Hyde Park City Zoning Code

§ 108-5.13

St. Andrews District.

[Amended 7-28-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008; 8-24-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009; 4-11-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011; 9-17-2024 by L.L. No. 5-2024]

Permitted uses.

Principal uses permitted in the St. Andrews District are educational uses, including both instructional and residential uses associated with the educational use, lodging facility, conference center, and St. Andrews Lodging Facility Villa; and

Accessory uses permitted in the St. Andrews District are required off-street parking, parking garages, signs, tennis courts, swimming pool, health club, spa, restaurant, bar and accessory shops and services incidental to the principal uses allowed in the district.

District standards.

Site plan approval from the Planning Board is required for all new buildings and major site development activities in the district.

To assure the orderly development of the campus, the educational institution shall periodically prepare an advisory master plan for five or more years. This plan may be amended from time to time to address new or changed circumstances. A copy of each such plan, along with amendments to it, if any, shall be presented to the Hyde Park Planning Board and Town Board in a timely manner.

New and renovated buildings shall incorporate creative designs that utilize, or are compatible with, existing building forms in the district and provide visual interest.

Building facades shall contain a variety of well-articulated forms, arranged and interrelated in a manner that creates a unified composition of visual interest.

New buildings shall utilize natural, recycled or synthetic materials such as wood, stone, masonry, recycled products and tile to provide the exterior finishes whenever practicable.

Building facades shall vary one from another, but not excessively or dramatically.

The materials and details used on any new building shall present an appearance in proportion, texture and application that is consistent with, and of no less quality than, that presented by the majority of buildings in the district.

Views from the Hudson River shall be sensitively addressed in the design and location of any new building having significant exposure to the river. Existing tree lines along the banks of the Hudson River shall be preserved or enhanced.

New and expanded parking and service areas shall be screened by berms and/or landscaping from public transportation corridors, and new or expanded parking areas shall be visually enhanced with tree plantings to minimize the impact of large open spaces.

Large expanses of pavement shall be avoided in favor of dispersed smaller areas separated by landscaping, plazas and other uses in order to diminish the visual dominance of automobiles or vacant pavement over the buildings.

The primary use of any site shall not be, either visually or physically, parking or storage of vehicles.

Standalone multilevel parking structures are not appropriate for this district. Multilevel parking structures shall be underground, integrated into a development as secondary features of new construction or integrated into the terrain.

The number of parking spaces provided shall be reasonably related to the use being served. Parking shall be adequate for the average daily use, not peak holiday or seasonal demand.

The primary means of access are the corridors established by streets.

Direct access from Route 9 shall be kept at a minimum, and entrances from Route 9 that are permitted shall be characteristic of an estate entrance.

Walkways shall be encouraged to facilitate pedestrian circulation.

Unenclosed storage areas shall be screened from all walkways and streets.

Signs are subject to regulation under Article 24 of this chapter.

Any new buildings, structures or parking shall be set back from Route 9 so as to be visually unobtrusive when viewed from the said roads.

Existing tree lines forming a visual backdrop to and running parallel to Route 9 shall be preserved or enhanced.

In the design of new buildings and parking areas, excessive elimination of the existing wooded and natural landscape shall be avoided.

Bulk requirements.

Minimum lot size*: 50 acres.

Minimum lot width*: 1,000 feet.

Minimum lot depth*: 1,000 feet.

Maximum lot coverage*: 25%.

Maximum building height:

Educational-use building: 60 feet; except 75 feet within 400 feet of the northernmost exterior point of Farquharson Hall.

Dormitories: 45 feet.

Lodging facility/conference center: 60 feet.

Minimum dwelling unit dimension: 16 feet.

Minimum dwelling unit floor area: 400 square feet.

Maximum building height of accessory structure: 22 feet.

Minimum yard setbacks**:

Along Route 9: 150 feet or Campus Drive (as located in May 2008), whichever is closer to Route 9.

South boundary: 100 feet.

North boundary: 100 feet.

Maximum guest rooms for lodging facility: 300.

	NOTES:
	*	In computing lot size, commonly owned contiguous lots shall, for zoning purposes, be deemed to be the same lot in determining minimum lot size requirements.
	**	Yard requirement shall apply only to those yards bordering a parcel not owned by the educational institution. As to adjoining lots in a different zoning district, the required setback shall be no greater than the setback required in that district.

