Lancaster Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Industrial Districts
§ 400-20 Light Industrial District (LI).
In the Light Industrial District, the following regulations shall apply:
A.
Intent. To provide areas within the Town for light manufacturing and related production activities on sufficient land to permit efficient development. Such districts will be designed and located in such a way that they will neither encroach upon surrounding uses nor will surrounding uses interfere with the efficient development of a balanced employment mix within the Town or improve the tax base thereof.
B.
Permitted structures and uses. Permitted structures and uses are set forth in Schedule A to this chapter and are as follows:
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Apparel repair and alterations and shoe repair shop.
(b)
Blending, mixing, and packaging of disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, ink, soap, detergents and related household and industrial chemical compounds, but excluding the preparation of any primary acids or other primary chemicals.
(c)
Compounding, manufacturing and assembly of: electrical equipment and appliances; furniture and furnishings; musical, scientific, medical, dental and photographic equipment; recreational equipment and toys; clothing and textiles; pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries; panel, sheet, tube and rod machining, extrusion, and casting, including of metal, plastic, and other materials, and related incidental activities; automobile and boating accessories from previously prepared materials; printing, book binders and engraving; food and beverage products.
(d)
Custom manufacturing shop for sale of product on premises, provided that the use does not produce offensive odors, noise, vibration, heat, glare, or dust.
(e)
Exercise studio or gym.
(f)
Experimental, research, and testing facilities, such as construction and operation of small-scale experimental and pilot plant operations.
(g)
Hardware, plumbing, lawn, garden, or other home improvement sales or services.
(h)
Lumber and other building materials and services.
(i)
Manufacture, compounding, assembling and/or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials.
(j)
Newspaper printing.
(k)
Office building and offices.
(m)
Warehouse distribution centers.
(n)
Automobile, farm equipment and trailer sales, rental, repair and services, including motor vehicle washes, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(o)
Bar, tavern, or restaurant, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(p)
Business services, including sign company, window cleaning and other dwelling and building services and equipment sales and rental, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(q)
Commercial recreation activities, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(r)
Composting, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(s)
Farm, lawn, and garden supply outlets and nursery facilities, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(t)
Gas station, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(u)
Motel or hotel, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(v)
Public storage and warehouse storage facilities, except storage of any waste regulated by the NYSDEC, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(w)
Sand, gravel, and aggregate mining and extraction in the appropriate overlay district, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(x)
Tier 2 battery energy storage systems as regulated by Article XII of this chapter, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(y)
Tire, battery, and accessories store, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(2)
Accessory uses.
(a)
Greenhouses and nurseries.
(b)
Signs as permitted and regulated by this chapter.
(c)
Storage of goods and processing operations clearly incidental to the principal uses.
(d)
Retail sale of products manufactured, compounded or assembled on the premises, occupying not more than 15% of the gross floor area of the principal structures, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(e)
Solar energy facilities, as permitted and regulated by this chapter, with a special use permit and site plan approval pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
(f)
Storage of raw materials used in production and finished products, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
C.
Design regulations for principal and accessory structures and uses are set forth in Schedule B to this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D.
Lighting on properties within 100 feet of A-R or R Districts must be screened by fencing or greenery, or otherwise operated to prevent any significant visibility of such lighting on A-R and R properties outside of daytime hours.
§ 400-21 General Industrial District (GI).
In the General Industrial District, the following regulations shall apply:
A.
Intent. To provide areas within the Town for the location of medium manufacturing and processing facilities as well as office, research and service establishments to insure the efficient development of the industrial use and compatibility with adjacent districts. This district is designed to encourage the development of a balanced employment mix within the Town and to improve the tax base.
B.
Permitted structures and uses. Permitted structures and uses are as follows:
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
All principal uses allowed by right and by special use permit in the Light Industrial District. Residential uses shall not be permitted.
(b)
Concrete products mixing and manufacturing.
(c)
Metal casting and foundry products.
(d)
Processing or treatment of bituminous products.
(e)
Railroad freight yard.
(f)
Storage of petroleum and petroleum products.
(g)
Adult entertainment, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(h)
Contracting or construction services, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(i)
Salvage yards and recycling facilities, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
(j)
Transfer storage site for the temporary storage of waste regulated by NYSDEC by NYSDEC-permitted waste transporters, with a special use permit and site plan approval.
C.
Design regulations. Design regulations for principal and accessory structures and uses are set forth in Schedule B to this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 400-22 Supplementary regulations for LI District.
A.
All manufacturing or processing activities shall be completely enclosed in buildings.
B.
Outdoor storage is prohibited in the front yard, or in any yard abutting a residential district. Outdoor storage is permitted in the side and rear yards if the storage area is screened from adjacent parcels, does not exceed 16 feet in height, and is not closer than 50 feet from any property line.
§ 400-23 Supplementary regulations for GI District.
A.
Outdoor storage is prohibited in the front yard or in any yard abutting a residential district. Outdoor storage shall be screened from adjacent parcels.
B.
All development in the GI District shall comply with the provisions of Town Code Chapter 182, Flood Damage Prevention, as applicable.
C.
Adult entertainment standards.
(1)
Intent. In order to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of the Town, and based upon the finding that the deleterious effect of adult uses increases when such uses are concentrated, adult uses are restricted to nonresidential, nonbusiness, and noncommercial areas of the Town and requires site plan approval and a special use permit pursuant to §§ 400-75 and 400-78 of this chapter.
