Village of Saranac Lake

Automotive Repair/Service

The principal use of a building, land area, or other premises for commercial repair, servicing, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or parts thereof, including collision service, body and fender work, welding, painting, straightening, sanding and steam cleaning of vehicles.

Bank, Drive‐Through

An establishment chartered by the state and federal government to conduct financial transactions, including deposit and withdrawal of funds, cashing checks, making loans, and maintaining depositories where such transactions may occur between the establishment and the person(s) in a vehicle.

Boat Storage, Commercial

A place, site, building or structure used to store three or more vessels on any one lot for a fee, including any rental of private residential docks.

Building Material Supply

The storage and sale of goods relating to the construction of buildings and related structures.

Cemetery

A delineated place operated and maintained by a church or governmental agency or others that provide burial or end-of-life services, including a crematorium, columbaria, and aboveground storage vaults.

Driving Range

A tract of land designed and used for driving golf balls.

Dwelling, Multi‐Family

A building or portion thereof containing three or more entirely separate dwelling units separated by walls and/or floors and designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other. The dwelling units may be owned in common or separately but shall not include townhouses as defined below.

Farmer's Market

The seasonal selling or offering for sale at retail of vegetables or produce, flowers, orchard products, and similar nonanimal agricultural products, occurring in a predesignated area and/or building, where vendors are individuals who have raised the vegetables or produce or have taken the same on consignment for retail sale.

Recreation Facility, Public

A use of land, water, structures or buildings designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities.

Rehabilitation Center

A facility that provides in-patient and/or out-patient care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation services for persons recovering from illness or injury who do not require hospitalization. Services provided may also include residential stay, recreational activities and transportation.

Restaurant

A place where food and drink are prepared, served, and consumed, primarily within the principal building. Seating of patrons may occur outside on an open-air and/or seasonal patio or deck.

Retail sales, type I

The selling or rental of goods or merchandise to the general public or to business clients, for personal use or household consumption, and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of such goods within a building less than 2,500 square feet in size.

Retail, convenience

A retail establishment of up to 5,000 square feet selling primarily food products, household items, newspapers and magazines, candy, beverages and a limited amount of freshly prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads, for off-premises consumption.

Accessory structures and appurtenant structures

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building (i.e., detached garages, sheds, etc.). Accessory structures may include structures necessary for providing wind or solar power to the principal building.

APPURTENANT STRUCTURES
The visible, functional, or ornamental objects which are attached to a building.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1, E-2, E-3, F-1, F-2, G, H-1, H-2, H-3, I, J-1, J-2, K-1, K-2, K-3, K-4, L-1, L-2, L-3, LFPUDD

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. Accessory structures.

(1) All accessory structures must meet dimensional requirements of Schedule 2 and this chapter.

(2) A building permit is required for accessory structures over 144 square feet in area as measured by plan or elevation view, whichever is larger.

(3) No accessory structure shall be built or placed in the front yard, except:

(a) The minimum front setback for an accessory building may be 15 feet if the primary entrance is facing the side or rear yard.

(4) No accessory structure, or portion thereof, may be built upon a public ROW or easement.

(5) Detached garages and/or accessory structures shall not exceed 15% of the total lot area associated with the primary building.

(6) All accessory structures, except for wind- and solar-powered structures, shall be similar in design, exterior materials, and roof pitch to the principal and/or surrounding neighborhood buildings.

(7) The exterior walls of accessory structures shall not exceed 10 feet in height above the finished floor, measured at the primary access to the building.

(8) The maximum height of accessory structures shall not exceed 16 feet above the finished grade, measured at the primary access to the building.

(9) If used for off-street parking, the accessory structure must be accessible from a street, paved alley, or driveway intended to serve such off-street parking.

(10) Where multiple lots of record have continuous frontage and are under single ownership, the accessory structure is located on the lot upon which the principal building is located.

B. Appurtenant structures.

(1) A building permit is required for all appurtenant structures.
(2) All appurtenant structures must meet setback and height requirements for the zoning district in which they are located.

Accessory uses

A use of a building/structure, lot or portion thereof that is customarily incidental and subordinate to, and does not change the character of, a principal land use or development and that customarily accompanies or is associated with such principal land use or development. Examples of accessory uses include, but are not limited to:

A. A secondary dwelling of 550 square feet or less;

B. The parking of tenant-owned cars in the parking lot of an apartment building;

C. A home occupation in a residential area;

D. An employee cafeteria in an office building;

E. A warehouse space of a manufacturing facility, etc.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1, E-2, E-3, F-1, F-2, G, H-1, H-2, H-3, I, J-1, J-2, K-1, K-2, K-3, K-4, L-1, L-2, L-3, LFPUDD

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
For All Districts and Sub‐Districts: Allowed accessory uses are those uses that are customarily subordinate and incidental to allowed principal uses.

Agri‐Business

Sale of agricultural products, including but not limited to crop-based goods (i.e., corn, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.) and dairy-based goods (i.e., milk, eggs, etc.) for a fee.

Ambulance Service

A facility which transports any sick or injured person from the scene of any accident, disaster or emergency situation to a hospital, clinic or other location where professional medical care is available. The service may also provide nonemergency interfacility transport of injured or sick patients.

Amusement and Recreation Services

The provision of entertainment, either wholly enclosed in a building, or outside a building, for a fee.

Antique Shop

A commercial facility or home occupation selling items constructed and/or manufactured in an earlier period of time which have demonstrated some level of collectability and/or continued value.

Artisan Workshop

A commercial facility or home occupation primarily selling items of a unique and artistic nature which are constructed and/or manufactured on the premises, but not producing noisy or otherwise objectionable disturbances such as vibration, dust, odors, or heavy truck traffic, and not involving the use of heavy machinery or mass production. This includes artisans such as a glassblower, woodworker, portrait painter and jewelry maker.

Arts Spaces

Includes studios, workshops, galleries, museums, archives and theaters, and other similar spaces customarily used principally for arts activities. Arts spaces shall exclude any form of adult entertainment.

Assisted Living Residence

A certified adult home or enriched housing program that has additionally been approved by the DOH for licensure as an ALR. An operator of an ALR is required to provide or arrange for housing, twenty-four-hour on-site monitoring, and personal-care services and/or home-care services in a home-like setting to five or more adult residents.

Automotive Dealer

The principal use of any building, land area, or other premises for the display, sale, rental or lease of new or used automobiles (but may include light trucks, or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles), and including any vehicle preparation, warranty, or repair work conducted as an accessory use.

Bank

An establishment chartered by the state and federal government to conduct financial transactions, including deposit and withdrawal of funds, cashing checks, making loans, and maintaining depositories.

Bed and Breakfast

An owner-occupied private dwelling in which at least one and not more than five rooms are offered for rent for transient occupancy, in which overnight lodging and meals are offered to such occupant(s) for a period not to exceed 30 days and in which services are only provided to such occupants and not the general public.

Bees, keeping of

Development Requirements:
The keeping of bees in the Village is permitted, providing the following requirements are met:

(1) Parcel and apiary size requirements are listed in the Table of Standards for Apiaries below:

Table of Standards for Apiaries

Parcel Size (square feet)	Number of Hives
0 to 5,999	0
6,000 to 10,000	2
10,001 to 20,000	4
20,001 to 43,560 (0.46 acre to 1 acre)	10
Over 1 acre	No more than 10 on any Village property

(2) Hives are not permitted in the front yard.

(3) Hives shall be at least 25 feet from a property line, with the hive entrance facing away from or parallel to the nearest property line.

(4) Hives adjacent to public ROWs shall comply with placement requirements in such a manner as to direct bee flight at least 20 feet into the air over the road surface. In lieu of this requirement, a hive shall be placed at least 100 feet from the road right-of-way, with the entrance parallel thereto.

(5) Hives shall be managed for swarm prevention and gentleness.
(6) Hives shall be requeened at least biannually to prevent swarming. Annual requeening is strongly recommended.
(7) Hives shall be requeened if bee behavior is likely to cause a nuisance.

