Any trade, business, industry or process which is noxious or offensive by reason of the production or emission of smoke, noise, gas, odor, dust, refuse matter, radio activity, electrical emanations, vibration or excessive light beyond the limits of its lot, so as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health, safety or general welfare.

Billboard(s).

Coordinated site development is encouraged, including but not limited to coordinated site layout, access, parking, building design and landscaping.

One of the primary purposes of the BP district is to avoid the creation of multiple curb cuts onto existing public roads and, instead, encourage and require wherever practicable the use of internal service roads and connections to link nearby properties, uses and parking areas. Provision shall also be made, when considering coordinated access to an area, for access to other lands in the rear which might otherwise become landlocked. Coordinated signage is encouraged in order to reduce the number of signs necessary. Signage should be appropriately scaled to the surrounding neighborhood.

Strong consideration shall be given to aesthetic, screening, landscaping, and lighting in order to convey an attractive business appearance that is consistent with the rural community character and to avoid adverse or inconsistent effect on the public and on private properties where businesses will be visible from public streets, parks or adjoining residential properties or districts. The design and appearance of nonagricultural uses, whether discrete or located within a business park, shall be harmonious with adjoining uses where visible from the adjoining use. The appearance, color, material, texture, and design of structures, including roof pitch and building mass, and the size, shape, location and number of window and door openings, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their compatibility with community character and to avoid unnecessary or abrupt contrast with surrounding structures. As a means of promoting consistency with the rural character of the community, the renovation and reuse of existing buildings is expressly encouraged as a preferred option to demolition and removal.

Utility distribution systems serving new uses and structures shall be coordinated such that the extension of electric, cable and other utility lines, uses and structures does not cause unnecessary disruption to developed parcels.

Except for permitted truck parking at warehouse/distribution centers, no van, box truck, tractor-trailer truck or any component thereof, or other similar vehicle may be stored, parked, or otherwise placed on a lot, except briefly during the course of a delivery or as may otherwise be permitted pursuant to this chapter. For warehouse/distribution centers, truck parking and circulation shall take place only in areas designated on the approved site plan, and shall be sited and screened as needed in order to avoid adverse visual impacts, noise or vibration to adjacent residential uses or districts and to avoid adverse visual impacts to any public roadway.

Accessory parking areas shall be located and/or screened so as to prevent any adverse or inconsistent effect on any adjacent residential property or residential use in all directions.

Accessory outside use, storage, display or placement of materials, vehicles, equipment and/or any item ("storage area") shall be permitted only as specifically shown on an approved site plan and as expressly permitted by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may impose specific limitations relating to such storage area. Any storage area shall be limited to the rear yard and shall be laid out to avoid or limit visibility to adjoining properties and public roadways, to maintain a neat and orderly appearance, to avoid any potential hazard or nuisance, and to prevent unintended movement of materials off the site. Retained vegetation, screened plantings, fencing and/or other screening or containment measures may be required by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may also restrict the size, height and location of such storage area. An outside storage area shall be located at least 100 feet from the lot line of any property zoned for residential use or used by a residential use. Outside storage as a principal use is prohibited.

Opaque fencing over six feet in height shall require special permit and site plan approval.

The sale of used cars is permitted as an accessory use only to auto repair facilities and auto body shops. No more than five used cars may be displayed or stored outside at any time. Sale of used cars is not a permitted accessory use to gasoline stations or any use other than auto repair facilities and auto body shops. Any display, parking, impoundment and storage areas, and signs must be specifically shown on an approved site plan and expressly approved by the Planning Board. No such area or sign shall be constructed or used without express Planning Board approval.

All automotive repair and/or maintenance work and machinery and equipment repair and/or maintenance work shall be performed in a building.

Outdoor vending machines shall not be permitted unless specifically shown on an approved site plan, and are permitted as an accessory use only to a gasoline station.

Sale of gasoline and automotive fuels shall not include filling of propane tanks unless specifically shown and expressly approved as part of a site plan.

When determining the appropriate parking demand and classification of a restaurant, the Planning Board shall consider the percentage of the use that is retail or takeout as compared to provided seating.

