North Hempstead City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIXB
Service Commercial District
§ 70-184.19 Application of provisions.
The provisions of this Article shall apply to Service Commercial Districts.
§ 70-184.20 Permitted uses.
In a Service Commercial District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for the following purposes and for no other purposes:
A.
Laboratories for scientific and industrial research, testing and development, excluding chemical and nuclear research and testing installations.
B.
Office buildings.
C.
Banks and other financial institutions.
D.
Warehousing and distribution plants, but not including coal, petroleum or petroleum products, flammable materials or the outdoor storage of goods or materials.
E.
Light industrial uses in which the principal activity shall be the intermediate processing or assembly of goods for consumer use, or the storage or distribution of such goods, or similar operations such as the following, which conform to the performance standards provided for in this Article:
(1)
Storage or distribution of food products, including beverage blending or bottling, bakery products and production of ice cream and dairy products, but not including the distillation of beverages or slaughtering and meat packing.
(2)
Fabrication of textiles and clothing.
(3)
Publishing, printing and book binding.
(4)
Assembly of furniture and cabinets.
(5)
Assembly of toys, games, musical instruments, watches and clocks.
(6)
Assembly or repair of mechanical, optical, photographic, scientific, electrical or electronic instruments or components.
F.
Municipal or Town use.
G.
Commercial recreational uses in fully enclosed buildings or structures.
H.
Uses clearly accessory and incidental to a permitted use, including but not limited to the following:
§ 70-184.21 Prohibited uses.
All uses prohibited in Industrial A Districts and Industrial B Districts are prohibited in a Service Commercial District except as may be specifically allowed in the regulations of this Article.
§ 70-184.22 Performance standards.
In addition to any other requirements contained in this Article, all uses, buildings or structures in a Service Commercial District must conform to the performance standards set forth in § 70-154 of this chapter.
§ 70-184.23 Plot area.
No building otherwise permitted under this Article shall occupy a plot of less than 40,000 square feet.
§ 70-184.24 Plot coverage.
Not more than 45% of the plot may be covered by buildings or structures, excluding fences, retaining walls, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks or other paved areas on grade.
§ 70-184.25 Building height.
No building shall exceed two stories or 40 feet, and no machinery, stair tower or other appurtenance shall exceed this limit, except that the Town Board, in connection with site plan review, may permit such devices to project not more than eight feet above the height limit where architectural screening is provided in such a way as to promote good building design.
§ 70-184.26 Front yard.
No building or structure shall be constructed pursuant to this Article which shall have a front yard depth of less than 25 feet.
§ 70-184.27 Side and rear yards.
Every building or structure constructed pursuant to this Article shall have two side yards, each of which shall be not less than 25 feet. In addition, no building or structure shall be constructed pursuant to this Article which shall have a rear yard of less than 25 feet.
§ 70-184.28 Lot width.
The minimum width of a lot at the required front setback line shall not be less than 200 feet.
§ 70-184.29 Off-street parking.
[Amended 3-25-1986 by L.L. No. 3, 1986]
The provisions of § 70-103 shall apply to a Service Commercial District. No parking facilities shall be located nearer than 15 feet to the side or rear lot lines of the premises, and a maximum of 10 off-street parking spaces may be permitted in the front yard.
§ 70-184.30 Off-street loading and unloading.
A.
For each main building there shall be provided off-street loading space in accordance with the schedule of this section. Such loading space may be located at the side or rear of the lot or within the building; in no event shall it be located at the front of the lot. Each such space shall be not less than 10 feet in width nor less than 35 feet in length and shall have a clear headroom of not less than 14 feet.
Floor Area (square feet) | Loading Spaces Required | |
|---|---|---|
5,000 to 10,000 | 1 | |
10,000 to 20,000 | 2 | |
20,000 to 40,000 | 3 | |
40,000 to 60,000 | 4 | |
Each 50,000 over 60,000 | 1 additional |
B.
In the case of office buildings, not more than two spaces shall be required in any case.
§ 70-184.31 Utilities.
All wiring, feed lines, energy sources and all equipment accessory to all utilities shall be placed underground. The Town Board may waive this requirement at the request of the applicant in connection with site plan review in cases where the Board shall determine that installation or installation services will result in difficulty or hardship. In making such decision, the Town Board will consider unusual topography or other natural conditions.
§ 70-184.32 Site plan approval.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a building or structure pursuant to this Article, a site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Town Board in accordance with this chapter.
§ 70-184.33 Landscaping.
The front yard of all buildings or structures shall be landscaped, together with a landscaped area of at least 15 feet in depth along the entire side and rear yards of each premises in a Service Commercial District. Where the side or rear yards abut a residential district, the side or rear yards shall be landscaped to a width of at least 25 feet. Required landscaped areas shall be planted with perennial trees and shrubs to substantially screen the Service Commercial District from the adjoining residential district. Such landscaped areas shall be planted in accordance with the plan specification requirements applicable to site plan review.
§ 70-184.34 Signs.
The following signs shall be permitted in a Service Commercial District:
A.
Wall signs are permitted, provided that:
(1)
There is only one sign for each wall where such sign is permitted.
(2)
The sign on a building wall shall not exceed two square feet per linear foot of wall and in no case a total of 50 square feet.
(3)
The sign does not extend beyond the side, roof or any other element of the wall on which it is affixed.
(4)
The sign is not higher than the distance between the head of the windows of one story and the lower sill course of the windows of the next story or the top of the parapet wall if a one-story building.
B.
Detached or ground signs advertising only the business conducted in the premises upon which the sign is located are permitted, provided that:
C.
Section 70-197 of this chapter, general sign prohibitions in all districts, and the following additional restrictions shall apply to all uses of land in a Service Commercial District:
(1)
No tower signs, as defined in this chapter, are permitted.
(2)
No exposed neon signs, no flashing, moving, intermittently illuminated signs, reflection signs or signs painted in luminous materials that glow in the dark are permitted.
(3)
No signs shall be erected on any building wall facing an adjoining lot in a residential district.
§ 70-184.35 Garbage and refuse facilities.
All garbage and refuse facilities, including but not limited to dumpsters, compactors, bins or containers, shall be located within fully enclosed buildings or structures.
§ 70-184.36 Maintenance.
All buildings, structures, facilities, signs, fences and landscaping in Service Commercial Districts shall be maintained in good order, repair and appearance and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the approved site plan and all other applicable codes and ordinances of the Town of North Hempstead, and violations thereof may be prosecuted in the same manner as provided therein.