(8) A consistent source of water shall be provided at the apiary unless it occurs naturally within 300 yards. The water may be sweetened with mineral salt or chlorine to enhance its attractiveness. This requirement is intended to discourage bee visitation at swimming pools, hose bibs, animal watering sources, bird baths or where people congregate.

(9) Apiaries shall be managed and kept in a clean and orderly manner and appearance to prevent a nuisance.

(10) An apiary shall be identified by placing a sign so it is visible to passersby. Sign lettering shall be a minimum of two inches in height and shall include the name and telephone number of the owner. Signs shall be placed in a manner to make them conspicuous to anyone approaching the apiary.

(11) Bees shall be considered a nuisance when colonies of bees are defensive or exhibit objectionable behavior or interfere with the normal use of property or the enjoyment of persons, animals or property adjacent to an apiary; or when colonies of bees swarm; or when the hive becomes abandoned.

Brewpub

An establishment where beer and malt beverages are made on the premises in conjunction with a restaurant or tavern use.

Cannabis Consumption Facility, On‐Site

A facility for the on-site consumption of cannabis products, requiring a license pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
In addition to the regulations established by the MRTA and the Office of Cannabis Management, the following standards, requirements, and consideration shall apply to cannabis facilities as indicated below.

A. Location requirements.

(1) Separation distances.

(a) School grounds. No cannabis facility shall be located on the same road and within 500 feet of preexisting school grounds.

(b) Place of worship. No cannabis facility shall be located on the same road and within 200 feet of a preexisting building occupied exclusively as a place of worship.

(c) Separation distances shall be measured in a straight-line from the center of the nearest entrance of such place of worship or the nearest point of school grounds to the center of the nearest entrance of such cannabis facility.

(d) If the school or place of worship or cannabis facility is situated on a corner lot, such establishment is considered to be on both roads of the intersection, whether or not there is an entrance to the building on both roads.

(2) Fixed location. All cannabis facilities shall be operated from a fixed location and shall not be operated from a movable structure or vehicle, except as may be permitted for delivery purposes pursuant to the MRTA.

(3) Home occupation prohibited. No cannabis facility shall be permitted as a home occupation.

B. Hours of operation.

On-site cannabis consumption lounges may be open for business between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on Sundays. Hours of operation must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

C. Security.

(1) All cannabis facilities shall provide proper security at the premises meeting minimum standards set forth by the Office of Cannabis Management to deter and prevent illegal activities from taking place on or near the applicant's premises and avoid conduct that has an adverse effect on the health, safety and/or welfare of employees, customers, and the surrounding neighborhood.

(2) A security plan shall be provided with the special use permit application.

D. Outdoor storage. With the exception of cannabis cultivation facilities, no cannabis facilities shall be permitted to store products, materials, or other supplies outdoors.

E. Control of emissions and waste.

(1) Sufficient measures and means of preventing smoke, odors, debris, dust, fluids, and other substances from exiting a cannabis facility shall be provided at all times.

(2) All special use permit applications for cannabis facilities shall provide an odor and waste control plan that provides for proper and adequate ventilation and demonstrates that any odors and waste associated with the cannabis facility shall be effectively confined to the premises and so treated to avoid any negative impacts to neighboring properties.

(3) The facility operator shall properly dispose of all such materials, items, and other substances in a safe, sanitary, and secure manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Cannabis Cultivation Facility

A facility that may include, but is not limited to, the agricultural production practices of planting, growing, cloning, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, and trimming cannabis, pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

The hours of operation for cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, cannabis distributors, and cannabis processing facilities, including applicable components within a cannabis microbusiness, must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis cultivation and cannabis nursery facilities. The following standards shall apply to cannabis cultivation and cannabis nursery facilities:

(1) No fertilizers, compost soils, materials, machinery, or equipment shall be stored within the front yard or required front, side, and rear yard setbacks.

(2) Areas dedicated to outdoor cultivation shall not be located within the front yard.

(3) Areas dedicated to outdoor cultivation shall be enclosed by an eight-foot-tall fence featuring screening, decorative elements, and/or landscaping, at the discretion of the Development Board.

Cannabis Distributor

A cannabis facility that sells at wholesale any cannabis product, except medical cannabis, pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

The hours of operation for cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, cannabis distributors, and cannabis processing facilities, including applicable components within a cannabis microbusiness, must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis Microbusiness

A cannabis facility operating pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act and which includes two or more of the following activities in one facility: cultivation, processing, distribution, delivery, and retail sales.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

The hours of operation for cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, cannabis distributors, and cannabis processing facilities, including applicable components within a cannabis microbusiness, must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis Nursery

A cannabis facility operating pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act that produces only clones, immature plants, seeds, and other agricultural products used specifically for the planting, propagation, and cultivation of cannabis by licensed adult-use cannabis cultivators, microbusinesses, cooperatives, and registered organizations for commercial use or sale.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

The hours of operation for cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, cannabis distributors, and cannabis processing facilities, including applicable components within a cannabis microbusiness, must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis Processing Facility

A cannabis facility that may include, but is not limited to, blending, extracting, infusing, packaging, labeling, branding and otherwise making or preparing cannabis products requiring a license pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

The hours of operation for cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, cannabis distributors, and cannabis processing facilities, including applicable components within a cannabis microbusiness, must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis Retail Dispensary

A retail facility for the sale of cannabis products, requiring a license pursuant to the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Location requirements. See § 106-104.2A for details.

Hours of operation.

Cannabis retail dispensaries, including the retail dispensary component of a microbusiness, may be open for business between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, Monday through Saturday, and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Sundays. Hours of operation must be provided in the application submission to the Development Board.

Security. See § 106-104.2C for details.
Outdoor storage. See § 106-104.2D for details.
Control of emissions and waste. See § 106-104.2E for details.

Cannabis retail dispensaries.

(1) The principal entrance must be located on a public thoroughfare at street level.
(2) The use of a walk-up or drive-through window service is prohibited.

Car wash

A structure containing facilities for washing automobiles and automatic or semiautomatic application of cleaner, brushes, rinse water and heat for drying on a commercial basis.

Chemical and Petroleum Storage

The keeping of bulk quantities of petroleum and other liquid chemicals in outdoor tanks or other similar structures.

Cinema

A facility where motion pictures are shown to the public for a fee. The facility may encompass one or multiple theaters.

Club/Lodge

A building or portion thereof or premises owned and/or operated by a corporation, association, person or persons for a social, educational or recreational activity, but not primarily for profit or to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.

College, Private

A private educational institution authorized by the state to award associate, baccalaureate, or higher degrees under accredited curriculum. Associated services may include student housing, dining, sports/recreational activities and support/administrative functions and facilities.

Community Garden, Over One (1) Acre

A shared green space which is planned, designed, built and maintained by community members for the enjoyment of the entire community and used for the growing of flowers, fruits and/or vegetables, with no retail sale of these flowers, fruits or vegetables from the site of the garden. Community gardens may be solely used to raise food for gardeners and/or the surrounding community, a decorative formal garden, or an educational facility.

Community Garden, Up to One (1) Acre

A shared green space which is planned, designed, built and maintained by community members for the enjoyment of the entire community and used for the growing of flowers, fruits and/or vegetables, with no retail sale of these flowers, fruits or vegetables from the site of the garden. Community gardens may be solely used to raise food for gardeners and/or the surrounding community, a decorative formal garden, or an educational facility.

