Moreau City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Districts
§ 149-6 Enumeration of districts.
[Amended 4-7-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998; 8-25-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020; 11-14-2024 by L.L. No. 7-2024]
For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Town of Moreau, the Town is hereby divided into the following types of districts:
R-1 | One-Family Residential Districts |
R-2 | One- and Two-Family Residential Districts |
R-3 | Agriculture and One-Family Residential Districts |
R-4 | Agriculture and One-Family Residential Districts |
R-5 | Agriculture and One-Family Residential Districts |
UR | Multifamily Dwelling, One- and Two-Family Residential Districts |
C-1 | General Commercial Districts |
CC-1 | Commercial and Communications District |
C-2 | Neighborhood Commercial Districts |
C-3 | Residential and Professional Districts |
M-1 | General Manufacturing and Industrial Districts |
M-2 | Light Manufacturing and Industrial Districts |
RP | Resource Protection Districts |
PUD | Planned Unit Development Districts |
W | Wetlands Overlay Districts |
SESO | Solar Energy System Overlay Districts |
§ 149-7 Zoning Map.
The boundaries for each zoning district listed as part of this chapter are shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Moreau," adopted and certified by the Town Clerk of the Town of Moreau, which accompanies and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter and which is hereinafter known as the "Town Zoning Map."[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included in a pocket at the end of this volume.
§ 149-8 Interpretation of boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines of maps filed in the Saratoga County Clerk's office for residential developments, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the boundaries of Agricultural District No. 1 of the Town of Moreau, such district boundaries shall be construed to be said boundaries.
D.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center lines or street lines of streets, or the center lines or right-of-way lines of highways, such district boundaries shall be constituted as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said Zoning Map.
E.
Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad line, such boundary shall be deemed to be located in the middle of the main tracks of said railroad line.
F.
Where the boundary of a district follows a stream, lake or other body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be at the limit of the jurisdiction of the Town of Moreau unless otherwise indicated.
G.
The boundary of the RP District encompassing Spier Falls Mountain north of Spier Falls Road shall be the five-hundred-foot contour, United States Geological Survey datum, unless otherwise shown.
H.
The boundary of the W Overlay District shall be the boundaries of wetlands as officially designated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
I.
Whenever any street or other public way is vacated in the manner authorized by law, the district adjoining each side of such street or public way shall automatically be extended to the center of the former right-of-way and all the area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.
J.
In the event that none of the above rules are applicable, or in the event that further clarification or definition is considered necessary or appropriate, the location of a district boundary shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals.