Oneonta Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
B-2 General Business District Regulations
§ 103-29 Purpose and intent.
[Amended 6-14-1989]
A.
The general purpose of this business district is to provide for areas in the Town of Oneonta for local business and heavier commercial uses separate from those uses which are primarily oriented toward the highway traveler.
B.
Since there may be cases where residential uses begun prior to the enactment of this Code may exist in a General Business District, the Planning Board shall allow development to take place with specific attention to the effect that any change would have on the character and quality of residential areas. Changes of use from residential to business shall be permitted but they shall require a site plan review.
§ 103-30 Permitted uses, subject to sketch plan review or site plan review and special use permit
[Amended 9-11-1985; 1-22-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 6-14-1989; 8-8-1990 by L.L. No. 6-1990; 2-12-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
A.
The following uses are permitted, subject to sketch site plan review or site plan review, at the discretion of the Planning Board (see Article XVI):
(1)
All nonresidential uses permitted in the Business B-1 District. (see § 103-27)
(2)
Drive-in restaurants, drive-in theaters and similar services which are designed to offer goods and services to be consumed within an automobile.
(3)
Auto showroom, car lot, truck dealer, farm equipment dealer, mobile home sales, snowmobile sales, motorcycle sales and like vehicular sales and service land uses.
(4)
Car wash.
(5)
Hotels and motels.
(6)
Building materials supply and other wholesale businesses and storage.
(7)
Shopping center.
(8)
All accessory buildings which are necessary and incidental to the operator of the above business activities.
B.
The following uses may be undertaken in the B-2 General Business District only upon a special use permit being obtained:
(1)
Gasoline station, convenience store.
[Amended 1-10-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
(2)
Commercial garage.
(3)
Mortuary.
(4)
Funeral home.
(5)
Animal hospital, kennel, dog grooming establishment.
(6)
Video arcade.
§ 103-31 General district regulations.
The following regulations apply to all uses permitted in this district:
A.
Minimum lot requirements.
Requirement | Standard |
|---|---|
Minimum lot size (square feet) | 15,000 |
Minimum frontage (feet) | 100 |
Minimum front yard (feet) | 30 |
Minimum side yard (feet) | 10 |
Minimum rear yard (feet) | 10 |
B.
Increasing yard depth.
(1)
Increasing front yard depth. Front yard depth along collector and arterial roads shall be increased to 50 feet except where existing development occurred prior to the enactment of this chapter. In those cases, the front yard depth may be the average of the front yard depth for 250 feet on both sides of the proposed use along the contiguous street line.
(2)
Increasing side yard depth. On a corner lot the minimum side yard requirement shall increase to 25 feet for the side yard between the street line and the building line on the side street.
(3)
Increasing yard depth when abutting a residential lot. Where a lot in a B-2 District abuts a lot in a residential district, there shall be provided a yard at least 50 feet in width in the B-2 District. Said yard shall not be utilized for roadways or parking or storage of any material or goods. The owner or occupant of the industrial property shall provide and properly maintain a wall, fence or hedge at least six feet but not more than eight feet in height for the full dimension of the abutting lots, except that where a driveway exists, such hedge shall begin at a point no more than 20 feet from the front lot line. Where a lot in a B-2 District abuts another lot in a B-2 District on which there is a residential use which was begun prior to the enactment of this Code, the Planning Board may require the owner or occupant of the business property to provide a wall, solid fence or hedge at least six feet but not more than eight feet in height for the full dimension of the abutting lots, except that where a driveway exists, such wall, fence or hedge shall begin at a point no more than 20 feet from the front lot line.
[Amended 6-14-1989]
C.
Determining front yard depth. Where no right-of-way or street line information is readily available to determine the point from which front yard depth shall be measured to the building line, the front yard depth shall be that number of feet indicated in Subsection A plus 25 feet from the center line of the street.
D.
Maximum lot coverage. The gross area covered by buildings or structures of any sort shall be no more than 50% of the area of a parcel of land, and the aggregate total of buildings, structures of any sort, parking lots, storage areas, loading and travel areas shall not exceed 80% of the area of a parcel of land.
E.
Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading areas must be provided according to the requirements set forth in Article XIII of this chapter. No open or enclosed parking or loading area shall encroach on any required front yard. Open parking and loading areas may encroach on a required side or rear yard to within three feet of a side or rear lot line, except as provided in Subsection B(2) and (3). Open parking and loading areas shall not encroach on one another.
F.
Signs and displays. See Town of Oneonta Sign Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 76, Signs.
G.
Building height. No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 60 feet except upon approval by the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 7-12-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
H.
Accessory buildings. All accessory buildings in this district must meet those standards established in this Article for the principal land use. Such buildings shall be on the same lot as the principal building or on an adjacent lot so long as it is within a commercial or industrial district and meets all other requirements of this chapter.
I.
Family. For any existing permitted nonconforming residential uses, the provisions of § 103-14H of the Town Code of the Town of Oneonta shall apply, and reference is hereby made to such provision as if more fully set forth below.
[Added 1-8-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]