It is the general purpose and intent of this residential district to provide for areas within the Village of Unadilla where one-, two-, three- and four-family dwelling units with their related facilities can be developed in harmony with one another. In promoting the general purpose of the Zoning Chapter, the specific intent of this article is to:
A. 
Preserve areas within the Village of Unadilla where medium-density residential development can be developed.
B. 
Discourage the development of land uses and facilities which are incompatible with one-, two-, three- and four-family residential development.
Uses permitted by right shall be as follows:
A. 
All uses permitted in R-1 Residential Districts, subject to all restrictions specified therefor.
B. 
One-family dwellings, to include new modular homes, but not including mobile homes except for new double-wide mobile homes which meet the following minimum specifications in addition to those appearing in the definitions for mobile homes.
(1) 
Double-wide mobile home minimum standards:
(a) 
Twenty-four feet by 40 feet.
(b) 
Foundation: 54 inches high.
[1] 
Poured concrete.
[2] 
Ten-inch concrete blocks.
(c) 
Shingle roof with R21 insulation.
[1] 
Five-foot to twelve-foot pitch.
[2] 
Thirty-pound snow load.
(d) 
Two-by-six-inch side walls with six-inch insulation.
(e) 
Two-by-ten-inch floor joists with R11 insulation.
(f) 
Vinyl siding with OSB sheathing.
(g) 
Thermopane windows with house-type molding with outside window trim.
(h) 
One-hundred-amp electric service.
(i) 
One-half-inch residential sheetrock or vinyl-covered sheetrock interior.
(j) 
Six-panel interior doors.
(k) 
No exterior, aboveground fuel oil tank.
(2) 
Each double-wide mobile home proposed to be placed upon a lot within the Village of Unadilla shall be inspected on the lot site by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for compliance with the above standards prior to being assembled.
C. 
Two-family dwelling units.
D. 
Accessory uses and structures to any permitted use. (See § 159-81 for private swimming pool regulations.)
A. 
The following uses are subject to the approval and issuance of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals (See § 159-105C.):
(1) 
Three- and four-family dwellings.
(2) 
Home occupations.
(3) 
Public and semipublic uses.
(4) 
Electrical substations and public utility structures.
(5) 
Nursing homes, hospitals, medical health centers, adult homes.
(6) 
Nursery schools, day-care centers, family day-care homes.
(7) 
Boarding- and rooming houses providing accommodations for not more than two nontransient roomers.
(8) 
Alternative energy systems and equipment.
(9) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishment.
B. 
Other uses upon the finding by the Zoning Board of Appeals, with consultation with the Planning Board as needed, that such use is of the same general character as the uses permitted and which will not be detrimental to current uses within the district.
[Added 2-21-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
The following regulations apply to all uses permitted by right or special permit:
A. 
Minimum lot requirements shall be as follows:
Dwelling
Type
1-Family
2-Family
3-Family or Other Permitted Use
Lot size (square feet)
12,000
15,000
20,000
Frontage (feet)
75
90
100
Front yard (feet)
30
30
30
Rear yard (feet)
30
30
30
Side yard (feet)
15
15
20
B. 
Whenever a use is established by special permit as an accessory use to a dwelling, the minimum lot requirements for the principal and accessory use shall be the same as that required for the dwelling alone.
C. 
Increasing front yard depth. Front yard depth along collector and arterial roads shall be increased to 50 feet, except where existing development occurred prior to the enactment of the Zoning Chapter. In these cases, the average front yard depth may be the average front yard depth for 250 feet on both sides of the proposed use along the contiguous street line.
D. 
Increasing side yard depth. On a corner lot, the minimum side yard requirement shall increase to 25 feet for the side yard between the street line and the building line on the street side.
E. 
Lot coverage. No more than 30% of the lot may be covered by buildings, including garages and accessory buildings.
F. 
Garages, accessory buildings and parking areas. Garages, accessory buildings and parking areas must be built according to the following requirements:
(1) 
Attached garages must meet setback and yard requirements listed above for principal buildings.
(2) 
Detached garages, accessory buildings and parking areas must be located behind the front yard line, have a minimum side yard depth of 10 feet and a minimum rear yard depth of 10 feet.
G. 
Building or structure height. No building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of 35 feet, except upon approval of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals. (See § 159-74 for exceptions.)
H. 
Minimum floor area. See § 159-82.
I. 
Walls, fences, hedges and screening. The yard requirements of these regulations shall not apply to any retaining wall nor to any fence, wall or hedge to be erected along the lot lines in conformance with this chapter. Such fence, wall, hedge or screening shall not exceed eight feet in height. (See §§ 159-76 and 159-77 for further regulations.) When fences are along property lines within 15 feet of an adjacent property residence, these fences shall not exceed four feet in height.