Centre Island Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Additional Regulations
§ 122-14 Signs.
No signs shall be hereafter erected or maintained on any building or premises in any residence district except as specifically permitted herein.
A.
Residence A Districts. In any residence district, signs may be erected for the following purposes and for no other. Any signs erected and maintained shall be subject to all the conditions and provisions set forth in this article-Permitted signs shall be as follows:
[Amended 3-14-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
(1)
One residential nameplate not exceeding 1 1/2 feet in any dimension. In the event of a private road, there may be one joint nameplate not exceeding 2 1/2 feet in any dimension.
(2)
Not more than three "No Trespassing" signs in a Residence A-1 District and not more than two in a Residence A-2 District, and such signs shall not exceed more than 1/2 feet in any dimension, with alike letters on a black or green background. In the event of a private road, there may be one "No Trespassing" sign not exceeding 2 1/2 feet in size in any dimension.
B.
Permit and fees.
(1)
It shall be unlawful to erect, alter, maintain, reconstruct or relocate a sign, other than a residential nameplate or "No Trespassing" sign, until a permit has been issued therefor by the Building Committee. A written application therefor shall be filed with the Building Committee by the owner or lessee of the building or premises on which such sign is to be erected or maintained or by the duly authorized agent of such owner or lessee. Such application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the property on which such sign is to be erected or maintained and shall contain an accurate description of the location or proposed location of such sign, the name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the person by whom such sign is to be erected, altered, maintained, reconstructed or relocated and such other information as the Building Committee may require to show compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
A fee shall be paid to the Village by the applicant for a permit at the time of submitting his application for a permit.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For current fee provisions, see Ch. 57, Fees.
C.
Construction and maintenance of signs. All signs shall be properly secured, supported and braced as to make them safe and shall be kept in perfect structural condition and clean and well painted.
D.
Revocation and expiration of permit.
(1)
When it shall appear to the Building Inspector/Village Engineer or the Building Committee that any sign is being maintained in an unsafe or insecure manner or in violation of any of the terms of this article, he or they shall so notify the person to whom the permit has been issued, in writing, at the address stated on the application, and it shall be the duty of such person who has been notified to make such repairs or to comply with the necessary provisions of this chapter within the time stated in the notice. If such repairs are not so made or if such compliance is not so affected, the Building Inspector/Village Engineer may cause such sign to be removed and shall charge the expense thereof to the person so notified.
(2)
Any permit issued hereunder shall be deemed to expire upon any change in ownership of the premises on which it is or will be erected. Upon expiration and notice thereof by the Building Inspector to the applicant, it shall be the duty of the person so notified to remove such sign and, if not so removed, the Building Inspector/Village Engineer may cause such sign to be removed and shall charge the expense thereof to the person so notified.
§ 122-15 Fences, piers, posts, sculptures, gates.
[Amended 1-12-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000; 3-13-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
A.
No fence, wall, pier, post, gate or structure in the nature of a fence or wall or connected in any way with a fence or a wall shall be hereafter erected on any premises which shall exceed six feet in height, except entrance piers and gates not exceeding eight feet in height shall be permitted. A sculpture or decorative shape may be added to the top of a conforming entrance post or pier if such addition does not result in any overall height exceeding 10 feet. All measurements shall be made from preexisting undisturbed grade.
B.
Fences shall be constructed with the finished side facing adjoining property or public or private roads. No supports, posts or bracing shall be placed on the same side of the fence that faces adjoining property or a private or public road.
C.
Front line or street line fencing; obstruction of view.
(1)
Fencing for the front line or street line of the property shall be limited to fences having a minimum of 75% free area when projected as a front elevation (see-through-type fencing). Chainlink type, chicken-wire, hardware-wire and similar fences are not permitted unless such fences are constructed as barriers in connection with permitted fences, are heavily screened and camouflaged by substantial evergreen plantings and do not exceed the lower of four feet or the height of the accompanying fences. Solid fences along the front or street line are permitted as long as they do not exceed four feet in height. Barbed-wire fencing is not permitted.
(2)
No wall, fence or other structure shall be erected and no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth shall be maintained in such location as, in the opinion of the Police Department, would cause danger to traffic by obstructing the view.
(3)
All front line or street line fencing shall be screened by plantings as prescribed by the Architectural Review Board.
D.
Fencing of swimming pools shall comply with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
E.
Fences shall be kept in good repair or must be removed, replaced or repaired after 30 days' notice from the Village Building Inspector. A new permit will be required for a replacement or substantial repair.
F.
