In an A Residence 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 following purposes, and for no other:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Municipal recreational use.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the above-permitted uses, including a private garage, are permitted. This shall be understood to include the professional office or studio of a doctor, dentist, masseur, teacher, artist, architect, real estate broker, engineer, musician or lawyer, or rooms used for home occupations such as dressmaking, millinery or similar handicrafts, and other similar uses that may be authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided that the office, studio or occupational room is located in the dwelling in which the practitioner resides, and provided further that no goods are publicly displayed on the premises. In any event, no more than one employee may be permitted at an accessory use.
[Added 8-10-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]
A. 
No tennis or sports court may be constructed, maintained or used on any lot or premises except as an accessory use to a single-family residence located on the same lot or premises within the Village, and except upon the grant of a special exception permit by the Board of Zoning Appeals. In passing on the special exception application, the Board shall determine whether any aspect of the proposed court or the use of it will have an unreasonably adverse impact on the character of the surrounding area, and the value, use and enjoyment of neighboring properties. In addition to any requirements, an application for such a special exception permit shall be accompanied by plot, site and construction plans showing location, dimensions, drainage, design, fencing, and landscaping, all as required by the Building Inspector.
B. 
No tennis or sports court may be constructed or maintained in the front yard, nor within 30 feet of a rear property line or within 30 feet of a side property line.
C. 
All tennis and sports courts shall be enclosed with permanent fencing, of a type and design approved by the Building Inspector, sufficient to prevent ball or other implements or equipment used at such location from leaving the premises or immediate area of such court.
D. 
No tennis or sports court shall be constructed or maintained so as to permit any drainage of water to flow onto adjacent property or a public right-of-way.
E. 
No covering of any type shall be erected or maintained over any tennis or sports court.
F. 
No tennis or sports court shall have lighting as to illuminate the court from dusk to dawn.
[Added 6-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016; amended 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
A. 
Accessory structures, exclusive of a private garage, shall not include the erection or maintenance hereafter of any structure other than one erected on the ground and not exceeding 80 square feet of ground area and eight feet in height maximum and two feet from the side and rear property line and located in the rear yard, unless authorized as a special exception by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
B. 
Storage sheds, not exceeding 80 square feet of ground area and eight feet in height maximum and two feet from the side and rear property line and located in the rear yard, shall not have the yard area occupied calculated in lot coverage. The yard area occupied by such accessory structure shall, however, be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built upon when exceeding 80 square feet.
C. 
Trellis, not exceeding 80 square feet of ground area and eight feet in height maximum and two feet from the side and rear property line and located in the rear yard, shall not have the yard area occupied calculated in lot coverage. The yard area occupied by such accessory structure shall, however, be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built upon, when exceeding 80 square feet.
Such signs which are authorized under the provisions of Article X are permitted.
No excavations for purposes other than the construction of a driveway, walk, a permitted wall or building or part thereof or accessory thereto, or to remove topsoil from one part of the lands of an owner to another part of the same premises when such removal is necessary as an accessory use, or any excavation of a similar character, shall be made unless approved by the Building Department.
[Added 10-10-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006; amended 11-9-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009]
For all lots upon which any proposed grade change is in excess of two feet, where the total area of the lot containing the proposed work is in excess of 100 square feet and where the grade is permitted to be increased up to two feet, the grade shall not be permitted to be increased to within 10 feet of the front, side and rear property lines. No person, firm, or corporation or entity shall alter the grade of any parcel of land without first having obtained the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Special uses, when approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article XIII, are permitted.
[Amended 10-14-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; 8-10-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 6-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016; 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
A. 
In the case of a single-family dwelling, no building shall be greater in height than 2 1/2 stories, with a maximum height of 26 feet to peak for properties west of the street center line southbound of the west side of The Plaza and west of Acapulco Street north of Atlantic Boulevard and 28 feet to peak for properties east of the street center line southbound of the west side of The Plaza and the east side of Acapulco Street north of Atlantic Boulevard.
B. 
Roof slopes less than four feet vertically for every 12 feet horizontally shall have a maximum height of 22 feet to peak, including parapet walls for properties west of the street center line southbound of the west side of The Plaza and the west side of Acapulco Street north of Atlantic Boulevard and 24 feet to peak, including parapet walls for properties east of the street center line southbound of the west side of The Plaza and the east side of Acapulco Street, north of Atlantic Boulevard.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
The lot coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area, except the lot coverage area for oversized lots shall be controlled by Article XV, § 250-129, of this chapter.
A. 
The required front yard depth shall be the same as the average front yard depth of the existing buildings within 200 feet on each side of the lot and within the same block in the same use district or, if there are less than two existing buildings on the same side of the street, the average front yard depth of existing buildings within 200 feet on each side directly opposite the lot in the same use district. In any case, no front yard shall be required to have a depth greater than 40 feet.
B. 
In case of a corner lot, a front yard shall be required on each street, and, notwithstanding the foregoing, each front yard shall be not less than 25 feet, provided that, if at the effective date of this chapter any corner lot is held in single and separate ownership having a width of less than 55 feet, the depth of the front yard on one side of the lot may be decreased when authorized as a special exception by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
C. 
Where a building is not controlled by Subsection A above, there shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet back of the street line.