Community House

A community house is a residential dwelling unit where individuals are not handicapped as per the Federal Fair Housing Act but where, due to the particular needs of the resident individuals, a joint living arrangement is necessitated and where the individuals are under sponsorship or care of a public, nonprofit, or for-profit agency where the sponsor or caretaker provides, or arranges for, the provision of varying degrees of personal supervision and/or care in a residential environment, such as a halfway house, a personal-care residence, a community transitional facility, or any other such facility that provides such services. A community house shall not exceed eight beds. The following are not considered community houses: group homes, fraternities, sororities, dormitories, convents, communes, apartments, boarding and rooming houses, tourist homes, and hotels and motels. See Article XIV, Supplemental Standards, for specific provisions.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. General regulations. Community houses shall require special use permits in any district allowed by Schedule 1 and are subject to all applicable provisions of Article XII and the design and supplementary standards of Articles XIII and XIV.

B. In addition to the applicable provisions of Articles XII, XIII and XIV, new community houses shall also comply with the following requirements:

(1) Density. Density shall not exceed one person per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(2) Dimensional standards. All dimensional standards for the underlying zoning district shall be applicable.
(3) Minimum distance between community houses. The minimum distance (lot line to lot line) between any two community houses shall be 500 feet.

Composting

COMPOSTABLES
The solid organic constituents of leaves, grass clippings, evergreen needles, plants, branches, brush, vegetative prunings and garden and yard waste. For the purposes of this code, all other materials are noncompostables. Noncompostables include but are not limited to the following: inorganic material, paper sludge, sewage sludge, sludge, septage, bio-solids, food, animal products and carcasses, human wastes, medical wastes, animal wastes, construction and demolition debris and any other wastes not listed in the first sentence of this definition. Noncompostables are not permitted in a composting facility.

Development Requirements:
(1) Yard, wood and kitchen compost shall not include meat, fish, bones, fatty foods (cheese, oils, etc.) or inorganic material (plastic, glass, foils, etc.).

(2) The compost pile, pit or bin shall have a footprint of no more than 64 square feet and shall be no more than four feet high.

(3) No compost pile, pit or bin shall be permitted within the front yard of any lot within the Village, except in self-contained, commercially manufactured bins with a footprint of no more than nine square feet.

(4) The side yard and rear yard setback for the compost pile, pit, or bin shall be five feet;
(5) The compost pile, pit or bin must be maintained in a manner that will not emit noxious odors or attract animals.
(6) Livestock mortality and butcher waste is prohibited.

Contractor Storage Yard

An area, buildings and or structures used for the keeping of equipment, heavy equipment, materials, and vehicles relating to building construction and/or excavation.

Day Care, Commercial

A program or facility that is not located in a residence in which child day care is provided.

Docks

A structure, whether affixed or floating, placed in or upon a lake, pond, river, stream or brook and which provides a berth for watercraft and/or a means of pedestrian access to and from the shoreline. This shall include boathouses, piers, and wharves, crib docks, stake docks, floating docks and all such similar structures.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. A building permit is required for any dock.

B. Standards for docks.

(1) No dock shall be constructed in any configuration other than straight, pier, T, L, U, E or F shape.

(2) No dock shall extend more than 40 feet offshore from the mean high-water mark or more than 20% of the width of the waterbody at the point of construction.

(3) No dock shall exceed eight feet or be less than two feet in width, and the total width of any dock system, including all lateral projections, shall be 40 feet.

(4) The maximum surface area of any dock shall be 700 square feet.

(5) Every dock or wharf constructed shall have a minimum setback of 20 feet from the adjacent property line.

(6) Docks constructed on the same parcel shall be a minimum of 30 feet apart along the shoreline.

(7) No dock shall be constructed so as to interfere with normal navigation or reasonable access to adjacent docks.

(8) The number of docks permitted to be constructed per lakefront lot is limited as listed in the Table of Standards for Docks.
See Table of Standards for Docks for detailed information.

Permitted in the Lake Flower PUDD by Site Plan Review.

Dwelling, Manufactured Home

A factory-manufactured dwelling unit built on or after June 15, 1976, and conforming to the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 CFR Part 3208, 4/1/93, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight feet (2,438 mm) or more in width or 40 feet (12,192 mm) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet (29.7 m²) minimum, constructed on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. The term "manufactured home" shall also include any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the national Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974, as amended. The term "manufactured home" shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle. Manufactured homes are not considered to be single-family dwellings.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. All manufactured homes outside manufactured home communities shall require administrative approval from the Director.

B. All manufactured home communities shall require a special use permit.

C. Manufactured homes outside manufactured home communities.

(1) Any manufactured home parked or placed outside a manufactured home community shall demonstrate proper connection to the Village water and sewer systems; and
(2) A manufactured home outside a manufactured home community shall comply with all the dimensional standards of this code.

D. A manufactured home not in a manufactured home community and lawfully in existence at the effective date of this code shall register with the Director within 30 days of the effective date of this code.

E. In accordance with § 106-39I of this code a home owner owning a manufactured/mobile home on the effective date of this code may replace his or her manufactured/mobile home with one of equal or greater value.

F. Any replacement of a manufactured home registered with the Director under this section shall comply with the dimensional requirements of this code.

Dwelling, Single Family

A detached building containing one dwelling unit designed for occupancy by one family. Manufactured homes (mobile homes) are not considered to be single-family dwellings.

Dwelling, Townhouse

A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any unit by one or more vertical, common, fire-resistant walls. Townhouses shall include separate fee ownership of the land underlying each unit but may also include commonly owned lands associated with the townhouses.

Dwelling, Two Family

A detached building containing two entirely separate dwelling units that are structurally connected and designed for occupancy by two families. Two-family dwellings may include remodeled single-family dwellings, row houses or other similar buildings.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Two-family dwellings are subject to the following standards:

A. The site shall have safe pedestrian and vehicular access and circulation;

B. There shall be a suitable location, arrangement, size, and general site compatibility of buildings and lighting that enhances the streetscape and which is compatible and appropriate for the neighborhood;

C. Stormwater and drainage facilities shall prevent flooding, erosion, and improper obstruction of drainageways, the public right-of-way and adjoining properties;

D. Tress, shrubs and other landscaping shall be retained to the maximum extent possible;

E. Adjacent or neighboring properties shall be protected against noise, glare, unsightliness or other objectionable features; and

F. There shall be adequate arrangement and appearance of exterior storage and parking and loading areas.

Electric and communications utility standards

Development Requirements:
A. Underground installation of electrical and communications lines and facilities.

(1) Applicability. These standards shall apply to all electric facilities and to all communications facilities, including but not limited to telephone, telegraph, cable television, fiber optics and electrical communications facilities, with the following exceptions:

(a) Electric utility substations, pad-mounted transformers and switching facilities not located on the public right-of-way where site screening is or will be provided;
(b) Electric transmission systems (including poles and wires) of a voltage of more than 35,000 volts;
(c) Telephone pedestals, wireless telecommunication antennas and other equivalent communications facilities;
(d) Police and fire sirens, or any similar Village, county or state emergency services equipment, including traffic-control equipment.

(2) Definitions. See § 106-88A(2) for terms associated with this use.

(3) General requirements. All extensions, relocations, or rebuilds of existing overhead electric and communications facilities within the B1, B2, B3, B4, E1, E2, E3 and G Zoning Districts shall be installed underground.

B. Underground installation of electrical and communications services.

(1) All new electric or communications services from an overhead or underground facility to serve all buildings and structures shall be installed underground. All rebuilt or relocated electric or communications service from an overhead or underground facility to serve all buildings and structures shall be installed underground, except:

(a) Those services which only involve a change in the overhead service line without a change in the corresponding service entrance facilities; and
(b) Rebuilding or enlarging services feeding overhead to existing single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and manufactured homes.

(2) Proposed new development shall provide for the undergrounding of utility facilities (e.g., cable television, data network, electrical, telephone, and similar distribution lines providing direct service to the site) in compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Nonresidential development. All utility facilities shall be installed underground within the site.

(b) New single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling and manufactured home development. All utility facilities on a site being developed with a new detached dwelling unit shall be installed underground within the property lines of the site.

