Bristol Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Provisions Applicable to all Use Districts
§ 350-19 Building permit; repairs.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, used, moved, changed or altered, unless in conformity with the regulations of this chapter and unless a building permit has been issued. Repairs are permitted without a building permit, providing no increase in size or use of structure or lands is made.
§ 350-20 Required setback from streambeds.
No structure shall be built within 25 feet of the bed of a stream carrying water on an average of six months of the year or on land subject to periodic overflow.
§ 350-21 Topsoil protection.
No person shall strip, excavate or otherwise remove topsoil for sale or other use other than on the premises from which taken, except in connection with the construction or alteration of a building on said premises and excavating or grading incidental thereto.
§ 350-22 Principal use building quantity.
No lot shall have erected thereon more than one principal use building.
§ 350-23 Obstruction of view of approaching traffic.
No obstruction to view between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet, measured perpendicularly from the grade, shall be maintained on the premises in the angle formed by intersecting streets so as to interfere with the view of traffic approaching the intersection within a distance of 100 feet, measured along the center line of each from the intersection of such center line. The provisions herein shall not be construed as to require the cutting or removal of an existing stand of trees within the prescribed area. Such area shall, however, be kept free of underbrush and other plants which obstruct the view of approaching traffic.
§ 350-24 Front yard storage.
No front yard shall be used for the open storage of boats, vehicles, recreational vehicles, appliances, farm equipment, unlicensed cars and other scrap or material, except for vehicular parking on driveways.
§ 350-25 Recreational vehicle storage.
One recreational vehicle (RV) may be stored on the premises of the owner or occupant of a residential structure, provided that it is stored at the rear or side of the residential structure.
A recreational vehicle (RV) may be parked in conjunction with a residential dwelling in the Town of Bristol for a period of time not to exceed 120 days per calendar year, and provided that no fee is charged by the owner/occupant of the residential dwelling. The owner/occupant of the residential dwelling is not allowed to live in said recreational vehicle.
After a permit is obtained from the Town, it is allowed to place one tent, RV or pop-up on a parcel of vacant land for a period not to exceed 90 days in a calendar year.
§ 350-26 Vending machines; roadside stands.
No business establishment shall place or display goods for purposes of sale or permit any coin-operated vending machines of any type to be placed in any location which would infringe upon the required yard areas specified in this chapter. However, the display of farm products offered for sale at a roadside stand on the lands on which such products are raised, produced or grown is not prohibited.
§ 350-27 Accessory buildings.
[Amended 10-13-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
All accessory buildings, not including agricultural structures and except as otherwise specified in this chapter, shall be subject to the following:
For the purpose of regulating the location of accessory buildings on corner lots and on lots extending through/between parallel streets, all portions of such lots fronting the street shall be subject to the front yard requirements of the use district in which such lot is located.
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall be considered a part of the principal building and is required to comply with the yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building. For the purposes of this section, "attached" shall mean physical connection by way of a common wall or foundation and not separated by an unenclosed exterior space.
No detached accessory building shall be closer to the street or right-of-way line than the minimum front yard setback for the principal building.
Accessory buildings for multiple-family dwellings, manufactured home parks, public uses, commercial uses and industrial uses may be allowed in rear or side yard(s) of the primary building(s).
Except as otherwise stated in this chapter, no more than one 1,000-square-foot accessory building shall be allowed on vacant lots with no primary building or use and may be used for storage of materials, equipment, and other personal property. Such accessory building shall be subject to the setback and requirements contained in the Schedule of Lot Size, Building Size and Setbacks.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
Accessory buildings shall not be used as habitable space or for commercial purposes. The building shall not be utilized for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms and toilet rooms are prohibited within accessory buildings. Accessory buildings located on parcels having a principal use building may be used for home occupations as defined in this chapter.
Accessory buildings may have electrical, gas, and water service but no other utilities.
Accessory buildings may contain conditioned space (heating/cooling), but not for the purpose of utilizing the space as habitable space. All buildings which are conditioned must meet all requirements of the New York State Uniform Code and associated Energy Code compliance.
§ 350-28 Applicability to utilities.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to customary utility services.
§ 350-29 Cargo container use.
Cargo containers are not allowed, with the exception of rented cargo containers that can be used for up to four weeks, then must be removed.
§ 350-30 Certificates of occupancy.
A new certificate of occupancy must be issued for any structure that is deemed unsafe or that has been unoccupied for more than one year.