Chapter 145
ZONING
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 145-1. Title.
§ 145-2. Purpose.
ARTICLE II
Definitions
§ 145-3. Terms defined.
ARTICLE III
General Use Regulations
§ 145-4. Intent.
§ 145-5. Incorporation of
supplemental materials.
§ 145-6. System of
measurement.
§ 145-7. Use subject to
Village Subdivision Regulations.
§ 145-8. Annexation of land
and territory not included.
§ 145-9. Conformity
required.
§ 145-10. Prohibited
facilities and uses.
§ 145-11. (Reserved)
§ 145-12. Tompkins
§ 145-13.
§ 145-14. Lots divided by
zoning basic district boundaries.
§ 145-15. Yard dimensions.
§ 145-16. Right-of-way
widening.
§ 145-17. Building lines on
approved subdivisions.
§ 145-18. Corner lot clear
areas.
§ 145-19. (Deleted)
§ 145-20. Curb cuts,
driveways and private roads.
§ 145-21. Number of
residential buildings.
§ 145-22. Height limitations.
§ 145-23. Mixed use.
§ 145-24. Buffer strips.
§ 145-25. Natural
drainageways.
§ 145-26. Excavation.
§ 145-27. Tree preservation.
§ 145-28. Performance
standards.
§ 145-29. Maintenance of lot.
§ 145-30. Commercial storage.
§ 145-31. Refuse disposal.
§ 145-32. Where coin machines
or facilities not considered commercial activity.
§ 145-32.1 Storage of salt and
unregulated chemicals and chemical products.
§ 145-32.2 Moveable buildings.
ARTICLE IV
District Regulations
§ 145-33. Districts
enumerated.
§ 145-34. Zoning Map.
§ 145-35. Interpretation of
Zoning Map boundaries.
§ 145-36. Purpose of district
regulations.
§ 145-37. Environmental
review.
§ 145-38. Assumed prohibition
of uses.
§ 145-39. Low-Density
Residential District (LDR).
§ 145-39.1 Shannon Park Planned
Development Area.
§ 145-40. Medium-Density
Residential District (MDR).
§ 145-41. High-Density
Residential District (HDR).
§ 145-42. Commercial Low
Traffic District (CLT).
§ 145-43. Commercial High
Traffic District (CHT).
§ 145-44. Business and
Technology District (BTD).
§ 145-45. Research District
(RSH).
§ 145-46. Human Health
Services District (HHSD).
§ 145-47. Flood Hazard
Combining District (FHC).
§ 145-48. Conservation
Combining District (CC).
§ 145-49. Airport Combining
District (AC). Deleted
§ 145-50. Farm and Craft
Market Combining District (FCMC).
ARTICLE V
Off-Street Parking
§ 145-51. Basic requirements
and specifications.
§ 145-52. Loading space.
§ 145-53. Traffic control.
§ 145-54. Number of parking
spaces required.
§ 145-55. Reduced number of
parking spaces required.
ARTICLE VI
Permits
§ 145-56. Applicability.
§ 145-57. Procedures and
fees.
§ 145-58. Additional
conditions for building/land use permits.
§ 145-59. Special Permits.
§ 145-60. Additional
conditions for certain Special Permit uses.
§ 145-60.1. Compliance with
State Environmental Quality Review Act.
§ 145-60.2. Court Review.
§ 145-61. Special Permits in
combining districts.
ARTICLE VII
Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Structures
§ 145-62. Intent.
§ 145-63. Nonconforming lots of
record.
§ 145-64. Nonconforming
structures.
§ 145-65. Nonconforming uses.
§ 145-66. Required restoration.
ARTICLE VIII
Administration, Appeals and
Enforcement
§ 145-67. Planned development
areas.
§ 145-68. Enforcement.
§ 145-69. Certificate of
registered nonconformance.
§ 145-70. Certificate of
registered home occupation.
§ 145-71. Records to be
maintained.
§ 145-72. Board of Zoning
Appeals.
§ 145-73. Grievances and
appeals.
§ 145-74. Variances.
§ 145-75. Hearing procedure.
§ 145-76. Amendments.
§ 145-77. Notice and remedies.
§ 145-78. Penalties for
offenses.
§ 145-79. Provisions to be
minimum requirements.
ARTICLE IX
Standards and Measurements
§ 145-80. Table of Approximate
Equivalents.
§ 145-81. Chart of Uses.
§ 145-82. Typical uses; category
of use.
§ 145-83. Performance standards.
Appendix A: Planned Development Area (PDA)
Appendix B: Typical
Appendix C: Dimensions Chart
Zoning Map
[HISTORY:
Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
GENERAL
REFERENCES
Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals -- See
Fire prevention and building construction -- See
Subdivision
of land -- See
General Provisions
§ 145-1. Title.
