Brownville Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Supplemental Regulations
§ 88-5 Signs.
In a residence district, no stationary sign or billboard shall be permitted except customary professional signs, signs not larger than four square feet, real estate signs not larger than eight square feet when placed on properties offered for sale or rent, signs appropriate to a public or quasi-public building and signs incident to legal process and necessary to the public welfare.
In the Business District, no stationary signs or billboards shall be permitted except those permitted in a residence district and signs not larger than 40 square feet advertising a business conducted on the premises. No place in a Business District shall make exterior displays of more than three signs of any size.
In the Industrial District, there shall be no limitation upon the size, character and placement of signs and billboards except that no freestanding sign or billboard shall have less than three feet of bottom open space along its entire length.
In no instance shall signs and billboards be permitted within 660 feet of the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway except for those signs which advertise a business conducted on the premises, signs placed on properties for sale or rent and signs incident to legal process and necessary to the public welfare.
No stationary sign or billboard in any district may extend over a sidewalk or other public way.
Zoning permits shall be required for all stationary signs larger than 40 square feet in area, and they shall be regarded as buildings or structures within the meaning of this chapter.
An advertising display upon a barn or other building or structure shall be regarded as coming within the above regulations.
§ 88-6 Off-street parking requirements.
For the specific uses listed below, and for each building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, the following parking spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with the building or structure except as hereinafter provided:
Uses | Minimum Required Off-Street Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Bowling alleys | 10 for each alley |
Churches, auditoriums, theaters, funeral homes and other places of public assembly | 1 for each 10 seats at maximum capacity |
Dwellings, 1- to 5-family | 1 for each dwelling unit |
Dwellings, 5-family or more, and apartment houses | 1 1/2 for each dwelling unit |
Industrial, warehousing or manufacturing establishments | 1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Institutions, hospitals and nursing homes | 1 for each 4 patients or residents |
Offices | 1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area used for office purposes |
Residential and transient motels and hotels | 1 for each guest bedroom |
Restaurants | 1 for each 60 feet of gross floor area used for the preparation and serving of food and drink in any form |
Skating rinks | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area |
Stores | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area used for store purposes |
§ 88-7 Individual mobile homes.
Location of an individual mobile home may be permitted outside an authorized mobile home park upon authorization of a permit by the Planning Board when the Board determines that one of the following criteria has been met:
Special necessity. Upon proof of special necessity for an agricultural use where an additional dwelling is needed for a farm employee, tenant or family members, the Planning Board may grant a special permit for the installation of a single mobile home to be placed on the same individual lot as an existing conventional single-family dwelling conditioned upon the following:
Interim dwelling. The Planning Board may grant a special permit for the installation of a mobile home as an interim dwelling on an individual lot during the construction of a conventional single-family dwelling on such lot conditioned on the following:
The approval shall be temporary for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance of the permit for the conventional single-family dwelling, except that the Planning Board may grant as many as two extensions of six months each as circumstances warrant.
On or before the date of expiration of the temporary approval and extensions thereto, if any, use of the mobile home as an interim dwelling shall cease and the mobile home shall be removed.
Emergency dwelling. A mobile home may be temporarily placed and occupied as an emergency dwelling on any property in the Village regardless of prior development on or current use of such property, provided that:
The need for such emergency dwelling resulted from the loss by flood, fire or other disaster of an existing dwelling within the Village.
Temporary arrangements for safe access to the property, adequate potable water supply, sanitary disposal of sewage, safe storage of liquefied petroleum gas and anchoring are provided within 48 hours of such placement (and occupancy) by means either on-site or off-site.
A temporary permit is obtained for the emergency dwelling within 48 hours of such placement and occupancy.
Such temporary permit shall expire and the emergency dwelling shall be removed from the property within 60 days of such placement and occupancy.
Except as provided herein, no other improvements to or alteration or disturbance of the property shall be caused by such placement and occupancy of an emergency dwelling and no rights to develop such property shall be thus established other than as are permitted in full compliance with the provisions, regulations, standards and procedures of this chapter.
§ 88-8 Debris and structures in required yards.
In all districts, there shall be no placement of materials, garbage, debris, litter or structures in a required yard, unless enclosed in an accessory structure.
§ 88-9 Inoperative motor vehicles.
In all districts, inoperative motor vehicles are not permitted to be kept on the premises for a period longer than 45 days, unless they are enclosed within a structure or fence so as not to be visible from off the property.
§ 88-10 Satellite dish antennas.
Satellite dish antennas are permitted accessory structures in all districts and may be located within any required side or rear yard if they meet accessory structure dimensional requirements.
§ 88-11 Community facilities.
Community facilities are permitted in all districts, with the exception of the Industrial District, and shall meet the following requirements:
Sufficient parking spaces must be provided to meet the off-street parking requirements of this article.
The use shall not produce dust, noise, lighting glare or other objectionable environmental conditions to neighboring residential properties. If it does, the use shall install adequate screening, fences, hedges, etc., to eliminate such conditions.
Interior thoroughfares shall be arranged so as to ensure public safety.
§ 88-12 Yard requirements.
In the case of a corner lot, both yards fronting on streets shall be considered front yards and must meet the appropriate setbacks.
In determining the yard requirements of a lot, porches, carports, private garages or similar attached structures are considered a part of the principle building. Such structures shall not be required to have a setback distance from the principle building, but they shall maintain required setbacks from adjacent lot and street lines.
§ 88-13 Home occupation uses.
Home occupation uses in all districts must meet the following criteria:
Not more than five people shall be employed at such a use.
The use must be conducted within a structure or building.
One identification sign is permitted and shall not exceed four square feet in area.
Off-street parking space requirements, as identified in this article, shall be adhered to.
No unsafe traffic conditions shall be produced by vehicles at the use, sign placement, etc.
No objectionable odors, noise or unsightly conditions shall be encountered by neighboring properties.
§ 88-14 Off-street loading requirements.
In all districts, in connection with every building or building group or part thereof and having a gross floor area of 4,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by a new industrial, manufacturing, commercial, wholesale or retail use similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, off-street loading berths or unloading berths as follows:
Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Berths |
|---|---|
4,000 — 25,000 | 1 |
25,001 — 40,000 | 2 |
40,001 — 60,000 | 3 |
The loading berth required in each instance shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 25 feet in length, and 14 feet in height, and may occupy all or any part of any required yard. Such space may also be a part of a required parking area.
§ 88-15 Fences and walls.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Fences and walls are acceptable in all districts and a permit fee of $15 is required for their construction. They shall not be placed so as to cause traffic hazards. They shall not be more than six feet in height unless they enclose the immediate grounds of a swimming pool or other essential community or public facility. They shall be kept in good structural repair so that they are not a safety hazard.
In all zoning districts, any structures, fences, signs or shrubbery over 3 1/2 feet in height above street level are not permitted to be maintained in a triangular area of any corner lots. This area is formed by lines along both streets to points 40 feet distant from the intersection and then a line connecting these points.
Fences facing and running alongside a street and public sidewalk shall be no closer than one foot to the edge of sidewalk away from the street.