Irvington City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Waterfront District WF 1
§ 224-39 Use regulations.
[Amended 3-15-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Any land or building may be used for any use not otherwise prohibited by law, except the following:
A.
The slaughtering or processing of animals or fish, including all components thereof, or the manufacture of any commodity the principal ingredient of which is animal or fish matter, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the sale of animals or fish as foodstuff or the preparation therefrom of food products for sale at retail on the premises.
B.
The manufacture of:
(1)
Heavy chemicals, such as but not limited to acids or other corrosives, ammonia and caustic soda.
(2)
Basic or semifinished chemicals such as but not limited to cellulose products, resins, dyestuffs, glues, vegetable, animal or mineral fats or oils, explosives, soaps and detergents, fertilizers, combustible gases and asphalt and tar products.
(3)
Metals and alloys in ingot or stock form; and the manufacture or producing of cement, plaster and their constituents, matches, paints, linoleum and oilcloth and rubber and rubber products.
C.
Any use which, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, is noxious or offensive by reason of waste, smoke, gas, fumes, noise, odor, dust, vibration, or radiation or that presents a hazard to public health, safety or welfare.
[Amended 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
D.
Junkyards or automobile wrecking yards, landfills, or solid or liquid waste transfer or storage stations.
[Amended 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
E.
The use of premises for the operation of any formula/fast-food establishment or any restaurant or food service business providing curb or drive-through service.
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Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F.
F.
Any use permitted in Multifamily Residence MF Districts except (1) adaptive reuse of historic buildings upon the grant of a special permit by the Board of Trustees, and (2) the following uses upon grant of a special permit by the Board of Trustees to allow for mixed multifamily dwellings and municipal or public facilities and parking related thereto in buildings on the east side of the Railroad District. If the applicant meets the requirements given below, the Board of Trustees will grant the special permit in accordance with the procedures specified on § 224-8E and F of this Code. The special permit would remain in effect until the use of the land and improvements are changed or modified or at such other time as required by law or this Code at which time the special permit will become null and void.
[Amended 12-16-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996; 12-17-2018 by L.L. No. 13-2018]
(1)
Uses permitted by special permit. No building or premises shall be used and no building or part of the building shall be erected pursuant to a special permit granted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this provision which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose except the following:
(2)
No special permit shall be granted by the Board of Trustees except upon adequate assurance by the applicant that, throughout the life of the use so permitted, no premises shall be used in such a manner as to cause the emanation therefrom of offensive or noxious odors, vapors, fumes, glare, radiation or noise and that the use of said premises shall not cause injury, offense, annoyance or disturbance to any of the surrounding properties or their owners and occupants; nor shall any building, structure or accessory building on the premises be used for the manufacture, display or sale of any equipment, goods, wares or merchandise of any nature whatsoever or for any other commercial or semicommercial use whatsoever. Storage shall be permitted only if incidental to the principal permitted use of the premises.
(3)
Lot requirements. There shall be provided a land area not less than 1,250 square feet for each dwelling unit on the lot.
(4)
Yard requirements. For existing buildings there should be one side yard required of linear footage of no less than 100 feet.
(5)
Building coverage. The sum of all areas covered by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed 40%. Garages designed to enable the roof thereof to be used as part of the grounds shall be exempt from any coverage limitation.
§ 224-40 Coverage.
[Amended 2-27-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 3-20-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989; 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
No building shall be erected or enlarged in which the aggregate floor area, exclusive of cellar and basement areas used only for storage or for the operation and maintenance of the building, shall exceed 1.4 times the area of the dry-land area of the lot (calculated from the bulkhead or mean high water line) on which such building stands. The sum of all areas covered by all buildings, driveways and parking areas shall not exceed 70% of the area of the dry-land area of the lot (calculated from the bulkhead or mean high water line).
§ 224-41 Yard requirements.
[Amended 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
Except as provided hereinafter, no yards are required, but, if provided, any yard shall be at least four feet wide. In every case where a lot in the Waterfront District adjoins the boundary of any residence district, there shall be provided on such lot a yard adjoining such boundary which yard shall have a width or depth of 10 feet or more.
§ 224-42 Height of buildings.
[Amended 2-27-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 2-24-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
Except as provided hereinafter, no part of any building shall be erected to a height greater than three stories and basement at any point along the periphery of such building, nor shall such height exceed 35 feet.
§ 224-43 Signs.
[Amended 2-27-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 4-1-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013; 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
Signs and awnings shall be permitted in the Waterfront District, but only in accordance with Article XXIX of this chapter.
§ 224-44 Off-street parking.
[Amended 2-27-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 1-6-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
All buildings in the Waterfront District shall provide at least one parking space for each 500 square feet on the first floor and at least one parking space for each 375 square feet on the second and any higher floor.[1]