In all Districts principal buildings or structures may be erected, altered or used and lots or premises may be used only for one of the following purposes:
A. 
Single-family dwelling.
B. 
Village municipal buildings, including the Village Hall and Fire House and water supply system and such other buildings or uses as may be necessary or convenient in connection with the administration and operation of the business and affairs of the Village.
C. 
School or church, synagogue, temple or other bona fide place of public worship, clubhouses and buildings used for bathing purposes situated not more than 200 feet from the shore of Manhasset Bay, railroad station or post office, with approval from the Board of Trustees of a conditional use certificate subject to such conditions as said Board may impose and the issuance of a building permit and certificate of occupancy.
[Added 1-11-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
A. 
Renting, leasing or letting of a single-family dwelling by a homeowner to another single family or individual for 90 consecutive days or more while the owner does not occupy the premises is a permitted use. No more than two such rentings, leasings or lettings may occur in any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period. The rental, leasing or letting for a term of less than 90 consecutive days in a three-hundred-sixty-five-day period is prohibited. The homeowner must notify the Village Clerk and Police Department of the name and contact telephone number of the individual(s) occupying the premises upon any renting, leasing or letting authorized under this section.
B. 
In the event that this section causes a severe and substantial financial hardship to any property owner, an application may be made in writing to the Board of Trustees requesting an exemption from the provisions of this section. After due notice and a public hearing on such application, the Board of Trustees may grant such exemption and impose any conditions as may be deemed reasonable or necessary. No exemption shall be granted pursuant to this section, except upon a determination in the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees that severe and substantial financial hardship exists as a result of the application of the provisions of this section.
No structure or building shall be erected, altered or used unless it complies with the standards and requirements set forth in § 175-15 and all other provisions of this chapter.
A. 
If a nonconforming improved or vacant lot shall be, or come to be, in the same ownership as an adjoining lot, it shall lose its status as a separate nonconforming lot and shall merge with and become part of the adjoining lot in the same ownership; except to the extent that the new lot created by the merger shall remain nonconforming in the same respect as the original nonconforming lot if not cured by the merger. In the case of two adjoining lots with principal dwellings that come to be in the same ownership, the lots shall not merge.
B. 
The Building Inspector may issue a building permit for additional work on a nonconforming improved lot only if the new construction:
(1) 
Conforms to all provisions of this Code; and
(2) 
When combined with the existing structure(s) would not create a violation of this code or increase an existing nonconformity.
C. 
The Building Inspector may issue a building permit for work on a vacant nonconforming lot only if a variance for the nonconformity is obtained from the Zoning Board of Appeals prior to the issuance of such permit.
A. 
In determining compliance with the minimum lot area requirements within any given zoning district in the Village, the following areas shall be excluded from the lot area computation:
(1) 
Any area located below the mean high water mark of a tidal waterway.
(2) 
Any area located in a tidal or freshwater wetland as determined by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York.
(3) 
Any land lying in the bed of any public or private street adjacent thereto.
(4) 
Any land in the bed of a private right-of-way providing access to an adjacent lot.
B. 
There shall be erected not more than one principal building with accessory structures for each such minimum area.
[Added 12-13-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A. 
No part of a building shall be permitted to extend beyond the inclined plane of the height-setback ratio as given in § 175-15, except as provided herein.
B. 
Minor architectural features, including but not limited to chimneys, flues, skylights and dormer windows, may extend above the inclined plane of the height-setback ratio, but collectively such penetrations of the plane shall be limited to 25% of the total roofline/length along any given side of the building.
C. 
For peaked roofs, any portion of a gable end that penetrates the height setback inclined plane up to four feet horizontally along the ridge line.
[Added 11-13-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
Wherever two or more buildings exist on the same side of the street within 200 feet on either side of a proposed new building, the front setback of such new building shall conform to the average setback of such existing buildings, except that:
A. 
No building shall have its front wall nearer to the street than the required front yard setback specified in § 175-15, Table I, for the district in which the lot is located, and
B. 
No building need be set back more than 50 feet from the street.
A. 
The following are the requirements and standards for all lots, structures and buildings unless otherwise indicated for the several districts referred to in this chapter. Dimensions are in feet, unless otherwise indicated.
[Amended 11-13-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018; 2-13-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024]
Table I
Lot Area and Dimensional Requirements
District
Regulation
A
B
C
D
Minimum lot area (square feet)
20,000
16,000
12,000
10,000
Maximum building area of lot
25%
30%
30%
35%
Maximum building height
  Principal1
    Peaked roof
35
35
35
35
    Flat roof
25
25
25
25
  Accessory2
    Peaked roof
16
16
16
16
    Flat roof
11
11
11
11
Minimum yards of principal buildings
  Front yard
35
30
30
25
  Rear yard
20
20
20
20
  Side yard
  (each)
20
20
20
20
Minimum street frontage
100
100
90
85
Minimum livable floor area (square feet)
  Total
1,800
1,800
1,600
1,600
  Ground story
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Accessory structures and buildings
As specified in § 175-23
Maximum gross floor area - floor area ratio
As specified in Table II
Maximum nonvegetative surface area
As specified in Table III
NOTES:
1Subject also to two-and-a-half-story limit and height setback ratio. See Table IV.
2Subject also to one-and-a-half-story limit and height setback ratio. See Table IV.
Table II
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Maximum Gross Floor Area (GFA)
District
Lot size
(square feet)
Maximum FAR
Maximum GFA
(square feet)
A
Up to 35,000
0.29
8,000
35,000 and above
0.29
9,000
B
Up to 25,000
0.32
7,000
25,000 and above
0.30
8,000
C
Up to 20,000
0.33
6,000
20,000 and above
0.33
7,000
D
Up to 10,000
0.34
3,400
10,000 and above
0.34
5,000
Table III
Maximum Nonvegetative Surface Area
IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS, Not more than the following yard percentages shall be covered by nonvegetative surface:
Front Yards Of Interior Lots
Rear Yards
Front Yards of Corner Lots
Combined rear & side Yards, of Corner Lots
25%
40%
Not to exceed 25% In 1 front yard and not to Exceed 20% in all front yards
50%
Table IV
Height Setback Ratio (HSR)
In all zoning districts the HSR shall not exceed:
Type of Yard
HSR
Front
0.8 to 1
Rear
1.0 to 1
(See example in Appendix No. 2.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix No. 2 is included as an attachment to of this chapter.
B. 
Interpretation and application of provisions. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and as not interfering with, abrogating or annulling any easements, covenants or other agreements between parties; provided, however, that where this chapter imposes a greater restriction or limitation upon the use of buildings, premises or lots or upon the height and size of buildings or requires larger yards or other open spaces than are imposed or required by existing provisions of law or ordinances or by easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
[Amended 12-13-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A. 
A principal building shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories in height.
B. 
An accessory building shall not exceed 1 1/2 half stories in height.
C. 
A basement shall be counted as a story.
D. 
The highest point of a principal building having a peaked roof shall not exceed 35 feet above mean ground level measured along the foundation of the building, and shall not exceed 40 feet above the mean ground level measured on one side of the building.
[Amended 11-13-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
E. 
The highest point of an accessory building having a peaked roof shall not exceed 16 feet above mean ground level measured along the foundation of the building.
F. 
Chimneys may extend no more than three feet above the highest point of the roof.
G. 
That portion of a principal building over space in a basement or cellar that is designed for use as a garage shall not exceed 1 1/2 stories in height.
[Added 5-11-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]