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Horse Heads City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

C-3 Highway Commercial District

§ 245-60 Purpose.

The purpose of the C-3 Highway Commercial District is to delineate commercial areas intended to serve the needs of motorists and highway users along the major traffic corridors located within the Village.

§ 245-61 Permitted principal uses.

In the C-3 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for other than one or more of the following permitted principal uses:
A. 
Retail and personal service establishments, such as:
(1) 
Retail shopping, to include department stores, grocery stores, and drug stores.
(2) 
Auto, boat or mobile home sales.
(3) 
Motels/hotels.
(4) 
Gasoline stations.
(5) 
Convenience stores with or without gasoline stations.
(6) 
Eating/drinking establishments.
(7) 
Banks and financial institutions.
(8) 
Auto repair shops.
(9) 
Personal services, including barbershops, beauty shops, dry cleaners, and Laundromats.
(10) 
Essential services.
(11) 
Business and professional offices.
(12) 
Single-family dwellings.

§ 245-62 Permitted accessory uses.

The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the C-3 District:
A. 
Off-street parking signs.
B. 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the principal use.
C. 
Flagpoles not exceeding 30 feet in height.
D. 
Signs as permitted by law.

§ 245-63 Special uses.

The following special uses shall be permitted only upon authorization of the Board of Trustees, after review by the Planning Board, upon finding that the use complies with the requirements of § 245-119 of this chapter:
A. 
Commercial amusements, such as drive-in theaters, amusement centers, golf driving ranges and miniature golf.
B. 
Greenhouses and plant nurseries.
C. 
Fast-food establishments with drive-up window service.

§ 245-64 Minimum lot requirements.

The following shall be the minimum lot requirements for uses in the C-3 District:
A. 
Lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B. 
Lot width: 60 feet.
C. 
Lot depth: 100 feet.

§ 245-65 Minimum yard requirements.

The following shall be the minimum yard requirements for uses in the C-3 District:
A. 
Front: 30 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
B. 
Rear: 25 feet.
C. 
Side:
(1) 
One: 10 feet.
(2) 
Both: 25 feet.

§ 245-66 Height restrictions.

In the C-3 District, no building of any kind shall hereafter be erected or altered so that any part thereof shall be more than 50 feet or four stories above ground level.

§ 245-67 Maximum lot coverage.

In the C-3 District, not more than 85% of the area of any lot shall contain buildings or structures of any kind, to include all roofed structures and overhangs. No less than 15% of any lot located in a C-3 District shall be allocated for off-street parking, sidewalks, and green space.