[Amended 9-9-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
The regulations for each district pertaining to minimum lot size, minimum lot width, maximum building coverage, minimum front yard depth, minimum side yard width, minimum rear yard depth and maximum height shall be as specified in this section, subject to further provisions of Articles IV and V and to the Table of Dimensional Requirements appended to the end of this chapter.
The lot or yard areas required for any new building
or use shall not include any part of a lot that is required by any
other building or use to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
No lot shall be so altered that the area of the lot or the dimensions
of yards or other open spaces are smaller than herein prescribed.
A.
The provisions of § 150-21 shall not prevent the construction of a single-family dwelling, provided that the yard requirements are observed, on any lot which was lawful when created and which, prior to the effective date of this chapter, was in separate ownership duly recorded by plan or deed.
B.
Exemption of lots shown on approved subdivision plats
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of § 265-a
of the New York State Town Law.
C.
Flag lots.
[Added 9-9-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
(1)
Flag-lot development shall not be permitted, except
where such development is the only reasonable development option.
(2)
The flag (interior) portion of a flag lot shall have
a lot area and lot width that at least satisfies the minimum requirements
for the district in which the lot is located.
(3)
A flagpole access strip shall have a minimum width
of 50 feet throughout its length.
(4)
The maximum number of lots that may be served by one
flagpole access strip shall be 16.
(5)
No flagpole access strip shall be more than 600 feet
long as measured from the public street right-of-way to the flag portion
of the lot.
(6)
In the event that more than one lot is served by the
same flagpole access strip, the owner of the flagpole access road
serving more than one lot shall comply with the following:
(a)
The owner shall cause to be recorded in the
Cayuga County Clerk's office a declaration of covenants, restrictions
and easements in a form acceptable to the Town, which shall at a minimum
provide:
[1]
Reciprocal easements for use of said road by
each owner of a lot served by said road.
[2]
A declaration that the Town has no responsibility
for the maintenance of said road.
[3]
Maintenance of the road is to be paid for by
the owners of the lots served. Maintenance shall include normal surface
repair, reconstruction, drainage, snow and ice control and any and
all other costs which may be associated with said road.
[4]
A provision that if the road is offered to the
Town for dedication in the future, the road will first be brought
up to Town specification, including width for a dedicated road, at
the expense of the owners of the lots served by said road.
[5]
That no certificate of occupancy be issued until
the road is constructed in accordance with the above specifications
to the satisfaction of the Town Superintendent of Highways.
A.
On any corner lot, no wall, fence or other structure
shall be erected or altered or no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth,
except agricultural crops, shall be maintained which may cause danger
to traffic on a public street by obscuring the view. Visual obstructions
shall be limited to a height of not more than two feet above street
level within the triangular area bounded by the street lines and a
straight line drawn between points on each such street line 25 feet
from the intersection of said street lines.
B.
Where a private accessway intersects a public street,
visual obstructions shall be limited to a height of not more than
two feet above street level within the triangular area bounded by
the street line, the edge of the private accessway and a straight
line drawn between points on both the street line and the edge of
the accessway 10 feet from the intersection of said lines.
[Amended 6-14-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
A.
Fences or walls less than seven feet high above the
natural grade when located in a rear or side yard.
B.
Fences or walls less than three feet high above the
natural grade when located in a front yard.
C.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches or other similar
features not over three feet high above the floor level of the ground
story.
D.
Arbors, open trellises, flagpoles, recreation and
drying yard equipment.
B.
Other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding,
no residence in any district need have a front yard greater in depth
than the average depth of the front yards of the lots next thereto
on either side, a vacant lot or lot with a front yard greater than
the minimum required depth being counted as if it were the minimum
front yard for the district in which it is located, but in no case
shall the front yard in any residence district be less than 20 feet
in depth.
On a corner lot, the street side yard shall
equal the required front yard for lots facing that street.
Maximum height regulations shall not apply to
farm buildings, church spires, chimneys or other structures built
above the roof and not devoted to human occupancy nor to structures
specifically regulated in other sections of this chapter.
[Amended 10-13-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994; 9-9-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
No dwelling unit in any district shall be erected
or altered so as to provide less than 1,500 gross square feet of floor
area, exclusive of cellars, attics, enclosed porches and attached
accessory structures.
