Newfane Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Business District Regulations

§ 270-6.1 General.

[Amended 5-26-1999]

Within any Business District, a building, structure or lot shall only be used for one of the uses indicated in § 270-6.2, the Table of Use Regulations, for the specific district in which it is located on the Zoning Map, and in accordance with the particular classification of that use in that district. Further, any such building, structure or lot shall only be utilized in conformance with the provisions of § 270-6.3, the Table of Dimensional Regulations. In addition, such use shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

§ 270-6.2 Table of Use Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.2 Business Districts Table of Use Regulations
VB	Village Business District	P	Permitted Use
HC	Highway Commercial District	SE	Special Exception Use
MB	Marine Business District	X	Prohibited Use

Use Classifications			Business Districts
			VB	HC	MB
A.	Residential uses.
	1.	Dwelling unit over first floor, non-residential use	P	X	P
B.	Business uses.
	1.	Auditorium or meeting hall	P	SE	X
	2.	Car wash	SE	P	X
	3.	Bowling alley	SE	P	P
	4.	Dance hall, roller or ice skating facility	SE	SE	P
	5.	Retail gasoline sales	SE	P	P
	6.	Funeral home or mortuary	P	P	X
	7.	Greenhouse or plant nursery	X	P	X
	8.	Hotel, motel or travel lodge	SE	P	SE
	9.	Marina, boat ramp, docks, boatyard and boat storage, including sales, rental, leasing, hire, accessory facilities and structures	X	SE	P
	10.	Motor vehicle sales, rental, hire or lease, including recreational vehicles, mobile homes or boats	SE	P	P
	11.	Business or administration uses providing management, financial, administrative or corporate services	P	P	X
	12.	Professional, small business or branch office providing direct, on-site customer access and services (banking, financial, legal, insurance, real estate, utility or similar uses)	P	P	P
	13.	Parking garage or commercial parking lot as a primary use	SE	P	SE
	14.	Storage facility, building or outdoor area	X	P	SE
	15.	Personal service shop	P	P	P
	16.	Radio and television broadcast studio	P	P	X
	17.	Restaurant or tavern	P	P	P
	18.	Restaurant, drive-in	SE	P	SE
	19.	Repair garage for vehicles, engines and motors	X	P	SE
	20.	Repair shop for household, business or personal appliances	P	P	P
	21.	Recreation, athletic, fitness or tanning facility	P	P	P
	22.	Retail shop or store	P	P	P
	23.	Shop or studio for custom work or for making articles to be sold at retail on premises	P	P	P
	24.	Shopping mall or highway retail plaza requiring dedicated parking facilities	X	SE	X
	25.	Retail center, mini-mall or multi-unit retail facility using village street or public parking	P	SE	SE
	26.	Theater or movie facility	P	P	SE
	27.	Veterinarian, hospital or clinic	X	SE	X
	28.	Vocational school or commercial training center	SE	P	X
	29.	Wholesale business	X	P	SE
	30.	Research center or laboratory	X	SE	X
C.	Industrial uses.
	1.	Non-nuisance industry	X	SE	X
	2.	Printing, publishing or graphics plant	SE	P	X
	3.	Truck terminal or transfer station	X	SE	X
	4.	Laundry or dry cleaning plant	X	X	X
	5.	Food or agricultural processing facility, including dairy, storage, packing and agribusiness	X	X	X
	6.	Manufacturing and assembly facility	X	X	X
	7.	Chemical processing or manufacturing	X	X	X
	8.	Commercial power and utility plants	X	X	X
	9.	Storage of fuels, chemical or other liquids in tanks	X	SE	SE
	10.	Outdoor storage area associated with a permitted industrial or commercial use	X	SE	SE
	11.	Warehouse	X	SE	SE
	12.	Commercial or industrial research center, institute or laboratory	X	X	X
	13.	Commercial or industrial park	X	X	X
	14.	Sawmill, lumber or wood processing	X	X	X
D.	Accessory uses.
	1.	Caretaker or owner-occupied dwelling unit	P	X	P
	2.	Usual and customary accessory structure or use (clearly subordinate to the principal structure)	P	P	P
	3.	Private garage or off-street parking pursuant to Article X	P	P	P
	4.	Signs pursuant to Article XI	P	P	P
	5.	Communications antenna, dish or tower detached from the primary residence or structure or using a separate foundation and support apparatus not part of the primary residence or structure	X	SE	SE

