Greenville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
District Regulations
§ 205-8 Compliance required.
Following the effective date of this chapter:
A.
Building requirements. No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt nor enlarged nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations, requirements and/or restrictions specified in this chapter for the district in which such building or land is located. Unless permitted upon special application to the Planning Board, a use is prohibited.
B.
Yard requirements. No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as providing a required open space for any other building on the some or any other lot.
C.
Lot requirements. No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces connected therewith and the remaining lot comply with all requirements prescribed by this chapter for the district in which said lot is located. No permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on any new lot thus created unless such building and lot comply with all provisions of this chapter.
D.
Previously issued permits. Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of a building complying with existing law, a permit for which shall have been duly issued prior to the date of the first publication of notice of the public hearing on this chapter, and the ground story framework of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been completed, in accordance with such plans as have been filed, within one year from the date of passage of this chapter.
E.
Referral to County. Should any proposed zoning amendment, site plan approval, specific permit or variance consist of or include any of the following conditions, the appropriate agency (Planning Board, Town Board or Board of Appeals) shall refer the proposal to the Orange County Planning Department (in accordance with §§ 239-l and 239-m of Article 12B of the General Municipal Law) on the form entitled "County Zoning Referral." These conditions include any change in the district classification of or the regulations applying to real property lying within a distance of 500 feet from:
(1)
The boundary of any Village or Town.
(2)
The boundary of any state park or other recreational area.
(3)
The right-of-way of any County or state parkway, thruway, expressway or other controlled-access highway.
(4)
The right-of-way of any stream or drainage channel owned by the County or for which the County has established channel lines.
(5)
The boundary of any County- or state-owned land on which a public institution is located.
F.
Applicants shall actively pursue applications before the Planning Board. In the event that an applicant has not appeared before the Board for a period of 12 consecutive months, upon resolution of the Planning Board, the matter will be removed from consideration by the Board and the file will be closed. A new application will thereafter need to be filed by the applicant when the applicant is prepared to proceed and actively pursue the application. Once the file is closed, any unexpended escrow sums will be returned to the applicant with a letter stating that the application has been deemed abandoned and that the file has been closed pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Planning Board. It shall also state that when the applicant is prepared to proceed and actively pursue the application, a new application must be filed with the Board.
G.
Design standards in the Commercial Mixed-Use District.
(1)
For all parcels three acres or greater in area, excluding agricultural structures, churches and schools shall be limited to two stories in height and shall individually have no more than 7,500 square feet of gross floor space.
(2)
In order to minimize their visual impacts on the predominantly rural corridors, nonagricultural uses shall be housed in residential or farm-style buildings.
(3)
Nonagricultural-use buildings should echo the character of the district's residences or farmhouses in terms of shape, roofline, and massing. The exteriors of buildings shall utilize natural cladding materials such as wood, brick, stucco, stone or a combination of such materials. The use of synthetic, metallic, and reflective materials should be avoided.
(4)
Agricultural-use buildings should harmonize with the agricultural character of the area through appropriate use of materials, paint colors, and landscaping.
§ 205-9 Use and bulk tables.
A.
To facilitate application and public understanding of this chapter and for the better administration thereof, the regulations limiting the use of buildings and land are set forth in the annexed Use and Bulk Tables for each of the districts established by § 205-5 of this chapter.[1] At no time shall a building lot be less than two acres.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Use and Bulk Tables are included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Part of chapter. Such Use and Bulk Tables are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter and may be amended in the same manner as any other part of this chapter.