Solvay, NY Zoning Ordinance

Solvay City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

District Regulations

§ 165-25 Establishment and designation of districts.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

For the purpose of this chapter, the Village is hereby divided into classes of districts, which shall be designated as follows:

Residential-1 (R-1)

Residential-2 (R-2)

Residential-3 (R-3)

Milton Avenue District (M)

Commercial (C)

Industrial (I)

§ 165-26 Zoning Map.

[Amended 8-24-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999; 5-24-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]

Zoning districts, as established by this chapter, are and shall be bounded and defined on a map titled "Village of Solvay Zoning Districts, 2010," and said map shall remain on file in the office of the Village Clerk.

§ 165-27 District uses.

[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; 3-12-1996 by L.L. No. 3-1996; 9-26-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000; 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008; 12-16-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014; 12-18-2018 by L.L. No. 7-2018; 8-27-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]

Permitted uses and uses requiring special permits are as set forth below:

P = Permitted use.

SP = Special permit required.

Use	R-1	R-2	R-3	C	I	M
Accessory building¹	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult uses²					P
Business use, manufacturing (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Business use, retail (other than an activity requiring a special permit)				P		P
Business use, wholesale (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Community center			P	P		P
Convenience store				SP
Day-care facility			P	P	SP³	P
Dwelling, 1-family	P	P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, 2-family		P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, multiple-family			SP	SP
Education, higher	P	P	P	P		P
Education, secondary	P	P	P	P		P
Funeral home			P	P		P
Garage, private	P	P	P	P	P	SP
Industrial use					P
Municipal buildings and facilities	P	P	P	P	P	P
Municipal park	P	P	P	P	P	P
Parking lot				P	P	SP
Religious use	P	P	P	P	P	P
Power-generating facility					SP
Private club				P	P	P
Professional office as part of a residence	P	P	P	P		P
Public parking garage				SP	SP	SP
Research facility				SP
Restaurant				SP	SP	SP
Shopping center				SP		SP
Transient lodging				SP	SP	SP
Utility structure					P
Vehicle service station				SP	SP
Vehicle sales lot				SP	SP

¹ NOTE: Permitted only as accessory to a principal building.

² NOTE: Meeting the requirements of § 165-40 below.

³ NOTE: Within the Industrial District, must be accessory use to a primary business operation.

⁴ NOTE: Permitted only when located above a retail/business use frontage.

NOTE: For industrial uses, refer to § 165-39 for special regulations. For uses located in the Milton Avenue District, refer to § 165-41 for special regulations.

§ 165-28 Area and dimension controls.

Area and dimension controls for the various zoning districts are set forth in the Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls is included at the end of this chapter.

§ 165-29 Off-street parking.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

Required off-street parking shall be as follows:

Land Use		Required Spaces
Dwellings, 1-family and 2-family		1 per dwelling unit
Dwellings, multiple-family		1 1/2 per dwelling unit
Transient lodging		1.25 per guest room
Professional offices as part of a residence		1, plus 1 additional for every 200 square feet of office space
Day-care facilities		1 for each 2 staff people, plus 1 for each 5 children
Community center, halls, auditoriums and theaters		1 for every 3 seats or, if there are no seats in the place of assembly, 1 for every 40 square feet of floor area
Religious uses		1 for each 5 seats within the main congregational room
Funeral homes		1 for each 3 fixed seats, 1 for each funeral vehicle and 1 for every 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats
Private clubs occupancy		1 for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum load or 1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
Business
	General retail and personal service establishments	1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
	Restaurants and eating and drinking establishments	1 for every 60 square feet of gross floor area used for the preparation and serving of food and drink in any form
Offices		1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Banks, drive-in banks and other window services		1 per 175 square feet of the main floor, lobby or window servicing area, plus 5 holding spaces feeding each drive-in window or lane
Furniture, heavy appliances, machinery or similar bulky merchandise establishments		1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Vehicle service stations		6 for full-service gasoline pumping, 3 for self-service gasoline pumping and 5 for each car wash stall; 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area for repair facilities
Industrial
	Warehouses or storage	1 for each 3 employees at maximum shift
	Contractor's storage yard	5 plus 1 for each employee at maximum shift
	Vehicular freight service	1 per 2 employees at maximum shift
	Manufacturing	1 for each employee on the premises at the maximum shift

Solvay City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

District Regulations

§ 165-25 Establishment and designation of districts.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

For the purpose of this chapter, the Village is hereby divided into classes of districts, which shall be designated as follows:

Residential-1 (R-1)

Residential-2 (R-2)

Residential-3 (R-3)

Milton Avenue District (M)

Commercial (C)

Industrial (I)

§ 165-26 Zoning Map.