[1] Risers on poles and structures are allowed and shall be provided by the developer or owner from the pole that provides services to the property.
[2] Where no developed underground system exists, utility service poles may be placed on the rear of the property to be developed only to terminate underground facilities.
[3] The developer or owner is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section and shall make the necessary arrangements with the affected utility providers for the installation of the facilities.
[4] The requirements of this subsection shall not apply when the cost of placing the services underground exceeds 50% of the cost of construction of the new dwelling unit or the new construction.

(c) Exemptions. A development located outside of the B1, B2, B3, B4, E1, E2, E3, and G Zoning Districts shall not be subject to the requirements of these standards if, as of the date of filing of a building permit application, the utility lines serving the site are located aboveground and there are no underground facilities within 100 feet of the site.

Fencing, retaining walls and hedges

FENCE
An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen an area of land.

RETAINING WALL
A wall three feet tall or higher that resists lateral pressures and limits lateral displacement caused by soil, rock, water or other materials, except that basement and vault walls that are part of a building or an underground structure shall not be considered retaining walls.

Fire Department

An organization consisting of personnel, apparatus and equipment which has as its purpose protecting property and maintaining the safety and welfare of the public from the dangers of fire, including a private firefighting brigade. The personnel of any such organization may be paid employees or unpaid volunteers or any combination thereof. The terms "fire prevention," "firefighting" and "fire control" relate to activities conducted by a fire department.

Funeral Home

A building used by a licensed mortician for burial preparation, funeral and related services.

Garage, Public Parking

A structure or portion thereof used primarily for the parking and storage of vehicles and available to the general public.

Gasoline Station

Any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels and which may include a canopy, facilities for lubricating, washing, cleaning or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including the painting or major repair thereof or the use of mechanical car-washing equipment.

Gasoline Station/Auto Repair/Service

GASOLINE STATION
Any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels and which may include a canopy, facilities for lubricating, washing, cleaning or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including the painting or major repair thereof or the use of mechanical car-washing equipment.

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR/SERVICE
The principal use of a building, land area, or other premises for commercial repair, servicing, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or parts thereof, including collision service, body and fender work, welding, painting, straightening, sanding and steam cleaning of vehicles.

Gasoline Station/Retail Sales

GASOLINE STATION
Any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels and which may include a canopy, facilities for lubricating, washing, cleaning or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including the painting or major repair thereof or the use of mechanical car-washing equipment.

AUTOMOTIVE DEALER
The principal use of any building, land area, or other premises for the display, sale, rental or lease of new or used automobiles (but may include light trucks, or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles), and including any vehicle preparation, warranty, or repair work conducted as an accessory use.

Government Office

A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of units, departments or agencies of municipal, county, state or federal governments and generally outfitted with desks, tables, files, computers, and communications-related equipment.

Greenhouse, Commercial

A building whose roof and sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants for subsequent sale. These shall be considered an agribusiness.

Group Home

A residential dwelling unit occupied by unrelated individuals as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit only if all said occupants, with the exception of supervisory personnel, are handicapped persons as defined in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Act of 1988. Such unrelated individuals shall have the right to occupy a residential dwelling unit in the same manner and to the same extent as any family unit as defined in this section.

Heavy Equipment Repair

Repair of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, and similar heavy equipment. Typical uses include truck repair garages, trucking yard terminals, tractor and farm implement repair services, and machine shops, specifically excluding dismantling or salvaging of vehicles.

Hen chickens, turkeys, ducks and rabbits, keeping of

Development Requirements:
It shall be unlawful for any person to undertake any agricultural uses relating to the keeping of animals and livestock except in compliance with the following regulations and standards:

(1) Regulations under this section apply to the harboring of livestock and small animals or fowl in the Village, provided that these regulations shall not apply to animal services facilities, kennels, veterinary offices, clinics, and hospitals, nor shall it apply to any facility possessing or maintaining livestock and/or small animals or fowl which is owned, operated, or maintained by any Village, county, state, or the federal government, including but not limited to public zoos, nor shall it apply to museums, laboratories and research facilities maintained by scientific or educational institutions, nor shall it apply to private or commercial activities such as circuses, fairs, or private zoological parks which are otherwise regulated by law;

(2) All animals found to be at large may be taken up and impounded. Animals may also be impounded for any of the reasons as provided in this code;

(3) It is declared a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to keep, within the Village limits or upon any premises within the Village, any livestock;

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor livestock and small animals or fowl, including roosters, within the Village except as provided in this code.

General requirements concerning the lawful keeping of animals.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or carelessly injure any animal within the Village.

(2) Sanitary keeping. It is unlawful to keep any animals within the Village unless the places where they are kept are at all times maintained in a sanitary condition. If the animal control officer determines that the condition of the place where the animals are kept is unsanitary, the party so keeping the same shall have a period not to exceed five days in which to place the same in a sanitary condition in accordance with the direction of the animal control authority. If the unsanitary condition is not abated within the five-day period, the premises may be abated as a nuisance.

(3) Abandonment. It is unlawful for any person to transport any animal within the Village limits for the purpose of abandoning it either within or without the Village limits, or to place any animal on public or private property for the purpose of abandonment.

(4) Transporting or confining in an unsafe manner. It is unlawful for any person to willfully transport or confine or cause to be transported or confined any domestic animal or animals in a manner, posture, or confinement that will jeopardize the safety of the animal or the public.

(5) Mistreatment. It is unlawful for any person to keep or harbor an animal within the Village without providing a suitable dry place for the housing thereof, or to fail to provide a suitable amount of wholesome food and clean water for the nutrition and comfort thereof, or to leave the premises upon which such animal is confined, or to which it customarily returns, for more than 24 hours without providing for the feeding and care of such animal in the absence of such person.

Preexisting conditions.

(1) Any person keeping hen chickens, rabbits, bees, and pigeons on the effective date of this code in nonconformance with the standards of this section shall comply with the standards pertaining to avoidance of nuisance conditions and shall otherwise comply with these standards within two years from the effective date of this code.

(2) The keeping of other forms of livestock that is not conforming to the requirements of this code and in existence on date of the adoption of this code shall be allowed to continue; provided, however, that such use shall not cause a nuisance and shall otherwise comply with these standards two years from the effective date of this code.

(3) No expansion or enlargement of the nonconforming keeping of animals is allowed.

(4) The discontinuance of any nonconforming keeping of animals for a period of 12 consecutive months shall be deemed abandonment of the use, and any further keeping of livestock on the property shall conform to this section.

The keeping of hen chickens, turkeys, ducks, and rabbits in the Village is permitted, providing the following requirements are met:

(1) The minimum lot size for harboring and maintaining rabbits and hen chickens, turkeys and ducks, in the Village shall be 5,000 square feet;

(2) A total of six hen chickens, turkeys, duck, and rabbits in any combination is permitted for each 5,000 square feet of lot area;

(3) One additional hen chicken, turkey, duck, or rabbit is permitted for every 1,000 square feet of lot area over 5,000 square feet of property;

(4) The maximum number of hen chickens, turkeys, ducks, or rabbits permitted under any lot size is 30;

(5) In determining the number of hen chickens, turkeys, ducks, and rabbits permitted, only those animals eight weeks or older in age shall be counted;

(6) Coops and/or cages are not permitted in the front yard;

(7) No more than one animal shelter building each for the housing of rabbits and hen chickens shall be permitted on one lot;

(8) Hen chickens shall be confined in a coop not less than 36 inches in height. The coop must be used for chickens only, and must be well ventilated. The coop shall have a minimum of four square feet of floor area for each hen chicken;

(9) No pens, cages, crates, or enclosures, etc., shall be located closer than 15 feet to the side or rear property line or any residential building;

(10) All animals shall be confined to the private property on which they are kept;

(11) All pens, cages, crates, and enclosures and premises upon which any such animals are kept and confined shall be kept in a clean, healthful, and sanitary condition by the person owning, possessing, or using any such premises for said purposes;

(12) No persons owning, possessing, or using any such premises shall permit any nuisance arising from such animals to be formed or to accumulate thereon;

(13) The run must be well drained so there is no accumulation of moisture. The coop shall be constructed in a manner to prevent dogs, vermin (raccoons, fox, weasel, etc.) and other predators from entering; and

(14) Coops and cages shall be kept clean, sanitary, and free from accumulation of animal excretion and objectionable odors.

