§ 350-21 Chapter 350 Zoning

OP Core Area North - Office Park.

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[Added 11-21-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]A. Purpose and intent. In accordance with the recommendations and policies in the Town Comprehensive Plan, this district is created to provide offices and office parks with needed support services to reinforce the primary uses. It is intended to be consistent with the existing sports, park, and education uses, with high-quality architecture, required landscaping, and increased amenities.B. Permitted uses shall be as follows:(1) Indoor sports area facilities having a minimum of 30,000 square feet, excluding any fabric-type structure, whether inflated or supported by a frame structure.(2) Outdoor sports facilities, which shall be allowed as accessory uses, and which shall include soccer fields, baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, volleyball courts, bocce courts, horseshoe courts, shuffleboard courts, tennis courts and general fields for sports, and other similar uses not permitted in this district, upon a finding of the Planning Board that such uses are of the same general character as those enumerated herein and permitted in the district and will not be detrimental to the other uses within the district or to adjourning land uses.(3) Hotels.(4) Office buildings for business, professional and medical use, such as attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, dentists and doctors, including all medical specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, chiropractors, insurance agents and real estate brokers.(5) Governmental offices.(6) Other similar uses upon a finding of the Planning Board that such uses are of the same general character as those permitted and will not be detrimental to the other uses within the district or to adjoining land uses and will comply with the requirements of this chapter.(7) Communications towers.C.

Special uses requiring a permit under Chapter 269 shall be as follows:[Amended 7-17-2003](1) Light manufacturing, enclosed warehouse or wholesale use, public utility, enclosed industrial process and service. The maximum building size is 45,000 square feet; other similar uses upon a finding of the Planning Board that such uses are of the same general character as those permitted and will not be detrimental to the other uses within the district or to adjoining land uses and will comply with the requirements of this chapter.(2) Senior housing, subject to the establishment of a Progressive Development Overlay District (PDD).

The following applies to senior housing construction:[Amended 3-18-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010; 5-16-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013](a) Permitted uses:[1] Single-family detached and semidetached dwellings.[2] Two-family dwellings.[3] Multiple-family dwellings.[4] Townhouses.(b) Dimensional regulations:[1] Single-family detached and semidetached dwellings:[a] Minimum lot area: 11,250 square feet.[b] Maximum lot coverage: 20%.[c] Minimum lot width: 80 feet.[d] Maximum building height: 30 feet.[e] Minimum setback:[i] Front: 35 feet; 60 feet on a major highway.[ii] Side: 10 feet for detached; 15 total for semidetached.[iii] Rear: 35 feet.[f] Minimum habitable floor area: one story, 1,000 square feet; over one story, 1,300 square feet.[2] Two-family dwellings:[a] Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.[b] Maximum lot coverage: 25%.[c] Minimum lot width: 80 feet.[d] Maximum building height: 30 feet.[e] Minimum setback:[i] Front: 35 feet; 70 feet on a major highway.[ii] Side: 15 feet.[iii] Rear: 35 feet.[f] Minimum habitable floor area: 1,500 square feet total.[3] Multiple-family dwellings:[a] Minimum buffer area: 50 feet, except where such multiple-family dwelling abuts a single-family district, and in such case it shall be 100 feet.[b] Maximum building heights: two stories measured at the front elevation.[c] Five-acre minimum lot size.[d] Maximum building length: 165 feet, except where the applicant provides paved accessibility to all sides of the building, then the maximum building length may be increased to 250 feet.