Hyde Park City Zoning Code

§ 108-5.13

St. Andrews District.

[Amended 7-28-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008; 8-24-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009; 4-11-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011; 9-17-2024 by L.L. No. 5-2024]

Permitted uses.

Principal uses permitted in the St. Andrews District are educational uses, including both instructional and residential uses associated with the educational use, lodging facility, conference center, and St. Andrews Lodging Facility Villa; and

Accessory uses permitted in the St. Andrews District are required off-street parking, parking garages, signs, tennis courts, swimming pool, health club, spa, restaurant, bar and accessory shops and services incidental to the principal uses allowed in the district.

District standards.

Site plan approval from the Planning Board is required for all new buildings and major site development activities in the district.

To assure the orderly development of the campus, the educational institution shall periodically prepare an advisory master plan for five or more years. This plan may be amended from time to time to address new or changed circumstances. A copy of each such plan, along with amendments to it, if any, shall be presented to the Hyde Park Planning Board and Town Board in a timely manner.

New and renovated buildings shall incorporate creative designs that utilize, or are compatible with, existing building forms in the district and provide visual interest.

Building facades shall contain a variety of well-articulated forms, arranged and interrelated in a manner that creates a unified composition of visual interest.

New buildings shall utilize natural, recycled or synthetic materials such as wood, stone, masonry, recycled products and tile to provide the exterior finishes whenever practicable.

Building facades shall vary one from another, but not excessively or dramatically.

The materials and details used on any new building shall present an appearance in proportion, texture and application that is consistent with, and of no less quality than, that presented by the majority of buildings in the district.

Views from the Hudson River shall be sensitively addressed in the design and location of any new building having significant exposure to the river. Existing tree lines along the banks of the Hudson River shall be preserved or enhanced.

New and expanded parking and service areas shall be screened by berms and/or landscaping from public transportation corridors, and new or expanded parking areas shall be visually enhanced with tree plantings to minimize the impact of large open spaces.

Large expanses of pavement shall be avoided in favor of dispersed smaller areas separated by landscaping, plazas and other uses in order to diminish the visual dominance of automobiles or vacant pavement over the buildings.

The primary use of any site shall not be, either visually or physically, parking or storage of vehicles.

Standalone multilevel parking structures are not appropriate for this district. Multilevel parking structures shall be underground, integrated into a development as secondary features of new construction or integrated into the terrain.

The number of parking spaces provided shall be reasonably related to the use being served. Parking shall be adequate for the average daily use, not peak holiday or seasonal demand.

The primary means of access are the corridors established by streets.

Direct access from Route 9 shall be kept at a minimum, and entrances from Route 9 that are permitted shall be characteristic of an estate entrance.

Walkways shall be encouraged to facilitate pedestrian circulation.

Unenclosed storage areas shall be screened from all walkways and streets.

Signs are subject to regulation under Article 24 of this chapter.

Any new buildings, structures or parking shall be set back from Route 9 so as to be visually unobtrusive when viewed from the said roads.

Existing tree lines forming a visual backdrop to and running parallel to Route 9 shall be preserved or enhanced.

In the design of new buildings and parking areas, excessive elimination of the existing wooded and natural landscape shall be avoided.

Bulk requirements.

Minimum lot size*: 50 acres.

Minimum lot width*: 1,000 feet.

Minimum lot depth*: 1,000 feet.

Maximum lot coverage*: 25%.

Maximum building height:

Educational-use building: 60 feet; except 75 feet within 400 feet of the northernmost exterior point of Farquharson Hall.

Dormitories: 45 feet.

Lodging facility/conference center: 60 feet.

Minimum dwelling unit dimension: 16 feet.

Minimum dwelling unit floor area: 400 square feet.

Maximum building height of accessory structure: 22 feet.

Minimum yard setbacks**:

Along Route 9: 150 feet or Campus Drive (as located in May 2008), whichever is closer to Route 9.

South boundary: 100 feet.

North boundary: 100 feet.

Maximum guest rooms for lodging facility: 300.

	NOTES:
	*	In computing lot size, commonly owned contiguous lots shall, for zoning purposes, be deemed to be the same lot in determining minimum lot size requirements.
	**	Yard requirement shall apply only to those yards bordering a parcel not owned by the educational institution. As to adjoining lots in a different zoning district, the required setback shall be no greater than the setback required in that district.