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Town of Rotterdam, NY
Schenectady County
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[Added 5-26-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993]
The following regulations shall apply to all RA Districts.
The following principal uses are permitted as of right in the RA District:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and community houses.
C. 
Public and private schools.
D. 
Firehouses.
E. 
Public parks, playgrounds and other municipal recreational uses.
F. 
Public libraries and museums.
[Amended 11-24-1999 by L.L. No. 17-1999]
The following special uses may be permitted or denied subject to special use review under Article XIX of this chapter:
A. 
Golf courses and accessory facilities.
B. 
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles driver training classes operated by a nonprofit or municipal corporation.
C. 
Care homes.
D. 
Temporary accessory home-care units per Article IV, § 270-15.2.
E. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
Accessory uses in the RA District shall be limited to the following:
A. 
Private garages with no more than three stalls for the parking or storage of private automobiles subject to the provisions contained in Article XVIII.
B. 
Private swimming pools, tennis courts and other private recreational facilities for the use of residents and not run for gain.
C. 
Permitted home occupations.
D. 
Accessory parking and loading.
E. 
Buildings for lawn care, gardening or maintenance of residential property.
F. 
Fallout shelters.
G. 
Dish antennas and permitted accessory towers.
H. 
Raising of chicken hens, provided that such accessory use is accessory to a single-family dwelling principal use and is in compliance with § 270-15.4.
[Added 11-9-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
The maximum building height shall be three stories, not exceeding 40 feet for residential principal uses.
[Amended 11-24-1999 by L.L. No. 17-1999]
The required minimum lot area shall be not less than 1/2 acre, with a front property line minimum of 100 feet.
Lot coverage shall not exceed 40% percent.
A. 
Front yard depth shall be 25 feet.
B. 
Side yard width shall be not less than 10 feet.
C. 
Rear yard depth shall be not less than 25 feet, except that a detached garage may be built five feet from the rear and side property lines.
Off-street parking requirements applicable in the RA District are set forth in § 270-149 of this chapter.
For additional regulations relative to specific uses, see Article XVIII.