[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 8-18-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
A. Accessory buildings. An accessory building may be
located in any required side or rear setback, but not in a front setback,
provided that:
(1) Such buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
(2) Such buildings shall be set back at least five feet
from any lot line.
(3) All such buildings in the aggregate shall not occupy
more than 30% of the area of the required rear or side yard in which
the structure is to be located.
B. Corner lots.
(1) Obstruction to vision at street intersections. At
all street intersections in all residence districts, no obstructions
to vision exceeding 30 inches in height above the curb height shall
be erected or maintained on any lot within the triangle formed by
the street lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along
such street lines 30 feet distant from their point of intersection.
(2) Rear and side yards. On a corner lot, front yards
are required on both street frontages, and one yard other than the
front yards shall be deemed to be a rear yard, and the other or others
shall be deemed the side yards. The minimum district requirements
for each shall be complied with.
C. Fences, solid walls or other barriers or obstructions
in the front yard.
[Added 8-18-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004; amended 5-23-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006]
(1) No fence, solid wall or other barrier or obstruction,
in excess of four feet, shall be permitted along any front lot line,
or along any line parallel to the front lot line in the front yard
or front setback, in any zoning district, including any residential
zoning district, except as may be required by the Village Board or
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals upon appropriate
application thereto; nor shall any such fence, wall, barrier or obstruction
be permitted in the front yard, regardless of height, if, in the judgment
of the Building Inspector, such fence, wall, barrier or obstruction,
if erected or installed, shall result in a sight obstruction for vehicles
entering or exiting the property on which such fence, wall, barrier
or obstruction is to be installed, or on any adjacent parcel or intersection.
D. Exceptions to requirements.
(1) Permitted obstructions. Cornices or cantilevered roofs
may project not more than two feet into a required yard.
(2) Fences or walls not over six feet in height may be erected anywhere on the lot, except as set forth in Subsections
B and
C above. Fences or walls with a height in excess of six feet, when permitted, shall be further offset from the property line one horizontal foot per vertical inch over six feet.
[Amended 5-23-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006]
(3) Entries and porticos. A roofed-over but unenclosed
projection, in the nature of an entry or portico, not more than eight
feet wide and extending not more than six feet out from the front
wall of the building shall be exempt from the requirements of this
section when the building otherwise complies with the regulations
of this section. In computing the average setback, the presence of
such entries and porticos shall not be considered.
(4) The Building Inspector shall have the discretion and
authority to issue permits for the reconstruction, repair and/or reinstallation
of existing fences and/or walls at heights exceeding those set forth
herein where site conditions so require, provided such fences and/or
walls, as reconstructed, shall not create a sight obstruction or other
safety concern.
[Amended 5-23-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006]
The height limitations shall not apply to:
A. Church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, monuments,
chimneys, smoke stacks, derricks, flagpoles, radio towers, masts and
aerials 15 feet above the ridgeline.
B. Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall
be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purpose
they are intended to serve.
All mechanical equipment necessary to operate
building services, which equipment is located on the roof of a structure,
shall be screened in a manner approved by the Planning Board.