A.Â
Purpose and intent. The general purpose of this residential zoning
district is to provide for areas within the City of Glens Falls where
the living environment associated with the development of single-family
dwellings on large-sized lots is preserved and/or where the development
of such environment, is encouraged. In promoting the general purpose
of this chapter, the specific intent of this section is:
(1)Â
To encourage the construction of and the continuous use of the land
for single-family dwellings; to permit the development of recreational
and public educational facilities required for, and compatible with,
a balanced single-family residential neighborhood;
(2)Â
To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of
the land; to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially
interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation
of single-family dwellings in this residential zoning district.
(3)Â
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section.
(4)Â
To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential
streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those
streets.
(5)Â
To preserve natural, scenic and historic values along the Feeder
Canal, including forests, wetlands and green space along the Canal,
and to discourage development on steep slopes along the Canal.
C.Â
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(2)Â
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3)Â
Home swimming pools for noncommercial use.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve a new structure.
D.Â
Uses permitted upon site plan review and approval by Planning Board.
(1)Â
Places of worship and associated buildings.
(2)Â
Public utility facilities.
(4)Â
Home occupations. In addition, home occupations are subject to the regulations and restrictions of § 220-29 of this chapter.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve an existing structure.
(6)Â
Television satellite dishes with a diameter greater than two feet
or dishes that are not mounted to the building.
E.Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
F.Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
G.Â
Maximum lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 30%.
H.Â
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)Â
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(2)Â
Side yard.
(a)Â
The minimum side yard setback shall be 15 feet.
(b)Â
On a comer lot, each side which abuts a street shall be deemed
a front lot line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall
be a required front yard. The owner shall decide which of the remaining
yards shall be the required side yard and the required rear yard.
(3)Â
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 30 feet.
I.Â
Maximum height. The height limitation shall be 35 feet as measured
from the median grade of the lot to the highest point of the roof
of the structure.
J.Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(1)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not exceed 25 feet
in height.
(2)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not be located
within the front yard setback required for the principal structure.
(3)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures with 100 square feet or
more of gross floor area shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to
the side and rear property line.
(4)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures with less than 100 square
feet of gross floor area shall not be placed closer than five feet
to the side and rear property line.
K.Â
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1)Â
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit in the
established driveway area.
A.Â
Purpose and intent. The general purpose of this residential zoning
district is to provide for areas within the City of Glens Falls where
the living environment associated with the development of single-family
dwellings on moderately sized lots is preserved and/or where the development
of such environment is encouraged. In promoting the general purpose
of this chapter, the specific intent of this section is:
(1)Â
To encourage the construction of and the continuous use of the land
for single-family dwellings; to permit the development of recreational
and public educational facilities required for, and compatible with,
a balanced single-family residential neighborhood.
(2)Â
To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of
the land, to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially
interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation
of single-family dwellings in this residential zoning district.
(3)Â
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section.
(4)Â
To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential
streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those
streets.
(5)Â
To preserve natural, scenic and historic values along the Feeder
Canal, including forests, wetlands and green space along the Canal,
and to discourage development on steep slopes along the Canal.
C.Â
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(2)Â
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3)Â
Home swimming pools for noncommercial use.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve a new structure.
D.Â
Uses permitted upon site plan review and approval by Planning Board.
(1)Â
Places of worship and associated buildings.
(2)Â
Public utility facilities.
(4)Â
Home occupations. In addition, home occupations are subject to the regulations and restrictions of § 220-29 of this chapter.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve an existing structure.
(6)Â
Television satellite dishes with a diameter greater than two feet
or dishes that are not mounted to the building.
E.Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 7,500 square feet.
F.Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 65 feet.
G.Â
Maximum lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.
H.Â
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)Â
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 15 feet.
(2)Â
Side yard.
(a)Â
The minimum side yard setback shall be eight feet.
(b)Â
On a corner lot, each side which abuts a street shall be deemed
a front lot line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall
be a required front yard. The owner shall decide which of the remaining
yards shall be the required side yard, and the required rear yard.