Home occupations

A domestic or service activity conducted entirely within the dwelling unit and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the residence for residential purposes and does not change the character thereof. A home occupation is an accessory use to a residential use as regulated under § 106-93 of this code.

Vehicle Parking:
Parking for up to four vehicles related to the home occupation may be provided.
Parking for all vehicles related to the home occupation, including customer, employee, trailers and work vehicles, shall be provided in approved off-street parking spaces or accessory buildings.
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for more information on parking.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. General provisions.

(1) Home occupations meeting the requirements and standards of this section are considered to be permitted accessory uses.
(2) Allowing a variety of home occupations can promote economic vitality and diversity in the community.
(3) Allowing people to work in their homes can cut down on traffic congestion and the need for parking in commercial areas.
(4) The home occupation should not have a negative impact on the neighborhood and property values or affect the health, safety and welfare of adjoining residents.
(5) Home occupations are a positive and efficient use of property as long as they do not create any disturbances, such as noise, odors, or parking problems, in their neighborhoods.
(6) Hobby or club/group meetings are not occupations and are not subject to this home occupation regulation.
(7) This section shall not prevent individuals, owners, lessees or purchasers under contract from conducting a business, trade, or profession in their homes or residences, provided that they meet the standards set forth by these regulations.

B. Standards. Home occupations shall be permitted as an accessory use for any residential use, provided that the following standards are maintained by all persons engaged in such activities:

(1) The activity shall not alter the primary use of the premises as a residence and shall be subordinate and limited to its utilization for other than residential uses to 30% of the total floor area of the residence or 700 square feet, whichever is greater, and the activity may utilize 100% of an accessory structure and/or building.

(2) Only the occupants of the residence and two nonoccupants of the residence may conduct the activity.

(3) In no way shall the appearance of the structure be altered, nor shall the activity within the residence be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, signs, or the emission of noises, odors, vibration or electromagnetic interference.

(4) Outdoor storage related to a permitted home occupation is permitted in the side or rear yard in an area of up to 500 square feet. Outdoor storage relating to permitted home occupations shall not occur in the front yard. Outdoor storage areas shall not be located within eight feet of a property line.

(5) There will be no storage on the premises of explosives or highly flammable or extremely hazardous materials, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, used in conjunction with a home occupation.

(6) Wholesale or retail sale of goods on the premises shall be limited to 700 square feet.

(7) Signs for home occupations are permitted under the following standards:

(a) One sign, wall sign or freestanding, of up to four square feet in area is permitted; and
(b) Externally and internally illuminated signs are prohibited.

(8) Parking for up to four vehicles related to the home occupation may be provided. Parking for all vehicles related to the home occupation, including customer, employee, trailers and work vehicles, shall be provided in approved off-street parking spaces or accessory buildings.

(9) A bed-and-breakfast is permitted to be operated as a home occupation under the following conditions:

(a) The owner makes his or her residence on the premises.
(b) The bed-and-breakfast is located in a single-family or two-family dwelling.
(c) Services shall be or are offered only to registered lodgers and not to the general public.

(d) No bedrooms for transient use shall be located above the second story, except in compliance with Subsection B(9)(e) through (g) below or the New York Fire Prevention and Building Code as amended.

(e) A fire-safety notice shall be affixed to the occupied side of the entrance door of each bedroom for transient use indicating: Means of egress, location of means of transmitting fire alarms, if any, and evacuation procedures to be followed in the event of a fire or smoke condition or upon activation of a fire- or smoke-detecting or other alarm device.

(f) Means of egress shall include at least one of the following alternatives: A special sprinkler installation conforming to the requirements of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code protecting all interior stairs serving as means of egress, an exterior stair conforming to the requirements of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code providing a second means of egress from all above-grade stories or levels, or an opening for emergency use conforming to the requirements of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code within each bedroom for transient use, such opening to have a sill not more than 14 feet above level grade directly below and, as permanent equipment, a portable escape ladder which attaches securely to such sill. Such ladder shall be constructed with rigid rungs designed to stand off from the building wall, shall be capable of sustaining a minimum load of 1,000 pounds, shall extend to grade, and shall provide unobstructed egress to legal open space.

(g) Smoke-detecting alarm devices, installed in conformity with the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code, shall be provided outside each separate sleeping area, in each sleeping space and on each floor level.

(h) There is a two-person per room maximum and a five-room maximum occupancy.

C. Permitted home occupations. Subject to the requirements herein, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, customary home occupations include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Consultation or emergency treatment by a doctor or a dentist, but not the general practice of such profession.

(2) Home office facility of a salesperson, sales representative or manufacturer's representative, provided that no retail or wholesale transactions are made on the premises.

(3) Office facilities for clergy.
(4) Child-care/home care/day-care operations.
(5) Home crafts such as model making, rug weaving, and lapidary work.

(6) Workshop or studio for an artist, photographer, craftsman, writer, composer, dressmaker, tailor or computer repair, programming or design.

(7) Facilities for instruction to not more than three pupils at any given time such as in music, dance or special education.
(8) Homebound employment of a physically or mentally handicapped person who is unable to work away from home by reason of disability.

(9) Office facilities for accountants, authors, editors, architects, brokers, consultants, engineers, website and graphic design, computer programming, land surveyors, lawyers, planners, insurance agents, realtors, and financial planners.

(10) Bed and Breakfast in compliance with 9.5.2 (i).

Hospital

A facility or institution engaged principally in providing services by or under the supervision of a physician or, in the case of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury deformity or physical condition, including, but not limited to, a general hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, dental clinic, dental dispensary, rehabilitation center other than a facility used solely for vocational rehabilitation, nursing home, tuberculosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, lying-in asylum, out-patient department, out-patient lodge, dispensary and a laboratory or central service facility serving one or more such institutions.

Hotel/Motel

HOTEL
An establishment which provides overnight sleeping accommodations for transient guests and provides customary hotel services such as maid service, the furnishing and laundering of linen, telephone and secretarial or desk service. A hotel may also provide restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment and recreational facilities. This term includes the terms "motel" and "inn."

Housekeeping Cottage

HOUSEKEEPING UNIT (as in singular group)
The functional equivalent of a traditional family, whose members are a nontransient interactive group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use of common areas and sharing household activities and responsibilities (e.g., meals, chores and expenses). This does not include a boarding house.

Industry, Type I

A use involving the assembly, manufacturing and/or processing of a product, but not producing noisy or otherwise objectionable disturbances such as vibration, dust, odors, or heavy truck traffic, and not involving the use of heavy machinery.

Industry, Type II

An industrial process for the manufacturing, processing, cleaning or assembly of any product, commodity or article which is not considered light industry, but not including:

A. Refineries;
B. Cement manufacturing;
C. Slaughterhouses;
D. Explosives manufacturing;
E. Manufacture, fabrication or assembly of nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons;

F. Any storage, transfer, use and/or processing of toxic or hazardous wastes, including medical wastes, sewage sludge and any materials containing pathogens;

G. Any manufacture, storage, use, processing, generation and/or storage of corrosive, highly toxic, oxidizing, pyrophoric, water-reactive, highly combustible, flammable, or explosive materials that constitute a high fire, explosion or health hazard, including but not limited to loose, combustible fibers, dust and unstable material;

H. Any manufacture, storage, transportation, processing and/or any other use of any substance potentially dangerous to the public health, safety and welfare, including generation of any such material as a byproduct or waste product; or

I. The burning, gasification or other combustion or chemical conversion, by any process, of any fuel or material of any form or nature; whether solid, liquid, gaseous, or other; which would result in the generation, creation or release of heat, electricity or any other form of energy or fuel, whether directly or indirectly.

