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Colonie City Zoning Code

§ 242-11

General regulations applicable in all districts.

A. 
No internal combustion engine shall be used in any building unless vibration is eliminated and it is equipped with an effective muffler or silencer so as to eliminate noise and devices to eliminate or contain fumes and odors.
B. 
No building or premises shall be used for any trade, industry or purpose that is noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise or that is dangerous to public health or safety.
C. 
Keeping of swine or poultry is prohibited in all districts. Kennels are prohibited in all districts; if dogs are housed for treatment by a veterinarian in accordance with the provisions of Commercial A or B, such an establishment shall not be considered a kennel.
D. 
The storage or parking and use of a trailer or mobile home by any person or persons is hereby prohibited in each and all of the classes of districts enumerated in § 242-2, except that storage or parking may be conducted in public garages or in the open within 20 feet of the rear lot line of any occupied lot, provided that the trailer or mobile home is not placed in use and that the doors are kept securely locked. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a mobile home in an approved mobile home park.
E. 
There shall be no outdoor storage of goods for sale, raw materials, equipment or machinery, waste or any other goods or materials in connection with any use, except for a residential use in the Residential A District, except as approved by the Planning Commission as part of approval of a site plan.
F. 
Off-street parking:
(1) 
Parking spaces shall be serviced by either one-way, fifteen-foot-wide roadways or two-way, twenty-four-foot wide roadways with adequate turning radii and pavement widening.
(2) 
Each parking space shall consist of a rectangle of at least nine feet by 18 feet with a generally level surface which is paved or otherwise treated to provide a firm impervious surface with unobstructed direct access to an aisle or driveway; where a parking space is skewed, it must contain a rectangle of at least nine by 18 feet.
(3) 
Off-street parking shall be provided as required in the regulations for each district.
G. 
Notice of radioactive materials.
[Added 9-28-1998 by L.L. No. 9-1998]
(1) 
Legible, clearly visible placards shall be placed on the outside of any building located within the Village of Colonie giving notice that radioactive materials are contained on the premises.
(2) 
Radioactive materials shall include any materials, or combination of materials, that spontaneously emit ionizing radiation, and having a specific activity greater than 0.002 microcurie per gram.