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Caroga Town City Zoning Code

ZONING DISTRICTS

ZONING DISTRICTS

  • ZONING DISTRICTS:

    1. There are hereby established the following Zoning Districts that are intended to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the Town of Caroga:

      • TC Town Center: 25,000 square feet per principal building.
      • RT Resort: 25,000 square feet per principal building.
      • H Hamlet: 25,000 square feet per principal building
      • ODA Open Development Area: 42 acres per principal building
      • C Conservation: 2.0 acres per principal building
      • LF-1 Lakefront Residential: 1 acre per principal building
      • LFA Lakefront Residential: 25,000 square feet per principal building
      • LFB Lakefront Residential: 1 acre per principal building
      • LF-2.5 Lakefront Residential: 2.5 acres per principal building
      • R-1.5 Residential: 1.5 acres per principal building.
      • R-3 Residential: 3 acres per principal building
      • R-8.5 Residential: 8.5 acres per principal building
      • R-10 Residential: 10 acres per principal building
      • R-15 Residential: 15 acres per principal building
      • HC Highway Commercial: 25,000 square feet per principal building
      • HC-1 Highway Commercial: 1 acre per principal building
      • HC-2.5 Highway Commercial: 2.5 acres per principal building
      • HC-8.5 Highway Commercial: 8.5 acres per principal building

    • ZONING MAP

    ZONING MAP:

    1. The aforesaid Zoning Districts are bounded and defined as shown on a map titled Town of Caroga Zoning Map. This map accompanies this Article and is hereby determined to be a part hereof.

    2. The Town of Caroga Zoning Map may be amended from time to time by the Town Board in accordance with Article 12 of this Ordinance. All amendments to the Zoning map shall be incorporated into and made a part of this Article.

    3. The Town Board shall, upon authorizing or approving any change to the boundary of a Zoning District, immediately have the Zoning Map for the Town of Caroga updated and reprinted.

    • LOCATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

    LOCATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES:

    1. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any boundaries shown on the Town’s Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

      1. Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

      2. District boundary lines are intended to follow center lines of street or alleys, rights-of-way, watercourses, lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless such boundary lines are fixed by dimension as shown on the zoning maps.

      3. Where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on the map, shall be determined by the use of the distance or measuring scale appearing thereon.

      4. If after the application of the forgoing rules, uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a district boundary, the Board of Appeals shall determine and fix the location of said line.

      5. Building rights may be transferred from contiguous districts which have the same density and are of one ownership.