Kennel

Any place where any number of domestic animals are kept for the purpose of selling such animals and/or breeding, or boarding, the same for sale, and where the keeping, breeding, boarding and/or selling of such animals is not merely incidental to the primary use of such premises for residential occupation.

Library

A facility containing books, periodical publications, internet accessibility, and data and information in electronic formats for the purpose of reading, research, study and personal and professional enrichment.

Liquor Store

An establishment engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

Manufactured Home Community

A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured homes, appurtenant structures, or additions.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
(1) A manufactured home shall be so placed on each lot that it shall be a distance of at least 20 feet from the next manufactured home in such court in any direction.

(2) No manufactured home lot shall be located within 50 feet of any public highway or street lines or within 25 feet of any adjacent property line;

(3) An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied to all buildings and manufactured home lots within the courts to meet the requirements of the court.

(4) Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with proper water connections.

(5) Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with a sewer line according to the standards and specifications of the Village Department of Public Works, which shall be connected to receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink the manufactured home harbored in such lot and having any and all of such facilities.

(6) Sewer connections in unoccupied lots shall be so closed that they will not emit any odors or cause a breeding place for insects.

(7) Metal garbage cans with tight-fitting covers shall be provided in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish.

(8) Garbage cans shall be located not farther than 200 feet from any manufactured home lot.

(9) Each manufactured home community shall provide weatherproof electric service connections and outlets for each lot, all such connections and outlets to be of a type approved by an appropriate electrical inspection agency.

Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles

DWELLING, MANUFACTURED HOME
A factory-manufactured dwelling unit built on or after June 15, 1976, and conforming to the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 CFR Part 3208, 4/1/93, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight feet (2,438 mm) or more in width or 40 feet (12,192 mm) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet (29.7 m²) minimum, constructed on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. The term "manufactured home" shall also include any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the national Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974, as amended. The term "manufactured home" shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle. Manufactured homes are not considered to be single-family dwellings.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

A vehicle which is:

A. Built on a single chassis;
B. Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projections;
C. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and
D. Not designed primarily for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
A. The following standards, in addition to the standards in § 106-160, General construction standards, and § 106-162, Specific construction standards, listed above, apply in areas of special flood hazard to manufactured homes and to recreational vehicles which are located in areas of special flood hazard. Recreational vehicles placed on sites within Zones A1 — A30, AE, AH, V1 — V30, V and VE shall either be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days, be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet the requirements for manufactured homes listed in this article. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick-disconnect-type utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached additions.

B. A manufactured home that is placed or substantially improved in Zones A1 — A30, AE, AH, V1 — V30 or VE that is on a site, either outside of an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, in a new manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined, in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined, or in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision as herein defined, on which a manufactured home has incurred substantial damage as the result of a flood shall, within Zones A1 — A30, AE and AH, be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor is elevated to or above the base flood elevation and is securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement or, within Zones V1 — V30 and VE, be elevated on a pile foundation such that the bottom of the lowest structural member of the lowest floor, excluding pilings and columns, is elevated to or above the base flood elevation and securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors.

C. A manufactured home to be placed or substantially improved in Zones A1 — A30, AE, AH, V1 — V30 or VE in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision that is not to be placed on a site on which a manufactured home has incurred substantial damage shall be elevated in a manner such as required in this article or elevated such that the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no less than 36 inches in height above grade and are securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement.

D. Within Zone A or V, when no base flood elevation data is available, new and substantially improved manufactured homes shall have the floor elevated at least three feet above the highest adjacent grade.

E. Within Zone AO, the floor shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in this article (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).

See also § 106-39I for more information.
See also § 106-94G for more information.

Marina, Type I

A. A facility which provides services or berthing places for vessels by engaging in any of the following:

(1) The sale of marine products or services, except for such sale as part of a dry land facility which does not quick-launch vessels or regularly service vessels berthed on the water;
(2) The sale, lease, rental or charter of vessels of any type;
(3) The operation of a boat launch;
(4) The offering of rides, instruction or water-based recreation for a fee;
(5) The operation of a quick-launch facility regardless of the location where the vessels are stored; or
(6) The storage, berthing or mooring of two or more motorized vessels and/or nonmotorized vessels 18 feet in length or more not registered to the owner of the property, regardless of remuneration or profit.

B. Exceptions:

(1) The use of residential or association docks, wharfs or moorings by the owner of the facility, the owner's family or the owner's gratuitous guest, or such use by a person as part of the single-family residential rental of a residence or a residential unit which includes the use of a dock, wharf or mooring;
(2) Docks, wharfs and moorings used as an accessory use to a hotel, motel, inn, housekeeping cottage, campground or recreational vehicle park, used exclusively by registered guests;
(3) Docks, wharfs, and moorings used as an accessory use to a restaurant, used exclusively by patrons while dining at such restaurant; and
(4) Docks, wharfs and moorings used exclusively by persons engaged in the sale of fishing products or the sale and service of scuba products.

C. The exceptions as listed above shall not apply to facilities which are otherwise engaged in any of the services or activities set forth in Subsection A, above, items (1) through (5), of this definition.

Marina, Type II

Any dock, wharf or mooring made available for use by any person as a berthing place for one motorized vessel or one nonmotorized vessel 18 feet in length or more not registered to the owner of the property, regardless of remuneration or profit, except:

A. The use of residential or association docks, wharfs or moorings by the owner of the facility, the owner's family or the owner's gratuitous guest, or such use by a person as part of the single-family residential rental of a residence or a residential unit which includes the use of a dock, wharf or mooring;

B. Docks or wharfs used as an accessory use to a hotel, motel, inn, housekeeping cottage, campground or recreational vehicle park, used exclusively by registered guests;

C. Docks, wharfs, and moorings used as an accessory use to a restaurant, used exclusively by patrons while dining at such restaurant; and

D. Docks, wharfs and moorings used exclusively by persons engaged in the sale of fishing products or the sale and service of scuba products.

Medical Clinic

A facility in which one or more doctors trained in the healing arts, assisted by a staff; treat patients for a length of time that does not include overnight care.

Miniature potbelly pigs

Mining

The excavation, stockpiling or processing of sand, gravel, clay, topsoil, rock, stone or other natural material deposits as resource material for other manufacturing processes or construction activities.

Mixed Use

The vertical development of a building with allowable uses in a compact, urban form that promotes human density and efficient use of land with a combination of residential and first-floor commercial uses as follows: retail sales, Type I; retail sales, Type II; retail store, convenience; tavern; restaurant; hotel/motel; antique shop; artisan shop.

Multi‐Modal Trail

A pathway designed for and used by varying forms of transportation (i.e., bicycle, cross-country skiing, jogging, running, and pedestrian).

Multi‐Use Building

A building containing two or more distinct principal uses.

Museum

A nonprofit, noncommercial establishment operated as a repository for a collection and display of historic artifacts, artistic pieces, nature-related items, sculptures, scientific or literary curiosities or objects of interest or works of art, not including the regular sale or distribution of the objects collected. A museum may include retail as an accessory use.

Nursing/Convalescent Home

An extended- or intermediate-care facility licensed or approved by the appropriate governmental agency to provide full-time convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves.

Office

A building used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or like activity, and may include auxiliary services for office workers.

Open space

Land not covered by buildings, pavement, open storage, mining operations, or any other use that visually obscures the natural or improved landscape, except for recreation facilities.

Other uses customarily subordinate and incidental to permitted principal uses

Outdoor Storage, Type II

The keeping, in an unenclosed area, of any goods, material, or merchandise in the same place for more than 24 hours.

Park

A tract of land, designated and used by the public, for active and passive recreation.

Parking Lot,

An accessory use involving any parking space, other than along a street or public right-of-way for the storage of more than three vehicles on a continuing basis for the exclusive use of the owners of the lot or whomever else the owner permits to use the parking lot.

