Hyde Park City Zoning Code
§ 108-4.4
Bulk regulations.
All buildings, structures and uses shall be subject to the following restrictions which supplement the Schedule of Bulk Regulations at § 108-5.15. All dimensional limitations are subject to appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance.
A.
Height.
[Amended 3-9-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]
(1)
Any request for an increase in height for the Bellefield PDD shall be subject to review and approval by the Town Board.
(2)
Walls and fences are deemed to be structures. In the area between the property lines and the setbacks, no walls or fences shall be greater than six feet in height. See the Schedule of Bulk Regulations (§ 108-5.15) yards (setbacks) requirements.
(3)
Any structure visible from any point along the boundary of a designated place on the State or National Register of Historic Places and within 100 feet thereof shall be restricted to the following:
[Amended 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
(4)
The height restrictions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a)
Any spire, belfry, cupola, silo, dome or similar building component not used for human occupancy.
(b)
Any parapet or cornice used for ornamentation that does not extend above the roof elevation by more than five feet, when measured from its intersection with such roof.
(c)
Any chimney, ventilator, skylight, elevator penthouse, heating and air-conditioning equipment, antenna or similar structure customarily mounted on, or through, a building roof, except as may be specifically modified by other provisions of this chapter. Such structures shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose they are intended to serve.
(5)
The Planning Board may waive the requirements set forth in Subsection A(3) herein for applications proposed in the CC and TC Zoning Districts where the proposed building height will not have a significant visual impact on a designated place on the State or National Register of Historic Places, and is consistent with the intent of the zoning districts.
[Added 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
B.
Size. The size of any structure shall be deemed to be the dimensional qualities other than height.
C.
Coverage. The maximum area of any lot that may be occupied, surfaced or otherwise covered by impervious materials, including buildings and structures, shall not exceed the coverage percentage in the Schedule of Bulk Regulations at § 108-5.15. For the purpose of computing the coverage percentage, the area covered shall be divided by the total area of the subject lot.
D.
Yards. Yard dimensions have been established to ensure an area free from structures and streets that can be developed and landscaped for visual enjoyment.
(1)
All yards shall comply with the applicable dimensional requirements in the Schedule of Bulk Regulations at § 108-5.15.
(2)
No structure, except permitted courtyard walls, sheds subject to § 108-4.3B(3) and fences shall be located in any required yard as specified in the Schedule of Bulk Regulations at § 108-5.15. A driveway may be located in a yard.
(3)
Any lot having frontage on two or more streets shall provide a front yard on each such street, except that the Planning Board, during site plan review, may waive this requirement for properties in the CC and TC Zoning Districts where the Board determines that the waiver will accomplish the intended design objectives of this district. The area within any sight triangle area reserved under the provisions of § 108-4.5C(1)(d) may be included for the purposes of satisfying such yard requirement.
[Amended 3-9-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
E.
Frontage required. No building permit shall be issued for any structure or use unless the lot on which that structure or use is located has frontage of at least 25 feet on a street. A building permit may be issued for repairs and alterations to an existing structure on a property with less than 25 feet of frontage, but in no case shall a building permit be issued for any lot with less than 15 feet of lot frontage, unless a variance or other relief has been obtained.
[Amended 3-9-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]