Hewlett Harbor City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Clubs
§ 145-58 Permitted uses.
The only type of club permitted by this chapter shall be one whose principal purposes are golf and social and whose membership does not exceed 350 in number. For the purpose of ascertaining the number of members, a member and his or her lineal descendants, and any spouse of the foregoing, shall be considered as a single membership.
A.
There may be permitted, as accessory and incidental to such principal purposes, a swimming pool and not more than 10 tennis courts.
[Amended 11-14-1974 by L.L. No. 1-1974]
B.
Tournaments, other than interclub or intraclub tournaments, are not permitted, except with the consent of the Board of Trustees.
C.
Docks and marinas are not permitted.
D.
There may be conducted in the club buildings, for the exclusive use of the members of the club and their guests, rooms for meetings, assembly or the conduct of club dances, outings, or entertainments, a restaurant, a grill, bars, dining rooms for private parties, card and game rooms, locker rooms, barber and beauty shop and massage facilities, golf and tennis pro shops and services of similar nature. Nonmembers may contract for private parties and outings, subject to codes and laws applicable to nonprofit organizations.
[Amended 8-9-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
E.
There may be an apartment for the use of the club manager located in the current golf cart building and rooms for living of up to 50 employees located in the maintenance area north of the club house or as otherwise permitted by the Board of Trustees. Living quarters are reserved for employees only. Overnight guests, including spouses who are not also club employees and children, are not permitted. Employees may live on club property only during their time of employment. A code of conduct shall be developed by the Board of Governors of the club in consultation with the Board of Trustees of the Village and agreed to by all employees as a condition of residence. If any part of the club property is used for dwelling purposes, except as provided above, all of the provisions of this Code applicable to one-family dwellings shall be complied with for each family living there, subject to Board of Trustees approval.
[Amended 8-9-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
F.
Under no circumstances shall the club property or any part thereof be used directly or indirectly for business purposes or for a service customarily carried on as a business.
§ 145-59 Building plan.
No building shall be hereafter erected unless a plan shall have previously been submitted to and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such plan shall be drawn to scale and shall show the boundaries of the club property and all topographical features, the location of existing buildings and all proposed buildings, parking fields, roadways and facilities, including those immediately proposed and those contemplated in the future. It shall show the location of the golf course and other existing or proposed facilities and shall contain such other information as the Board of Trustees may require. Such plan shall divide the property into the clubhouse area, in which shall be located all principal and accessory structures, and the golf course area, in which no building shall be constructed other than sheds for storing supplies and equipment used in the maintenance of the golf course and shelters for the protection of the golfers against the weather, and not more than one refreshment stand for the exclusive use of the golfers. Such plan may, from time to time, be amended by the club if such amendments are similarly submitted to and approved by the Board of Trustees.
§ 145-60 Conformity to plan required.
No building shall be erected or structurally altered and no parking fields, roadways and facilities shall be changed in any way contrary to a duly approved plan or amendment thereof. This shall not prevent the club from changing the roadways in the interior portions of the property.
§ 145-61 Area of club.
No club shall be permitted on an area of less than 100 acres, including the clubhouse area and the golf course area.
§ 145-62 Building heights.
No building or part thereof, other than chimneys, cupolas and ornamental structures, shall be erected or altered any part of which is higher than two stories or exceeds 38 feet above the grade level existing prior to construction at the front wall as shown upon the plans herein required to be filed.
§ 145-63 Yards and parking fields.
A.
No building or structure, including accessory buildings and uses, shall be erected, altered or used any part of which is nearer than 115 feet to the nearest street line or nearer than 150 feet to the nearest property line other than a street, except that a porte cochere may project into such a yard a distance of not more than 25 feet, and except that a tennis court fence may be constructed in a yard not nearer than 50 feet from the nearest property line.
B.
No building shall be located nearer than 30 feet to another building on the club property.
[Amended 8-9-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
C.
No parking field shall be constructed, maintained or used any part of which is nearer than 120 feet to the nearest property line of the club other than the street line, except that the parking fields of the club may be located no closer than 75 feet to the property lines of the property described as lots numbered 171, 175, 176 and 180, in Block 213, Section 42, on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County. In the event the parking field of the club is located closer than 120 feet to the property line of the above described property, the club shall install and maintain along the perimeter of the said parking field the following:
[Amended 4-8-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
D.
In addition in the yard area between the parking field of the club and the adjacent properties, the club shall:
[Added 4-8-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
(1)
Install weeping willow trees of not less than 12 feet in height and not more than 20 feet apart, six feet west of the privet hedge or other approved shrubbery along the entire length of the parking field and shall adequately cultivate such trees.
(2)
Install and maintain sufficient drainage to prevent surface waters from accumulating or running off onto properties adjacent to the club.
E.
Prior to commencement of the work, a drainage plan prepared by a licensed engineer shall be presented to the Village.
[Added 4-8-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
§ 145-64 Relation to neighboring properties.
A.
Curbs or barriers shall be maintained along the boundaries of each parking field sufficient to prevent vehicles desiring to park from entering the required yards herein provided.
B.
There shall also be maintained on the property of the club, in the yard lying between a parking field or the kitchen or service portion of the clubhouse and the adjoining residential area, trees and shrubs of a height and character that will hide the view of the parking field and the kitchen and service portions of the clubhouse from such residential area.
C.
The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, require the club to install and maintain along the boundaries of its property such fences and barriers or such trees and shrubs as the Board may determine to be necessary for the protection of the adjoining property and persons thereon or the protection of persons using the public streets from golf balls or other dangers or annoyance resulting from the use of the club facilities.
D.
Exterior floodlights or other means of illumination, in addition to complying with existing ordinances, shall be so arranged that no direct light from the bulbs or tubes shall be cast on adjoining residential property.
§ 145-65 Existing uses.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any use lawfully carried on in any building or other structure existing at the time this article takes effect. Such use may be continued, and such buildings may be altered and repaired, but they may not be enlarged except in conformance with Article VIII and other applicable provisions of this Building Zone Ordinance.