Sardinia City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts and Map
§ 115-14 Districts enumerated.
For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Town of Sardinia, the Town is hereby divided into the following districts:
AR | Agricultural-Residential District |
HR | Hamlet Residential District |
HB | Hamlet Business District |
LC | Limited Commercial District |
BL | Business-Light Industrial District |
GCF | Government-Community Facilities District |
PR | Parks, Recreation and Conservation District |
PFO | Prime Farmland Overlay District |
CPO | Conservation Protection Overlay District |
MHP | Manufactured Housing Park District |
§ 115-15 Zoning Map.
Said districts are bounded and defined as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Sardinia" which accompanies and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter. The Zoning Map shall show the effective date of this chapter and of each subsequent amendment to said map and shall be duly certified by the Town Clerk.
§ 115-16 District boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts, as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where the designation on the Zoning Map indicates a boundary which is a street or public right-of-way, the road right-of-way of the road shall be construed to be the boundary.
B.
Where the designation on the Zoning Map indicates a boundary approximately upon a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the boundary.
C.
Distances shown on the Zoning Map are perpendicular distances from road right-of-way lines measured to the district boundary, which boundaries in all cases where distances are given are parallel to the road right-of-way.
D.
In any case where a zoning district boundary is in question, the Code Enforcement Officer shall determine the location of such district boundary by the use of the graphic scale.
E.
Lots divided by district boundaries. Where a lot is divided by any zoning district boundary so as to be in more than one zoning district and where such lot was an existing lot when such district boundary was established, a conforming use, occupying 50% or more of the area of said lot and having street frontage in the district where permitted, may be extended on such lot not more than 25 feet (measured perpendicular to the district boundary) into any district where such use is not permitted or to the property line if the district boundary is within 50 feet; in either case, all provisions of this chapter must be complied with.
§ 115-17 Determination of similar uses.
A.
If a use is not specifically listed in as a permitted use for the listed districts established by this chapter, the Zoning Board of Appeals though an interpretation request may determine that a use is similar to those enumerated in a specific district. In making a determination that a use is similar, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall first determine that:
(1)
The use is not listed in any other classification of permitted uses;
(2)
The use is appropriate and conforms to the basic characteristics of the classification to which it is to be added;
(3)
The use is not contrary to the goals and objectives of the Town's Comprehensive Plan;
(4)
The use does not create dangers to health and safety and does not create offensive noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, odor, glare or other objectionable influences to an extent greater than that resulting from other uses listed in the classification to which it is to be added; and
(5)
Such a use does not create traffic to a greater extent than the other uses listed in the classification to which it is to be added.
B.
The determination as to whether a use is similar to uses permitted by right shall be considered as an expansion of the use regulations of the district and not as a variance applying to a particular situation. Any use found similar shall thereafter be included in the enumeration of uses permitted by right.