[Added 3-17-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
In a Residence F District the following regulations
shall apply.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in
this section, and for no other:
A.
A multiple residence for elderly, handicapped and disabled families, to be owned and operated by a municipal or public corporation organized for such purposes under the laws of the State of New York and conforming to the parking limitations set forth in § 575-155B(2).
B.
A church or other building used exclusively for religious purposes, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 575-170.9 of this chapter; parish house; or parochial school.
[Amended 12-15-2015 by L.L. No. 9-2015]
C.
A regularly organized institution of learning approved
by the State Board of Regents and supported by public funds; a public
library; or public art gallery.
D.
A government or municipal building for the administration
of or service rendered by the Village government.
E.
A municipal park for recreational use.
Certain words in this article are defined for
the purpose thereof as provided in this section:
A family whose head or spouse or whose sole
member has:
A severe, chronic disability which:
Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment,
or a combination of mental and physical impairments;
Is manifested before the person attains age
22;
Is likely to continue indefinitely;
Results in substantial functional limitations
in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care;
receptive and expressive language; learning; mobility; self-direction;
capacity for independent living; and economic self-sufficiency; and
Reflects the person's need for a combination
and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment
or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are
individually planned and coordinated; or
An inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted
or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months; or
Attained the age of 55 and is blind and, by
reason of such blindness, is unable to engage in substantial gainful
activity requiring skills or abilities comparable to those of any
gainful activity in which he has previously engaged with some regularity
and over a substantial period of time.
An apartment where no separate bedroom is provided, the living
and sleeping areas being combined in a single room.
A family whose head or spouse or whose sole member is at
least 62 years of age, and may include two or more elderly, disabled
or handicapped persons living together, or one or more such persons
living with another person who is determined to be essential to his
or her care and well being.
A family whose head or spouse or whose sole
member has a physical or mental impairment which:
A "handicapped family" meeting the requirements of Subsection A above may include two or more elderly, disabled or handicapped persons living together, or one or more such persons living with another person who is determined to be essential to his or her care and well being.
An impairment that results from anatomical, physiological
or psychological abnormalities which are demonstrable by medically
acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques.
A.
No multiple residence shall exceed a maximum height
of 38 feet.
B.
In case of a building other than one used for residential
purposes, no building or part thereof shall exceed three stories with
a maximum height of 31 feet.
C.
The following encroachments above said maximum heights
are hereby permitted:
A.
No multiple residence may be constructed and no existing
building may be converted for use as a multiple residence on a lot
containing an area of less than 40,000 square feet or having a street
frontage of less than 200 feet.
B.
The minimum lot area per dwelling unit may not be
less than 500 square feet for each efficiency dwelling unit and one-bedroom
dwelling unit and 750 square feet for each two-bedroom dwelling unit.
C.
No more than 2% of the dwelling units in the multiple
residence shall have two bedrooms, and none of the dwelling units
shall have more than two bedrooms.
The total building area (coverage), including
accessory structures, may not exceed 40% of the lot area.
Multiple residences shall provide habitable
floor area of not less than 400 square feet per efficiency, not less
than 590 square feet per one-bedroom dwelling and not less than 600
square feet per two-bedroom dwelling.
A.
On an interior lot the minimum front yard depth shall
be 30 feet.
B.
On a corner lot a front yard shall be required on
each public street; the front yard on the narrower street frontage
shall not be less than 30 feet in depth, and the other front yard
shall not be less than 15 feet in depth.
[Amended 2-4-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
A.
On an interior lot a main building shall have two
side yards, neither of which shall be less than 15 feet. If such building
is over 21 feet in height, the width of each side yard shall not be
less than 20 feet.
B.
On a corner lot a building shall have only one side yard. Said side yard shall be on the side adjoining the interior lot opposite the front yard having the greater street frontage. Said side yard shall have a minimum width of 15 feet. If such building is over 21 feet in height, the width of the side yard shall be not less than 20 feet. The remaining yard shall be considered the rear yard and shall conform to the provisions of § 575-235.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which
shall not be less than 30 feet.
A.
The following encroachments into required yards are
hereby permitted:
(1)
Cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys may project
not more than 24 inches into minimum front, side and rear yards.
(2)
Bay windows, not more than eight feet in width and
not more than one story high, may project not more than three feet
into minimum front and side yard.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
(3)
A one-story enclosed vestibule, not more than six
feet in width, may project not more than five feet into a minimum
front yard.
(4)
One-story open porches or terraces, may project not
more than 10 feet into a minimum rear yard.
(5)
An unenclosed and unroofed platform and steps designed
to provide safe access to grade from service entrance doors may project
not more than three feet six inches into a minimum side or rear yard.
The maximum horizontal surface of any encroaching platform shall not
exceed 14 square feet.
B.
In any case where the Board of Appeals has diminished
a required yard by a variance, the foregoing permitted encroachments
shall be reduced to the extent of such diminution.
A.
Accessory buildings, except as otherwise provided
in this article, shall not be over 15 feet in height at their highest
point and shall not occupy more than 40% of the rear yard.
B.
Unless otherwise provided in this article, accessory
buildings or structures shall be located in the rear yard and shall
not be less than 10 feet distant from the main building and not less
than three feet distant from the rear and side lot lines. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Superintendent of Buildings may permit a retaining
wall closer than such distances when, in the judgment of the Superintendent,
adequate arrangements have been made to retain soil on the same lot
in the event of a breach in the retaining wall and otherwise provide
for the safety of persons and structures in the vicinity. A refusal
of such permission by the Superintendent may be appealed to the Board
of Trustees, which shall consider the advice of such licensed engineer
as the Village may, from time to time, appoint for this purpose.
[Amended 11-18-2008 by L.L. No. 9-2008; 7-19-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
C.
Unless otherwise provided in this article, accessory
buildings or structures on corner lots 100 feet or less in depth shall
be located as far as possible from the front property lines.
D.
No accessory buildings or structures, except fences
or retaining walls as hereinabove provided in this article, shall
be erected within 20 feet of a residential building on an adjoining
lot.