Special restrictions on incompatible uses. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit any use or occupancy that:

Uses specifically prohibited. In addition to the prohibitions referred to in § 205-9H, the following uses shall be specifically prohibited in all districts:

Mobile dwelling units. No mobile dwelling unit shall be used and occupied for overnight dwelling purposes while stored or parked in any district.

Any other use not specifically permitted by this chapter shall be prohibited.

Projections. The following projections into required yards are permitted, provided that the maximum projection specified hereinbelow shall not be exceeded:

Other structures. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the construction and maintenance of access driveways, garden walks and similar at-grade accessory or appurtenant facilities nor of accessory subterranean facilities, such as a private sanitary system, in a required yard, provided that they are set back at least 10 feet from a boundary line.

The property owner may incorporate new plant materials in the buffer areas so long as the new plantings do not adversely affect the existing vegetation. However, no existing live tree or shrub of any size shall be removed from the buffer areas without first filing an application with and securing approval from the Architectural/Site Plan Commissioner (ASPC).

No driveway shall be permitted in any buffer area.

Only boundary line fences that have a transparency factor of at least 60% may be located in buffer areas, provided there is no unnecessary destruction of vegetation.

The ASPC may approve modifications of buffer areas to improve visibility for vehicles.

A spire, cupola, tower, pinnacle or similar structure serving as an architectural embellishment may exceed the height prescribed for the district in which it is located upon approval by the Board of Appeals.

A chimney may be erected to a height not more than five feet higher than the maximum permitted height of a building.

An accessory radio, television or other antenna, other than a satellite dish antenna, may be erected to a height not more than 10 feet in excess of the height prescribed by these regulations upon approval of the plans by the Building Inspector.

Freestanding flagpoles which do not exceed 40 feet in height.

Wireless telecommunication services facilities when such structures are otherwise permitted by approval of the Board of Appeals.

A nonilluminated nameplate, which may have reflecting letters, bearing the name of the occupant or professional person residing on the premises, provided that such sign shall not exceed two square feet in area.

One temporary sign pertaining to the sale or rental of land or property on which it is displayed, provided that such sign shall not exceed two square feet in area, shall not project beyond the required front yard setback line, shall not be illuminated and shall be removed within three days after the sale or rental of the land or property.

A nonilluminated informational or directional sign or historic marker erected by a public agency and any similar sign located within a public park, playground or reservation and erected and maintained therein by the public agency having jurisdiction over such park, playground or reservation, provided that no such sign shall exceed 10 square feet in area, subject to approval of the Village Board of Trustees.

Municipal signs necessary to the public welfare of the Village, after approval of the Village Board of Trustees, and official notices displayed at or under the direction of any public or court officer in the performance of his official duties, provided that such notices shall be removed not later than five days after their purpose is accomplished.

Written application for a sign permit shall be made, by the owner or his authorized agent, to the Building Inspector and shall be accompanied by plans and detailed information, including the sign's exact location on the building or land, its area and dimensions, methods and materials to be used in its construction and support and the precise manner of illumination, if any is proposed. The Building Inspector shall refer the application to the Board of Appeals for action pursuant to Subsection B.

All signs shall be designed, installed and maintained in a safe condition, in accordance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and applicable ordinances of the Village.

Any nonilluminated institutional sign or bulletin board erected upon the premises and maintained by a church, club, private institution or public agency shall not project beyond the building lines nor exceed 16 square feet in area.

Not more than one sign shall be used for each use or activity coming within the provisions of this section, except as otherwise permitted herein.

A nameplate or sign may be attached to the dwelling to which it is accessory or to a post, which may be located within the front yard, provided that such post shall not exceed four feet in height nor extend nearer than 10 feet to the street line. Any other type of permitted sign shall be attached to the building to which it is accessory, except as may otherwise be specifically approved by the Board of Appeals.

Upon application, and after public notice and hearing, the Board of Appeals may approve, subject to such conditions as it may prescribe, a permitted sign on a freestanding structure or the nonflashing illumination of an institutional bulletin board or sign or of a municipal or public sign, provided that the Board finds that such freestanding sign or such illumination, as the case may be, is reasonably necessary for the public convenience and will not adversely affect the character of adjacent property, and provided that such illumination shall be by indirect lighting, with the source thereof so shielded as to prevent glare, and provided, further, that, except for a nameplate, no such sign shall be located beyond the building line.

Advertising sign, as defined in Article II, and any sign not specifically permitted hereinabove.

Any sign or nameplate within the triangular area described in § 205-17B.

Any sign of which all or any part is in motion by any means, including fluttering, rotating or other moving signs set in motion by movement of the atmosphere.

A sign displaying flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity and illuminated tubing or strings of lights outlining roof lines, doors, windows or wall edges of any building.

Any sign that interferes with or obscures a sign displayed by public authority for traffic instructions or direction or other public information.

Any sign that produces or causes any direct glare into a street or into or upon any residence property or dwelling unit.

Any business sign on a street or highway.

Any accessory use shall be used, operated, occupied and maintained under the same ownership or by the same lessee as that of the principal permitted use on the premises to which it is accessory.

Such accessory use shall not involve nor include any use, building, structure or structural feature inconsistent with the principal permitted use.

No accessory use shall be permitted and no accessory building or structure shall be located on any lot or land prior to the time of the establishment of the principal use or of the construction of the main building to which it is accessory, as the case may be.

Any artificial body of water shall be equipped with an effective aeration or filtration system to prevent unpleasant odors and a breeding place for mosquitoes and other undesirable insects.