§ 270-6.3 Table of Dimensional Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.3 Business Districts Table of Dimensional Regulations
Area:	Square Feet
Depth/Width/Height:	Feet
Setbacks:	Feet

Regulation Category		VB	HC	MB
1.	Lot area - minimum*	5,000	20,000	10,000
2.	Lot area - per dwelling (minimum)	1,000	None	None
3.	Lot coverage - percent of total lot area occupied by all principal and accessory buildings	60	40	75
4.	Lot depth - minimum	60	200	60
5.	Lot width - minimum	20	100	20
6.	Corner lot width	None	None	None
7.	Structure height - maximum (primary structure/accessory structure)	35	35	35
8.	Yard setbacks - minimums
Front**		5	75	10
Side - each/combined***		None	15	None
Side - abutting side street on a corner lot		None	50	None
Rear***		20	30	25

Notes:
*	Where public sewer is not available, no development is permitted when there is insufficient capacity for a private sanitary waste disposal system, as determined by the Niagara County Health Department.
**	Setback line as measured from the right-of-way line of the road of street.
***	Fifty feet where lot abuts an agricultural or residential zoning district.

Newfane Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Business District Regulations

§ 270-6.1 General.

[Amended 5-26-1999]

§ 270-6.2 Table of Use Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.2 Business Districts Table of Use Regulations
VB	Village Business District	P	Permitted Use
HC	Highway Commercial District	SE	Special Exception Use
MB	Marine Business District	X	Prohibited Use

Use Classifications			Business Districts
			VB	HC	MB
A.	Residential uses.
	1.	Dwelling unit over first floor, non-residential use	P	X	P
B.	Business uses.
	1.	Auditorium or meeting hall	P	SE	X
	2.	Car wash	SE	P	X
	3.	Bowling alley	SE	P	P
	4.	Dance hall, roller or ice skating facility	SE	SE	P
	5.	Retail gasoline sales	SE	P	P
	6.	Funeral home or mortuary	P	P	X
	7.	Greenhouse or plant nursery	X	P	X
	8.	Hotel, motel or travel lodge	SE	P	SE
	9.	Marina, boat ramp, docks, boatyard and boat storage, including sales, rental, leasing, hire, accessory facilities and structures	X	SE	P
	10.	Motor vehicle sales, rental, hire or lease, including recreational vehicles, mobile homes or boats	SE	P	P
	11.	Business or administration uses providing management, financial, administrative or corporate services	P	P	X
	12.	Professional, small business or branch office providing direct, on-site customer access and services (banking, financial, legal, insurance, real estate, utility or similar uses)	P	P	P
	13.	Parking garage or commercial parking lot as a primary use	SE	P	SE
	14.	Storage facility, building or outdoor area	X	P	SE
	15.	Personal service shop	P	P	P
	16.	Radio and television broadcast studio	P	P	X
	17.	Restaurant or tavern	P	P	P
	18.	Restaurant, drive-in	SE	P	SE
	19.	Repair garage for vehicles, engines and motors	X	P	SE
	20.	Repair shop for household, business or personal appliances	P	P	P
	21.	Recreation, athletic, fitness or tanning facility	P	P	P
	22.	Retail shop or store	P	P	P
	23.	Shop or studio for custom work or for making articles to be sold at retail on premises	P	P	P
	24.	Shopping mall or highway retail plaza requiring dedicated parking facilities	X	SE	X
	25.	Retail center, mini-mall or multi-unit retail facility using village street or public parking	P	SE	SE
	26.	Theater or movie facility	P	P	SE
	27.	Veterinarian, hospital or clinic	X	SE	X
	28.	Vocational school or commercial training center	SE	P	X
	29.	Wholesale business	X	P	SE
	30.	Research center or laboratory	X	SE	X
C.	Industrial uses.
	1.	Non-nuisance industry	X	SE	X
	2.	Printing, publishing or graphics plant	SE	P	X
	3.	Truck terminal or transfer station	X	SE	X
	4.	Laundry or dry cleaning plant	X	X	X
	5.	Food or agricultural processing facility, including dairy, storage, packing and agribusiness	X	X	X
	6.	Manufacturing and assembly facility	X	X	X
	7.	Chemical processing or manufacturing	X	X	X
	8.	Commercial power and utility plants	X	X	X
	9.	Storage of fuels, chemical or other liquids in tanks	X	SE	SE
	10.	Outdoor storage area associated with a permitted industrial or commercial use	X	SE	SE
	11.	Warehouse	X	SE	SE
	12.	Commercial or industrial research center, institute or laboratory	X	X	X
	13.	Commercial or industrial park	X	X	X
	14.	Sawmill, lumber or wood processing	X	X	X
D.	Accessory uses.
	1.	Caretaker or owner-occupied dwelling unit	P	X	P
	2.	Usual and customary accessory structure or use (clearly subordinate to the principal structure)	P	P	P
	3.	Private garage or off-street parking pursuant to Article X	P	P	P
	4.	Signs pursuant to Article XI	P	P	P
	5.	Communications antenna, dish or tower detached from the primary residence or structure or using a separate foundation and support apparatus not part of the primary residence or structure	X	SE	SE

