Town of Ulysses, NY Article XIV WH — Waterburg Hamlet Zone

§ 212-83 Purpose.

The purpose of the WH — Waterburg Hamlet Zone is to provide opportunities for village- and hamlet-scale residential development to serve the varied housing needs of the residents while preserving the historical nature of the Town. This zone encourages the redevelopment of the Town's hamlets while providing the Town and the residents of the zone with the ability to assert reasonable controls over development in the designated zone that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the historic nature of the zone, and organized and logical growth.

§ 212-84 Permitted uses.

In the WH — Waterburg Hamlet Zone, no building or structure shall be erected, altered or extended, and no land or building thereof shall be used for any purpose or purposes other than the following:

A. Single-family residences and their accessory buildings.

B. Two-family residences in the same dwelling and their accessory buildings.

§ 212-85 Permitted accessory uses.

Such necessary uses as are customarily incidental to the above uses:

A. Accessory building, subject to Article XXIV § 212-167, Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units.

B. Accessory dwelling units, subject to provisions of Article XX, § 212-128.

C. Bed-and-breakfast establishments.

D. Elder cottages, subject to the provisions of Article XX, § 212-139.5.

E. Family child care.

F. Family adult care.

G. Home occupations.

H. Professional offices where such office is part of the residence building and no more than three persons not residing on the premises are employed.

I. Signs as regulated under Article XX, § 212-122E.

J. Temporary building as defined in Article IV.

K. Vehicle parking, pursuant to the provisions of Article XX, § 212-121.

L. Minor solar collection system subject to the provisions of Article XX, § 212-139.1.

§ 212-86 Uses permitted by site plan review.

The following uses are allowed upon approval of a site plan pursuant to Article III, § 212-19, subject to the standards set forth in Article XX:

A. Adult care centers.

B. Adult group care.

C. Church, mosque, synagogue, temple or other place of worship, convent, rectory, parish houses.

D. Community center.

E. Library, museum.

F. Nursery school.

G. Public and private community parks and preserves.

§ 212-87 Lot area and yard requirements.

A. There shall be no more than one principal building on any lot.

B. Minimum lot area shall be two acres.

C. Minimum lot width at front yard setback shall be 400 feet.

D. Minimum lot depth shall be 200 feet.

E. Minimum front yard setback shall be 50 feet.

F. Minimum side yard setback shall be 30 feet.

G. Minimum rear yard setback shall be 75 feet.

H. Maximum building height for any building or structure shall be 32 feet above average grade measured at the building perimeter.

I. Maximum lot coverage shall be 15% of the lot area.

J. Maximum floor area of a new building shall be 5,000 square feet except accessory dwelling units pursuant to § 212-128.

K. No buildings or other structures, or parking areas, shall be located within 50 feet from a perennial or intermittent stream edge or any wetland as defined by local or federal law and 100 feet for any state designated wetland. See also § 212-124, Standards for buffer areas.