Wire fencing for tennis courts is permitted up to 10 feet in height, subject to screen planting requirements as prescribed by the Architectural Review Board.
§ 122-16 Automobiles, trailers, mobile homes and dumpsters.
[Amended 7-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997; 3-14-2001 by L.L. No. 7-2001; 1-7-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A.
The Village Board of Trustees hereby finds that the storage of mobile homes, recreational vehicles, unregistered vehicles and trailers of any kind, except boat trailers, adversely affects the environment and community by creating a visual or environmental detriment. These visual and environmental detriments impair the beneficial use of real property in such areas, impair the stability and value of both the improved and unimproved real property in such areas, and produce a degeneration of the property and aesthetic character of such area and impair the proper relationship between the taxable value of real property in the community and the cost of municipal services provided therefor. These detriments, singly and in combinations, result in a deterioration of conditions affecting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the community.
B.
No automobile trailer, travel trailer, or mobile home designed to be used for human habitation, unregistered motor vehicle, or commercial truck, crane, excavator, bulldozer, or similar construction equipment, or trailers of any kind, except boat trailers, or dumpsters shall be used, stored or parked in any residence district for more than 14 days total during any calendar year unless stored or parked within a fully enclosed private garage building or unless screen planting is provided sufficient to occlude the view of the item from all points off the premises, and the item's location meets all setback and other provisions of the Village Code. Construction site trailers are not permitted in any manner, unless used in connection with a bona fide construction project, and their use shall be specifically approved by the Architectural Review Board. All dumpsters shall be covered so as to prevent any refuse from overflowing the container.
C.
No trailer or mobile home may be used for overnight habitation.
D.
No automobile or vehicle that is nonoperable, unregistered or stored outside with a cover may be parked or stored for a period exceeding 14 days total during any calendar year unless it is kept inside a private garage or enclosure or set back from private or public view.
E.
No portable storage container may be stored or parked in any residence district for more than a total of 30 days during any calendar year unless stored or parked at a location where the container is concealed at all times from neighboring property.
§ 122-17 Boats.
[Amended 7-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997; 3-14-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
A.
Except on property legally permitted for club purposes, no boat exceeding 16 feet in length may be stored or parked outside in any residence district for more than nine months in any one calendar year.
B.
Any boat {regardless of size) stored or parked outside for more than 30 days in the Residence A-1 District must be substantially screened from public or neighboring view by means of evergreen plantings of sufficient density and maturity to substantially screen the boat from view. Any boat in the Residence A-2 District shall be set back from the street line a minimum of 20 feet.
C.
No more than one boat of any length may be stored on each residential parcel unless kept inside a private garage or enclosure screened or set back from private or public view.
§ 122-17.1 Basketball backboards.
[Added 7-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
A.
A permanent or nonpermanent backboard/hoop must meet the minimum setback and permitting requirements set forth in § 122-8, except that:
[Amended 12-10-2001 by LL. No. 17-2001]
(1)
A nonpermanent backboard/hoop in the Residence A-2 District shall be set back at least 20 feet from every property line (or the edge of pavement in the case of a road or street); and
(2)
A nonpermanent backboard/hoop shall not require a permit if in the judgment of the Building Inspector the assembly is so insubstantial as not to require a permit.
B.
Hours of use are restricted to between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. unless the basketball backboard is 125 feet away from the nearest adjoining property line.
§ 122-18 Berms.
For the purposes of this chapter, a "berm" is a quantity of clean dirt, stone, fill or other material or combination of material that is located less than 20 feet from a property line.
A.
Unless a building permit has been issued, no berm in excess of two feet above natural grade shall be constructed in the Village within 20 feet of any property line.
B.
The berm shall be landscaped on all sides with living ground cover and it shall be maintained in a neat and clean manner on all sides by the property owner.
C.
The toe of the slope of all berms shall be located at least 10 feet from the property line.
D.
The slope of all permitted berms should not exceed an angle of repose of 30°, and the width of berms shall be at least four feet at the top.
E.
In no case shall the height of any berm exceed four feet above existing natural grade.
F.
No fence may be erected atop a berm.
§ 122-18.1 Curb cuts.
[Added 7-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
There shall be no more than one curb cut from any lot without specific permission from the Board of Trustees.
§ 122-18.2 Filming or videotaping.
[Added 3-14-2001 by L.L. No. 12-2001]
There shall be no commercial or production level film or video activity within the Village except upon special application to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall establish by resolution rules regulating the hours of work, notice to adjoining owners, permitted noise levels and application fees. Only those activities demonstrated to be brief, nondisruptive to the peace and quiet of the Village and safe shall be permitted.