A.
Accessory structures and buildings include but are
not limited to the following, whether constructed or assembled on
site or off site:
(1)
Air-conditioning equipment.
(2)
Deck.
(3)
Driveways.
(4)
Entrance piers.
(5)
Entry steps.
(6)
Fences (including gates).
(7)
Fireplaces, outdoor.
(8)
Flagpoles.
(9)
Garages.
(10)
Light posts.
(11)
Play structures.
(12)
Satellite dishes and other electronic antennas.
(13)
Signs.
(14)
Storage buildings.
(15)
Swimming pools.
(16)
Tennis courts.
(17)
Terraces and patios.
(18)
Walks (including sidewalks).
A.
Accessory structures and buildings shall be located
on the same lot as the principal building or use to which they are
accessory.
B.
An accessory use shall not be carried on by any person
other than the occupant of the principal building.
C.
No accessory structure shall be used as a dwelling
or for an office or studio.
D.
No accessory structure shall be used for the breeding,
keeping or raising of animals or pets.
E.
No accessory structure shall be used for a commercial
activity; only noncommercial uses which are customary and incidental
to the permitted principal use of the premises are allowed.
A.
Accessory buildings shall not be nearer than 10 feet
to the principal building.
B.
Accessory structures other than swimming pools and
exclusive of garages, driveways, paved walks, walls, fences and gates,
shall not be less than 10 feet from the rear and side lot lines. Swimming
pools shall not be less than 20 feet from the rear and side lot lines.
[Amended 7-8-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003; 5-11-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
C.
Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of
50 feet from the front lot line or 15 feet back from the front line
of the principal building. The greater of the setbacks shall prevail.
D.
The setback of any accessory structures shall not
be less than that of the front line of the principal building, exclusive
of driveways, paved walks, walls, fences, gates, light posts, entrance
piers, flagpoles and entry steps. In addition:
E.
The area occupied by accessory buildings collectively
shall not exceed 8% of the lot area. In no case shall any single accessory
building exceed 800 square feet.
F.
Play structures, such as swing sets, slides, climbing
bars, and/or similar apparatus, that rise above grade more than three
feet in height shall not extend over a total ground area exceeding
200 square feet. No part of any such structures shall exceed 10 feet
in height. All such play structures shall be provided and maintained
with a screening of evergreen shrubs so arranged as to avoid all nuisance,
including visual, to the owners and occupants of adjoining properties.
A basketball backboard shall not exceed 14 feet in height.
G.
Signs shall not exceed a size of 12 inches in height
or 18 inches in width, and the top of the sign shall not exceed a
height of four feet above grade.
H.
Detached garages shall have a minimum setback of five feet from side
and rear lot lines.
[Added 5-11-2015 by L.L.
No. 3-2015]
I.
For attached garages having garage door entrances facing the side
or rear yard, the entryway shall have a minimum setback of 27 feet
to the garage door from the facing lot line.
[Added 5-11-2015 by L.L.
No. 3-2015; amended 11-13-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
No person shall erect and/or maintain any parabolic
dish, antenna or similar device, the purpose of which is to receive
television, radio, microwave or other electrical signals from space
satellites, which exceeds two feet in diameter.
A.
The purposes of this section are:
(1)
To promote the safety of children and the protection
of residents from pets by permitting appropriately designed and located
fences.
(2)
To deter criminal activity by requiring that residential
buildings, structures and grounds be visible by limiting the height
of, and providing for visibility through, fences constructed between
such buildings, structures, grounds and streets.
B.
A building permit shall be required to erect any fence.
C.
All fencing must be contained within the confines
of the owner's property, and at no time shall such fence be constructed
upon the land of the Village.
D.
Fences may be constructed in front yards, provided
that such fence is no greater than four feet in height at any point
as measured from the existing grade prior to the placement of any
fill and is either:
E.
Fences may be constructed in a side yard or rear yard
as long they are no greater than four feet in height at any point
as measured from the existing grade prior to the placement of any
fill.
F.
When a fence is erected, the finished side of such
fence shall face the adjacent property, including the Village street.
A.
A building permit shall be required to erect any wall
or retaining wall.
B.
All walls or retaining walls must be contained within
the confines of the owner's property, and at no time shall such wall
be constructed upon the land of the Village.
C.
A wall may be constructed:
(1)
In a front yard only if its height at no point exceeds two feet within
12 feet of the lot line or four feet if it is more than 12 feet from
the lot line.
[Amended 11-13-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
(2)
In a side yard or in a rear yard only if its height
at no point exceeds four feet.
(3)
Only at a distance greater than four feet from any
other wall or retaining wall which is aligned more or less parallel
to it.
(4)
Only so that the aggregate height of it and all other
walls and retaining walls which are aligned more or less parallel
to it and situated within 16 feet of one another exceeds eight feet
at no point.