[1]An agricultural or silvicultural operation, horse farm or horseback riding academy that lawfully exists on October 17, 2013, may expand without obtaining a variance otherwise required for the expansion of a nonconforming use.

Strong consideration shall be given to aesthetics, screening, landscaping and lighting during site plan review of any nonresidential use. The appearance, color, material, and design of structures, including window and door openings and roof pitch, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their conformity and compatibility with surrounding structures and community character and so that the structure is compatible with a residential appearance. Any lighting provided on the site shall be shielded and directed so that there is no glare or spillover on to residential properties. Accessory parking areas shall be located and/or screened to prevent any adverse or inconsistent effect on adjacent residential properties and uses. All dumpsters shall be screened and sited so as to be visually and olfactorily unobtrusive. Stormwater management facilities shall be designed and constructed such that the facilities, including landscaping, shall appear to the maximum extent practicable as a naturally existing pond or site feature, and such facilities shall not be excessively deep or abrupt in grade change.

No van, box truck, tractor-trailer truck or any component thereof or other similar vehicle may be stored, parked, or otherwise placed on a lot, except briefly during the course of a delivery or except as may otherwise be permitted pursuant to this chapter.

Accessory outside storage, display or placement of materials and/or items ("storage area") shall be permitted only as specifically shown on an approved site plan and as expressly permitted by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may impose specific limitations relating to such storage area. Any storage area shall be limited to the rear yard and shall be laid out to avoid or limit visibility to adjoining properties and public roadways, to maintain a neat and orderly appearance, to avoid any potential hazard or nuisance, and to prevent unintended movement of materials off the site. Retained vegetation, screened plantings, fencing and/or other screening or containment measures may be required by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may also restrict the size, height and location of such storage area. Outside storage as a principal use is prohibited.

Opaque fencing over six feet in height requires special permit and site plan approval.

Coordinated site development is encouraged, including but not limited to coordinated site layout, access, parking, building design and landscaping.

The creation of multiple curb cuts onto existing public roads shall be avoided where possible. This provision is intended to encourage and require wherever practicable the use of internal service roads and connections to link nearby properties, uses and parking areas. Provision shall also be made, when considering coordinated access to an area, for access to other lands in the rear which might otherwise become landlocked. Coordinated signage is encouraged in order to reduce the number of signs necessary. Signage should be appropriately scaled to the surrounding neighborhood.

Strong consideration shall be given to aesthetic, screening, landscaping, and lighting in order to convey an attractive business appearance that is consistent with the rural community character and to avoid adverse or inconsistent effect on the public and on private properties where businesses will be visible from public streets, parks or adjoining residential properties or districts. The design and appearance of nonagricultural uses, whether discrete or located within an industrial park, shall be harmonious with adjoining uses where visible from the adjoining use. The appearance, color, material, texture, and design of structures, including roof pitch and building mass, and the size, shape, location and number of window and door openings, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their compatibility with community character and to avoid unnecessary or abrupt contrast with surrounding structures. As a means of promoting consistency with the rural character of the community, the renovation and reuse of existing buildings is expressly encouraged as a preferred option to demolition and removal.

Utility distribution systems serving new uses and structures shall be coordinated such that the extension of electric, cable and other utility lines, uses and structures does not cause unnecessary disruption to developed parcels.

Except for permitted truck parking at warehouse/distribution centers, no van, box truck, tractor-trailer truck or any component thereof, or other similar vehicle may be stored, parked, or otherwise placed on a lot, except briefly during the course of a delivery or as may otherwise be permitted pursuant to this chapter. For warehouse/distribution centers, truck parking and circulation shall take place only in areas designated on the approved site plan, and shall be sited and screened as needed in order to avoid adverse visual impacts, noise or vibration to adjacent residential uses or districts and to avoid adverse visual impacts to any public roadway.

Accessory parking areas shall be located and/or screened so as to prevent any adverse or inconsistent effect on any adjacent residential property or residential use in all directions.

