Where 50% or more of the aggregate street frontage on one side
of a street, as measured 250 feet on each side of the lot and in the
same block, is occupied by buildings, and the average street setback
of the existing buildings is less than the required minimum street
setback, the minimum street setback for any new construction shall
be the average setback of the existing buildings located on the lots
within 250 feet of the proposed lot to be developed. The measurements
shall be made in each direction along the one side of the block.
[Amended 5-20-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
A. The
minimum lot width at the front lot line shall be no less than the
greater of:
(1) Half the minimum lot width required by the applicable zoning district;
or
B. These regulations shall be applicable to a shopping center, in Commercial
Districts, as though it were one single lot, regardless of whether
portions of the shopping center land are owned by separate entities,
provided that deed restrictions and cross easements are reviewed and
approved by the Village Planning Board; and provided that the shopping
center parcels have a total combined area of 2.5 acres or more.
[Added 6-21-2022 by L.L.
No. 11-2022]
After the planned right-of-way line for future streets, for
future extensions of existing streets or for future street widening
(ultimate right-of-way) is established on the Official Map, buildings
shall be set back from such street line as though it were a street
property line.
The front setback shall be unobstructed except as provided in
this section:
A. Uncovered landings shall be permitted, provided that they do not
extend a distance greater than five feet into the street setback.
B. An awning or movable canopy shall not project more than five feet
from a residential building. On a commercial or industrial building,
the marquee or awning may project to the street line, provided that
there is a clear height under the permitted encroachment of 10 feet.
[Amended 5-20-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
C. Eaves, gutters, chimneys and bay windows shall not project more than
three feet into the street setback.
D. Open fire escapes shall not project more than four feet into the
street setback.
E. A gatehouse or watchman's post may be permitted by the Planning Board,
as part of site plan review, as an accessory structure to a commercial
or industrial use in a designated commercial, industrial or planned
unit development district. The gatehouse or watchman's post shall
not encroach upon the street property line.
F. Expansions.
(1)
The expansion shall not encroach into the street setback further
than the existing building.
(2)
The expansion shall not encroach into the street setback farther
than 15 feet in from the street property line.
(3)
The expansion shall conform to all other bulk requirements.
G. Handicap ramps. Unroofed handicap ramps may extend into the required
front yard setback and shall maintain an eight-foot setback from the
street property line.
Within a designated residential district, eaves, chimneys, gutters
and bay windows shall not project more than three feet into the side
and rear setback.
The required side and rear yards, as designated in the Use,
Bulk and Parking Table, shall be unobstructed by any buildings or uses, except
for plantings, screening, fencing, driveways and directional signs
for the control of traffic within a parking facility.
In order to build on the side property line, as permitted in
the Use, Bulk and Parking Table, the building shall be of masonry construction, have parapet
walls at least two feet above the highest point of the roof surface
and be in compliance with the New York State Building Code.
Any parcel of land with area or a width less than that prescribed
for a lot in the district in which it is located, which at the time
of the adoption of this chapter was under one ownership and when the
owner thereof owns no adjoining land, may be used as a lot for any
purpose permitted in the district, provided that all other regulations
prescribed for the district by this chapter are complied with. When
two or more adjacent lots are in a single ownership, they shall be
considered as being a single lot.
There shall be no more than 12 contiguous single-family attached
residential units.
On corner lots, no obstruction of vision shall be erected, installed,
planted, parked or otherwise placed within the triangular area formed
by the intersecting street lines and a straight line adjoining said
street lines at points which are 25 feet distant from the point of
intersection, measured along said street lines. In such area no shrubbery,
nor fences of masonry, wood or other material which creates a solid
visual barrier, shall be erected higher than two feet from the accepted
street grade of the abutting top of curb, or from the crown of the
abutting road, if there is no curbing, nor shall branches or foliage
of trees be permitted less than 10 feet from the ground. An open fence
of chain link wire, wrought iron, split, rail or other similar material
which does not screen or obstruct views, light and air may be permitted
in the triangular area, provided that it does not obstruct visibility.