TOWN OF SHARON ZONING LAW* - Schoharie County

Town of Sharon Zoning LawFLOOD HAZARD AREA: A land area adjoining a river, stream, watercourse, or lake,which is likely to be flooded during a 100-year flood as depicted by the U.S. Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.FLOOD, 100 YEAR: The highest level of flood that on the overage, is likely to occuronce every 100 years (i.e., that has a one (1) percent chance of occurring each year).FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT: The operation of an overall program of correctiveand preventative measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited toemergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and land use and control measures.FLOODPROOFING: Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions,changes, or adjustments to properties and structures which reduce or eliminate flooddamage to land, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION: The 100-year flood elevation.FLOODWAY: The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land arearequired to carry and discharge a flood of a given magnitude.FLOOR AREA: The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of thebuilding or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from thecenter lines of wall separating two buildings.FOREST PRACTICES: The production, management and harvest of forest andwoodland products including related research and educational activities. Such term shallinclude the construction and maintenance of directly related structures for the storage ofmaterials and equipment and access trails and roadways.GARAGE-PRIVATE: A building, accessory to dwellings, used primarily for theparking or temporary storage of motor vehicles, boats and trailers.GARAGE-COMMERCIAL: A building, other than a private garage, one or morestories in height, used for housing, storage or repair of truck, trailers, automobiles, farmequipment and other motorized vehicles whether or not accessory or incidental to anotheruse.GASOLINE STATION: Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used ordesigned to be used for the sale of gasoline or oil or other motor vehicle fuel and whichmay include facilities for lubricating, washing, cleaning or otherwise servicing motorvehicles, but not including the painting or major repair thereof. The term gasoline stationshall be deemed to include filling station and service stations.GOLF COURSE: A facility designed for playing the game of golf.94