Saranac Lake Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Zoning Map; Boundary Interpretation; General Zoning Regulations
§ 106-35 Zoning Map.
[Amended 7-9-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018; 10-13-2020 by L.L. No. 6-2020]
The locations and boundaries of each of the zoning districts ("zoning district" or "district") of this code are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Village of Saranac Lake"[1] ("Zoning Map" or "map"). The Zoning Map, together with all explanatory matter thereon and all amendments thereto, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this code (See Appendix A.) and may be amended in the same manner as any other part of this code. Said map shall be kept up-to-date and shall be located in the Village Clerk's office for public review.
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 106-36 Interpretation of boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundary of any Zoning District as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as following the center lines or ROW lines of streets, highways, railroads or public utility easements, said boundaries shall be construed to be coincident with such lines.
B.
Where district boundaries are indicated to be approximately parallel to the center lines or ROW lines of streets, highways, railroads or public utility easements, said boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto. These boundaries shall also be at such distances as are indicated on the map or as shall be determined by the scale shown on the map.
C.
Where district boundaries are so indicated as approximately following the Village boundary line, lot lines or projections thereof, said boundaries shall be construed to be coincident with such lines or projections thereof.
D.
Where district boundaries are so indicated to be approximately parallel or offset to the Village boundary line, property lines, lot lines or projections thereof, said boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distances therefrom as are indicated on the map.
E.
Where a street, highway, railroad, public utility easement, center line or ROW line is coincident with a land use district boundary line and varies from the actual on-the-ground physical monument or mark, then such on-the-ground physical monument shall determine said land use boundary.
F.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single or joint ownership, at the time such line is adopted, the regulations for the less restricted portion of such lot may extend not more than 30 feet into the more restricted portion. This provision stands provided the lot has frontage on a street in the less restricted district. This does not apply to land use classifications of the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan where divisions between land use classifications constitute a state-designated land use area boundary.
G.
In the event that none of the above rules is 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 Development Board.
§ 106-37 Regulation of zoning districts.
A.
Application of regulations. No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered, unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located, except as hereinafter provided.
B.
General zoning regulations.
(1)
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height, to accommodate or house a greater number of dwelling units, to occupy a greater percentage of lot area, or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards or side yards, than is specified herein for the district in which such building or structure is located.
(2)
No part of a required yard or other open space about any building required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this code shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.
(3)
No lot shall be so reduced in size that its area or any of its dimensions or open spaces shall be smaller than that required by this code.
(4)
In their interpretation or application, the provisions of this code shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare.
(5)
Any land uses, principal or accessory, not specifically listed as permitted, requiring site plan review, requiring an administrative permit, or requiring a special use permit as in Schedule 1, Allowed Uses, and Schedule 2, Dimensional Standards, shall be deemed to be prohibited.[1]
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Editor's Note: Schedules 1 and 2 are included as attachments to this chapter.
(6)
Pursuant to Part 2, Article VIII, of this code, any land use not listed on Schedule 1, Allowed Uses, and Schedule 2, Dimensional Standards, may be referred to the Development Board for a use variance.[2]
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Editor's Note: Schedules 1 and 2 are included as attachments to this chapter.