(3)Â
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
I.Â
Maximum height. The height limitation shall be 35 feet as measured
from the median grade of the lot to the highest point of the roof
of the structure.
J.Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(1)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not exceed 25 feet
in height.
(2)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not be located
within the front yard setback required for the principal structure.
(3)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures 100 square feet or greater
in gross floor area, shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to the
side and rear property line.
(4)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures less than 100 square feet
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than five feet to the
side and rear property line.
K.Â
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1)Â
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit in the
established driveway area.
A.Â
Purpose and intent. The general purpose of this residential zoning
district is to provide for areas within the City of Glens Falls where
the living environment associated with the development of single-family
residential development on small sized lots is preserved and/or where
the development of such environment is encouraged. In promoting the
general purpose of this chapter, the specific intent of this section
is:
(1)Â
To encourage the construction of and the continuous use of the land
for single-family dwellings; to permit the development of recreational
and public educational facilities required for, and compatible with,
a balanced single-family residential neighborhood.
(2)Â
To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of
the land, to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially
interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation
of single-family dwellings in this residential zoning district.
(3)Â
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section.
(4)Â
To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential
streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those
streets.
C.Â
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(2)Â
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3)Â
Home swimming pools for noncommercial use.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve a new structure.
D.Â
Uses permitted upon site plan review and approval by Planning Board.
(1)Â
Places of worship and associated buildings.
(2)Â
Public utility facilities.
(4)Â
Home occupations. In addition, home occupations are subject to the regulations and restrictions of § 220-29 of this chapter.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed, or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve an existing structure.
(6)Â
Television satellite dishes with a diameter greater than two feet
or dishes that are not mounted to the building.
E.Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 5,000 square feet.
F.Â
Minimum lot width. No new lot may be created which results in any
lot of lees than 50 feet in width.
G.Â
Maximmn lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 50%.
H.Â
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)Â
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 10 feet.
(2)Â
Side yard.
(a)Â
The minimum side yard setback shall be five feet.
(b)Â
On a corner lot, each side which abuts a street shall be deemed
a front lot line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall
be a required front yard. The owner shall decide which of the remaining
yards shall be the required side yard and the required rear yard.
(3)Â
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
I.Â
Maximum height. The height limitation shall be 35 feet as measured
from the median grade of the lot, to the highest point of the roof
of the structure.
J.Â
Garages and accessory structures.
(1)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not exceed 25 feet
in height.
(2)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not be located
within the front yard setback required for the principal structure.
(3)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures 100 square feet or greater
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to the
side and rear property line.
(4)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures less than 100 square feet
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than five feet to the
side and rear property line.
K.Â
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1)Â
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit in the
established driveway area.
A.Â
Purpose and intent. The general purpose and intent of this residential
zoning district is to provide for one- and two-family dwellings within
the City of Glens Falls, at a greater density than the R-1A and R-1B
single-family districts. This district is intended to protect the
basic low-density residential character of areas developed for one-
and two-family residences and prevent the subdivision of one- and
two-family residential structures into multifamily dwellings in areas
unable to accommodate greater densities. In promoting the general
purpose of this chapter, the specific intent is:
(1)Â
To preserve the basic low-density residential character of areas
within the City of Glens Falls where increased densities would create
traffic and parking problems and have a detrimental effect on the
quality of the residential environment; to permit the development
of recreational and public education facilities required for, and
compatible with, a balanced residential neighborhood.
(2)Â
To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of
the land, to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially
interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation
of single-family and two-family dwellings in this residential zoning
district.
(3)Â
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section.
(4)Â
To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential
streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those
streets.
C.Â
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(2)Â
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3)Â
Home swimming pools for noncommercial use.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve a new structure.
D.Â
Uses permitted upon site plan review and approved by Planning Board.
(1)Â
Places of worship and associated buildings.
(2)Â
Public utility facilities.
(4)Â
Home occupations. In addition, home occupations are subject to the regulations and restrictions of § 220-29 of this chapter.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve an existing structure.
