[Amended 7-7-70]
A. In a G Industrial District, buildings and premises may be used for any use permitted under the E Business District and for any other lawful use, except for the following prohibited uses:
Abattoirs
Acetylene, natural or any type of gas manufacture or storage
Acid manufacture, all types and kinds, as a principal industry
Airfield, airport or airpark
Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture
Arsenal
Asphalt manufacturing or refining, except as provided in Subsection D below. [Amended 5-21-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001
Bag cleaning
Blast furnace
Boiler works
Brick, tile or terra cotta manufacture
Burlap manufacture
Candle manufacture
Celluloid manufacture
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture
Chemical works and manufacture
Coal tar products manufacture
Coke ovens
Crematory (not connected with a cemetery)
Creosote treatment or manufacture disinfectant manufacture
Distillation of bones, coal or wood
Dwellings (all types)
Dyestuff manufacture
Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture
Explosives manufacture or storage
Exterminator and insect poisons manufacture
Fat rendering
Fertilizer manufacture and bone grinding
Fireworks or explosive manufacture or storage
Fish smoking and curing
Forge plant
Fuel tanks
Garbage, offal or dead animals reduction, dumping or incineration
Gas manufacture (all types)
Gasoline service station
Glue, size or gelatine manufacture
Gunpowder manufacture or storage ink manufacture
Incineration or reduction of garbage, dead animals, offal or refuse
Iron, steel, brass or copper foundry
Lampblack manufacture
Oilcloth or linoleum manufacture
Oiled, rubber or leather goods manufacture
Oil reduction
Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture
Paper and pulp manufacture
Petroleum products, refining or wholesale storage of petroleum
Plastic compounds manufacture
Plating works
Potash works
Printing ink manufacture
Public garages, unless permitted by the Board of Appeals as provided in Article II
Pyroxylin manufacture
Retail use, unless permitted by the Board of Appeals as provided in Subsection F. [Added 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 13- 2002]
Rock crusher
Rolling mill
Rubber or gutta- percha manufacture or treatment
Sand, gravel or cement plants, structures, hoppers, buildings, machines or mechanisms of any nature
Sauerkraut manufacture
Sausage manufacture
Shoe blacking manufacture
Smelters
Soap manufacture
Soda and compound manufacture
Stone mill or quarry
Stockyards
Storage or baling of scrap paper, iron, bottles, rags or junk
Stove polish manufacture
Tallow, grease or lard manufacture or refining from animal fat
Tanning, curing or storage of rawhides or skins Tar distillation or manufacture
Tar roofing or waterproofing manufacture
Tobacco chewing manufacture or treatment Vinegar manufacture
Wood pulling or scouring Yeast plant
B. No use shall be permitted which shall be noxious or offensive by the emission of odor, dust, fumes, gas, vibration or noise.
C. The use of G Zone property as a place of amusement for purposes of bungee jumping shall be allowed as a special exception by the Zoning Board of Appeals, subject to such conditions, restrictions and safeguards as may be imposed by the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or the State of New. York. Any special exceptions granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals for said use shall be for a term of one year only. [Added 3-23-1993 by L.L.No: 2-1993]
(1) In addition to a special exception use permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, a yearly permit for the use must be obtained from the Town Clerk. An annual fee of $250 shall be charged for said permit. Applicants for said permit must furnish to the Town Clerk an application, in writing, and shall include the following.
(a) The application shall supply the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two authorized officers or directors who will be responsible for and can be contacted during the period for which the permit is issued and who shall both sign said application.
(b) The hours of operation shall be set forth, but in no event may operation of the bungee jumping amusement be permitted before- j:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m.
(c) A notarized letter of consent signed by the property owner acknowledging that the owner is aware of the proposed use of the property for bungee jumping purposes.
(d) A certificate of public liability insurance of not less than $2,000,000 for bodily injury, naming the Town of Babylon as an additional insured. Said certificate of insurance shall be noncancelable without 10 days prior written notice to the Town Clerk.