The accessibility may be provided by parking areas or fire lanes. Fire lanes must be clearly marked in accordance with § 165-12A and be a minimum width of 25 feet. Fire service access roads (fire lanes) shall be constructed, maintained and kept clear in accordance with Chapter F503 of the Fire Code of New York State.[e] The maximum density shall be set by the Town Board when considering the special use permit.[f] The minimum distance between the closest points of any two structures shall be 40 feet.[g] Minimum setback, front: 75 feet.[h] There shall be no more than one large multifamily dwelling of more than 10 units.[i] Upon a finding of the Planning Board, the parking requirements may be modified to accommodate senior housing facilities.[4] Townhouses:[a] Minimum buffer area: 50 feet, except where such multiple-family dwelling abuts a single-family district, and in such case it shall be 100 feet.[b] Minimum width of dwelling unit: 20 feet.[c] Five-acre minimum lot size.[d] Maximum building height: 30 feet.[e] Maximum building length: 165 feet.[f] Minimum habitable floor area: 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit.[g] The maximum density shall be shall be set by the Town Board when considering the special use permit.[h] The minimum distance between the closest points of any two structures shall be 40 feet.[i] Driveway: five feet, except in the case of a flag lot or a common driveway.(c) The Town Board may modify any dimensional requirements, to accommodate senior housing facilities, when issuing the special use permit.(d) Any applications for senior housing presented before the Town Board prior to May 16, 2013, will be grandfathered in.[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.

1, General Provisions, Art. I)]D. Uses prohibited in the Core Area North include but are not limited to the following:(1) Junkyards.(2) Mini storage facilities.(3) Adult uses as defined in § 261-2. (4) Residential, except senior housing as permitted in § 350-19A (19) of this chapter.(5) Motor vehicle service station with or without gasoline sales by the pump, motor vehicle parts and accessory sales.(6) Outdoor storage.(7) Motel.(8) Any use which does not comply with the Town of Webster Industrial Pretreatment Program.(9) Any use which creates any dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable fire, explosion or other hazard; noise or vibration; smoke, dust, odor or other form of air pollution, heat, cold, dampness, electromagnetic or other disturbances; glare; liquid or solid refuse or waste; or any other substance, condition or element, in such manner or in such amount as to, in the opinion of the Planning Board, adversely affect the use of the surrounding area or adjoining premises.E.

Dimensional requirements shall be as follows:(1) Minimum lot area: 62,500 square feet.(2) Maximum lot coverage: 30%.(3) The total overall ground coverage of all principal and accessory buildings, parking areas and other impervious surfaces on any lot shall not exceed 67% of the total lot area. The remainder of the lot shall be for open space and/or landscaped area.(4) Minimum lot width: 250 feet.(5) Maximum building height:(a) Fifty-five feet, unless adjoining a residential district.(b) Thirty-five feet within 500 feet of a residential district.(6) Minimum setbacks:(a) Front: 80 feet.(b) Side: 40 feet.(c) Rear: 80 feet.(7) Minimum buffer area (except where the district buffer area is applicable):(a) Front: 50 feet.(b) Side: 20 feet.(c) Rear: 25 feet.F.

District buffer area:[Amended 2-18-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010](1) The minimum district buffer area between any proposed nonresidential use and an adjoining single-family residential district shall be 100 feet.(2) The minimum district buffer area between any proposed nonresidential use and an adjoining different nonresidential or multiple-family residential district shall be 75 feet upon a finding of the Planning Board that buffering is desirable because of the variation in levels of intensity of use between the districts.G. Referral to Conservation Board. All proposed development which has a direct impact on open space, buffers, or linkages or involves changes to site landscaping shall be referred to the Conservation Board for an advisory report prior to final site plan approval by the Planning Board.H.

Referral required.(1) Town Board. Any proposed development in the OP District must be reviewed by the Town Board prior to the sketch plan conference with the Planning Board. The Town Board will review said plan and shall refer the plan to the Planning Board only after making a determination that the development is designed to achieve the following objectives:(a) The plan is conceptually sound in that it meets a community need.(b) The plan encourages sound development in the interest of safety and the general welfare of the public.(c) The plan shows a development pattern in harmony with the Town Comprehensive Plan.(2) Site plan approval under Chapter 269 of this Code is required.I.

Special requirements.[Added 5-7-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004](1) Sidewalks and trails. The Planning Board may require sidewalks and trails.(2) Landscaping plans should incorporate a street/tree landscaping program similar to that in the 404 Corridor Study by the Genesee Transportation Council.

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