TOWN OF SHARON ZONING LAW* - Schoharie County

Town of Sharon Zoning Lawwater are available from on-site municipal or private systems. The provisionof infrastructure and utilities shall not have a detrimental impact ongroundwater or surface water resources.d. The golf course shall have two safe and adequate access points from one ormore public roads. One of the two accesses may be provided for emergencyaccess only, if, in the determination of the Joint Planning Board, saidarrangement provides adequate access. The two means of access shall beconnected internally and may be achieved by use of a stabilized surfacesufficient to allow passage by emergency vehicles.e. Adequate provisions shall be made for solid waste collection and storage. Allsolid waste storage shall be adequately screened and buffered.f. Amplifier systems shall be designed so as not to be audible beyond theproperty lines.g. The number of parking spaces shall be as few as necessary to serve the golfcourse and accessory uses. The number shall be determined by a parkingneeds study to be conducted by the applicant and submitted at the same timeas the special use permit application.h. A minimum vegetative buffer shall be maintained between any watercourse orwetland and any turf area which is to be treated chemically. The JointPlanning Board shall retain an ecologist and/or other specialist(s) to reviewthe plans and recommend appropriate buffer sizes which will depend on thespecific nature of the watercourse or wetland to be protected. The buffer shallbe of sufficient size and design to protect the surface water from chemicalscarried by stormwater runoff. The Joint Planning Board may consideralternative methods of protecting wetlands and water courses, e.g., diversionof runoff via swales, where it determines that said methods protectwatercourses, wetlands and other natural water bodies.i. Adequate provisions shall be made by the golf course operator to handle thecrowd generated by special events open to the public such as tournaments,and to satisfactorily mitigate off-site impacts including traffic management,parking, trash removal and waste disposal, security and safety and utilitydemand. The golf course may be required to post a performance guarantee forthese purposes. All local permissions and permits required for a special eventshall be obtained prior to the event.j. The course shall be designed, to the extent possible, in a manner thatpreserves existing woodland and wooded corridors. Clearance of woodlandshall not exceed 50 percent of the total acreage of the lot on which the golfcourse shall be situated.68