[Amended 8-24-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999; 5-24-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]

§ 165-27 District uses.

Permitted uses and uses requiring special permits are as set forth below:

P = Permitted use.

SP = Special permit required.

Use	R-1	R-2	R-3	C	I	M
Accessory building¹	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult uses²					P
Business use, manufacturing (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Business use, retail (other than an activity requiring a special permit)				P		P
Business use, wholesale (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Community center			P	P		P
Convenience store				SP
Day-care facility			P	P	SP³	P
Dwelling, 1-family	P	P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, 2-family		P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, multiple-family			SP	SP
Education, higher	P	P	P	P		P
Education, secondary	P	P	P	P		P
Funeral home			P	P		P
Garage, private	P	P	P	P	P	SP
Industrial use					P
Municipal buildings and facilities	P	P	P	P	P	P
Municipal park	P	P	P	P	P	P
Parking lot				P	P	SP
Religious use	P	P	P	P	P	P
Power-generating facility					SP
Private club				P	P	P
Professional office as part of a residence	P	P	P	P		P
Public parking garage				SP	SP	SP
Research facility				SP
Restaurant				SP	SP	SP
Shopping center				SP		SP
Transient lodging				SP	SP	SP
Utility structure					P
Vehicle service station				SP	SP
Vehicle sales lot				SP	SP

¹ NOTE: Permitted only as accessory to a principal building.

² NOTE: Meeting the requirements of § 165-40 below.

³ NOTE: Within the Industrial District, must be accessory use to a primary business operation.

⁴ NOTE: Permitted only when located above a retail/business use frontage.

NOTE: For industrial uses, refer to § 165-39 for special regulations. For uses located in the Milton Avenue District, refer to § 165-41 for special regulations.

§ 165-28 Area and dimension controls.

Area and dimension controls for the various zoning districts are set forth in the Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls is included at the end of this chapter.

§ 165-29 Off-street parking.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

Required off-street parking shall be as follows:

Land Use		Required Spaces
Dwellings, 1-family and 2-family		1 per dwelling unit
Dwellings, multiple-family		1 1/2 per dwelling unit
Transient lodging		1.25 per guest room
Professional offices as part of a residence		1, plus 1 additional for every 200 square feet of office space
Day-care facilities		1 for each 2 staff people, plus 1 for each 5 children
Community center, halls, auditoriums and theaters		1 for every 3 seats or, if there are no seats in the place of assembly, 1 for every 40 square feet of floor area
Religious uses		1 for each 5 seats within the main congregational room
Funeral homes		1 for each 3 fixed seats, 1 for each funeral vehicle and 1 for every 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats
Private clubs occupancy		1 for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum load or 1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
Business
	General retail and personal service establishments	1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
	Restaurants and eating and drinking establishments	1 for every 60 square feet of gross floor area used for the preparation and serving of food and drink in any form
Offices		1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Banks, drive-in banks and other window services		1 per 175 square feet of the main floor, lobby or window servicing area, plus 5 holding spaces feeding each drive-in window or lane
Furniture, heavy appliances, machinery or similar bulky merchandise establishments		1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Vehicle service stations		6 for full-service gasoline pumping, 3 for self-service gasoline pumping and 5 for each car wash stall; 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area for repair facilities
Industrial
	Warehouses or storage	1 for each 3 employees at maximum shift
	Contractor's storage yard	5 plus 1 for each employee at maximum shift
	Vehicular freight service	1 per 2 employees at maximum shift
	Manufacturing	1 for each employee on the premises at the maximum shift

Solvay City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

District Regulations

§ 165-25 Establishment and designation of districts.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

For the purpose of this chapter, the Village is hereby divided into classes of districts, which shall be designated as follows:

Residential-1 (R-1)

Residential-2 (R-2)

Residential-3 (R-3)

Milton Avenue District (M)

Commercial (C)

Industrial (I)

§ 165-26 Zoning Map.

