Port Chester City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 3
Zoning Districts and Civic Districts
§ 345-301 Applicability; compliance required.
B.
Compliance. Except for nonconformances allowed pursuant to Article 9 (Nonconformities) or as otherwise provided in this chapter, with respect to each District, as applicable, all Development, redevelopment, land, Lots, Improvements, and Structures, and all Uses, construction, reconstruction, modifications, Alterations, and enlargements thereof, and all parts thereof, and all Plans, applications, requests, and submissions for proposals required or made under this chapter, must include the elements required by and must comply with this Article 3 and the applicable standards, requirements, and conditions of this article and any license, permit, approval, certification, or authorization issued pursuant to this chapter, any applicable approved Site Plan or other approval granted under this chapter.
§ 345-302 Character District defined.
"Character District" is defined in Article 10 (Definitions).
§ 345-303 Special Districts.
B.
Effect of Special District Designation. If a Special District is designated for an area on the Zoning Map or any amendment thereof, such area is subject to certain Special District Development, parcel, Lot and Building standards, as applicable, as described in § 345-405.
C.
Limitation on Future CD-3.R20, CD-3.R7, CD-3.R5, SD-PMU and SD-PRD Zoning. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained or implied in this chapter, zoning of land to District CD-3. R20, CD-3.R7, CD-3.R5, SD-PMU, or SD-PRD shall be available only to the parcels designated as such, respectively, upon the Effective Date, and no District designation of District CD-3.R20, CD-3.R7, CD-3.R5, SD-PMU, or SD-PRD shall be available for any future rezoning of any property within the Village.
§ 345-304 Civic District defined.
"Civic District" is defined in Article 10 (Definitions).
§ 345-305 Character District and Special District descriptions.
[Amended 1-19-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021; 4-3-2023 by L.L. No. 9-2023; 5-20-2024 by L.L. No. 6-2024]
Character district and special district descriptions are set forth in Table 345.307 (District Descriptions: Summary) and Tables 345.405.A-1 through 345.405.A-15.
§ 345-306 Civic District description.
§ 345-307 Establishment of districts.
A.
Districts. For the purposes of this chapter, there are hereby established within the Village, and the Village is hereby divided into, the following zoning districts, each of which is described in §§ 345-305 and 345-306 and the tables referenced therein, and the District Standards for which are set forth for Buildings and Lots in § 345-405, and for Development Parcels in §§ 345-501 through 345-507 and Tables 345.405.A-1 through 345.405.A-15 (District Standards) and Table 345.405.B (Civic District Standards):
[Amended 1-19-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021; 4-3-2023 by L.L. No. 9-2023; 5-20-2024 by L.L. No. 6-2024]
(1)
Character District CD-3 (Neighborhood).
(2)
Character District CD-3.R20 (R20 One-Family Residence District).
(3)
Character District CD-3.R7 (R7 One-Family Residence District).
(4)
Character District CD-3.R5 (R5 One-Family Residence District).
(5)
Character District CD-4 (General Urban).
(6)
Character District CD-5 (Urban Center).
(7)
Character District CD-5W (Urban Center - Waterfront).
(8)
Character District CD-6 (Urban Core).
(9)
Character District CD-6T (Urban Core TOD).
(10)
Special District - SD-PRD (Planned Residential District).
(11)
Special District - SD-PMU (Planned Mixed Use District).
(12)
Character District C1 (Neighborhood).
(13)
Character District CD4-MU (General Urban Mixed Use).
(14)
Character District R2F (Two-Family Residential).
(15)
Character District CD-5T.
(16)
Civic District.
