A.
The general area and bulk regulations in each zoning
district are set forth in the attached District Schedule of Area and
Bulk Regulations, which is included below.
C.
The District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations
shall be as follows:
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TOWN OF STANFORD
DISTRICT SCHEDULE OF AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS
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Zoning District
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Area or Bulk Requirement
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CR
(feet)
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AR
(feet)
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RR
(feet)
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RC
(feet)
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LR
(feet)
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Minimum lot area per principal dwelling unit or permitted nonresidential use § 164-12
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5.0 acres
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5.0 acres
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5.0
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1.5 acres
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Hunns acres; Lake: 2.5
Upton Lake: 5.0 acres
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Minimum front yard:3
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Structures
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100
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100
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100
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75
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75
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Parking
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50
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50
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50
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25
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25
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Maximum building height
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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Minimum depth of lot
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400
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400
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250
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250
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250
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Minimum width of lot2
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300
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300
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200
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125
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150
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Minimum side yard (each):
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Structures
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50
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50
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50
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25
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30
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Parking
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20
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20
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101
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101
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101
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Minimum rear yard:
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Structures
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75
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75
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75
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75
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75
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Parking
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25
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25
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25
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25
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25
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NOTES:
1Twenty feet minimum parking setback required if parking is associated within a nonresidential use and is abutting an existing residential use or a residential zoning district. See § 164-16B(2) of Article V.
2Where flag subdivision lots are permitted in compliance with the standards and procedures of Chapter 140, Article V, § 140-18A(7), the flag pole portion of the lot shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and to greater widths where necessary to construct and maintain a driveway that provides accommodation for site topography and other natural features. Flag lot access strips shall not exceed 48 feet in width at the lot frontage. The accessway width at the lot frontage shall be maintained along the flag lot's land strip accessway to a minimum distance of 50 feet from the flag lot's frontage.
3With the exception
of a flag lot, the minimum lot frontage shall be equal to the minimum
lot width.
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[Amended 2-8-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of an existing lot of record, as defined in Article XII of this chapter, of less than the prescribed lot area or lot width for the district in which it is located, provided that each of the following criteria and all other pertinent provisions of this chapter are met:
A.
Except as otherwise provided within § 265-a
of the Town Law, such lot does not adjoin any other lot, lots or tract
of land held by the same owner whose aggregate area either complies,
or more nearly complies, with the minimum lot area required by the
District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations for the district.
B.
Such lot must not have been sold, transferred or conveyed
by the record owner or subsequent owner of any other adjoining lot,
lots or tracts of land since March 24, 1986.
C.
Such lot shall not be used for more than one dwelling
unit and its associated accessory structures.
D.
Such use shall satisfy all applicable requirements
of the Town of Stanford, the Dutchess County Health Department and
the New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation
for potable water supply and sewage disposal facilities.
E.
Such lot may be granted relief from the otherwise
applicable minimum side and rear yard requirements as follows:
F.
If created after July 12, 1962, the lot is part of a subdivision plat approved by the Town of Stanford Planning Board, if necessary, in accordance with Chapter 140, Subdivision of Land, and filed in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk in a timely manner pursuant to the Town Law.
G.
A lot which meets all of the foregoing provisions except that it adjoins another lot, lots or tract of land held by the same owner as set forth in Subsection A may be used as an existing lot of record, provided that it was described on separate deeds and filed and recorded with the Clerk of the County of Dutchess prior to March 24, 1986, and since that date was not merged, combined or brought into common ownership and described in a recorded deed with other adjoining parcels, lots or tracts of land by the same owner whose aggregate area either complies, or more nearly complies, with the standards referred to in Subsection A above.
H.
If any use of an existing lot of record requires a
building permit or other permit from the Town of Stanford, the applicant
shall provide to the Building Inspector or applicable Town official,
board or agency, proof of such record ownership as of March 24, 1986,
and any subsequent transfers or purchases by or to adjoining landowners
or lot owners. Such proof shall be in a form acceptable to the Building
Inspector, board, agency or official, and the cost and expense of
such proof shall be paid by the applicant.
I.
Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall alter,
amend or change any variances granted by the Town of Stanford Town
Board or the Town of Stanford Zoning Board of Appeals.
A.
In all districts where residences are permitted, a lot may only be improved for residential use in accordance with the minimum lot area and related bulk regulations for the district as set forth in the District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations, except as otherwise provided in Article IV, § 164-10 above, regarding existing lots of record, or in Article V, § 164-19, of this chapter, regarding residential cluster development in accordance with Chapter 140, Subdivision of Land, and § 281 of the Town Law.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a duplex or two-family
dwelling, as defined, shall require two times the minimum lot area
of a single-family lot size on a single plot. A duplex or two-family
dwelling shall conform to all other minimum bulk standards. Any conversion
or rehabilitation of a single-family residence to a duplex or two-family
dwelling, as defined, shall meet the requirements of this section
as to two times the minimum lot area of a single-family home, regardless
of the date of the creation or construction of the original structure.
[Added 12-10-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1992]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 164-12,
Density increase in Rural Residential (RR) District, was repealed
1-9-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003.
A.
Accessory buildings, including garages, if detached
from a main building or if connected only by an open breezeway-type
structure, shall be not less than 20 feet from any side or rear lot
line. A private garage may be constructed as a structural part of
a main building, provided that, when it is constructed, the garage
walls shall be regarded as the main walls of the main building in
applying the minimum front, rear and side yard setback regulations
of this chapter.
B.
An access driveway may be located in a side yard but
shall not be located closer than 10 feet to the side lot line.
C.
Accessory buildings shall not be located within any
required minimum front yard.
D.
Obstructions in yards. No buildings or structures
or any projection from buildings or structures shall be permitted
in yards within the minimum setback areas applicable to the property,
except as follows:
[Added 2-8-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001[1]]
(1)
Porches, stoops, steps, paths or sidewalks necessary
for ingress and egress, to the least extent of violation of the setback
requirements practicable.
(2)
The setback requirements of this chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any accessory retaining wall, nor prohibit any fence or wall, provided that walls or fences shall not exceed eight feet in height above the adjoining grade. Any fence or wall in excess of such eight-foot height must otherwise comply with the setbacks and other provisions of this chapter or the Town of Stanford Code, unless a variance for the height of the same is obtained from the Town of Stanford Zoning Board of Appeals. The provisions for junkyards (Chapter 118) shall supersede this provision when relating specifically to junkyards.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated
former Subsections D and E as E and F, respectively.
E.
Barns and silos may be constructed in the AR and RR
Zoning Districts, provided that such structures do not exceed 100
feet in height and are not closer than 100 feet to any property line.
F.
In all zoning districts, it shall be permissible to
use for nonprofit, noncommercial purposes:
(1)
A tower antenna, either structurally attached to a
building or freestanding, provided that the tower does not exceed
35 feet in height measured from the ground elevation and that its
setback from any property line is 35 feet or the height of the antenna,
whichever is greater.
(2)
A ground- or pole-mounted dish antenna, provided that
such dish antenna does not encroach upon the minimum required front
yard specified for the zoning district in which the dish is located
and that the dish is at least partially screened by intervening vegetation
or landform from adjacent property lines or public rights-of-way to
the extent practicable and without adversely affecting the operation
of the dish antenna.
(3)
A ground- or pole-mounted dish antenna located within
the minimum required front yard or roof-mounted to either the principal
structure or an accessory structure on the premises upon submission
of documentation to the Building Inspector that compliance with the
criteria set forth in the preceding subsection would adversely affect
the operation of the dish antenna.