[Amended 8-24-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999; 5-24-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]

§ 165-27 District uses.

Permitted uses and uses requiring special permits are as set forth below:

P = Permitted use.

SP = Special permit required.

Use	R-1	R-2	R-3	C	I	M
Accessory building¹	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult uses²					P
Business use, manufacturing (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Business use, retail (other than an activity requiring a special permit)				P		P
Business use, wholesale (other than an activity requiring a special permit)					P
Community center			P	P		P
Convenience store				SP
Day-care facility			P	P	SP³	P
Dwelling, 1-family	P	P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, 2-family		P	P	P		P⁴
Dwelling, multiple-family			SP	SP
Education, higher	P	P	P	P		P
Education, secondary	P	P	P	P		P
Funeral home			P	P		P
Garage, private	P	P	P	P	P	SP
Industrial use					P
Municipal buildings and facilities	P	P	P	P	P	P
Municipal park	P	P	P	P	P	P
Parking lot				P	P	SP
Religious use	P	P	P	P	P	P
Power-generating facility					SP
Private club				P	P	P
Professional office as part of a residence	P	P	P	P		P
Public parking garage				SP	SP	SP
Research facility				SP
Restaurant				SP	SP	SP
Shopping center				SP		SP
Transient lodging				SP	SP	SP
Utility structure					P
Vehicle service station				SP	SP
Vehicle sales lot				SP	SP

¹ NOTE: Permitted only as accessory to a principal building.

² NOTE: Meeting the requirements of § 165-40 below.

³ NOTE: Within the Industrial District, must be accessory use to a primary business operation.

⁴ NOTE: Permitted only when located above a retail/business use frontage.

NOTE: For industrial uses, refer to § 165-39 for special regulations. For uses located in the Milton Avenue District, refer to § 165-41 for special regulations.

§ 165-28 Area and dimension controls.

Area and dimension controls for the various zoning districts are set forth in the Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: The Schedule of Area and Dimension Controls is included at the end of this chapter.

§ 165-29 Off-street parking.

[Amended 1-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]

Required off-street parking shall be as follows:

Land Use		Required Spaces
Dwellings, 1-family and 2-family		1 per dwelling unit
Dwellings, multiple-family		1 1/2 per dwelling unit
Transient lodging		1.25 per guest room
Professional offices as part of a residence		1, plus 1 additional for every 200 square feet of office space
Day-care facilities		1 for each 2 staff people, plus 1 for each 5 children
Community center, halls, auditoriums and theaters		1 for every 3 seats or, if there are no seats in the place of assembly, 1 for every 40 square feet of floor area
Religious uses		1 for each 5 seats within the main congregational room
Funeral homes		1 for each 3 fixed seats, 1 for each funeral vehicle and 1 for every 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats
Private clubs occupancy		1 for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum load or 1 for each 175 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
Business
	General retail and personal service establishments	1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
	Restaurants and eating and drinking establishments	1 for every 60 square feet of gross floor area used for the preparation and serving of food and drink in any form
Offices		1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Banks, drive-in banks and other window services		1 per 175 square feet of the main floor, lobby or window servicing area, plus 5 holding spaces feeding each drive-in window or lane
Furniture, heavy appliances, machinery or similar bulky merchandise establishments		1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Vehicle service stations		6 for full-service gasoline pumping, 3 for self-service gasoline pumping and 5 for each car wash stall; 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area for repair facilities
Industrial
	Warehouses or storage	1 for each 3 employees at maximum shift
	Contractor's storage yard	5 plus 1 for each employee at maximum shift
	Vehicular freight service	1 per 2 employees at maximum shift
	Manufacturing	1 for each employee on the premises at the maximum shift