Accessory outside use, storage, display or placement of materials, vehicles, equipment and/or any item ("storage area") shall be permitted only as specifically shown on an approved site plan and as expressly permitted by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may impose specific limitations relating to such storage area. Any storage area shall be laid out to avoid or limit visibility to adjoining properties and public roadways, to maintain a neat and orderly appearance, to avoid any potential hazard or nuisance, and to prevent unintended movement of materials off the site. Retained vegetation, screened plantings, fencing and/or other screening or containment measures may be required by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may also restrict the size, height and location of such storage area. An outside storage area shall be located at least 100 feet from the lot line of any property zoned for residential use or used by a residential use. Outside storage as a principal use is prohibited.

Opaque fencing over six feet in height shall require special permit and site plan approval.

Outdoor vending machines shall not be permitted unless specifically shown on an approved site plan, and are permitted as an accessory use only to a gasoline station.

Sale of gasoline and automotive fuels shall not include filling of propane tanks unless specifically shown and expressly approved as part of a site plan.

When determining the appropriate parking demand and classification of a restaurant, the Planning Board shall consider the percentage of the use that is retail or takeout as compared to provided seating.

[2]An agricultural operation that lawfully exists on October 17, 2013, may expand without obtaining a variance otherwise required for the expansion of a nonconforming use.

Strong consideration shall be given to aesthetic, screening, landscaping, and lighting in order to convey an attractive business appearance that is consistent with the rural community character and to avoid adverse or inconsistent effect on the public and on private properties where businesses will be visible from public streets, parks or adjoining residential properties or districts. The design and appearance of nonagricultural uses shall be harmonious with adjoining uses where visible from the adjoining use. The appearance, color, material, texture, and design of structures, including roof pitch and building mass, and the size, shape, location and number of window and door openings, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their compatibility with community character and to avoid unnecessary or abrupt contrast with surrounding structures. As a means of promoting consistency with the rural character of the community, the renovation and reuse of existing buildings is expressly encouraged as a preferred option to demolition and removal.

Utility distribution systems serving new uses and structures shall be coordinated such that the extension of electric, cable and other utility lines, uses and structures does not cause unnecessary disruption to developed parcels.

Accessory parking areas shall be located and/or screened so as to prevent any adverse or inconsistent effect on any adjacent residential property or residential use in all directions.

Accessory outside use, storage, display or placement of materials, vehicles, equipment and/or any items ("storage area") shall be permitted only as specifically shown on an approved site plan and as expressly permitted by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may also impose specific limitations relating to such storage area. Any storage area shall be laid out to avoid or limit visibility to adjoining properties and public roadways, to maintain a neat and orderly appearance, to avoid any potential hazard or nuisance, and to prevent unintended movement of materials off the site. Retained vegetation, screen plantings, fencing and/or other screening or containment measures may be required by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may also restrict the size, height, and location of such storage area. An outside storage area shall be located in the rear yard and a minimum of eight feet from any lot line adjoining property zoned for residential use or used by a residential use, and shall be located a total of 25 feet from both side lot lines if both side lot lines adjoin property zoned for residential use or used by a residential use. Outside storage as a principal use is prohibited.

Opaque fencing over six feet in height shall require special permit and site plan approval.

The sale of used cars is permitted as an accessory use only to auto repair facilities and auto body shops. No more than three used cars may be displayed or stored outside at any time. Sale of used cars is not a permitted accessory use to any use other than auto repair facilities and auto body shops. Any display, parking, impoundment and storage areas, and signs must be specifically shown on an approved site plan and expressly approved by the Planning Board. No such area or sign shall be constructed or used without express Planning Board approval.

All automotive repair and/or maintenance work and all machinery and equipment repair and/or maintenance work shall be performed in a building.

Outdoor vending machines shall not be permitted unless specifically shown on an approved site plan.

When determining the appropriate parking demand and classification of a restaurant, the Planning Board shall consider the percentage of the use that is retail or takeout as compared to provided seating.

The Center Hamlet District comprises the heart of the Town's historic and traditional central business district. This district contains a wide mix of existing buildings, lot sizes and lot coverages, and the bulk of the existing buildings in the district date from the period between the 1850's and the 1930's. The area is serviced by central water and sewer, and parking is provided on street and in municipal lots, while some larger business lots are able to provide their own parking areas. The primary purposes of the CH District are to protect and enhance the appearance and function of the Town's traditional hamlet business district, to encourage the implementation of the design goals of the Main Street Renaissance Plan available at the Town Clerk (hereafter "the Renaissance Plan") where practicable and to implement the goals of the Town of Crawford Master Plan.[3] Most of the properties, although not all properties, within the CH District are included in the Architectural Review Overlay District, and development and alteration of properties within the AR-O District shall be guided by architectural review guidelines (hereafter "guidelines") adopted by resolution of the Town Board. Because the district contains many existing business structures whose use may frequently change, it is also the goal of the district to facilitate such transitions when done in compliance with the intent and guidelines of the district.