(5)
Only so that its finished side shall face the adjacent
property, including the Village street.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D, pertaining to construction
of retaining walls, which immediately followed this subsection, was
repealed 5-11-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015. This local law also provided
for the redesignation of former Subsection E as Subsection D.
D.
A combination of any two or more of a retaining wall, a wall and a fence may only be constructed in such a way that the aggregate height of the combined structures does not exceed the single greatest height limitation allowed any one of the components structures pursuant to §§ 175-25 and 175-26. When such a combination of structures is required by applicable New York law relating to safety barriers on top of retaining walls, the provisions of this Subsection D are waived, but only to the extent necessary to permit the minimum height barrier required by such laws. Further, the barrier required shall be the most open and least obstructing of sight lines as practicable. For example, although it would not be permitted to construct a wall or barrier, it would be permitted to construct an open iron rail fence on top of a retaining wall as a barrier.[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection F, pertaining to a
retaining wall which is a nonconforming structure, and which followed
this subsection, was repealed 5-11-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015.
A.
Application. The provisions of this section shall apply to all swimming pools hereafter constructed and to building permits for swimming pools hereafter issued. Swimming pools heretofore constructed may be continued subject to the provisions of Article VII relating to nonconforming structures and uses.
B.
Application for building permit. In addition to the
information elsewhere required or which may be required by the Building
Inspector or by the Board of Trustees, an application for a building
permit for a swimming pool shall show:
(1)
The location of the swimming pool and all incidental
parts thereof;
(2)
Distances to the nearest property lines and to existing
structures;
(3)
Complete plans and specifications for the pool and
all parts thereof;
(4)
Facilities for draining the pool;
(5)
Facilities for purifying the water; and
(6)
Connections with the water supply systems.
C.
Accessory use only. No swimming pool shall be permitted
unless it is accessory to a principal use and unless it is situated
on the same lot as such principal use. A swimming pool may not be
accessory to more than a one-family dwelling.
D.
Location.
(1)
No swimming pool or part thereof shall be located
in the front yard.
(2)
No swimming pool or part thereof shall be located
less than 20 feet from the rear and side lot lines.
[Amended 7-8-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
(3)
No swimming pool shall be located or maintained in
such a way as to endanger the public water supply of the Village.
(4)
No swimming pool shall be so located as to endanger
the foundation of an existing Building or the stability of the adjoining
land.
E.
Construction.
(1)
Every swimming pool shall be constructed in accordance
with standard practice and shall be designed and constructed so as
to retain the water intended to be contained therein and to withstand
outside pressures to which it may be subjected and so as to avoid
settlement.
(2)
Aboveground swimming pools are prohibited.
F.
Water supply.
(1)
All connections with the public water supply shall
be made by a duly licensed plumber in conformity with the Plumbing
Code and the rules and regulations of the Village Water Department.
(2)
Such connections shall be made so as to prevent any
water from the swimming pool entering the Village water supply systems.
(3)
In times of drought or water shortage, the Board of
Trustees may direct that the use of the swimming pool be discontinued
and that all connections with the Village water supply system be disconnected
until further directed.
G.
Water purification.
(1)
Every swimming pool shall be equipped with a chlorinating
or other device, approved by the Building Inspector, for the purification
of the water contained therein, unless, in the opinion of the Building
Inspector, the circulation of the water is such that purifying equipment
is not necessary.
(2)
In addition, the requirements of the Nassau County
Department of Health shall be complied with.
H.
Drainage. Swimming pools may be drained under the
following condition: all water being drained from said swimming pool
must be disposed of entirely on site, and at no time shall such water
flow upon public property or the property of another without his/her
consent.
I.
Fencing. Fencing shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with the New York State Fire Prevention and Building
Code.
J.
Illumination. A swimming pool may be provided with
illumination only if the illumination is confined to the pool and
if the direct light from the bulbs, tubes or other lighting devices
is confined to a height not to exceed six feet above the ground level
and is not cast upon the neighboring property.
K.
Discontinuance. If the use of the swimming pool is
discontinued or if the swimming pool should, at any time, be in an
unsafe or hazardous condition and the pool is not repaired by its
owner, the owner shall, on demand, fill in the pool to grade, and
shall not restore the pool to use except upon a new application for
a building permit. In the event the owner refuses to fill in such
pool, the Village shall have the right but not the obligation to enter
upon the land, fill in such pool and assess the cost of such work
against the property as a lien collectable with the next real property
tax due upon the property.
L.
Compliance. No swimming pool or part thereof shall
be constructed, reconstructed, altered or used except in conformity
with the provisions of this section and other applicable provisions
of this chapter and the New York State Fire Prevention and Building
Code.
