Yorktown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Planned Light Industry
§ 300-94 Permitted uses.
[Amended 7-5-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994; 6-2-1998 by L.L. No. 18-1998; 9-4-2012 by L.L. No. 13-2012; 10-1-2024 by L.L. No. 9-2024; 12-10-2024 by L.L. No. 18-2024]
In any planned light industry district, no building or premises shall be used, and no building or group of buildings or part of a building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, arranged or designed to be used, in whole or in part, except for one or more of the following uses, provided that the site plan of development is approved by the Planning Board, after public notice and hearing, as being in conformity with the provisions of this article and the schedule of regulations.[1]
A.
Office buildings for business or professional use.
B.
Industrial or manufacturing uses as set forth in Subsection C below, provided that such uses include any manufacture, fabricating, processing, converting, altering or assembling of products, the conduct of which requires the use of electric power solely and the nature of which is such that normally:
(1)
It will not cause or result in:
(a)
Dissemination of dust, smoke, gas or fumes, odor, noise, vibration or excessive light beyond the boundaries of the lot on which the use is conducted.
(b)
Menace by reason of fire, explosion or other physical hazards.
(c)
Harmful discharge of waste material.
(d)
Unusual traffic hazards or congestion due to the type or amount of vehicles required.
(2)
It will not be dangerous to the comfort, peace, enjoyment, health or safety of the community or abutting areas or tend to its disturbance or annoyance.
(3)
It will be in harmony with the general purposes of this chapter and in harmony with the appropriate and orderly development of the district in which it is situated and adjacent districts.
C.
Manufacturing uses as follows:
(1)
Printing and publishing uses.
(2)
Experimental and research laboratories, including theoretical research in all the sciences, product development, engineering development and sales development.
(3)
Analytical, pharmaceutical and commercial laboratories, including product testing.
(4)
Manufacture, fabricating, processing, converting, altering or assembling of machine parts, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, photographic products, optical products, office and business equipment and computing equipment.
(5)
Screen, door and window manufacturing.
(6)
Engraving and photoengraving.
(7)
Furniture repair, custom upholstery and interior decorator use.
(8)
A combined office storage and light manufacturing use within a building or buildings allowing for warehousing of equipment and supplies and allowing for the assembly of equipment, storage of equipment and parts.
(9)
Warehousing of equipment with or without office facilities.
D.
Any such permitted use shall include all accessory uses, provided that the same are customarily incident to such permitted use, and provided that such accessory use conforms to the standards for the permitted principal use.
(1)
Outdoor storage for any of the permitted uses allowed herein shall be allowed only in conjunction with the main permitted use so long as the outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles and/or supplies are fully screened and fenced. The fenced outdoor storage area must conform to the setback requirements for the main use and be in accordance with an approved site plan.
(2)
The outdoor storage area shall not exceed 25% of the total site area and supplies cannot exceed a height of 10 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 300-21, Schedule of Regulations, Appendix A, Residence Zone Standards, and Appendix B, Business and Industry Zone Standards, which appendixes are included at the end of this chapter.
§ 300-95 Site requirements.
Each lot, except as provided below, shall have an area of at least 10 acres and have at least 300 feet of frontage on an existing public street or road or on a street shown on a map filed in the County Clerk's office in Westchester County.
§ 300-96 Site requirements for M-1B District.
[Added 11-15-1988 by L.L. No. 42-1988; amended 7-17-1989 by L.L. No. 21-1989]
Each lot in the M-1B District shall have an area of at least 80,000 square feet and have at least 100 feet of frontage on an existing public street or road or on a street shown on a map filed in the County Clerk's office in Westchester County.
§ 300-97 Bulk requirements.
Except as provided in § 300-98 below:
A.
No building shall be located at a distance less than 75 feet from the street on which the building fronts, except that gatehouses, bus stop shelters and security offices one story in height may be located at a distance not less than 30 feet from the street or road, and no building shall be located at a distance less than 200 feet from a boundary which adjoins any residence district or less than 100 feet from all other boundaries of the lot.
B.
All buildings on any lot shall not cover in the aggregate more than 20% of the area of the lot, and no buildings shall exceed two stories or 30 feet in height.
§ 300-98 Bulk requirements for M-1B District.
[Added 7-17-1984 by L.L. No. 21-1984; amended 11-15-1988 by L.L. No. 42-1988; 7-17-1989 by L.L. No. 21-1989]
In the M-1B District:
A.
No building shall be located at a distance less than 75 feet from the street on which the building fronts, except that gatehouses, bus stop shelters and security offices one story in height may be located at a distance not less than 30 feet from the street or road, and no building shall be located at a distance less than 100 feet from a boundary which adjoins any residence district and less than 30 feet from all other boundaries of the lot.
B.
The above seventy-five-foot front yard setbacks may be varied to allow for a minimum thirty-foot front yard where appropriate landscaping is placed within the thirty-foot front yard and if and only if there exists no front yard parking area.
C.
All buildings on any lot shall not cover in the aggregate more than 20% of the area of the lot, and no buildings shall exceed 30 feet in height, and the FAR shall not exceed 0.4.
D.
No paved area, except for entrances or exits, shall be located closer than 30 feet to any property line, except as provided below.
§ 300-99 Access to site; off-street parking.
A.
Parking space shall be provided on the lot to accommodate company employees' and visitors' motor vehicles, with at least two car spaces for each three employees on duty at the peak employment period. No parking or loading areas shall be developed or maintained within 50 feet of any residence district, and such areas shall be permanently improved and suitably fenced or screened with landscaping, or both, as required by the Board of Appeals.
B.
Access and service drives shall be laid out in such a manner that connections with the street or streets on which the lot has frontage are located and designed so as to avoid unsafe conditions or traffic congestion.
§ 300-100 Outdoor storage.
Except during construction, no outside storage areas for equipment and materials shall be permitted. All equipment and materials used in connection with any permitted use shall be stored in fully enclosed buildings.
§ 300-101 (Reserved) [1]
§ 300-102 Plan of development.
[Amended 7-5-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994]
No building permit or certificate of occupancy for any building designed for business, industrial or office use within a planned light industry district shall be issued, except in accordance with a plan of development or amendment thereof approved by the Planning Board.
§ 300-103 Official submission and review of plan.
[Amended 7-5-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994; 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
The Planning Board shall take action within 62 days of the submission to it of the plan of development. The site plan shall be considered officially submitted only when all the required surveys, plans and data described in the above sections have been checked for completeness by the Town Engineer and filed with the Planning Board.
§ 300-104 Conflicting provisions.
In the event that any provisions of this article shall be inconsistent or in conflict with the other provisions of this chapter, then the provisions of this article shall prevail and be complied with.