INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW 6 OF 2020 A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING LAW TO EXPAND THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BE IT ENACTED, by the Village Board of Trustees as follows: Section 1. Legislative Intent It is the intent of this local law to expand the General Commercial zone to a pre-existing commercial area of the Village to allow for the appropriate development of mixed-use commercial, residential buildings. Section 2. The Zoning Map shall be amended as follows: The Zoning Map as established per § 119-4 is hereby amended by zoning the following properties “General Commercial” in their entirety: Village of Florida Tax Map: 112-1-3.2 112-1-12 Section 3. The Bulk and Dimensional Requirements for the RO, CS, GC and IP Districts shall be amended as follows: Deleting Footnote 3, which reads “The height of any new construction in the RO, CS, and GC district is limited to 25 feet with no openings facing the residential district.” Section 4. Chapter 119, Attachment 1, entitled “Table of District Use Regulations” shall be amended as follows: RA RR R1 R2 MR RO CS GC IP Residential Uses Multiple Dwellings – P C apartments (new construction) Multiple Dwellings – P C C Apartment (by conversion) Section 5. Chapter 119, Attachment 2, entitled “Schedule of Minimum Required Off- Street Parking and Loading Spaces” shall be amended as follows: Multiple residential (new 1 per studio or 1-bedroom None construction and conversion) apartment, 2 per 2-bedroom apartment and 1 additional space per bedroom for 3 or more units Section 6. Chapter 119-34, entitled “Conditional Uses” shall be amended by adding subsection 16 which shall read as follows: (16) Multiple Dwellings shall be permitted in the Central Shopping District and General Commercial zoning districts as conditional use subject to the following conditions and Planning Board Approval: (a) Central Shopping District Multiple dwellings shall be permitted in the Central Shopping District by conversion of existing structures. It is the intent that the Village maintain its historic downtown character. Apartments shall not be located on the ground floor, shall have a minimum of 600 square feet of livable space and shall provide parking in accordance with the parking schedule. (b) General Commercial District Multiple dwellings shall be permitted in the General Commercial zoning by new construction or conversion subject to the following: (i) Except as otherwise set forth below, the bulk and dimensional regulations for Multiple Dwellings for Rental Apartment Units found in § 119-14 shall apply. (ii) The number of units shall be calculated on the basis of net acreage as per § 119-14. (iii) The minimum lot size shall be 3 acres. (iv) Structures shall be a maximum of 3 stories and 35 feet in height (v) Apartments shall be above grade level and shall be in connection with a commercial/residential mixed-use development with commercial establishments on the ground floor with apartments upstairs. (vi) New buildings shall not exceed 132 feet in length and such building shall have an offset of at least 5 feet at a minimum of every 40 feet of length, which shall also include a roof line offset. (vii) A 15-foot landscaped buffer or suitable fencing is required along any residential property line. The adequacy of the buffer and buffer materials shall be determined by the Planning Board. Section 7. Chapter § 119-2.1, entitled “Definitions” is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Dwelling, Multiple or Multifamily,” to read as follows: Dwelling, Multiple or Multifamily – A building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units, on one or more plots, but which may have joint services or joint facilities or both. The term multiple dwelling shall also include “apartments” or “apartments by conversion.” Section 8. Authority. This local law is adopted pursuant to section 10 of the Statute of Local Governments which provides local governments the power “to adopt, amend and repeal ordinances, resolutions and rules and regulations in the exercise of its functions, powers and duties”. Section 9. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof , but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered. Section 10. Effective Date. This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. .