[Added 9-14-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
The intent of the Golden Age District includes
the provision of affordable owner-occupied housing for senior citizens
in the Village of Massapequa Park, with said housing located on sites
proximate to necessary facilities, services and transportation. Senior
housing developments in the Golden Age District shall be developed
by the private sector, subject to price guidelines for each residential
unit.
A.
This zoning district shall be restricted to and used
only to provide affordable owner-occupied senior housing for individuals
and couples with at least one partner 62 years of age or older.
B.
No land shall be placed in this district unless and
until it has been found suitable for senior citizen housing and has
been approved by the Village Board after a public hearing. Said approval
shall include an acceptable plan providing for maintenance, operation
and administration of a senior complex.
C.
The Village Board in its absolute discretion reserves
the right to place any additional covenants and restrictions on the
property developed pursuant to this section, including but not necessarily
limited to the following items: age restrictions, owner selection
criteria, eligible income criteria, sales and resale restrictions
and any additional items deemed advisable by the Village Board to
meet the intent of this article and ensure that said development positively
impacts and promotes harmony with the land uses, zoning and nature
of the surrounding community.
D.
Priority for the owner-occupied housing for senior
citizens shall be given first to the residents of the Incorporated
Village of Massapequa Park. The second priority shall be given to
the residents of the Massapequa Union Free School District No. 23.
The third priority shall be given to residents of the Town of Oyster
Bay.
No basement or cellar shall be occupied as living
or sleeping quarters.
No building shall be greater than 2 1/2
stories high and in no event greater than 30 feet in height.
In a Golden Age District, no building shall
be erected or altered on a lot having an area of no less than 2.5
acres.
The total building area shall not exceed 35%
of the lot area.
The required front yard depth shall be a minimum
of 25 feet.
In case of a corner lot, a front yard shall
be required on each street.
There shall be two side yards, one on each side
of property, each having a minimum width of at least 25 feet. Where
a side yard(s) abuts a residential zone, the minimum width of side
yard(s) shall be at least 35 feet with no portion of the building
less than 25 feet from the property line. In addition, where there
are two or more main buildings upon the plot, there shall be a minimum
distance between buildings of 20 feet.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which
shall be at least 25 feet, except where a rear yard abuts a residential
district, in which case the minimum depth of a rear yard shall be
at least 50 feet.
A.
Chimneys, cornices, eaves, gutters or bay windows,
projecting not more than 24 inches, and one-story open porches and/or
terraces, not exceeding three feet in height, are hereby permitted
as encroachments into the yard area.
B.
Vestibules and one-story open porches and/or terraces,
not exceeding three feet in height and projecting not more than 60
inches, are permitted.
A.
All open parking facilities provided, pursuant to
the requirements of this chapter, shall not be less than nine feet
in width by 20 feet in depth, shall be individually identified by
pavement marking and shall provide such space as is reasonably necessary
for adequate ingress, egress and turning.
B.
Parking space within 10 feet of any wall that contains
windows, other than bathroom windows, with a sill height of less than
eight feet above the level of said parking space, shall be prohibited.
C.
Parking spaces may be provided in the side and rear
yard setbacks when such side and rear setback abuts a residential
zone; however, a suitable designed buffer, no less than 25 feet shall
be provided to separate said parking from abutting residential property.
D.
In a Golden Age District, 1.4 spaces are required
for each residential unit.
In a Golden Age District, the maximum number
of dwelling units shall not exceed 25 per acre or more than a proportionate
number of dwelling units on any fractional part of an acre subject
to the provisions of this article, and for the purpose of this section,
a dwelling unit shall be such combination of rooms with provisions
for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged for
the use of one family.
All parking areas and walkways shall be provided
with suitable lighting so arranged as to direct light away from adjoining
lots in any residence district and away from any public street.
No plot, piece or parcel of land within the
Village of Massapequa Park shall be classified a Golden Age District
until evidence, satisfactory to the Village Board, has been received
that the system of sewage disposal for multiple dwelling and accessory
buildings, authorized by this article, has received prior approval
by the Village Engineer and the Nassau County Board of Health.
There shall be provided a usable indoor recreation area of a size deemed suitable by the Village Board to be commensurate with the number of units as designated pursuant to an approved site plan as required by § 345-62 contained herein.
In a Golden Age District, a fence, as defined
in this chapter, not exceeding six feet in height may be erected on
the rear lot line and such portions of the side lot lines as shall
be lot lines enclosing the rear yard; and with respect to all other
lot lines, such fence shall not exceed four feet in height, provided
that if such fence shall be erected along any road or highway, the
permitted height thereof shall be measured from the existing elevation
of the center line of such highway opposite such fence, and provided
further that such height, so measured, shall not exceed 2 1/2
feet to any point within a radius of 35 feet of the corner formed
by any intersecting roads or highways. The provisions hereof shall
also apply to hedges or other densely growing shrubbery.
The owner of the property and/or the builder
under this chapter shall not be allowed to construct any building
on top of any easement on the said property.
In a Golden Age District, no building or permit
shall be issued unless a site plan is approved by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Massapequa Park pursuant to a public hearing. Said
site plan shall include depictions, drawn to scale, of the following:
front, side and rear elevation of each building, interior layout for
each use, location of each building on the subject parcel, parking
areas, including location and size of each parking space, means of
ingress and egress for pedestrians and motor vehicles, exterior lighting,
recreation facilities, fencing and landscaping, and shall conform
in all instances to the site plan as submitted pursuant to the applicant's
request of a change of zone.