Only occupants of a dwelling in any district shall be permitted to keep horses or livestock for their personal use, provided that there is compliance with the following standards and conditions:

Small animal pens and enclosures shall be adequately fenced to a height of at least six feet, and such pens and enclosures, as well as any other accessory building, structure or enclosure, used for the keeping of bees and other domestic animals shall be located at least 75 feet from the rear or side lot line and at least 100 feet from any street, except that a dog kennel housing five dogs or more shall be located at least 500 feet from any lot line.

Conditions under which horses, cows, sheep or domestic fowl, birds and small animals are kept shall be such as may be specified or required by the County Department of Health or by other ordinances of the Village.

No accessory use, building or structure shall be located within the applicable minimum yard prescribed by this chapter, except as may otherwise be approved by the Board of Appeals or as may otherwise be specifically provided herein.

There shall be only one curb cut or driveway access to a lot.

A driveway may be located within a required yard, provided that it is set back at least 10 feet from any side or rear lot line.

Off-street parking areas shall not be located in a required front yard nor less than 10 feet from any lot line of a side or rear yard.

Any uses or buildings accessory to parks or reservations may occupy in the aggregate an area which shall not exceed the maximum building cover permitted in the district.

No tennis or other athletic court shall be illuminated by artificial lighting to facilitate its use, nor shall such courts be used before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.

Buildings and structures accessory to parks or a reservation shall comply with all yard requirements of this chapter for a main building in the particular district in which they are located.

Any existing freestanding aboveground electrical service meter structure which, prior to September 1, 2000, was improperly located in violation of the applicable minimum yard regulations may continue to remain in its existing location provided it is concealed from the street and adjacent properties by live evergreen planting, provided such planting is installed no later than May 31, 2001. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to utility poles or overhead wires.

Any aboveground electrical, telephone or cable television apparatus or structure located within the right-of-way of a public or private street shall be concealed from view, to the extent practicable, by live evergreen planting by the owner of such apparatus or structure. Live evergreen planting for existing apparatus or structures shall be installed and maintained no later than September 1, 2001. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to utility poles or overhead wires.

For the purposes of this section, "parking space" shall mean an area of not less than 180 square feet, exclusive of drives or aisles giving access thereto, for the parking of automobiles. When the computation to determine the number of required spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including 1/2 shall be disregarded, and fractions over 1/2 shall require one parking space.

In the case of a use not listed in the schedule, the requirements for off-street parking for a use listed and to which said use is similar shall apply. In the case of mixed uses, the requirements shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately, and off-street parking for one such use shall not be considered as providing required spaces for any other use, except as otherwise specified hereinbelow.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective provision of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, subject to § 205-18, provided that the total spaces shall be not less than the sum of the requirements for the separate uses in accordance with the schedule, except that when the Board of Appeals finds that two uses are occupied or used at different times of the day or week, it may approve the number of spaces prescribed for the use with the greatest requirements.

The design and layout of any off-street parking facility, except for single-family detached dwellings, shall be approved pursuant to § 205-18 prior to issuance of a permit.

All off-street parking facilities required by this section shall be paved, marked, drained, lighted and maintained by the owner or lessee in accordance with specifications of the Village, and such facilities shall be arranged for convenient access and safety of pedestrians and vehicles. In the interest of safety, such facilities shall have adequate means of access to and egress from a street.

The paved surface of a parking area shall not extend nearer than 20 feet to any property line. Whenever a parking area for a nonresidential use abuts on or is opposite a residential property, the Board of Appeals may require the applicant to install and maintain fencing and/or screen planting of a character and in such location as it may deem adequate to screen the parking area from residential property. In such locations, any lighting installations shall be arranged so as to avoid the reflection and glare of such lighting onto the abutting or neighboring residential property.

A building permit shall be required for all fences, gates, gateposts, entry piers and walls the height of which shall be measured from the natural ground level at the base of the structure.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any necessary retaining wall nor to prohibit a fence, gate, gatepost, entry pier, wall or structure in the nature of a fence (except enclosures for animals) in a required yard.

No fence or wall on or within 10 feet of a lot line that is entirely contiguous to a historic road or on or within 10 feet of that portion an interior side line of a lot between the building line of the principal dwelling on the lot and any historic road shall exceed four feet in height.

The height of a gate, gatepost or entry pier shall not exceed six feet.

No decorative lantern or finial for a gatepost or entry pier shall exceed 12 inches in height measured the top of the gate, gatepost or entry pier, but in no event shall the total height of the gate, gatepost or entry pier, including the decorative lantern or finial, exceed the height of six feet six inches.

Only traditional-style fence-like structures in keeping with the historical country-like ambience, atmosphere and appearance of the neighborhood shall be permitted. Traditional fence-like structures shall include, but shall not be limited to: post and rail fences, stockade fences, three- to four-rail board fence, wrought-iron fences, picket fences, stucco walls, fieldstone walls, and similar-styled structures. A traditional style fence-like structure shall be colored white, black or a subdued natural-like color and have no shiny or reflective surface.

No fence or wall shall exceed six feet six inches in height.

No gate, gatepost or entry pier shall exceed a height of seven feet.

No decorative lantern or finial for a gate, gatepost or entry pier shall exceed 18 inches in height measured from the top of the gate, gatepost or entry pier, but in no event shall the total height of the gate, gatepost or entry pier, including the decorative lantern or finial, exceed seven feet six inches.

Gates must be installed a minimum of 20 feet from the edge of the road; the distance should include the Village easement.

For electric gates, the keypad must a) be installed a minimum of six feet from the gate and b) sited on the owner’s property.

The standards will be effective as of July 20, 2020, and will also apply to any residents with gates installed prior to the date of this meeting, if they were installed without a permit.