Proposed revisions to zoning code, Summer 2018.
The changes primarily make it clearer that trash is not allowed, including waste-to-energy. Also cleans up some small errors we found since the last revision.
Here is a link to a PDF of the most recent (April, 2016) code.
Deleted language is in
107. Definitions
Garbage, trash and
refuse.
1. Solid waste as defined in 6 NYCRR 360.2
2. Industrial waste (including process water
and leachate)
3. Any material intended to be disposed as
waste
Marketable recyclable
materials. Materials removed from previous use that have current commercial
value and active immediate markets; other than municipal solid waste.
Refuse. See Garbage,
trash and refuse.
Trash. See Garbage,
trash and refuse.
308. Use Table
The following table prescribes which uses are permitted in each District. Abbreviations: P = permitted, C = Conditional, N = Not permitted, S = Special Use. The numbers refer to the section of the code indicating the conditions for Conditional and Special Uses.
Agricultural and Rural Residential (ARR)
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Small Business Park and Institutional (BPI)
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Conservation (C)
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Warehouse, Industrial, Transportation, Energy (WITE)
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Commercial
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Garbage, trash and refuse transloading, processing or
disposal
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Light manufacturing
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C 310.15
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N
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N
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P
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N
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S 311.19
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Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility as defined in 6
NYCRR §360-1.7(a)
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Recyclables Handling and Recovery Facility regulated
under 6 NYCRR §361-1
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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S
311.19
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Transfer Station
regulated under 6 NYCRR §360-11
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Beverage container
redemption operations regulated under 6 NYCRR §367-9
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S
311.19
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N
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N
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N
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N
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S311.19
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Waste tire
processing regulated under 6 NYCRR §360-13.1(d)(1)
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Construction debris
processing facilities regulated under 6 NYCRR Subpart §360-16
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Waste to energy resource recovery facilities regulated
under 6 NYCRR §362.
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Warehouse
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N
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N
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N
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P
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N
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309.2 General Design Standards
(E) Garbage, trash and refuse. The storage, processing or transloading of waste materials is
prohibited.
310. Conditional Uses
310.2 School, over under 35 students.
311. Special Uses
311.1
The application procedure is described in Section 404.2. The Planning Board
shall apply the following criteria to all proposed special use permits in
addition to any criteria for particular uses
specified in Sections 309, 310 and 311.
(F) As property previously a part of the former
Seneca Army Depot may have deed restrictions imposed for environmental
concerns, all development activities shall conform to these restrictions.
Permit applicants shall provide a copy of the deed or other documentation
identifying these restrictions with the application.
311.19 Small-scale manufacturing, and handling of
materials for reuse, redemption and recycling. Operations shall be indoors, the site plan review shall consider
neighboring uses and code restrictions on comparable-scale retail or light
industrial uses.
404.2
Special Use Procedure
The
Planning Board shall, within thirty (30) days, conduct a public hearing on
applications for large businesses Special
Use applications referred to it by the Varick Code Enforcement Officer.