(6)Â
Television satellite dishes with a diameter greater than two feet
or dishes that are not mounted to the building.
E.Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
F.Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
G.Â
Maximum lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.
H.Â
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)Â
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(2)Â
Side yard.
(a)Â
The minimum side yard setback shall be 15 feet.
(b)Â
On a corner lot, each side which abuts a street shall be deemed
a front lot line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall
be a required front yard. The owner shall decide which of the remaining
yards shall be the required side yard and the required rear yard.
(3)Â
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
I.Â
Maximum height. The height limitation shall be 35 feet as measured
from the median grade of the lot to the highest point of the roof
of the structure.
J.Â
Garages and accessory structures.
(1)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not exceed 25 feet
in height.
(2)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not be located
within the front yard setback for the principal structure.
(3)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures 100 square feet or greater
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to the
side and rear property line.
(4)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures less than 100 square feet
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than five feet to the
side and rear property line.
K.Â
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1)Â
One and a half parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling
unit in the established driveway area and/or parking lot.
A.Â
Purpose and intent. The general purpose and intent of this residential
zoning district is to provide for one-, two- and multifamily dwellings
within the City of Glens Falls, and where the conversion (Presidential
structures beyond the one- or two-family category is permitted and
encouraged. The intent of this district is to permit multiple-family
dwellings in areas which are able to accommodate greater densities.
In promoting the general purpose of this district, the specific interest
is:
(1)Â
To permit development of multiple-family dwellings in areas within
the City where higher residential densities can be accommodated.
(2)Â
To prohibit all business, commercial and industrial development of
the land, to prohibit any other nonconforming use which would substantially
interfere with or be deleterious to the development or continuation
of single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings in this residential
zoning district.
(3)Â
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
allowed as new uses under the provisions of this section.
(4)Â
To discourage land use that would generate traffic on residential
streets other than normal traffic to and from the residences on those
streets.
C.Â
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)Â
Private garages and accessory structures.
(2)Â
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3)Â
Home swimming pools for noncommercial use.
(5)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve a new structure.
D.Â
Uses permitted upon site plan review and approval by Planning Board.
(1)Â
Multiple-family dwellings of three or more dwelling units.
(2)Â
Boarding or rooming house.
(3)Â
Places of worship and associated buildings.
(4)Â
Public utility facilities.
(6)Â
Home occupations. In addition, home occupations are subject to the regulations and restrictions of § 220-29 of this chapter.
(7)Â
Accessory equipment which is not enclosed or concealed within or
part of a structure and which is erected or installed or placed in
service to serve an existing structure.
(8)Â
Television satellite dishes with a diameter greater than two feet
or dishes that are not mounted to the building.
F.Â
Density requirement. No multiple-family dwelling shall be erected,
altered or used which does not provide a lot area of at least 2,500
square feet of gross floor area for each dwelling unit.
G.Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
H.Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
I.Â
Maximum lot coverage. The maximum permitted lot coverage shall be
50%.
J.Â
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)Â
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 16 feet.
(2)Â
Side yard.
(a)Â
The minimum side yard setback shall be 10 feet.
(b)Â
On a corner lot, each side which abuts a street shall be deemed
a front lot line, and the required yard along each such lot line shall
be a required front yard. The owner shall decide which of the remaining
yards shall be the required side yard and the required rear yard.
(3)Â
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet or 15%
of the lot depth, whichever is greater.
K.Â
Maximum height. The height limitation shall be 50 feet as measured
from the median grade of the lot to the highest point of the roof
of the structure.
L.Â
Garages and accessory structures.
(1)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not exceed 25 feet
in height.
(2)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures, shall not be located
within the front yard setback required for the principal structure.
(3)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures 100 square feet or greater
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to the
side and rear property line.
(4)Â
Detached garages, and accessory structures less than 100 square feet
in gross floor area shall not be placed closer than five feet to the
side and rear property line.
M.Â
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1)Â
One and a half parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling
unit in the established driveway area and/or parking lot.