All screening features, including but not limited to fencing and landscaping plantings, shall be required to be maintained for the life of the use and shall be replaced and/or restored as necessary in order to maintain their effectiveness. Any losses due to storm damage, disease, or other factors shall be replaced in kind within a period of not more than six months. In the event that in-kind replacement is deemed to be impracticable, the user shall return to the Planning Board in order to modify the approved landscape/screening component of the plan accordingly.

All elements of site use within the Center Hamlet District, including nonstructural uses of a site and structures that do not require the issuance of a building permit, require site plan approval.

All automotive repair and/or maintenance work and machinery and equipment repair and/or maintenance work shall be performed in a building.

Sale of gasoline and automotive fuels shall not include filling of propane tanks unless specifically shown and expressly approved as part of a site plan.

When determining the appropriate parking demand and classification of a restaurant, the Planning Board shall consider the percentage of the use that is retail or takeout as compared to seating.

The Architectural Review Overlay District comprises a portion of the Center Hamlet Zoning District. This area within the Center Hamlet District is the core of the historic Pine Bush hamlet, incorporating the heart of the Town's historic and traditional central business district. This district contains business and some residential buildings, the bulk of which date from the period between the 1850's and the 1930's and are rich in architectural detail and character. The area is serviced by central water and sewer; existing streets are narrow but sidewalks are often present. The purposes of the limited architectural review process in the Architectural Overlay District is to help protect and enhance the appearance and function of the Town's traditional hamlet, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the area, to help provide information and resources to landowners where practicable and to implement the goals of the Town of Crawford Master Plan. The development and alteration of such properties in the Architectural Review Overlay District, therefore, shall be guided by building form and architectural review guidelines (hereafter "guidelines") adopted by resolution of the Town Board.

Prior to commencement of any exterior building renovations, alterations, construction, reconstruction, or other exterior building or site alterations, the Planning Board shall review and approve such plans pursuant to the guidelines. The Planning Board shall give strong consideration to architectural design and aesthetic considerations including architectural elevations, facade treatments and building exterior finish and ornamentation, signage, windows, and landscaping and lighting, in order to convey an attractive appearance and to help restore the area to an appearance consistent with that promoted by the guidelines, protect the hamlet's historic and rural community character and promote a sound and harmonious quality of life for hamlet residents. For both new structures and replacements, renovations and alterations, the appearance, color, material, texture, and design of structures, including roof pitch and building mass, and the size, shape, location and number of window and door openings, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their consistency with the guidelines where applicable, and to their compatibility with the hamlet's community character and to avoid unnecessary or inappropriate contrast with surrounding structures. Where facade changes and/or new signs are proposed, the applicant shall consider the use of design elements, color and sign lettering that recreates the lettering styles of 1850 to 1930.

All uses and development in the Scenic Corridor Overlay Zoning District are subject to site plan review and approval by the Planning Board. Site plan review for lots within the scenic corridor shall include consideration of building aesthetics, massing, shape and location on the lot as well as screening, landscaping, and any exterior site lighting, in order to maintain or enhance the visual characteristics of the scenic corridor and to avoid adverse effects on the public viewshed and on private properties, particularly historic structures, where new structures and/or their accessways or other structural and nonstructural site elements will be visible from the scenic corridor. The design and appearance of sites within the scenic corridor shall be harmonious with the characteristics and features of the appropriate segment of the scenic highway into which the site falls, as described in Subsection D(1)(a) through (f) below. The appearance, color, material, texture, and design of structures, including roof pitch and building mass, and the size, shape, location and number of window and door openings, building trim and decorative architectural elements, including but not limited to window framing, crossheads, pediments, shutters, brackets and the like, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as to their compatibility with the visual character of the corridor and to avoid unnecessary or abrupt contrast with surrounding structures. The Town Board is authorized to adopt by resolution additional building form and architectural review guidelines. Where any portion of a structure within the scenic corridor is visible to motorists within the scenic corridor, the Planning Board shall require a comparable level of finish on all sides of the building visible from the roadway. The same requirement shall apply to any portion of a structure visible from a structure listed or eligible to be listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places. Any significant exterior changes to a structure, including but not limited to building additions, changes in exterior building and roof material and finishes, changes to architectural trim, and changes to windows, shall require site plan review. All electric, telephone, cable and other utility lines shall be placed underground.

