281 Ridge St, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Single-Family Moderate-Density Residential District

The general purpose of this residential zoning district is to provide for areas within the City of Glens Falls where the living environment associated with the development of single-family dwellings on moderately sized lots is preserved and or where the development of such environment is encouraged. In promoting the general purpose of this chapter, the specific intent of this section is: To encourage the construction of and the continuous use of the land for single-family dwellings; to permit the development of recreational and public educational facilities required for, and compatible with, a balanced single-family residential neighborhood; To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of the land, to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation of single-family dwellings in this residential zoning district; To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section; To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those streets; To preserve natural, scenic and historic values along the Feeder Canal, including forests, wetlands and green space along the Canal, and to discourage development on steep slopes along the Canal; No unhosted short-term rentals shall be permitted to operate in the R-1B District