(e) A notarized letter certifying the bungee jumping apparatus to be safe, signed by a certified professional engineer.
(f) A copy of the special exception permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals, together with proof of compliance with any conditions, restrictions or safeguards imposed by the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or the State of New York.
(2) Upon the due filing of the application and information as required in § 213-166C(1) above, the Town Clerk may, upon his approval of said application, grant said permit for a period not to exceed one year, with the permit's expiration to coincide with the approval granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
D. (Reserved)
**Webmasters Note: The previous subsection has been deleted as per Local Law No. 15-2005.
E. Self-storage facilities. [Added 3-12-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
(1) Definition. Self-storage facilities shall he defined as a building divided into two or more individual spaces, which may be rented to one or more tenants, for the storage of materials and equipment of the tenant. This shall include, but not be limited to, buildings known as "mini-storage," "public storage," and the like. This shall not apply to the storage spaces . of shopping centers, apartment houses, and similar buildings when such spaces are used to store materials and equipment incidental to the tenant's primary occupancy.
(2) Applicability. The criteria set forth is this section shall apply to applications received after September 24, 2001.
(3) Self-storage facilities shall be permitted when authorized by special permit from the Planning Board subject to the following criteria:
(a) Minimum lot size of one acre;
(b) Buildings and structures shall not exceed two stories in height except for gables, hip or gambrel roofs 25 feet in height or less;
(c) Exterior signage and building siding material shall be of flat finishes only; bright, vivid and/or reflective colors shall not be permitted;
(d) Storage unit doors shall be screened from visibility from adjoining residentially zoned or residentially developed properties and from public streets, to the maximum extent practicable;
(e) Walls exceeding one story in height which are visible from off site shall be architecturally enhanced with pilasters, corbelled cornices, or similar ornamentation;
(f) Decorative walls or fencing shall be provided along all setback lines; decorative opaque walls and/or fencing shall be provided along all site property lines which are contiguous with residentially developed and/or zoned properties; other types of fencing may be permitted elsewhere on site subject to Planning Board review and approval;
(g) Street frontages shall be fully landscaped and/or shall remain natural with enhancing landscaping and/or revegetation;
(h) An evergreen buffer at least 20 feet wide consisting of at least two species of evergreens, which may include natural vegetation, shall be provided along all site boundary lines contiguous with residentially developed and/or residentially zoned properties;
(i) Exterior lighting, including security lighting, shall be specifically designed to avoid direct and/or reflective spillage onto neighboring residentially developed or zoned properties and shall be directed to the site interior;
(j) Parking requirements specific to this use as follows:
[1] One parking space shall be provided for every 2,000 square feet of storage building;
[2] Parking stalls and loading areas adjacent to a storage building may encroach on an interior roadway 30 feet or wider (exclusive of required parking stalls for office(s) or living quarters);
[3] Parking stalls shall not be permitted in required front yards;
(k) No outdoor storage shall be permitted;
(l) Dead storage only shall be permitted;
(m) Landscaping shall be provided adjacent to all public streets;
(n) There shall be no outside storage nor overnight parking of vehicles except to accommodate the manager's residence;
(o) Property shall not be used in any way that would be considered a nuisance to, or that may harm other occupants;
(p) The following items are prohibited: [1] Tires;
[2] Gasoline or any other flammable or combustible items;
[3] Chemicals;
[4] Paints;
[51 Rags;
[6] Piled clothing;
[7] Food capable of spoilage or attracting rodents;
[8]. Any item which produces toxins, gases or odors;
[9] Animals;
[101 Dangerous materials;
(q) There shall be no business conducted from any storage unit;
(r) There shall be no residing, cooking, sleeping or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any storage unit.
F. The use of G Zone property as retail use shall be allowed as a special exception by the Zoning Board of Appeals, subject to such conditions, restrictions and safeguards as may be imposed by the Zoning Board of Appeals. [Added 6-18-2002 by L.L. No. 13-2002]
**Webmasters Note: Section 213-166 has been amended as per a supplement dated 7-25-02.
