66 Bay St Queensbury, NY 12801-3029

Waterfront residential. The purpose of the Waterfront Residential (WR) District is to protect the delicate ecological balance of the Town's lakes and the Hudson River as well as to enhance the aesthetics of waterfront areas while providing adequate opportunities for development. This area of the Town is described in the "Neighborhoods" section of the Comprehensive Plan, adopted on August 6, 2007, and formerly consisted of WR-3A and WR-1A Zoning Districts set forth in the Town's 2002 Zoning Law. (a) Uses allowed. This district allows single-family residences, boathouses and hunting and fishing cabins (of less than 500 square feet) as permitted uses (requiring only a zoning permit) and allows commercial boat sales, servicing and storage uses by special use permit. Class A marinas are permitted by special use permit on all Waterfront Residential properties except for those with shoreline on Glen Lake, Sunnyside Lake and Dream Lake. Class B marinas are permitted on all Waterfront Residential properties. A complete list of uses allowed in this district is set forth on Table 2 of this chapter. [Amended 5-6-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019 ] (b) Dimensional requirements. All uses in this district must comply with the requirements of Table 1 of this chapter [9] and as follows (Note that all are minimum requirements except density, floor area ratio and building height which are maximum restrictions.): [1] Density: 2.0 acres per dwelling unit. [2] Front yard setback: 30 feet. [3] Side yard setback: varies by lot widths listed below: Lot Width (feet) Side Setback Required (feet) 0 to 50 12 Greater than or equal to 50 and less than or equal to 60 15 Greater than or equal to 60 and less than or equal to 150 20 150 and greater 25 [4] Rear yard setback: 30 feet. [5] Shoreline/stream/wetland setback: 50 feet or 75 feet (see Zoning Map). [6] Lot width: 150 feet. [7] Road frontage: 150 feet. [8] Water frontage: 150 feet. [9] Building height: 28 feet; 16 feet for accessory structures. [10] Percent permeable: 75%. [11] Floor area ratio: 22%. [9]