§ 220-62. Construction company/contractor storage yard.

The Town Planning Board may approve a special use permit for a construction company/contractor storage yard operation in the RR-3 Rural Residential District, the AR-2 Agricultural Rural Residential District and the AR-1 Agricultural Rural Residential District, provided that, in addition to compliance with the general requirements in § 220-35 of this article, the following standards and conditions are maintained:

A. 

The minimum lot size shall be three acres, and not more than 30% of the total lot area may be used for structures, the parking of vehicles, or equipment.

B. 

No special use permit for a construction company/contractor storage yard may be permitted where there is a dwelling unit on the subject property.

C. 

Not more than 15% of the total lot area may be used for the stockpiling of material used by the contractor for a storage yard.

D. 

Unless the owner has a valid mining permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, there shall be no excavation of materials allowed on a construction company/contractor storage yard site. Otherwise, all aggregate material shall be trucked onto the site and stored in an area approved by the Planning Board as part of site plan approval.

E. 

There shall be a well-landscaped buffer, at least 10 feet in width and extending around the entire border of the property, unless the applicant can demonstrate the use of existing site topography (including an existing gravel pit) in such a manner that it will screen the use from any adjacent property or right-of-way.

F. 

There shall be a maintenance building provided that is sized to enable repairs and maintenance of all equipment used in conjunction with the construction company. The design of the maintenance building shall complement, to the greatest extent practical, existing adjacent structures within 500 feet of the property boundary. All bays to be located in the building shall be oriented away from any adjacent residential dwelling. All repairs and maintenance of equipment shall be performed within the enclosed structure. Said facility shall also meet all federal and state regulations for employee safety, environmental protection and security of operation,s and the owner shall provide the Town copies of all inspection reports by any regulatory agency. No storage of used parts shall be permitted on the site outside an enclosed building.

G. 

Any fuel-dispensing unit or storage tank shall meet State Department of Environmental Conservation regulations for bulk storage.

H. 

Any stockpile of aggregate material shall be maintained by the owner to prevent the blowing of dust onto adjacent properties.

I. 

The hours of operation shall be set by the Planning Board.

J. 

All site security lighting shall comply with the Town lighting regulations contained in § 220-77 of this chapter.

K. 

Except for the stockpile areas, the entire travel area of the site shall be a dust-free surface (i.e., millings, stone and oil, blacktop, concrete).

L. 

There shall be a designated parking area for all company vehicles, for all employee vehicles and for visitors to the site.

M. 

Unless connected to public sewer service, each construction company/contractor storage yard site shall have an approved on-site wastewater treatment facility.

N. 

There shall be only one driveway serving the site. The driveway shall be designed to enter onto the public highway at grade level for a minimum distance back from the travel lane of 40 feet in length. Said driveway shall be blacktopped. Any aggregate material that spills from a vehicle entering or exiting the site shall be cleaned up within 24 hours of the spill. All driveway radii shall be designed to accommodate the turning movement of the company's largest vehicle.

O. 

Used heavy construction equipment and machinery and equipment may be offered for sale on the site. The location of such activity shall be determined by the Planning Board as part of either site plan approval, or any amendment to an approved site plan.

P. 

Each construction company/contractor storage yard site shall provide appropriate highway entrance signs as may be required by the Town Highway and Water Superintendent, the County Highway Superintendent, or the resident engineer for the State Department of Transportation.

Q. 

Each application for a special use permit shall not be deemed complete until a signed statement of operations has been submitted.

R. 

Each proposed special use permit shall be subject to compliance with all provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, as may be amended from time to time.