ARTICLE XVIII Y Industrial Districts (Y)
§ 219. Applicability.

In an Industrial District, the following regulations shall apply.



§ 220. Permitted uses; prohibited uses.

[Effective 8-4-1975; 3-17-1983; 3-9-2004]

A.building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any lawful purpose, except that the following are hereby prohibited:

Abattoir

Acetylene manufacture

Acid manufacture

Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture

Arsenal

Asphalt manufacture, refining, mixing or treating

Candle manufacture

Celluloid manufacture

Coke ovens

Creosote treatment or manufacture

Disinfectants manufacture

Distillation of bones, coal or wood

Dyestuff manufacture

Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture

Exterminator and insect poison manufacture

Fat rendering

Fertilizer manufacture

Fireworks or explosives manufacture or storage

Garages, etc the use of any public garage, minor garage, battery service station, tire service station or a combination thereof, motor vehicle repair shop, whether or not operated in connection with new or used motor vehicle sales, unless approved as a special exception by the Town Board

Glue, size or gelatin manufacture

Junkyards

Lampblack manufacture

Manufacture of poisons

Match manufacture

Oilcloth or linoleum manufacture

Oiled or rubber goods manufacture

Ore reduction

Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture

Petroleum refining

Plating works

Potash works

Printing ink manufacture

Pyroxylin manufacture

Rubber, caoutchouc or gutta percha manufacture or treatment

Salt works

Sauerkraut manufacture

Shoeblacking manufacture

Single family dwelling, two-family dwelling, multiple family dwelling

Sleeping units, accommodations or facilities, including hotels, motels, lodging house, boardinghouse, auto court except those permitted by special use by § 272

Smelters

Soap manufacture

Soda and compound manufacture

Stockyard

Stove polish manufacture

Sulfuric, nitric or hydrochloric acid manufacture

Tallow, grease or lard manufacture or refining

Tanning, curing or storage of leather, rawhide or skins

Tar distillation or manufacture

Tar roofing and waterproof manufacture

Vinegar manufacture

Wool pulling or scouring

Yeast plant

Any use which may be determined by the Board of Appeals to be noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration or noise

§ 221. Special exceptions.

Premises may be used for a place of amusement only when permitted as a special exception by the Board of Appeals.

§ 222. Front yards.

[Effective 7-29-1974; 4-11-1993]

A. There shall be a front yard depth of not less than 20 feet on each street.

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a roof, mansard, awning or similar projection not exceeding 24 inches into the required front yard setback shall be a permitted encroachment.

§ 223. Rear yards.

There shall be a rear yard of at least 10 feet, provided that if a building is used in whole or in part as a dwelling, there shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 15 feet. In case of a building over 40 feet high, the depth shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof by which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.

§ 224. Height; floor area ratio; existing uses.

[Effective 4-29-1989]

No building shall exceed six stories in height, but in no event shall it exceed a maximum of 75 feet. Elevator shafts and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning units shall be permitted above the top of the roof but shall not cover more than 20% of the roof area and shall not be higher than 15 feet above the roofline.

A. Floor area ratio requirement. The maximum floor area ratio shall be zero and four-tenths (0.4) for all uses within this district, unless a greater floor area ratio is authorized as a special exception by the Board of Appeals under Article XXVII. [Effective 8-5-1989]

B. Nonconforming and existing structures and uses. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, legal nonconforming uses in existence on the effective date of this subsection not in compliance with the applicable height and floor area ratio requirements of this section shall not be required to comply with the same as a condition for the continuation of the existing legal nonconforming use or other use permitted in this article, provided that the structure containing such legal nonconforming use or other use permitted in this article is not enlarged nor the floor area of such structure increased. Any change of the legal nonconforming use shall comply with § 319A herein. Any enlargement of a structure or any increase in the floor area of such structure in which a legal nonconforming use is contained, or in which a change of legal nonconforming use is proposed, must comply in all respects with this section and § 319A herein, and shall be treated as a new application under the Building Zone Ordinance.

§ 225. Fences.

No fence or wall more than six feet in height may be erected without a permit and except when authorized by the Board of Appeals pursuant to Article XXVII hereof.