Draft City of Niagara Falls, New York Zoning Ordinance (October 11, 2008) Draft Draft TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1300 ADMINISTRATION 6 1301 GENERAL PROVISIONS 6 1301.1 Purposes...............................................................................................6 1301.2 Short Title............................................................................................6 1301.3 Effective Date.......................................................................................6 1301.4 Effect On Existing Laws......................................................................6 1301.5 Separability..........................................................................................7 1301.6 All Inclusive Provisions .......................................................................7 1301.7 Permits, Licenses, Certificates, Authorizations To Conform .........................................................................................7 1301.8 Interpretation ......................................................................................7 1301.9 Interpretation Zoning District Boundaries ........................................8 1301.10 Enforcement ........................................................................................9 1301.11 Amendments......................................................................................14 1302 ZONING ADMINISTRATION 15 1302.1 Variances ...........................................................................................15 1302.2 Special Permit....................................................................................16 1302.3 Board of Appeals Procedures............................................................17 1302.4 Amendments......................................................................................18 1303 DEFINITIONS 23 1303.1 General Provisions ............................................................................23 1303.2 List Of Definitions .............................................................................23 1310 DISTRICTS 36 1311 DISTRICTS, BOUNDARIES and MAPS 37 1312 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS 38 1312.1 Descriptions And Purpose.................................................................38 1312.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................39 1312.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................39 1312.4 Additional Regulations And Standards............................................41 1313 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS 42 1313.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................42 1313.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................42 1313.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................43 1314 DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS 45 1314.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................45 i Draft 1314.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................45 1314.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................45 1314.4 Additional Regulations And Standards............................................46 1315 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS 51 1315.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................51 1315.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................51 1315.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................51 1315.4 Additional Regulations And Standards............................................51 1316 OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 53 1316.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................53 1316.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................53 1316.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................53 1316.4 Additional Regulations And Standards............................................53 1317 INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT 54 1317.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................54 1317.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................54 1317.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................54 1317.4 Additional Regulations And Standards............................................54 1318 NEGOTIATED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 55 1318.1 Description And Purpose ..................................................................55 1318.2 Allowed Uses......................................................................................55 1318.3 Bulk And Density Standards.............................................................55 1318.4 Additional Regulations and Standards.............................................55 1319 OVERLAYS 56 1319.1 Waterfront Overlay...........................................................................56 1319.2 Design District Overlay .....................................................................57 1319.3 Scale And Context (1319.3 Does Not Apply For Downtown Districts)..........................................................................58 1319.4 Urban Renewal Areas .......................................................................67 1320 CITY-WIDE REGULATIONS 68 1321 DISTRICT EXCEPTIONS 69 1321.1 Room Rental To Non-Transient Guests ...........................................69 1321.2 Utility - Public....................................................................................69 1321.3 Utility - Private ..................................................................................69 1321.4 Home Occupations ............................................................................69 1321.5 Telecommunications Facility - Exempt ............................................70 1321.6 Projections - Height...........................................................................71 1321.7 Projections – Side, Rear, Front Yard ...............................................72 ii Draft 1321.8 Projections – Porches ........................................................................72 1321.9 Corner Lot Sight Triangle ................................................................72 1321.10 Accessory Buildings...........................................................................72 1321.11 Fence in Residential District .............................................................73 1321.12 Sidewalk Patio Requirements ...........................................................74 1322 LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND BUFFER REGULATIONS 75 1322.1 Purpose ..............................................................................................75 1322.2 Applicability ......................................................................................75 1322.3 Planning Board Discretion................................................................75 1322.4 General Requirements ......................................................................75 1322.5 Landscaped Yard Requirements ......................................................76 1322.6 Screening And Buffer........................................................................76 1322.7 Surface Parking Lots.........................................................................77 1322.8 Maintenance ......................................................................................78 1323 SUBDIVISIONS / AMALGAMATION 79 1323.1 General Provisions ............................................................................79 1324 SITE PLAN REVIEW 81 1324.1 Purpose ..............................................................................................81 1324.2 Basic Requirements...........................................................................81 1324.3 Pre-Application Conference Procedures ..........................................81 1324.4 Site Plan Submission Requirements .................................................82 1324.5 Reimbursable Costs...........................................................................90 1324.6 Building Permit .................................................................................90 1324.7 Performance Bond, Other Security ..................................................90 1324.8 Enforcement and Inspection of Improvements ................................90 1324.9 As-Built Survey..................................................................................91 1324.10 Integration Of Procedures ................................................................91 1324.11 Expiration Of Approval ....................................................................91 1325 PARKING AND LOADING 92 1325.1 Intent..................................................................................................92 1325.2 Parking And Loading Provisions......................................................92 1325.3 Existing Structures............................................................................92 1325.4 Change Or Expansion of Use ............................................................92 1325.5 Neighborhood and Traditional Commercial Districts Existing Commercial Structure Exemption..........................................................................................92 1325.6 Parking Districts................................................................................92