All screening features and landscaping plantings provided pursuant to this section shall be required to be maintained for the life of the use, and shall be replaced and/or restored as necessary in order to maintain their effectiveness. Any diminution of screening or landscaping features due to any reason, including storm damage or disease, shall be replaced in kind within a period of not more than six months. As a condition of site plan approval, this requirement shall be memorialized in the form of a restrictive covenant, approved by the Board or its attorney, and recorded in the County Clerk's office. In the event that in-kind replacement is deemed to be impracticable, the user shall return to the Planning Board in order to modify the approved landscape/screening component of the plan accordingly. In addition, the Planning Board may require an applicant to post a maintenance bond, in the form and amount approved by the Board, to secure the maintenance and replacement of landscaping and screening features for a period of three years after planting or installation.

The Planning Board shall have the power to require modifications to buildings and site plan layout so as to avoid or minimize the visual impact of structures in the scenic corridor, so that buildings and plans are designed and laid out to effectuate the purposes, requirements and guidelines for each applicable segment of the scenic corridor. The Board shall have the power to require mandatory setback requirements that are greater than or less than the setbacks set forth in the Table of Dimensional Regulations[4] of this chapter, in addition to having the power to require changes in the building aesthetics, massing, shape and location on the lot as well as screening, landscaping, and any exterior site lighting. It is intended that the Planning Board shall have greater authority and discretion than otherwise to grant approval or approval with conditions and to deny site plans for sites within the scenic corridor.

The Planning Board may waive the public hearing for buildings, structures, uses and nonstructural site elements of a farm operation on land located in a county agricultural district or land used in agricultural production which is subject to an agricultural assessment. However, in order to protect the Scenic Corridor Overlay District and the purposes of that Overlay District and the scenic qualities of other areas of the Town, the Planning Board may only waive the public hearing requirement if the Board determines that the size, location and appearance of the proposed building, structure, use and nonstructural site element will not have an adverse effect on the Overlay District or its purposes or on the scenic qualities of any other area of the Town.

Lot width and frontage requirements.

New roads or streets that intersect a state highway shall have rights-of-way of 60 feet in width for a distance of 200 feet measured from the center line of the intersecting state or county road. Curb radii shall be 34 feet for all such intersections and for all driveways entering a state or county road.

The Planning Board shall require, where practical, the interconnection of adjacent properties in order to reduce vehicular turning movements on public roads.

Parking spaces shall be set back at least 60 feet from the center lines of adjacent streets, except parking spaces adjacent to new service streets shall be set back at least 15 feet from the edge of the curb or pavement line, whichever is greater. No parking space may be located closer than 15 feet from a property line.

The following uses are prohibited:

Performance standards for certain uses and development:

The Planning Board may require that utility distribution systems serving new uses, buildings and developments are placed underground or located along the rear of lots and that building service lines are placed underground. On all projects, the owner/applicant/developer shall cooperate with the Town and utility companies to coordinate services so as to protect the appearance of the area while serving the needs of future users. Business park site planning shall provide for extension of electric, cable and other utility lines so as to avoid or reduce disruption to existing uses and buildings and approved plans.

Street trees recommended for use are: Red Oak, Red Maple, Thornless Honey Locust, Little Leaf Linden, London Plane and Aristocrat Pear. Other types of trees may be recommended for a particular project. All street trees shall be a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 to 3 inches when planted. Hedge maples or similar low-growing tree varieties shall be located in areas where aboveground utility lines already exist or are approved. Provision shall be made to ensure that the owner/applicant preserves or replaces such street trees and other landscaping, and the Planning Board shall condition site plan approval accordingly.[2]