Overview
form_based_overlay_present=True ; form_based_overlay_code=FBO ; note=Predominantly euclidean (use-based districts with Schedule A dimensional standards). Downtown Urban Core Form-Based Overlay (FBO, §300-14) is a single form-based overlay applied over the base district map, not the primary code mechanism.
- Chapter 300 was COMPLETELY REWRITTEN by L.L. 13-2023 (effective 2023-10-24). Predecessor was the 2015 code (L.L. 1-2016 adopting the 7-12-2015 version). v1 record in this repo predates the 2023 rewrite.
- Schedule A (Lot and Building Requirements) lives in the appendices to Chapter 300, NOT in the body of the ordinance. The 2023 public-hearing draft PDF and the March-2023 draft PDF both reference Schedule A but do not embed it. eCode360 hosts the schedule as an attachment but Cloudflare-gates scripted access — that's why this profile carries `under_review` on most base-district dimensional fields.
- Industrial-park standards live INLINE in their own Articles (V/VI/XIX), not in Schedule A — that's why I-P-Z, C-I-P, and C-B-P have full dimensional records while R-1/R-1A/R-C/C-1/M-1/CEM/PCR are Schedule-A-only.
+ 17 more in Quirks & notes
Districts
| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-1 | Residential District | res_sf | —[4] | —[5] | —[6] | — | — | 1[7] | —[1] / —[2] / —[3] |
| R-1A | Residential District A | res_sf | —[11] | —[12] | —[13] | — | — | 1[14] | —[8] / —[9] / —[10] |
| R-C | Residence-Commercial District | com | —[18] | —[19] | —[20] | — | — | —[21] | —[15] / —[16] / —[17] |
| C-1 | Commercial District | com | —[25] | —[26] | —[27] | — | — | —[28] | —[22] / —[23] / —[24] |
| M-1 | Manufacturing District | ind | —[32] | —[33] | —[34] | — | — | —[35] | —[29] / —[30] / —[31] |
| CEM | Cemetery District | spec | —[39] | —[40] | —[41] | — | — | — | —[36] / —[37] / —[38] |
| P-C-R | Public, Cultural, and Recreational District | spec | —[45] | —[46] | —[47] | — | — | — | —[42] / —[43] / —[44] |
| I-P-Z | Industrial Park Zone | ind | —[51] | 35 ft[52] | 0.25[53] | 1[54] | — | —[55] | 30[48] / 20[49] / 30[50] |
| C-I-P | Crossroads Industrial Park Zone | ind | —[59] | 50 ft[60] | [{'citation': '§300-24(A)', 'value': 0.35, 'variant': 'by_right'}, {'citation': '§300-24(A)', 'value': 0.5, 'note': 'Up to 50% with consideration of drainage/topography/utility/parking/landscaping.', 'variant': 'maximum_with_city_engineer_approval'}][61] | 1[62] | — | —[63] | 30[56] / 20[57] / 30[58] |
| C-B-P | Crossroads Business Park Zone | ind | 43,560 sf[67] | 35 ft[68] | 0.25[69] | — | — | —[70] | 25[64] / 25[65] / 50[66] |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
Boundaries shown on City of Gloversville Zoning District Map per §300-14.1(B). Per §300-14(B)(4) Action Item A.8, the area within a half-mile radius of the corner of Main Street and Fulton Street plus both sides of South Main Street and East Fulton Street.
| review_authority | Gloversville Planning Board (with Historic Preservation Review Board advisory on architectural design) |
|---|---|
| review_decision_window_days | 62 |
| form_based_building_placement | {"minimum_stories": 2, "maximum_stories": 5, "build_to_line": "zero or shallow build-to-line required to maintain continuous street wall", "facade_break_max_ft": 35, "front_entrance_required": "primary street facing, connected to sidewalk", "citation": "§300-14.4(A)(2)"} |
| ground_floor_use | non-residential (retail, service, eating/drinking, walk-in offices) encouraged on ground floor; not mandated |
| fencing | chain link, vinyl, solid fencing prohibited; ornamental fencing <= 4 ft permitted (§300-14.4(B)(2)) |
| lighting_max_ft | 15 |
| rear_parking_pole_lighting_max_ft | 30 |
| site_plan_review_required_for | all uses (per §300-14.2(B)); all new structures and substantial alterations |
| supersession_rule | Per §300-14(C) and §300-14.2(C)(7): overlay standards supersede underlying district standards where conflicting, except for special-permit and prohibited uses. |
| historic_preservation_coordination | Per §300-14.4(A)(3), architectural features reviewed by Historic Preservation Review Board per Chapter 166 procedure; review runs simultaneously with Planning Board site plan review. |
| prohibited_uses | Uses incompatible with district purpose; Uses dangerous or unsafe; Nuisance uses (odor, dust, fumes, smoke, noise, vibration, refuse); Adult entertainment business (per §300-100(A): excluded within FBO, within 200 ft of residential zone, or 500 ft of church/school/day-care); Code Blue Shelter (added 2021) |
Locally designated Historic Districts and individual landmarks as established under Chapter 166. Geographic boundaries set by City Council via Chapter 166 designation process. Designated districts and properties present in or adjacent to the Downtown Urban Core.