Table 345.307.A-1 District Descriptions: Summary | |
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Districts | |
 | CD-3 (Neighborhood) The CD-3 Neighborhood District consists of primarily a low density single-family detached Residential area in which Cottages and Houses are the predominant Building Types. It has medium to deep front Setbacks and medium to wide side Setbacks. Its Thoroughfares have curbs and may include Sidewalks and/or street trees, and form medium to large blocks. |
 | CD-3.R20 (R20 One-Family Residence District) The CD-3.R20 One Family Residential Character District consists of primarily a low density single-family detached Residential area. It has a minimum Lot size of 20,000 square feet and a minimum Usable Open Space of 5,000 square feet. |
 | CD-3.R7 (R7 One-Family Residence District) The CD-3.R7 One Family Residential Character District consists of primarily a low density single-family detached Residential area. It has a minimum Lot size of 7,000 square feet and a minimum Usable Open Space of 3,500 square feet. |
 | CD-3.R5 (R3 One-Family Residence District) The CD-3.R5 One Family Residential Character District consists of primarily a low density single-family detached Residential area. It has a minimum Lot size of 5,000 square feet and a minimum Usable Open Space of 2,000 square feet. |
 | CD-4 (General Urban) The CD-4 General Urban Character District consists of a medium density area that has a mix of Building Types and primarily Residential, Retail / Personal Service / Artisan, Office, Lodging and Civic Uses; there are medium, narrow or no front Setbacks and narrow to medium side Setbacks; it has variable private landscaping; and it has Thoroughfares with curbs, Sidewalks and trees that define medium-sized blocks. |
 | CD-5 (Urban Center) The CD-5 Urban Center Character District consists of higher density Mixed Use areas. It has a tight network of Thoroughfares with wide Sidewalks, street lights and regular tree spacing, defining medium-sized blocks. Buildings are set close to the Sidewalks. |
 | CD-5W (Urban Center - Waterfront) The CD-5W Urban Center-Waterfront Character District consists of higher density Mixed Use areas near the waterfront, including water-dependent uses. It has a tight network of Thoroughfares with wide Sidewalks, street lights and regular tree spacing, defining medium-sized blocks. Buildings are set close to the Sidewalks. |
 | CD-6 (Urban Core) The CD-6 Urban Core Character District consists of the highest density and height with a wide variety of Uses, located near and with connections and access to Public Transit. This District may be Adjacent to Civic Districts with significant Civic Spaces and important Civic Buildings. Its Blocks are defined by Thoroughfares with curbs, street trees, and wide sidewalks, with narrow or no front setback and no side setbacks. |
 | SD-PRD (Planned Residential Development) It is the purpose of the Planned Residential Development Special District (SD-PRD) to provide performance criteria as the basis for flexible use and design regulations so that residential developments incorporating a variety of residential types and containing both individual building sites and common property may be planned and developed in a unified manner on those large tracts of vacant or predominantly vacant land that are appropriate for such use. |
 | SD-PMU (Planned Mixed-Use District) The SD-PMU Planned Mixed-Use Character consists of mixed use areas, the standards for which were established on a project-by-project basis. |
 | C1 (Neighborhood District) The C1 Neighborhood District consists of neighborhood-level commercial and mixed-uses. The District is defined by its relatively compact form, including small-medium blocks with Sidewalks and street trees. |
 | CD-4MU (General Urban Mixed-Use District) The CD-4MU General Urban District consists of mixed-use commercial and residential development. The District is generally defined by larger lot sizes situated within the Village core and along major Thoroughfares. |
 | R2F (Two-Family Residence District) The R2F Two-Family Residential District consists of primarily low-medium density, single and two-family detached residential units. It has a minimum Lot size of 5,000 square feet and a minimum Usable Open Space of 800 square feet per unit. |
| CD-5T (Urban Center-Transit) The CD-5T Urban Center Transit Character District consists of higher density Mixed Use areas and serves as a transitional district between the CD-6 and CD-5 Character Districts |
 | CV (Civic District) Civic District (CV) is assigned to areas designated for Civic purposes. These may be Open Space of one or more Civic Space Types allowed within or Adjacent to any specific Character District or Special District, as well as sites dedicated to significant Buildings to be used for Civic purposes, such as village halls, Post Offices, Libraries, Places of Assembly, Places of Worship, and community centers. |
§ 345-308 Establishment of additional districts.
B.
Map Amendment. Zoning or re-zoning of property to any District established pursuant to this section shall be subject to approval of a Zoning Map amendment pursuant to §§ 345-118E and 345-807.
§ 345-309 Elements and standards.
[Amended 1-19-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021; 4-3-2023 by L.L. No. 9-2023; 5-20-2024 by L.L. No. 6-2024]
Development, redevelopment, land, Structures, Buildings, Improvements, and Lots within each District must include the elements indicated for such District throughout this chapter and must comply with the applicable District general description and intent thereof and the standards applicable to such district set forth in Table 345.307 (District Descriptions: Summary), Tables 345.405.A-1 through 345.405.A-15 (District Standards) or Table 345.405.B (Civic District Standards) and elsewhere in this chapter.
§ 345-310 Additional requirements.
In addition to all standards and requirements that are applicable to a specific District, all Development, redevelopment, land, Structures, Buildings, Improvements, and Lots within Districts must comply with all other applicable standards and requirements of this chapter, including without limitation, the supplemental standards set forth in Article 6 (Supplemental Standards).