Parking Lot, Public

An accessory use involving any parking space, other than along a street or public ROW, for the storage of more than three vehicles on a continuing basis and available to the public.

Personal Services

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her personal goods or apparel.

Pigeons, keeping of

Development Requirements:
The keeping of pigeons in the Village is permitted, providing the following requirements are met:

(1) The keeping of pigeons within a dwelling unit, condominium development or townhouse development is not permitted.
(2) Pigeons kept in the groups consisting of "homing," "show" and "fancy" classes must not exceed 40 birds.
(3) The uncontrolled release of pigeons (free lofting) in a residential area is not permitted.

(4) Free-flight exercise must be conducted on a planned basis, with duration time typically from 30 to 90 minutes and performed no more than twice daily.

(5) Free nonflight time must be conducted under close supervision by the owner.

(6) The exit and entry of these birds from a loft, aviary or cage must be fully controlled. Provision must be made for all released birds to return through a one-way entrance that will not permit uncontrolled exit.

(7) Appropriate landing boards must be provided to encourage the uninterrupted return of birds to the loft, aviary or cage.
(8) Every reasonable attempt must be made to retrieve birds that do not return.
(9) Birds must not be permitted to roost on neighbors' premises.
(10) Birds must be appropriately conditioned in their behavior to ensure rapid and voluntary return to their enclosure after liberation.

Place of Worship

A building or structure, or group of buildings and structures, which by design and construction are primarily intended for use by groups or persons to conduct organized religious services and the accessory uses associated therewith.

Public Utility Facility

A building, structure or land use in connection with the transportation/highway functions and/or the transmission, distribution or regulation of public water, gas, electric, sewer, telecommunications, or other public utility service.

Railroad Depot

A building where passenger trains arrive and depart, usually equipped with facilities for the accommodations (i.e., parking lot) of passengers of the trains.

Railway

A ROW accommodating the travel of trains.

Recreation Facility, Private

A recreation facility operated by a private organization and open only to members or guests.

Research and Development Facility

A building in which chemical, mechanical, physical, electrical or other research, production, design or development of materials or processes is conducted. The definition includes the term "laboratory."

Residential sale events

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
No person shall conduct a yard sale, barn sale, garage sale, tag sale or similar event on a residential premises, regardless of how the event is described, except in accordance with the following provisions:

A. Such events shall occur not more than five times per calendar year on any residential lot. If more than five times per year, it is considered a home occupation.

B. The event shall not exceed three consecutive calendar days per occurrence.

C. Limits on hours of sale and/or event. On the days the event is scheduled to occur, the hours of the sale or event shall be restricted to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

D. Signage. Any signs associated with the event shall be installed not more than one week before the start of the event and shall be removed immediately upon its close.

Resort hotel

A hotel which serves as a self-contained destination point for visitors that maximizes connectivity with Lake Flower and provides short-term visitor accommodations, restaurant facilities, conference facilities, and a range of recreation facilities and opportunities including, but not limited to water-based activities.

Restaurant

A place where food and drink are prepared, served, and consumed, primarily within the principal building. Seating of patrons may occur outside on an open-air and/or seasonal patio or deck.

Restaurant, drive through

An establishment where food and/or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption, where all or a significant part of the consumption takes place outside the confines of the restaurant, and where ordering and pickup of food may take place from an automobile.

Restaurant, Fast Food

An establishment whose principal business is the sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building, off premises, or in vehicles on or off the premises.

Retail Sales, Outdoors

The display and sale of products and services, primarily outside of a building or structure, including vehicles; garden supplies, flowers, shrubs, and other plant materials; gas, tires and motor oil; food and beverages; boats and aircraft; farm equipment; motor homes; burial monuments; building and landscape materials; and lumberyards.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:
Retail sale events.
A. Retail sales in District E: Outdoor sales and displays are allowed to occur when consistent with the following standards:

(1) Outdoor sales of goods and merchandise on a permanent basis are prohibited;

(2) Outdoor sales and displays may occur from Memorial Day through Labor Day each year and for not more than one time for six weeks during the remainder of the year;

(3) Outdoor sales and displays may occur on private property and on the same lot as the associated retail operation;

(4) Outdoor sales and displays may occur along the public sidewalk when consistent with the Table of Encroachment Standards in § 106-101, Encroachments, specifically maintaining a clear walk path. Displays shall be located directly against the building and not along the curb side; and

(5) Outdoor sales areas may not take up more than 75% of the frontage of the building that they are associated with.

B. Retail sales in other districts: Outdoor retail sales and displays that provide the following information and meet the following standards may be undertaken pursuant to administrative approval by the Director:

(1) The sales area must be delineated on a site plan indicating its dimensions and overall area size;
(2) If located within a parking lot, document the number of parking spaces impacted;

(3) Indicate how will pedestrians access the sales areas, and when leaving the area, other destinations within the site should be provided;

(4) Indicate the size and type of structures, barriers, or buildings to be erected to temporarily facilitate sales of products or sales operations. Such structures, barriers, or buildings shall be of similar color and materials so as to complement the other structures or buildings on the site;

(5) Indicate measures to be taken to limit potential adverse visual impacts. Such measures may include plantings to screen the area or fences to block views from neighboring properties or public rights-of-way;

(6) Ensure a dimensional separation of 10 feet and the provision of a structural barrier between vehicle travel lanes and pedestrianways; and

(7) Indicate measures to be taken to alleviate adverse impacts to the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians through the area.

Retail Sales, Type II

The selling or rental of goods or merchandise to the general public or to business clients, for personal use or household consumption, and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of such goods within a building greater than 2,500 square feet in size.

Rooming House

A single-family dwelling unit or either unit of a two-family dwelling (duplex) wherein two or more rooms with or without cooking facilities are rented for compensation for a period of more than 30 days. Where one room is rented within a single-family dwelling unit or either unit of a two-family dwelling, it shall be considered an accessory use.

Sawmill

Any building, site or place used for the cutting or milling of raw timber into dimensional lumber.

School

Any building or part thereof that is designed, constructed, or used for education or instruction in any branch of knowledge. Associated services may include sports/recreational activities and support/administrative functions and facilities.

Self‐Service Storage Facility

A building or group of buildings, consisting of individual, self-contained space, that are leased or owned for the interior storage of business and household goods or wares.

Shopping Center

A group of commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking provided on site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements, and landscaping and signage in accordance with an approved plan.

Short-term rentals

The use of a lot for the rental or lease of any, or part of any, residential use dwelling unit, for a period no more than 30 days. The STR may occur within an entire dwelling, in rooms within a dwelling, or in a separate attached or detached dwelling unit or units on the parcel. Motels, hotels, resorts, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts, as defined in this chapter, are excluded from this definition.

See Short-Term Rental Permit, Short-Term Rental Permit Administrator, Short-Term Rental Unit, Short-Term Rental, Preexisting and Short-Term Rental, New in § 106-6: Definitions for more terms associated with short-term rentals.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 106-81: Access, parking and circulation for detailed information.

Bicycle Parking:
See § 106-81C(3) for detailed information about bicycle facilities.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 106-81D(4) for detailed information about off-street loading.

Development Requirements:

House rules.

(1) STR properties shall post for renters of each STR unit a listing of house rules. House rules shall include, at minimum, the following:

(a) Camping. Camping is not permitted.
(b) Commercial use. STR units shall not be permitted to be used for any other commercial use or commercial event space.

(c) Contact information. The names, addresses, email address(es), and day/night telephone numbers of the property owner(s)/manager(s).

(d) Description. An emergency exit egress plan and the location of fire extinguishers. Identification of the property lines and a statement emphasizing that unit occupants may be liable for illegal trespassing.

(e) Fires. If allowed by the property owner, instructions for fires in indoor fireplaces or wood stoves. If not allowed by the property owner, a statement to that effect.