This chapter may be referred to and cited as
the "
§ 145-2. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the community. It is specifically
intended to prevent or reduce congestion on the streets and highways; to
prevent the overcrowding of lands; to avoid undue concentration of population;
to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage disposal,
schools, parks and other public services; to conserve the value of property;
and to establish zones wherein regulations concerning the use of lands and
structures, the density of development, the amount of open space that must be
maintained, size of yards, the provision for parking and other provisions are set
forth to encourage the most appropriate development of the Village, in
accordance with the Village of Lansing General Plan and the Village of Lansing
Comprehensive Plan.
ARTICLE II
Definitions
§ 145-3. Terms defined.
Alteration -- As applied to a building or
structure:
A. Enlargement, by increasing in height or by
extending on a side, front or back;
B. Moving from one location to another;
C.
Any change, addition or removal of the structural
parts; or
D.
Any change, addition or removal of partitions, or
any change in walls, ceiling,windows or doors.
Buffer
strip -- Land within a Commercial, Research, Business and
Technology or Human Health Services District designated as a transition area
where such district is contiguous with a Residential District. The purpose of
the buffer strip is to screen a Residential District from any objectionable
noise, odor and visual impacts on the adjoining Commercial, Research, Business
and Technology or Human Health Services District. [Amended 8-21-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
Building --
Any structure designed for the shelter and enclosure of human activities, or
the storage or warehousing of goods, machinery or materials. This definition includes in-ground and
above-ground swimming pools greater than two hundred (200) square feet in area
and twenty-four (24) inches or more deep; swimming pools less than twenty-four
(24) inches deep are not regulated by this Law, and swimming pools twenty-four
(24) inches or more deep but two hundred (200) square feet or less in area
shall be regulated as accessory buildings.
[Amended 1-24-2000 by L.L. No.
1-2000]
Building,
accessory -- A subordinate building clearly incidental to the
principal building on the same lot and used for purposes customarily incidental
to those of the principal building, such as a tool shed, gazebo, screen house,
storage or animal shelter, and which does not exceed two hundred (200) square
feet in area nor fifteen (15) feet in height. Garages, carports, barns, solar
collectors, windmills, dish antennae and other structures exceeding these
limits are considered principal buildings.
Accessory buildings shall also include swimming pools that are twenty-four
(24) inches or more deep but two hundred (200) square feet or less in
area. [Amended 1-24-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
Building
height -- The distance measured from a datum established by
the average elevation of the finished grade adjoining the exterior of the
building, to the highest point of the structure. [Amended 3-19-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Building
line -- The line formed by the intersection of the vertical
plane that coincides with the most projected exterior point of a building on
any side and the ground. Front, side and rear building lines are respectively
the building lines closest to the street right-of-way, side property line and
rear property line.
Building,
principal -- A building or buildings within which is conducted
the primary and associated uses of the lot on which the building is located.
Garages, carports, barns and the like are principal buildings if they exceed
two hundred (200) square feet in area or fifteen (15) feet in height.
Building,
residential -- Any building designed and used exclusively for human
habitation.
A.
One-unit
residential building -- A detached building containing one (1)
dwelling unit.
B.
One-unit
residence converted -- A one-unit residential building,
owner-occupied for a minimum of three (3) years which is converted for the
occupancy of two (2) households, including that of the owner.
C.
Two-unit
residential building -- A detached building containing two (2) dwelling units.
D.
Multiunit
residential building -- A detached building containing three (3) or
more dwelling units.
E.
Group
residential building -- A detached building in which
nontransient (monthly or longer)
facilities are supplied for compensation for more than three (3) unrelated
persons. A group residential building may or may not be supplied with central
kitchen and/or dining facilities.
Cluster
housing area -- An area where the density of development is no
greater than would otherwise be permitted by conventional lot regulations, but
where residential buildings are permitted on lots smaller than specified by the
regulations of this chapter and where residual land produced by the smaller lot
size is used for recreation and open space purposes, whether under public or
private ownership and control.
Conservation --
Any use that will maintain the land in essentially its natural state.
Dwelling
unit -- One (1) or more rooms providing living
accommodations for one (1) household, including cooking and bathroom
facilities, and including a one-unit residence converted for the occupancy of
two (2) households.
Family --
See "household."
Flood
or flooding -- A general and temporary condition of partial or
complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of streams or
abnormally rising lake waters.
A.
One-hundred-year
flood -- The greatest degree of flooding that, on the
average, is likely to occur once every one hundred (100) years [i.e., that has
a one percent (1%) chance of occurring each year] as determined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal Insurance Administration)
or other competent authority.
B.
One-hundred-year-flood
elevations -- The highest level of flooding that, on the average,
is likely to occur once every one hundred (100) years [i.e., that has a one
percent (1%) chance of occurring each year] as determined by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal Insurance Administration)
or other competent authority.