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Town of DeWitt, NY
Onondaga County
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In Residential R-1-A Districts, only the following structures and uses shall be permitted:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Home occupation.
C. 
Residential accessory use.
D. 
Family day-care home.
E. 
Group family day-care home.
The following structures and uses shall be authorized in the R-1-A District upon the issuance of a permit as provided in § 192-122 of this chapter:
A. 
Cemetery, crypt.
B. 
Educational facility.
C. 
Family adult day-care home.
D. 
Government facility.
E. 
Public utility, except for the restrictions imposed on telecommunications by Chapter 172 of the Town Code.
F. 
Religious use.
G. 
Residential care facility.
H. 
Regulation golf course.
I. 
Private stable.
The following structures and uses shall be permitted in the R-1-A District upon the issuance of a specific use permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals as provided in § 192-123 of this chapter:
A. 
Farms.
B. 
Emergency service facility.
C. 
Nursing home.
In Residential R-1-A Districts, all structures and uses shall be subject to the following regulations:
A. 
Minimum lot width.
(1) 
Public sewer and water available: 90 feet.
(2) 
Public water available, no public sewer: 100 feet.
(3) 
No public water or public sewer available: 100 feet.
B. 
Minimum lot area.
(1) 
Public sewer and water available: 13,500 square feet.
(2) 
Public water available, no public sewer: 15,000 square feet.
(3) 
No public water or public sewer available: 20,000 square feet.
C. 
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
D. 
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
E. 
Minimum front yard: Each lot shall have a front yard of 35 feet, except that if there are principal structures fronting on the same street within 300 feet of either or both of the side lines of the lot, the minimum front yard depth shall be equal to the average of the setbacks of the nearest of such structures on each side or to the average of such setback and 50 feet if there is such a structure only on one side, but not less than 25 feet in any case.
F. 
Side yards: Each lot shall have two side yards with a total of not less than 32 feet, neither of which may be less than 12 feet in width.
G. 
Rear yard: Each lot shall have a rear yard not less than 40 feet in depth.
H. 
Height:
(1) 
Dwellings shall not exceed 30 feet in height.
(2) 
Accessory structures shall not exceed 12 feet in height to the eave.
The applicable regulations for specified uses (Article XVI) and requirements applying to all districts (Article XVII) in this chapter shall apply to all uses.