| review_authority | Historic Preservation Review Board (chapter 166) |
|---|---|
| review_instrument | Certificate of Appropriateness |
| review_window_days | 20 |
| trigger_actions | Exterior alteration or new construction within designated Historic District (per Chapter 166); Solar collector installation on a designated Historic property (§300-32(E)(2)(c)); All architectural reviews within the Downtown Urban Core Overlay (§300-14.4(A)(3)); Signs within Historic Districts (§300-44 cross-reference to 'Historic District Signs Chapter') |
| appeals | Planning Board may reverse HPRB recommendation by concurring vote of majority + 1 of total voting membership (§300-14.4(A)(3)(c)) |
| interaction_within_fbo | When a property is within both FBO and a Historic District, HPRB review runs simultaneously with Planning Board site plan review (§300-14.3(B)(1)). |
Does not exist on Zoning Map until Planning Board approves a site-specific PUD via §§300-36 through 300-39. Per §300-37(A) [extracted from text-search of §300-37], a PUD can be proposed in R-1 and R-C Districts only (cf. March-2023 draft line 2232: 'A planned unit development can be proposed in all R-1 and R-C Districts').
| creation_mechanism | Planning Board approval pursuant to Article IX |
|---|---|
| permitted_in_districts | R-1; R-C |
| objective | encourage flexibility, mix of housing types, common open space |
| density_standards | negotiated per project subject to Planning Board review per §300-39 |
State preemptions
Non-applicable laws (2)
Adopted building codes
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Amendment history
| Date | Kind | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-24 | amendment effective | eCode360 history: 'amended in its entirety on 10-24-2023 by L.L. No. 13-2023' | kind_raw=amendment_in_entirety |
| 2015-07-12 | amendment effective | eCode360 Chapter 300 history note: 'Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Gloversville 7-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2016' | kind_raw=comprehensive_amendment |
| 1921-02-15 | amendment effective | PDF title page: 'INITIALLY ADOPTED 02-15-1921' | kind_raw=adoption_original |
Quirks & notes
- Chapter 300 was COMPLETELY REWRITTEN by L.L. 13-2023 (effective 2023-10-24). Predecessor was the 2015 code (L.L. 1-2016 adopting the 7-12-2015 version). v1 record in this repo predates the 2023 rewrite.
- Schedule A (Lot and Building Requirements) lives in the appendices to Chapter 300, NOT in the body of the ordinance. The 2023 public-hearing draft PDF and the March-2023 draft PDF both reference Schedule A but do not embed it. eCode360 hosts the schedule as an attachment but Cloudflare-gates scripted access — that's why this profile carries `under_review` on most base-district dimensional fields.
- Industrial-park standards live INLINE in their own Articles (V/VI/XIX), not in Schedule A — that's why I-P-Z, C-I-P, and C-B-P have full dimensional records while R-1/R-1A/R-C/C-1/M-1/CEM/PCR are Schedule-A-only.
- Front-yard depth in any residence district is the BLOCK AVERAGE of all buildings within 300 ft on each side (§300-30(E)) — overrides any flat Schedule A number.
- Corner-lot side yard along a street: 15 ft minimum in any district (§300-30(C)).
- Hard-surface coverage cap city-wide: 65% by right; 75% with stormwater approval; >75% by special permit (§300-30(J)). This is in addition to per-district building-coverage in Schedule A.
- Wall/fence heights: residence districts 4 ft front yard / 6 ft side+rear; commercial+industrial 4 ft front / 8 ft side+rear. Electric/barbed-wire fencing PROHIBITED citywide (§300-30(H)).
- Accessory structures in residence districts: max height 18 ft (above 18 ft requires site-plan review); rear yard, >= 3 ft from side/rear lot lines (>= 1 ft if abutting alley); >= 10 ft from principal building; max two per zone lot. R-C is treated as a residence district for accessory-structure purposes (§300-32(A)+(D)).
- Downtown Urban Core Form-Based Overlay (FBO) is enumerated as a district in §300-4 but functions as an OVERLAY — properties retain their underlying district designation and FBO supersedes the dimensional + design standards within its boundary (half-mile radius of Main/Fulton; §300-14(C), §300-14.2(C)(7)).
- FBO building form: 2-story minimum, 5-story maximum, zero or shallow build-to line, facade breaks max 35 ft on center, lighting <=15 ft (rear parking pole-lights <=30 ft), chain-link/vinyl/solid fencing prohibited, ornamental fencing <=4 ft (§300-14.4).