(2)
Design regulations.
(a)
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width: none.
(c)
Minimum yards for structures, parking, loading and/or stacking.
Yard | Height of Structures (feet) | Parking, Loading and/or Stacking Area (feet) |
|---|---|---|
Front, from right-of-way of a dedicated street | 112 | 50* |
Side, abutting a nonresidential district | 112 | 50* |
Rear, abutting a nonresidential street | 112 | 50* |
Side and rear, abutting a residential district | Not permitted |
NOTES: | |
* | Entire area shall be landscaped with coniferous and deciduous trees in equal proportions at spacing not more than 25 feet on center. Trees shall have a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 inches at one foot above finished grade. |
(d)
Maximum building height: 12 feet.
(e)
Maximum lot coverage: as uses and requirements of yard, off-street parking, loading/stacking areas and landscaping permit.
(f)
Enclosure. All principal and accessory uses, except signs, landscaping and off-street parking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure.
(3)
Prohibition regarding public observation. No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas from any public way. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening.
(4)
Special use permit. In addition to the regular special use permit requirements found in § 400-78 of this chapter, the following regulations apply:
(a)
Application for a special use permit for adult use must specifically state that juveniles will be prohibited from entering the premises.
(b)
The Town Board shall call a public hearing for the purpose of considering the request for a special use permit. At least 10 days' notice of the time and place of public hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. A special use permit issued under the provisions of this section shall not be transferable.
D.
Junkyard/salvage yard design standards.
(1)
Junk and salvage yards must not be located less than 500 feet from any residential district or less than 300 feet from any commercial district.
(2)
A fully enclosed building shall be provided for the housing and treatment of paper, rags, cloth and other fibers.
(3)
All junkyard material and activities not within fully enclosed buildings shall be surrounded by a solid, stable fence or wall eight feet in height.
(4)
All storage piles shall be so maintained as to not create a safety hazard.
(5)
No storage of material shall be allowed within a required front, side, or rear yard.
(6)
Any required screen fence shall be placed so that the required front, side, or rear yard is outside such fence.
E.
Temporary storage of waste. The Town Board may issue a special use permit pursuant to § 400-78 of this chapter allowing operation of a transfer storage site for the temporary storage of waste regulated by NYSDEC permitted waste transporters subject to conditions, including but not limited to:
(1)
Any storage or facility shall be carried out on a minimum parcel of 25 acres.
(2)
Any such facility shall be located a distance of at least 5,000 feet from any use which is residential in nature, at least 2,000 feet from any adjacent use which is nonagricultural and nonresidential in nature, at least 1,000 feet from any dedicated highway, and at least 2,000 feet from any surface water feature such as streams or ponds.
(3)
The area shall be surrounded completely by a berm a minimum of 15 feet in height from existing ground level.
(4)
The site shall include a well-maintained asphalt or concrete drive at least 20 feet in width, running from the nearest dedicated highway to the site and must provide sufficient access for heavy fire and rescue apparatus to all areas of said facility.
(5)
The site shall have access to a fully functioning fire hydrant within 50 feet of storage areas and capable of supplying an adequate water supply for the purpose of fire suppression and shall be subject to acceptance and approval by the Chief in whose fire district the facility is located.
(6)
A lock box or keyed access to the facility shall be made available to all emergency response personnel.
(7)
The area shall have no more than three truck docks: two for deliveries and one for placement of a transport trailer, with no right of expansion. Further, the operator shall not place more than one transport trailer on site.
(8)
A windsock shall be installed on site to reflect wind direction.
(9)
Security, monitoring and alarm devices for detecting fire, smoke, and unauthorized access shall be installed in the building and the storage trailer. All such devices shall be centrally monitored 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(10)
All loading docks at the building must be of a height to accept deliveries from trucks and storage placement in the trailer so as to minimize the danger of falling containers.
(11)
A safety mechanism shall be installed to secure the office area and personnel from the storage area in the event of a leak or spill.
(12)
Trailers shall not be washed on site.
(13)
The building shall not be washed down unless all runoff is fully contained and disposed of as directed by the Town of Lancaster's Disaster Coordinator.
(14)
Loading dock bumpers shall be installed to ensure a sealed connection between the transport and delivery trucks to the loading platform in the facility.
(15)
A chain-link fence with barbed wire shall be installed to enclose the parking area used by transport vehicles and/or trailers.
(16)
The operator shall make available, in the manner determined by the Town's Disaster Coordinator, a complete manifest of all materials present on site at all times and the exact location of such materials.
(17)
An absorbent material or "sponge" designed to prevent any accidental spills from entering the drainage system shall be installed in any floor drains and exterior stormwater drains and catch basins.
(18)
Any materials independently packaged that may be reactive with each other must be stored apart from each other at distances and with additional security precautions as may be required by the NYSDOT and NYSDEC.
(19)
In no event shall any biological, radioactive, or explosive hazardous materials be permitted at the location.
(20)
The owner/operator shall submit detailed closure plans at least 90 days prior to the plan date for closure to the Town of Lancaster, which plans shall include the proposed closure date of the facility and the plan for removal of materials and cleanup of the site. A performance bond of $1,000,000 shall be posted upon approval of the site and shall remain in effect until such time as the Town Board is satisfied that the closure of the facility has been completed in strict conformance with the plan approved by the Town Board.