ZONING ENFORCEMENT NOTES

 

August 25, 2008

The Town of Lyme Zoning Enforcement Office conducts office hours at the Town of Lyme Municipal Building on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM during June, July and August. The Zoning Enforcement Officer is also available by leaving a message at (315) 783-1567. Please leave your name, address, telephone number and a brief explanation of your question / problem. We will call you back as soon as possible.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WITHIN THE TOWN OF LYME
The follow excerpt is from the Town of Lyme Zoning Ordinance. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact the ZEO at (315) 783-1567 or e-mail zeorush@townoflyme.com
Section 750: Recreational Vehicles
One recreational vehicle may be stored outside (unoccupied and not used for living quarters) as an accessory use to a principal building existing on the same lot if the recreational vehicle is duly licensed for highway use and is owned by the real property owner or his tenant, or by an immediate family member residing on the real property.
No external modifications or additions may be made to any recreational vehicle. If no principal building or structure occupies the same lot or parcel, no buildings or structures defined as accessory building or structures may be placed on the lot or parcel.
In both the Agricultural and Rural Residence District and the Resort District, one recreational vehicle may be located on any parcel of land owned by the registered recreational vehicle’s owner or by a member of his immediate family for no more than thirty days in any given calendar year.
No recreational vehicle shall be located in the Resort District for more than thirty days as provided in Section 750(c), unless it is an accessory use provided in Section 750(a).
In the Agricultural and Rural District, a recreational vehicle which is located on any parcel of land in said district for more than 30 days shall require a Recreational Vehicle Permit to be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer upon evidence that the owner can meet the following conditions:
i. The recreational vehicle may not be located on the premises from December 1 until March 31.
ii. Adequate potable and sanitary water supply.
iii. Adequate septic or sewage facilities for the actual use and demand.
iv. The lot area and setbacks of a single family dwelling in the Agricultural and Rural District must be met.
v. The recreational vehicle must remain licensed, registered and inspected for highway use.
vi. At all times the recreational vehicle must remain capable of use on public highways.
vii. The permit shall be for April 1 through November 30 and shall be prominently displayed on the recreational vehicle so that it may be seen from the exterior of the vehicle.

 

 

July 28, 2008

Lyme Municipal Building on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The Zoning Enforcement Officer is also available by leaving a message at (315) 783-1567. Please leave your name, address, telephone number and a brief explanation of your question / problem. We will call you back as soon as possible.

The purpose of the Town of Lyme Zoning Ordinance is to promote the public health, safety and welfare, and the most desirable use for which the land in each zoning district may be adapted.

No building, structure or land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure or part thereof shall be erected, moved, demolished or altered (to change the exterior physical dimensions) unless in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located and a Zoning Permit for it has been issued.

When applying for a Zoning Permit the single most common problem is the submission of a PLOT PLAN. The PLOT PLAN must show the proposed structure, existing structures, and there placement on the parcel. The drawing shall also show distances between structures and all lot lines, other structures on the parcel, road right-of-ways, streams, lakes, driveways, fences, proposed or existing wells, septic tanks and leach fields. The outline of each proposed structure must be staked to show exactly where it will be located on the lot. Measurements on the PLOT PLAN must agree with the staking.

If you have any questions when preparing a Zoning Permit Application please feel free to contact the Zoning Enforcement Officer.