(f) Noise. Noise shall be kept at a reasonable level. Unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise should not occur, including during quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(g) Parking. Parking shall be allowed solely in approved off-street or legal on-street parking spaces.

(h) Pool. If the property has a pool, hot tub, or other swimming appurtenance (hereafter pool), a clear list of requirements related to use of the pool, including explanation of the use of any required barriers, barrier latches, alarms, electrical disconnects, etc.

(i) Rubbish and garbage. Identification of the procedures for disposal of rubbish and garbage.

See § 106-104.3: Short-term rentals for complete, detailed information.

Solar electric systems

SOLAR COLLECTOR
An accessory structure consisting of a device, or combination of devices, or part of a device that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy.

Development Requirements:
A. General regulations.

(1) Accessory use. Solar electric systems may exist only as an accessory use.
(2) Accessory structure. Ground-mounted and freestanding solar electric systems shall be considered accessory structures.

(3) Permits required. Prior to installation of a solar electric system a administrative approval and a building permit are required. A New York State Unified Solar Permit application may be submitted in-lieu of an administrative permit application and building permit application for roof-mounted solar electric systems. The application for an administrative permit for a Ground-mounted or freestanding solar electric system must be accompanied by a site plan that includes the following:

(4) A site plan of the ground-mounted or freestanding solar electric system shall include:

(a) A survey or scaled drawing of the site on which the proposed solar electric system will be constructed;
(b) The location of the solar electric system in regards to the property on which the system will be constructed.
(c) All components of the system including the distance of the system to the property lines; required setbacks; existing structures on the site; natural features such as watercourse and trees.

B. Design standards.

(1) Setbacks. Ground-mounted and freestanding solar electric systems shall meet applicable accessory structure setback requirements of the zoning district in which the system is located.

(2) Maximum height. The height of the solar electric system and any mounts shall not exceed 20 feet when oriented at maximum tilt.

(3) Maximum size. The total surface area of all ground-mounted and freestanding solar electric systems on the lot shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.

(4) Front yard prohibition. Solar electric systems shall not be located in the front yard.

C. Abandonment; removal.

(1) Abandonment. A solar electric system shall be considered abandoned if the solar electric system is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months.

(2) Removal. Upon abandonment or discontinuation of use, the property owner shall completely disassemble and remove all elements of the solar-electric-powered system, including its base and foundation, within 90 days from the date of abandonment or discontinuation of use.

Storage shed (over 144 square feet)

An accessory structure or building used to stow away items.

Storage shed (under 144 square feet)

An accessory structure or building used to stow away items.

Swimming pool

A water filled enclosure, permanently constructed or portable, having a depth of more than eighteen (18) inches below the level of the surrounding land, or an above-surface pool, having a depth of more than thirty (30) inches, designed, used and maintained for swimming and bathing.

Tavern

An establishment in which alcoholic beverages are served, primarily by the drink, and where food or packaged liquors may also be served or sold. Seating of patrons may occur outside on an open-air and/or seasonal patio or deck.

Tourist Attraction

Any man-made or natural place of interest open to the general public, including but not limited to animal farms, amusement parks, replicas of real or fictional places, things or people and natural geological formations.

Transfer Station

An intermediate destination for solid waste that may include separation of different types of waste and aggregation of smaller shipments into larger ones.

Veterinary Clinic/Hospital

A facility providing health services and medical or surgical care to animals suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and other abnormal conditions, including related facilities such as laboratories and boarding facilities.

Warehouse

A building used to store or hold products or articles for use in assembly or manufacturing or for future transfer of said product or article to another location.

Wind farm

An accessory structure consisting of the blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components mounted on top of a tower, whose purpose is to convert kinetic energy of the wind into rotational energy used to generate electricity and has a rated capacity of 25 kilowatts or less.

See Wind Power System Height, Wind Power System Tower and Wind Power System Tower Height in § 106-6: Definitions for more terms associated with wind power.

Development Requirements:
A. General regulations.

(1) Accessory use. Wind-powered systems may exist only as an accessory use.

(2) Accessory structure. Ground-mounted wind-powered systems shall be considered accessory structures.

(3) Permits required. Prior to installation of a wind-powered system, administrative approval and a building permit are required. The application for an administrative permit for a wind-powered system must be accompanied by a site plan and elevation drawings.

(4) Site plan requirements. A site plan of the proposed wind-powered system shall include:

(a) A survey or scaled drawing of the site on which the proposed wind-powered system will be constructed;
(b) The location of the wind-powered system in regards to the property on which the system will be constructed.
(c) All components of the system, including the distance of the system to the property lines; required setbacks; existing structures on the site; natural features such as watercourses and trees.

(5) Elevation drawings. Elevation drawings shall include:

(a) The design and height of the proposed wind-powered system; and
(b) Detailed drawings of all system components.

B. Design standards.

(1) Setback requirements. Ground-mounted wind-powered systems, including windmills and/or wind turbines, shall be set back from all boundaries of any lot or habitable structure by a distance equal to at least 125% of the tower's height, as measured from average natural ground level to the highest point of the arc of the wind blades' elevation above such ground level.

(2) Power output. Wind-powered systems shall be limited to five kilowatts of peak power output.

(3) Permissible noise levels. All wind-powered systems are limited to 60 decibels at any point along the property line of the lot on which the system is to be located.

(4) Tower type. The tower shall be monopole without guy wires.

(5) Color. The color of all wind-powered systems shall be nonreflective and of neutral tones or of earth tones such as subdued green or brown. Grey, including naturally darkening galvanized grey, is also an acceptable neutral tone. Wind-powered systems shall not be finished in bright or vivid colors intended to draw attention to the structure.

(6) Density. One wind-powered system is allowed on any lot unless they are separated by a distance equal to at least the height of the tallest such tower, as measured from average natural ground level to the highest point of the wind blades' elevation above such ground level.

(7) Lighting. All lighting not required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations is prohibited.

(8) Signs. There shall be no signage on the tower structure or any rotor blade.

C. Abandonment.

(1) Abandonment. A wind-power system shall be considered abandoned if the wind-powered system is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months.

(2) Removal. Upon abandonment or discontinuation of use, the property owner shall completely disassemble and remove all elements of the wind-powered system, including its base and foundation, within 90 days from the date of abandonment or discontinuation of use.

Wireless telecommunications

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND FACILITIES (including cellular towers and related facilities)

A. A parcel of land containing a tower, sending and receiving antennas attached to the tower, and a prefabricated or modular structure or cabinets containing electronic equipment;

B. A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed facility, designed and used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving and relaying voice and data signals from various wireless communications devices and equipment.

For purposes of this code, amateur radio transmission facilities and facilities used exclusively for receive-only antennas (i.e., satellite receiving antennas) are not classified as wireless telecommunications towers and facilities.

Development Requirements:
(1) Wireless facilities must be located in accordance with the following order of priority:

(a) Co-location on a site with existing wireless telecommunication facilities;
(b) Co-location on existing utility poles, or other wireless telecommunication facility support structures on lands owned or controlled by the Village, not including the public rights-of-way;
(c) On nonresidential-zoned properties;
(d) On other lands owned or controlled by the Village, including but not limited to the Village public right-of-way;
(e) Co-location on existing utility poles or other support structures in the public rights-of-way.
(f) No wireless facilities shall be allowed on ornamental streetlighting poles.

(2) Wireless facilities shall incorporate concealment elements to minimize visual impacts:

(a) All equipment shall be the smallest and least visibly intrusive feasible;
(b) Antennas located at the top of support structures shall be incorporated into the structure, or placed within shrouds of a size such that the antenna appears to be part of the support structure;
(c) Antennas placed elsewhere on a support structure shall be integrated into the structure, or be designed and placed to minimize visual impacts;
(d) Ground-mounted or pole-mounted equipment is prohibited in zoning districts requiring underground installation;
(e) Wiring and cabling shall be neat and concealed within conduit flush to the support structure.

See § 106-88C for complete, detailed information.

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