposed designs of future parking shall be shown on the site plan. The Code Enforcement Officer will take action in regards to removing the waiver.

Landscaping should be designed to avoid existing overhead or underground utility lines. Where the location of existing overhead or underground utility lines conflicts with the required landscaping strip and tree planting, the Planning Board may approve an alternate plan.

Required landscaping shall be permanently maintained in a healthy growing condition at all times. The property owner is responsible for regular weeding, mowing of grass, irrigating, fertilizing, pruning, and other permanent maintenance of all plantings as needed.

Site trees should be no smaller than three-inch-caliper diameter at four feet in height. Density of site trees shall be at the discretion of the Planning Board as determined necessary.

All exterior lights shall be designed and located in such a manner as to prevent objectionable light and glare from spilling across property lines.

Exterior lighting should be architecturally compatible with the building style, material and colors and in compliance with the standards outlined by the Architectural Review Board. Cutoff fixtures are preferred over cobra-type light fixtures and directional floodlights.

All streetlight poles shall include an approved outdoor electrical outlet.

Streetlights and other lights shall be 10 feet to 15 feet in height, except pole lights in parking lots, which shall be a maximum of 20 feet high.

The design of fences and walls should be compatible with the architecture of the principal building(s) or structure(s) and should use similar materials.

All fences or walls 50 feet in length or longer, and four feet in height or taller, should be designed to minimize visual monotony by changing plane, height, material, or material texture, or significant landscape massing.

Ornamental fencing is preferred.

Chain-link fencing is discouraged. If approved by the Planning Board, it must be black and used in conjunction with privacy fence slats such as Hedge Link or Permahedge. Vinyl, wood, metal slats and slats of other similar materials are prohibited.

Site design is predicated on connection to central water and/or central sewer with improvements built by the private developer. If access to central water and/or central sewer is not immediately available, the project should still be consistent with Town Center principles and standards to accommodate a later connection to such central utilities.

All secondary utilities shall be underground. All underground utilities must be run in conduit.

To the maximum extent practicable, buildings, structures, towers or storage tanks or other improvements within the Ridgeline Protection Overlay District shall not be visible above the top of the ridgeline, or above the top of vegetation located within the ridgeline area, from surrounding private property or public rights-of-way in adjoining lowlands or adjoining ridgelines by cause of excessive clearing, building or structure height, or location of any building or structure with respect to the top of the ridgeline.

Wherever practical, structures should be sited at the lowest elevation possible to be as visually inconspicuous as possible when seen from a distance and from lower elevations.

No structure shall have a footprint greater than 2,500 square feet for a two-story house or 5,000 square feet for a one-story house.

Materials and colors. Structures should blend in with natural surroundings through preferred materials such as stone and/or natural wood siding. Reflective materials and bright colors that contrast dramatically with the colors of the land and vegetation around them should not be used as predominate colors on any wall or roof surface.