Somers City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Districts Established
§ 170-4 Classes of districts.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Somers is hereby divided into the following districts:
Residence R120 District [Added 6-12-1997 by L.L. No. 7-1997] |
Residence R80 District |
Residence R40 District |
Residence R10 District |
Multifamily Residence Baldwin Place MFR-BP District [Added 11-12-1981] |
Multifamily Residence Hamlet MFR-H District [Added 11-12-1981] |
Multifamily Residence Downtown Hamlet MFR-DH District [Added 6-9-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016] |
Business Historic Preservation B-HP District [Added 8-17-1978] |
Office Business OB-100 District [Added 3-9-1978] |
Corporate Research/Office CRO District [Added 3-30-1982] |
Groundwater Protection Overlay GP District [Added 10-11-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990] |
Neighborhood Shopping NS District [Added 4-11-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996[1]] |
Community Shopping CS District [2] [Added 4-11-1996 by L.L. No. 7-1996] |
Beach-Community House BC District [Added 11-10-1959] |
Office and Light Industry OLI District [Added 6-13-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996] |
Planned Hamlet PH District [Added 8-8-1996 by L.L. No. 14-1996] |
§ 170-5 Zoning Map.
The boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on the map entitled the "Zoning Map, Town of Somers, New York, adopted 1959," which map, as amended from time to time, whether such amendments are or are not physically incorporated upon such map, is hereby made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map and amendments thereto are on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
§ 170-6 District boundaries.
Except where referenced to a street line or other designated line shown on the Zoning Map by distance in feet therefrom, the district lines are intended to follow lot lines or the center lines of streets, railroads, streams or aqueducts or the boundaries of the Town, and where any district abuts upon a reservoir the boundary lines thereof shall be deemed to extend outward to the middle thereof or to the boundary line of the Town in such reservoir. In unsubdivided land or where a district boundary divides a parcel or lot, the location of such boundary, if not indicated by dimensions shown upon such map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.
§ 170-7 Schedule.
To facilitate public understanding of this chapter and for the better administration thereof, the regulations limiting minimum size of yards and the location, arrangement, bulk and minimum size of buildings are set forth in the annexed schedule for each of the districts established by § 170-4 of this chapter. Such schedule, hereinafter referred to as the "Schedule," is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter and may be amended in the same manner as any other part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
§ 170-8 Application of Schedule.
[Amended 10-11-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
All limitations for any district as to percentage of lot area that may be used for buildings, permissible height of buildings, required yards and minimum size thereof, minimum size of dwellings and all other requirements shall be those set forth in the Schedule which, in the case of each district established, shall be read across the Schedule from left to right. The requirements of the Schedule are subject to modification regarding minimum lot area and maximum density in accordance with the regulations set forth in Article XA of this chapter.