To improve the visual quality and establish a clear and attractive identity for the Montauk Highway corridor in Bayport.

To balance economic development and the preservation of the area's suburban character.

To promote more of a "main street" character with an appropriate mix of uses that is not dominated by auto-oriented uses.

To provide specific guidance to ensure new construction is friendly for both pedestrians and drivers.

To provide high-quality and visually appealing development from adjacent streets and the surrounding neighborhood with an emphasis on building placement and orientation as well as site landscape.

To ensure new construction and redevelopment of existing properties uses materials and architecture of high quality.

To provide open spaces, parking areas, sidewalks, signs, lighting, and landscaping that are well related to the site and arranged to achieve a safe, efficient and contextual development.

To ensure on-site parking has better access management, actively reducing vehicular access points, and is well-landscaped and oriented toward the side or rear of buildings rather than in the front yard.

To develop a multi-use path along the north side of the corridor to improve neighborhood connectivity and provide an easier, more convenient, and safer choice for everyday trips.

This district shall be comprised of the following parcels of land as outlined in the Bayport Zoning Study:

Retail establishments, except those prohibited in § 68-754, or where the underlying zoning district is General Service T District.

Personal service establishment.

Craft trade shop.

Gasoline service station.

Convenience market.

Fast-food restaurants.

Psychiatric clinic.

Motor vehicle dealership, inclusive of trailers and motorcycles.

Smoke/vape shop or lounge.

The following accessory uses shall be permitted when located on the same lot with the authorized use:

Any accessory building shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.

A minimum setback of 20 feet and a maximum of 30 feet shall be provided for all new buildings or building additions.

The first five feet of this twenty-foot setback shall be reserved for a future shared use path and shall be shown on any site plan submitted.

Parking shall be prohibited between the front of the building and the street property line. Parking shall be located to the side or rear of the building to the greatest extent possible.

Pedestrian entrances to buildings should be oriented towards Montauk Highway when possible unless authorized by the Planning Board.

Cross access to adjoining properties shall be required to the greatest extent possible. A maximum of one curb cut along Montauk Highway shall be permitted pursuant to the review and approval of Suffolk County Department of Public Works.

Landscaping or plaza/public space areas are encouraged and should be located in the front yard.

Artwork, benches, and other decorative features are encouraged to be included within front yard landscaping areas.

The area between any building and Montauk Highway shall be landscaped exclusive of site entrances. Said landscaping shall consist of grass or ground cover, street trees planted 25 linear feet on center, and decorative plantings.

Landscaping shall be required around the base of the building, unless otherwise authorized by the Planning Board.

Perimeter landscaping, in the form of shrubs, hedges, or other similar plantings, shall be required for all driveways and parking areas, outside of site triangles.

Prior to the submission of any building permit application or facade improvements, representative exterior architectural drawings shall be submitted to the Planning Division. The Planning Division shall review the plans for architectural consistency with the Bayport Zoning Study in terms of overall building design, materials, colors, encroachments and other architectural considerations. No building permit shall be submitted until written architectural approval has been granted by the Planning Division. A denial of architectural approval by the Planning Division may be appealed to the Planning Board within 30 days.

Overall design. Architectural designs that reflect or are sympathetic to New England or traditional (vernacular) architectural character are required, unless approved by the Planning Board. Side and rear facades should be of similar design and materials to front facades.

Minimum number of architectural features. Architectural features and details such as bay windows, setbacks, pilasters, decorative below-window panels, and other features shall be included to create architectural interest. Peaked roofs and varied roof planes shall also be included. Large roof expanses shall incorporate dormers, cupolas, and other features to reduce the scale of pitched roofs. The Planning Division reserves the right to require additional architectural elements, including but not limited to dormers and decorative windows.

Materials. Natural building materials such as wood, brick and stone shall be utilized. Separations between materials should be primarily horizontal and should accentuate horizonal lines. The use of stucco, unfinished concrete, EIFS, aluminum siding, and/or concrete block for exterior wall finishes shall be limited to 10% of the façade area.

Screening. Rooftop equipment, mechanical equipment, dumpsters, loading areas, etc., shall be screened consistent with the building style or, for ground-level features, with fencing and/or landscaping. Service, refuse, and utility areas should be located to the rear of buildings to the maximum extent practicable.

Signs should be professionally designed and constructed using high-quality materials. Painted wood with carved lettering is a preferred material.

Wall-mounted signs shall not exceed 75% of the width of the storefront or have lettering that exceeds 36 inches in height.

Window signs, may not occupy an area greater than 25% of the total area of the window.

Ground signs shall be low, monument-style signs supported designed to complement the architecture of the building with landscaping at the base. Directory signs shall utilize uniform coloring and lettering for each tenant panel, except the one major facility.

Awning signs shall have lettering that is limited to the valance and is no greater than 80% of the height of the valance or 12 inches, whichever is less. Copy shall be limited to 50% of the horizontal width of the awning. Lettering on the main sloping or arching surfaces of awnings is prohibited.

Lighted signs should be spotlighted, externally lit, or back-lit with a diffused light source. Backlighting shall only illuminate the letters, characters or graphics on the sign, not its background.