TOWN OF SHARON ZONING LAW* - Schoharie County

Town of Sharon Zoning Law12. The location, arrangement, size, and site design of buildings, lighting and signs, iscompatibile with setbacks of surrounding structures.13. There is adequacy of utilities, stormwater and drainage facilities, water supplyand sewage disposal facilities.14. The project is compatibile with neighborhood character and the overall ruralcharacter of Sharon.a. Relationship of buildings and site to adjoining areas. Site plans involvingnonresidential uses proposed adjacent to a residential district or residentialuses shall be reviewed with regard to minimizing the impact of thecommercial development on such district or use.b. Individual buildings shall relate to each other, and to traditional structures inthe surrounding area, in lot placement, scale, height, build-to lines, andconnections to harmonize visually and physically with the traditionalcharacter of the area.c. Buildings shall have facades that honor traditional styles and patterns found inSharon. The Joint Planning Board shall evaluate the impact to, andcompatibility of, these design features with existing neighborhoods.d. When commercial projects involve the renovation/reuse of an existingbuilding, the traditional character and architectural elements shall bemaintained as may be required by the Joint Planning Board.e. The visual impacts of new structures on hills or ridge tops, as viewed frompublic roads, public property, or publicly access areas such as parks shall beconsidered and negative impacts mitigated.f. The proposed use shall be designed and shall be carried out in a manner thatprotects historic features on the site under review and in adjacent areas.15. The project is compatibile with active agricultural activities.78