§ 270-6.3 Table of Dimensional Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.3 Business Districts Table of Dimensional Regulations
Area:	Square Feet
Depth/Width/Height:	Feet
Setbacks:	Feet

Regulation Category		VB	HC	MB
1.	Lot area - minimum*	5,000	20,000	10,000
2.	Lot area - per dwelling (minimum)	1,000	None	None
3.	Lot coverage - percent of total lot area occupied by all principal and accessory buildings	60	40	75
4.	Lot depth - minimum	60	200	60
5.	Lot width - minimum	20	100	20
6.	Corner lot width	None	None	None
7.	Structure height - maximum (primary structure/accessory structure)	35	35	35
8.	Yard setbacks - minimums
Front**		5	75	10
Side - each/combined***		None	15	None
Side - abutting side street on a corner lot		None	50	None
Rear***		20	30	25

Notes:
*	Where public sewer is not available, no development is permitted when there is insufficient capacity for a private sanitary waste disposal system, as determined by the Niagara County Health Department.
**	Setback line as measured from the right-of-way line of the road of street.
***	Fifty feet where lot abuts an agricultural or residential zoning district.

Newfane Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Business District Regulations

§ 270-6.1 General.

[Amended 5-26-1999]

§ 270-6.2 Table of Use Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.2 Business Districts Table of Use Regulations
VB	Village Business District	P	Permitted Use
HC	Highway Commercial District	SE	Special Exception Use
MB	Marine Business District	X	Prohibited Use

