In order to provide adequate open spaces for access of light and circulation of air, to facilitate the prevention and fighting of fires, to prevent undue concentration of population and to lessen congestion on streets, no building or premises shall be erected, altered or used except in accordance with the standards set forth in this article.
Any residential lot fronting on Lake Ontario or Sodus Bay, regardless of the district in which it is located, shall maintain the following minimum yard dimensions: Road front 50 feet. Front (water side) 75 feet, side 20 feet, rear 50 feet. Boundaries for the W-R District will be all land 600 feet from the shoreline of Lake Ontario and Sodus Bay.
A. 
The following projections into required yards may be permitted:
(1) 
Open fire escape: four feet into side or rear yards.
(2) 
Awnings or movable canopies: six feet into any yard.
(3) 
Cornices, eaves and other similar architectural features: three feet into any yard.
B. 
Any open or enclosed porch or carport shall be considered a part of the building in the determination of the size of the required yard or lot coverage. Non-roofed paved terraces shall not be considered a part of the building.
C. 
Accessory uses not enclosed in a building may be located in a rear yard in accordance with § 135-23D.
District building height regulations shall not apply to flagpoles, radio or television antennas, transmission towers or cables, spires or cupolas, chimneys, elevator or stair bulkheads, penthouses, parapets or railings, water tanks or cooling towers or any similar structures, provided that such structures in their aggregate coverage occupy no more than 10% of the roof area of the building.
A. 
Where two or more principal residential structures are permitted by this chapter to be located on the same lot, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirement must be complied with. No more than one single-family detached house shall be permitted on a lot.
B. 
A residential lot of required or larger than required size as set forth in this chapter shall not be reduced in size for transfer of ownership if such lot so subdivided will form two or more lots which shall not be in compliance with the requirements for the minimum average residential density for the district in which such lot or lots are situated, except as provided in § 135-33.
No building or structure hereafter erected, moved or placed on any parcel of land within the Town of Sodus shall be used as a permanent or temporary dwelling unless it shall contain not less than 750 square feet of area designed to be occupied for year-round living, sleeping, eating or cooking, exclusive of cellars, garages and unheated breezeways, porches and entranceways.