- PUD (Article IX §§300-36 to 300-39) may be proposed in R-1 and R-C ONLY — not in commercial, industrial, or special districts. (Source: March-2023 draft body text line 2232; carried forward through public-hearing draft.)
- Adult-entertainment business is excluded within FBO, within 200 ft of any residential zone, and within 500 ft of any church/school/licensed day-care (§300-100(A)). Hours of operation limited to 12pm-2am (§300-100(C)).
- Wireless telecom towers: city does NOT cap tower height (§300-104(A)) as long as setbacks are met; setback from any adjacent property line = 100% of tower height (§300-104(F)). Federal Telecommunications Act §704 preemption acknowledged in §300-102.
- Two former articles repealed and removed from the 2023 code: the multi-family moratorium (former Article XX, L.L. 2-2012, expired) and various NYC-style provisions that did not survive the rewrite.
- Residential off-street parking: 1 sp/unit (§300-33(A)). Commercial / industrial / manufacturing: no mandatory minimum — Planning Board discretion via site-plan review. Industrial-park zones use the use-keyed formulas in §§300-19, 300-26, 300-98.
- No FAR, no du/ac standards anywhere in Chapter 300 EXCEPT industrial-park zones (I-P-Z and C-I-P cap FAR at 1.0:1.0 per §§300-17(B) and 300-24(B)).
- No floodplain overlay or AICUZ in Chapter 300. Floodplain compliance handled outside Chapter 300 (likely NYS Uniform Code). No military airport; Fulton County Airport is general aviation (Town of Mayfield).
- Drafting glitch in §300-44 (Signs): references 'M-1 & M-2 Districts' even though §300-4 lists only M-1. The 'M-2' reference is a holdover from a prior code version and applies only to M-1 in practice.
- Cemetery (CEM) and Public/Cultural/Recreational (P-C-R) are NEW districts added in the 2023 rewrite (footnotes mark them 'Added XX-XX-XXXX' in the draft, codified by L.L. 13-2023).
- City is in southern Fulton County, OUTSIDE the Adirondack Park Blue Line (no APA jurisdiction). Cayadutta Creek flows through the city (relevant for DEC freshwater wetlands per ECL Article 24 amendments effective 2025-01-01).
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Maximum building height in feet (or stories) per §300-14.4(A)(2)(c) for FBO (2-5 stories), §300-20(A) for I-P-Z (35 ft or 3 stories), §300-27(A) for C-I-P (50 ft or 3 stories), §300-95(A) for C-B-P (35 ft).
- lot_coverage
- Per §300-30(J): up to 65% hard-surface coverage by right; up to 75% with stormwater collection approved by City Engineer; >75% requires special permit. Per-district building coverage in Schedule A (not extracted). For I-P-Z, C-I-P, C-B-P: §300-17(A), §300-24(A), §300-93(A) cap principal+accessory structures at 25%-35% of lot area.
- far
- Inline only for industrial-park zones: §300-17(B) (I-P-Z), §300-24(B) (C-I-P) cap floor-area-to-lot-area at 1.0:1.0. Base districts do not encode FAR in §300-x; Schedule A not extracted.
- du_ac
- impervious_cover
- §300-30(J): 65% by right; 75% with stormwater approval; >75% by special permit.
- setback_front_ft
- Front yard depth, in feet. For residence districts, §300-30(E) requires not less than the AVERAGE of all buildings within 300 ft on each side (block-context override over base district setback).
- setback_side_ft
- Side yard depth, in feet. For corner lots in any district, §300-30(C) requires a 15 ft minimum side yard along a street.
- setback_rear_ft
- Rear yard depth, in feet.
- parking
- §300-33(A): residential = 1 space/unit. Commercial/industrial/manufacturing: no mandatory minimum; Planning Board discretion via site plan review. Industrial-park zones use formula in §300-19/§300-26/§300-98 (1 sp/1.5 employees, etc.).
Capacity calculations
- max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage- buildable_envelope_sf
(lot_width_ft - 2*setback_side_ft) * (lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft)- max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10- note
Front-yard depth in residence districts is the BLOCK AVERAGE within 300 ft per §300-30(E), overriding any flat Schedule A number. Transition yard: §300-30(F) requires a graduated setback within 50 ft of an abutting more-restricted district. Corner lots in any district must provide a 15 ft minimum side yard along a street (§300-30(C)).
Massing explorer
Interactive 3D comparison across every district. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, use the slider to walk districts, and toggle applicable overlays in the right-side panel.
| District | Category | Height | FAR | Coverage | Setbacks | Parking | Density | Min lot | Overlays |
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Sources & references
- [1] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [2] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [3] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [4] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [5] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [6] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [7] §300-33(A) — Residential buildings: 1 off-street space per unit per §300-33(A).
