Watervliet City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Districts
§ 272-13 Zoning districts established.
The City of Watervliet is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
Waterfront Conservation (WC) | |
Single-Family Residential (R-1A) | |
Single-Family Residential (R-1) | |
Two-Family Residential (R-2) | |
Multifamily (R-3) | |
Mixed-Use 1 (MU-1) | |
Mixed-Use 2 (MU-2) | |
Business (B) | |
Light Industrial (LI) | |
Planned Mixed Use Development District Overlay (PMUD) | |
Planned Business Development District Overlay (PBD) |
§ 272-14 Intent and purpose of districts.
A.
Waterfront Conservation District (WC). The purpose of the Waterfront Conservation District is to protect and preserve the City's undeveloped Hudson River shoreline. The district applies to lands adjacent to the Hudson River that are designated City parklands or other open space that is constrained for development purposes by steeply sloping shore lands.
B.
Residential districts.
(1)
General purpose of residential districts. The residential districts established in this chapter are designed to achieve the following objectives:
(a)
To protect residential areas from any environmentally objectionable influences.
(b)
To protect residential areas, as far as possible, from the consequences of heavy traffic and through traffic.
(c)
To protect residential areas from congestion by regulating the density of population and the size of buildings in relation to the land around them and to one another.
(d)
To provide for privacy and for access of light and ventilation to windows by assuring the proper spacing of buildings and other structures in relation to their height.
(e)
To provide for the appropriate location of educational, religious, recreational, health and similar facilities that serve the needs of nearby residents, which generally perform their own activities more effectively in a residential environment and which do not generate objectionable influences.
(2)
Single-Family (R-1A): The purpose of the R-1A District is to preserve the character of the larger-lot single-family residential neighborhood.
(3)
Single-Family (R-1): The purpose of the R-1 District is to preserve the character of established single-family residential neighborhoods. Residences in this district typically have smaller lots than in the R-1A District.
(4)
Two-Family (R-2): The purpose of the R-2 District is to preserve neighborhoods that have a mix of single- and two-family dwellings on individual lots.
(5)
Multifamily (R-3): The purpose of the R-3 District is to provide areas for higher-density residential uses with a variety of housing types.
C.
Mixed-use districts.
(1)
General purpose of mixed-use districts. The purpose of the mixed-use districts is to acknowledge the traditional pattern of land use development along prominent corridors of the City where residential and nonresidential uses coexist and to promote revitalization of those areas by encouraging mixed-use structures of residential, commercial and other nonresidential uses. These mixed-use corridors allow a mix of housing opportunities and local retail and service development catering to the regular shopping and service needs of City residents and regional needs for specialty goods and services.
(2)
Mixed-Use 1 (MU-1): The purpose of the MU-1 District is to preserve the pedestrian scale and traditional urban mixed-use character of the corridor.
(3)
Mixed-Use 2 (MU-2): The purpose of the MU-2 District is to encourage an appropriate mix of compatible residences and businesses along the 19th Street corridor. As a state road, this corridor is more heavily traveled and auto oriented than the MU-1 District.
D.
Business (B). The purpose of the Business (B) District is to provide areas that allow for a broad range of commercial uses and other compatible nonresidential uses that serve residents City-wide with access to streets carrying significant traffic volumes.
E.
Light Industrial (LI). The purpose of the Light Industrial (LI) District is to continue to provide sufficient land to meet the needs of the City's future economy for modern commercial and industrial development, including light industry, research and development, flex space and compatible retail and service uses. Lands in this district represent areas of the City where industry has been traditionally located along the rail line.
F.
Planned development district overlays. The purpose of the Planned Development District is to allow flexible land use and design through creative planning and design may be appropriate. The PDD overlays allow development matched to the unique characteristics of the site and allow innovative development techniques that might not otherwise be possible through strict application of standard use, area, bulk and density specifications. Two planned development district overlays have been established on the Zoning Map to identify locations where such planned developments may be considered without a Zoning Map amendment if the proposed PDD meets all the requirements of Article VI of this chapter:
§ 272-15 Establishment of Zoning Map; district boundaries.
A.
Establishment. The areas and boundaries of such districts are hereby established to scale as shown on the map entitled "City of Watervliet Zoning Map," adopted and certified by the City Clerk and herein referred to as the "Zoning Map." This Zoning Map, together with everything shown thereon, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, alleys, streams or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following such City limits.
(3)
Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(4)
In other circumstances not covered by the rules above, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall interpret the district boundaries, with appeal as permitted by law to the Zoning Board of Appeals.