In an A Residence District the following regulations
shall apply.
No building may be erected, altered or used,
and no lot or premises may be used except for the following purposes:
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988; 7-21-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014; 4-18-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A.
The height of any principal dwelling shall not exceed 28 feet or
2 1/2 stories to the ridge of the roof.
B.
The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 15 feet or
1 1/2 stories.
C.
The height of any accessory structure shall not exceed 15 feet.
D.
Wooden pickets, stockade fences, and vinyl fences are prohibited.
E.
Chain-link
fences are prohibited in the front yard of the property.
F.
Fences
of solid boards, brick or other solid materials or of wire, iron,
wooden pickets, mesh or slats shall not exceed six feet in height.
In no event shall any fence, wall or solid board project beyond the
front yard setback of the house. In the event that an approved subdivision
of property in this zone is bordered by a state and/or a county road,
the entire subdivision, except for approved access roads and required
sight easement areas, shall be enclosed with a brick wall not to exceed
eight feet in height and approved by the Planning Board Subcommittee
as to location, construction, materials and/or exterior plantings,
if any (the subdivision wall). The subdivision wall shall be a solid
wall and shall not have any doors, windows or other penetrations.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
No building shall hereafter be erected, altered
or moved to accommodate or make provisions for more than one family
for each 8,000 square feet of the area of the lot. The building volume,
including accessory buildings (but not detached garages accommodating
two cars or fewer or open porches) shall not exceed 25,000 cubic feet
of combined building volume. The volume of any such detached garage
or open porch shall not be included in the calculation of the volume
on the lot. Any such detached garage shall be erected on the rear
property line and five feet from the side yard. The rear wall of the
garage shall be the subdivision wall. This wall shall be maintained
on both sides by the owner of the property on which it is located
or as directed by the Planning Board in its resolution granting final
approval to the subdivision.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
A.
The combined building area for single-family detached
dwellings and accessory buildings shall not exceed 20% of the lot
area.
B.
The combined coverage of all structures and paved
surfaces, excluding driveways, on any lot shall not exceed 40% of
the lot area for the first 8,000 square feet thereof and 20% of any
lot area in excess thereof.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
All dwellings hereafter erected or altered in
this district shall provide for each family not less than 1,200 square
feet or not more than 2,500 square feet of usable floor area, all
of which shall be completed prior to occupancy.
[Amended 5-16-1-1988 by L.L. No.
7-1988]
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards
not less than the depth and width following:
A.
Front yard depth: 25 feet. Neither Guinea Woods Road
nor Hillside Avenue shall be considered front yards for any purposes.
B.
Side yard width: the aggregate widths of which shall
be at least 35 feet; neither side yard shall be less than 15 feet
wide.
C.
Rear yard depth: 30 feet.
E.
Front yard.
A.
Each lot shall have a minimum width of 70 feet on
the front street line, except where a lot is on a concave street line,
the lot shall have a minimum width of 70 feet at a point 30 feet from
the street front line.
B.
Corner lot. Each lot shall have a minimum width and
length of 70 feet on each street line.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
No stables or barns shall be erected in the
zone, and no horses or farm animals shall be harbored in the zone.
[Amended 8-26-1974; 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
A.
Accessory buildings or structures shall be not less
than 10 feet distant from any property line.
B.
Swimming pools.
(1)
Swimming pools may be located in the rear and side
yards as follows: at least 10 feet distant from the rear lot line;
at least 20 feet distant from any side line; and no pool shall extend
beyond the front line of the main dwelling.
(2)
No structures, fixtures or equipment used in connection
with the pool shall be permitted within the minimum rear or side line
area as hereinabove specified, except underground pipelines.
(3)
All aboveground pools deeper than 24 inches in depth
are prohibited.
C.
No accessory building or structure hereafter erected
shall be located nearer the street line than the front line of the
main dwelling, and, on a corner lot, no accessory building or structure
shall be located in the front yard abutting the street.
[Amended 5-16-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
The Architectural Review Committee, in addition to exercising its power under §§ 216-151 through 216-157, shall locate the principal dwelling and all accessory structures on the lot, and it shall provide for reasonable screening of accessory structures, including swimming pools.
[Added 6-20-1988 by L.L. No. 9-1988]
A.
In the event that the owner of a subdivision of 15
or more lots wishes to develop the entire subdivision according to
a common scheme or plan, he may offer the Village a covenant setting
forth that scheme or plan, together with the proposed architectural
design and renderings of the proposed buildings. This covenant may
be entered with the Board of Trustees for the express purposes of
developing the subdivision according to a common scheme or plan, and
the Trustees may approve, disapprove or modify the proposed plan in
terms of architecture and location of buildings, provided that the
following minimum standards are maintained:
(1)
Volume shall not exceed 28,000 cubic feet, excluding
a detached garage and open porch.
(2)
Minimum floor area shall be at least 1,200 square
feet.
(3)
Maximum floor area shall not exceed 2,750 square
feet.
(4)
Front yard setback shall not be less than 20
feet.
(5)
Rear yard setback shall not be less than 25
feet.
(6)
Side yard setback shall not be less than a combined
25 feet, but at least 10 feet on one side.
(7)
Lot coverage shall not be more than 25%.
(8)
Height shall not be more than 28 feet.
B.
Such a covenant shall bind both parties, their successors
and assigns, and it shall enure to the benefit of the Incorporated
Village of Old Westbury, its successors and assigns and may be modified
only by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village
of Old Westbury, it being understood that the owners of the lots in
the subdivision are not benefitted parties of this covenant and do
not acquire any rights thereunder.