- [8] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [9] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [10] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [11] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [12] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [13] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [14] §300-33(A)
- [15] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [16] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [17] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [18] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [19] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [20] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [21] §300-33(A)+(C) — Residential portion: 1 sp/unit. Commercial portion: no mandatory minimum; Planning Board discretion via site plan review (§300-33(A)+(C)).
- [22] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [23] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [24] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [25] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [26] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [27] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [28] §300-33(A)+(C) — Commercial: no mandatory minimum; Planning Board discretion. Residential portion: 1 sp/unit.
- [29] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [30] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [31] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [32] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [33] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [34] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [35] §300-33(A)+(C) — Industrial/manufacturing: no mandatory minimum; Planning Board discretion via site plan review.
- [36] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [37] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [38] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [39] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [40] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [41] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [42] u Schedule A (appendix)
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- [47] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [48] §300-18(D)
- [49] §300-18(D)
- [50] §300-18(D)
- [51] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [52] §300-20(A) — Three stories or 35 feet per §300-20(A).
- [53] §300-17(A) — Total amount of land occupied for all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 25% of lot area.
- [54] §300-17(B) — Ratio of floor space to lot area shall not exceed 1.0:1.0.
- [55] §300-19(A) — Use-keyed formula: 1 sp/1.5 employees (largest+second-largest shifts combined); OR 1 sp/3,000 GSF warehouse; OR 1 sp/1,000 GSF manufacturing + 1 sp/company truck + 1 visitor sp/1,000 GSF office.
- [56] §300-25(D)
- [57] §300-25(D)
- [58] §300-25(D)
- [59] u Schedule A (appendix)
- [60] §300-27(A) — Three stories or 50 feet per §300-27(A).
- [61] §300-24(A)
- [62] §300-24(B)
- [63] §300-26(A) — Same use-keyed formula as I-P-Z (1/1.5 employees, etc.).
- [64] §300-94(D)(1)
- [65] §300-94(D)(2)
- [66] §300-94(D)(3)
- [67] §300-94(A) — 1 acre per §300-94(A).
- [68] §300-95(A)
- [69] §300-93(A) — Principal+accessory buildings <= 25% of lot area.
- [70] §300-98(C) — Use-keyed: office 1 sp/employee + 1 sp/1,000 GSF; medical office 1 sp/employee + greater of 1/500 or 1/200 GSF; health-care 1/2 beds + 1/doctor + 1/employee largest shift + 1/hospital vehicle; day care 1/staff + 1/5 students; health club 10 spaces + 1/200 GSF over 1,000; conference centers 1/guest room + greater of 1/400 (meeting+restaurant) or 1/200 GSF.
Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | https://cityofgloversvilleny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GLOVERSVILLE-ZONING-ORDINANCE-2023-DRAFT-Public-Hearing.pdf (city-hosted PDF on cityofgloversvilleny.gov; not an aggregator) |
|---|---|---|
| no aggregator cited | passed | Scan clean: no zoneomics, steadily, siteplanguide, sitedesignguide, siteplancreator, propwire, zonara, unzoned references |
| confidence tags full form | passed | All confirmed dimensional fields carry c-prefix citation to §300-xx (industrial-park inline standards); under_review fields carry retrieval_failure_reason + qualifying_condition_checked per FM-8 |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | All 3 overlays (FBO confirmed via §300-14, HD partial via Chapter 166 cross-reference, PUD partial via Article IX) have non-empty params, trigger, status, and citation |
| preempt section city specific | passed | 7 NY-level preemptions evaluated with city-specific qualifying_condition_checked (population 14,962/2020, southern Fulton County south of Adirondack Blue Line, no MH district drafting). NY not in gate-5 active-preemption state list (CA/TX/FL/OR/WA/CO/MN/MT/UT/AZ/NJ/CT) — substantive evaluation performed anyway |
Data quality
- Schedule A (Lot and Building Requirements) — full numeric table for R-1, R-1A, R-C, C-1, M-1, CEM, PCR is in an appendix not embedded in the public PDF. eCode360 attachment URL Cloudflare-gates scripted access. Specialist follow-up: try a manual browser session against eCode360 GL0052, or contact Building Inspector's Office for a copy of Schedule A.
- Chapter 166 (Historic Districts) — designated district boundaries, designated property list, and HPRB design standards live in a separate chapter not extracted in this pass.
- PUD detailed requirements — §300-37 (General requirements) and §300-39 (Planning Board review) section interiors not extracted line-by-line.
- Floodplain compliance mechanism — Chapter 300 has no floodplain overlay; likely handled in a separate chapter (Maintenance Code or NYS Uniform Code adoption) not retrieved.
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