Use Classifications			Business Districts
			VB	HC	MB
A.	Residential uses.
	1.	Dwelling unit over first floor, non-residential use	P	X	P
B.	Business uses.
	1.	Auditorium or meeting hall	P	SE	X
	2.	Car wash	SE	P	X
	3.	Bowling alley	SE	P	P
	4.	Dance hall, roller or ice skating facility	SE	SE	P
	5.	Retail gasoline sales	SE	P	P
	6.	Funeral home or mortuary	P	P	X
	7.	Greenhouse or plant nursery	X	P	X
	8.	Hotel, motel or travel lodge	SE	P	SE
	9.	Marina, boat ramp, docks, boatyard and boat storage, including sales, rental, leasing, hire, accessory facilities and structures	X	SE	P
	10.	Motor vehicle sales, rental, hire or lease, including recreational vehicles, mobile homes or boats	SE	P	P
	11.	Business or administration uses providing management, financial, administrative or corporate services	P	P	X
	12.	Professional, small business or branch office providing direct, on-site customer access and services (banking, financial, legal, insurance, real estate, utility or similar uses)	P	P	P
	13.	Parking garage or commercial parking lot as a primary use	SE	P	SE
	14.	Storage facility, building or outdoor area	X	P	SE
	15.	Personal service shop	P	P	P
	16.	Radio and television broadcast studio	P	P	X
	17.	Restaurant or tavern	P	P	P
	18.	Restaurant, drive-in	SE	P	SE
	19.	Repair garage for vehicles, engines and motors	X	P	SE
	20.	Repair shop for household, business or personal appliances	P	P	P
	21.	Recreation, athletic, fitness or tanning facility	P	P	P
	22.	Retail shop or store	P	P	P
	23.	Shop or studio for custom work or for making articles to be sold at retail on premises	P	P	P
	24.	Shopping mall or highway retail plaza requiring dedicated parking facilities	X	SE	X
	25.	Retail center, mini-mall or multi-unit retail facility using village street or public parking	P	SE	SE
	26.	Theater or movie facility	P	P	SE
	27.	Veterinarian, hospital or clinic	X	SE	X
	28.	Vocational school or commercial training center	SE	P	X
	29.	Wholesale business	X	P	SE
	30.	Research center or laboratory	X	SE	X
C.	Industrial uses.
	1.	Non-nuisance industry	X	SE	X
	2.	Printing, publishing or graphics plant	SE	P	X
	3.	Truck terminal or transfer station	X	SE	X
	4.	Laundry or dry cleaning plant	X	X	X
	5.	Food or agricultural processing facility, including dairy, storage, packing and agribusiness	X	X	X
	6.	Manufacturing and assembly facility	X	X	X
	7.	Chemical processing or manufacturing	X	X	X
	8.	Commercial power and utility plants	X	X	X
	9.	Storage of fuels, chemical or other liquids in tanks	X	SE	SE
	10.	Outdoor storage area associated with a permitted industrial or commercial use	X	SE	SE
	11.	Warehouse	X	SE	SE
	12.	Commercial or industrial research center, institute or laboratory	X	X	X
	13.	Commercial or industrial park	X	X	X
	14.	Sawmill, lumber or wood processing	X	X	X
D.	Accessory uses.
	1.	Caretaker or owner-occupied dwelling unit	P	X	P
	2.	Usual and customary accessory structure or use (clearly subordinate to the principal structure)	P	P	P
	3.	Private garage or off-street parking pursuant to Article X	P	P	P
	4.	Signs pursuant to Article XI	P	P	P
	5.	Communications antenna, dish or tower detached from the primary residence or structure or using a separate foundation and support apparatus not part of the primary residence or structure	X	SE	SE

§ 270-6.3 Table of Dimensional Regulations: Business Districts.

Table 6.3 Business Districts Table of Dimensional Regulations
Area:	Square Feet
Depth/Width/Height:	Feet
Setbacks:	Feet

Regulation Category		VB	HC	MB
1.	Lot area - minimum*	5,000	20,000	10,000
2.	Lot area - per dwelling (minimum)	1,000	None	None
3.	Lot coverage - percent of total lot area occupied by all principal and accessory buildings	60	40	75
4.	Lot depth - minimum	60	200	60
5.	Lot width - minimum	20	100	20
6.	Corner lot width	None	None	None
7.	Structure height - maximum (primary structure/accessory structure)	35	35	35
8.	Yard setbacks - minimums
Front**		5	75	10
Side - each/combined***		None	15	None
Side - abutting side street on a corner lot		None	50	None
Rear***		20	30	25

Notes:
*	Where public sewer is not available, no development is permitted when there is insufficient capacity for a private sanitary waste disposal system, as determined by the Niagara County Health Department.
**	Setback line as measured from the right-of-way line of the road of street.
***	Fifty feet where lot abuts an agricultural or residential zoning district.