Irvington City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIA
Recreation District REC
§ 224-47.1 Purpose.
The purpose of Recreation Districts is to protect and preserve natural resources and other unique natural features within the Village.
§ 224-47.2 Use regulations.
A.
Principal uses.
(1)
Private recreation facilities, including golf, tennis and/or swimming clubs, along with clubhouses with accessory restaurants and catering facilities, used in conjunction with a recreational facility.
(2)
Other uses similar to those listed in the preceding subsection, provided that the Planning Board makes specific findings that the use is in full conformity with the purposes and intent of this zone district and all general and special requirements of the district and that the use has no greater impact upon open space, traffic and drainage than any of the specifically enumerated uses.
B.
Special permit uses; requirements.
(1)
Special permit uses.
(a)
Public playground or park, including golf, tennis and/or swimming clubs. This provision shall apply to the Village in addition to any other municipal government or authority.
(2)
Special permit requirements.
(b)
The Planning Board shall require that no special permit be issued until a traffic study is conducted which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Planning Board that the proposed use shall not adversely impact upon traffic in the surrounding area to a greater degree than any other principal use permitted in the zone.
C.
Accessory uses (when located on the same lot with the principal uses to which they are accessory).
(2)
Cabanas, lockers, snack bars and/or pro shops.
(3)
Maintenance sheds and/or garages, provided that all permitted storage shall be entirely within a building except for parking and loading vehicles.
(4)
Playing fields and courts for baseball, volleyball, basketball and similar sports.
(5)
Playgrounds and picnic areas.
(6)
Solar energy equipment, provided that it is used only to provide power for use by owners, lessees, tenants, residents or other occupants of the premises on which it is erected. Nothing contained in this provision shall be construed to prohibit the sale of excess power through a “net billing” or similar program in accordance with New York Public Service Law § 66-j or similar New York State or federal statute.
[Added 2-6-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
D.
Special requirements.
(1)
The Planning Board shall review the design of all site plans of properties located in this district:
(a)
So as to preserve to the maximum extent possible wetlands, wetland control areas, flood hazard areas, designated critical environmental areas and other unique natural features, including but not limited to the highest crest of hills, natural rock outcroppings and major tree belts.
(b)
To minimize cut and fill; roads should follow natural topography wherever possible.
(c)
So as to limit exterior lighting to the minimum necessary for the safety and convenience of the users of the premises.
(2)
There shall be maintained a minimum of 20% of the area of a parcel as a permanent open space. For the purposes of this section, permanent open space shall be an area exclusive of fairways, tees, greens or other areas of active recreational use, which shall be kept undisturbed and in its natural state, including areas designated as wetlands. [See § 224-29D(2).]
§ 224-47.3 Lot requirements.
A.
A . Minimum lot area: 30 acres.
B.
Minimum lot width and length of street line frontage: 200 feet; minimum lot depth: 400 feet.
C.
Perimeter buffer around the entire perimeter of the property, in which no pool, field, green, fairway, tee or structure may be placed: no less than 40 feet in width. The Planning Board shall approve appropriate screening within the buffer area so as to minimize visual, sound and other impacts on adjacent property.
§ 224-47.4 Yards.
[Amended 4-7-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014]
No building or part thereof shall be erected nearer than 50 feet to any street line nor nearer than a distance equal to at least 50 feet but not less than three times the height of such building to any property line other than a street line. Principal and accessory uses are not permitted in required front yards. The limitations of this section shall not apply to driveways.
§ 224-47.5 Coverage.
[Amended 4-7-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014]
The sum of all areas covered by all principal and accessory buildings, except driveways, shall not exceed 3.5% of the area of the lot.