[Amended 1-14-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008; 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
A. 
In case of a single-family dwelling with 50 feet or less of frontage where the existing aggregate widths of which are 14 feet and the existing side yard is four feet, any additions shall be permitted to maintain the same aggregate width and side yard setback. This shall include any vacant lots or when the entire structure is removed and replaced.
B. 
In case of a single-family dwelling with 51 feet or more of frontage where the existing aggregate widths of which are 15 feet and the existing side yard is five feet, any additions shall be permitted to maintain the same aggregate width and side yard setback. This shall include any vacant lots or when the entire structure is removed and replaced.
C. 
In the case of oversized lots, the minimum side yards shall be as set forth in Article XV, § 250-129, of this chapter.
D. 
In the case of any building other than a single-family dwelling or a building accessory thereto, there shall be two side yards. The width of each of the two side yards shall be at least 20 feet, except that if such building is over 40 feet high, this width shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof by which the building exceeds 40 feet.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet, provided that, if at the time this chapter becomes effective any lot is held in single and separate ownership with a depth of less than 100 feet, the required depth of the rear yard may be diminished by three inches for each foot of difference between 100 feet and the depth of the plot, but in no case shall the depth of the rear yard be less than 15 feet.
A. 
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
(1) 
Cornices, eaves, gutters, chimneys or bay windows projecting not more than 24 inches.
(2) 
One-story open porches and terraces not exceeding freeboard elevation and projecting not more than six feet into a front yard. Roofs over porches and terraces shall be permitted, providing they are pitched and not accessible as decks from any stories above.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
(3) 
One-story enclosed front vestibules not greater than six feet wide and five feet deep.
(4) 
One-story additions to the main dwelling projecting into one of the required side yards, provided that the area of encroachment shall be used for garage purposes only, and provided further that neither side yard shall be less than five feet wide, and provided further that the aggregate widths of the two side yards shall be at least 12 feet.
(5) 
One-story additions to the main dwelling encroaching into the required rear yard, provided that the area of encroachment is not in excess of 240 square feet, and provided further that the rear yard shall not be diminished thereby to a depth of less than 15 feet.
(6) 
One-story additions to the exterior of the main dwelling containing only an aboveground fuel-oil storage tank used for heating the premises upon which installation is made, projecting into one of the required side yards, provided that said side yard shall not be diminished thereby to a width of less than two feet.
(7) 
HVAC equipment shall be permitted in one of the required side yards, provided that said side yard shall not be diminished thereby to a width of less than five feet or as permitted by a notarized release form.[1]
[Added 8-8-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005; amended 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said release form is on file in the Village offices.
(8) 
Generators (permanent or portable) shall be permitted in one of the required side yards or rear yard, provided that said side yard shall not be diminished thereby to a width of less than five feet and the rear yard shall not be diminished thereby to a distance less than five feet from the rear property line in Residence A Districts.
[Added 11-14-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011; amended 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
(9) 
Stairs no greater than four feet in width and secondary landings no greater than four feet by four feet projecting into the front yard setback shall be permitted, shall not count towards lot coverage.
[Added 6-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
B. 
In any case where the Board of Zoning Appeals has diminished a required yard by a variance or special exception, none of the foregoing encroachments shall be permitted encroachments in such diminished yard unless specifically authorized by the Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 250-26, Fences, was repealed 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021.
A. 
Accessory garage may not exceed 440 square feet and occupy more than 40% of the required area of the rear yard up to a maximum height of 12 feet. The yard area occupied by such accessory garage shall, however, be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built upon. No accessory garage shall be nearer to any front property line than 45 feet and must be at least two feet from the rear and side property lines, except that accessory garages may have a party wall. No accessory garage may be located nearer to the front property line than the main building which it tends and must be not less than five feet from any side line, providing there is compliance with § 250-125A(12), Accessory parking.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
B. 
In the case of a corner lot, an accessory building shall not be less than two feet from the rear and side property lines, except in the case of an accessory private garage. which may be located not nearer to the front property line than the main building which it tends and must be not less than five feet from any side line, but must in any other event and in all other respects conform to Subsection A of this section.
C. 
No accessory building shall be erected on any lot until either the residence thereon shall have been erected and a certificate of occupancy issued or plans for the residence thereon shall have been filed with the Village Building Department, a building permit therefor is issued and the construction thereof actually commenced. If the construction of the residence is not completed within 12 months after its commencement and a certificate of occupancy issued within said 12 months, or subsequent building permit extensions have expired, any accessory building shall be removed.
[Added 8-10-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
No dwelling or other building shall be constructed on a lot unless it contains an area of not less than 6,000 square feet and has a minimum width of 55 feet at the front setback line and either has a minimum width of 55 feet from and on the street line to the front setback line or is a lot designated on a plat heretofore or hereafter duly filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau. The foregoing provision shall not apply to the construction of accessory uses, dwelling additions or building additions on a lot. The minimum lot or plot width and area and frontage regulations herein set forth shall not apply to any lot or plot having an area and/or width and/or frontage of less than that prescribed herein, provided that such lot or plot has an area of at least 4,000 square feet and was under different ownership from that of any adjoining land on October 25, 1957, and provided further that such lot or plot and any adjoining land did not come into common ownership since that date.