[Amended 4-8-1997]
In a Residence B District, no building, structure
or premises shall be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof
or other structure shall be so erected or altered, except for one
of the purposes which are permitted in a Residence AAA District.
Shall be the same as those permitted in a Residence
AAA District when authorized by a special permit from the Town Board
after a public hearing, and no other.
[Added 7-13-1999]
The uses permitted by special permit from the
Planning Board after a public hearing shall be the same as those permitted
in a Residence AAA District when authorized by special permit from
the Planning Board after a public hearing, and no other.
Shall be the same as those permitted in a Residence
AAA District when authorized as a special exception by the Board of
Appeals, and no other.
No accessory use and structure shall be permitted
in a Residence B District except those which are permitted in a Residence
AAA District.
[Added 4-8-1997; amended 12-12-2006; 5-21-2013; 2-28-2017]
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited, including,
but not limited to, the following:
C. It shall be unlawful to park or allow to be parked, overnight from
9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., any unregistered vehicles, commercial equipment,
or all-terrain vehicle in the right-of-way of any Town roadway.
D. It shall be unlawful to place or allow to be placed portable storage
units on occupied residential property, except for a period not to
exceed three months, subject to obtaining a permit from the Building
Division. No more than one renewal of said permit shall be permitted.
E. It shall be unlawful to mechanically test any unregistered vehicles,
commercial equipment or all-terrain vehicles in the right-of-way of
any Town roadway.
[Amended 10-6-1987; 1-14-2003]
The percentage of lot occupancy and floor area
ratio regulations shall be the same as those in the Residence AAA
District.
The minimum living area requirements shall be
the same as those in the Residence AAA District.
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
A. Cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not
more than 24 inches.
B. Bay windows and fireplaces not wider than six feet
and not projecting more than 24 inches.
C. Open and unroofed entrance platforms or terraces not
more than six feet in width nor more than three feet in height. The
Commissioner of Planning and Development, or the Commissioner's designee,
may vary this requirement upon a showing of necessity to enter the
permitted building from a greater height or distance. Only that height
or distance that is necessary to enter the dwelling from average grade
may be permitted.
[Amended 1-14-2003; 4-5-2005]
D. Unenclosed porches encroaching not more than five
feet from the minimum front yard requirement and not more than three
feet in height as measured from the existing grade of property. This
exemption shall not apply to secondary front yards and nonconforming
uses. In no case shall any unenclosed porch have a depth, at any point,
greater than 10 feet. Depth shall be measured from the furthest point
of the front line of the main dwelling from the street property line
to the outside face of the porch. Existing entrances where a roof
overhang is added shall be exempt from the maximum height of three
feet. In those instances, the existing height of the entranceway shall
remain.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 1-14-2003; 9-15-2020]
E. Open and unroofed decks encroaching not more than
five feet from the minimum front yard requirement and not more than
three feet in height as measured from the existing grade of property.
This exemption shall not apply to secondary front yards, nonconforming
front yard setbacks and nonconforming uses. In no case shall any open
or unroofed deck have a depth, at any point, greater than 10 feet.
Depth shall be measured from the furthest point of the front line
of the main dwelling from the street property line to the outside
face of the deck.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 1-14-2003]
F. Basement entranceways, covered or uncovered, may extend
up to six feet into any required side and rear yards, provided that
they are connected to the main building and are no higher than 2.5
feet above grade at any point. This exemption shall not apply to front
yards, secondary front yards, nonconforming side or rear yard setbacks
and nonconforming uses.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 9-15-2020]
G. Subsurface emergency escape and rescue openings and
window wells, provided that no portion of same is more than six inches
above grade. These all be permitted up to three feet into any conforming
setback.
[Added 6-12-2007]
(See §§ 68-IIIC, 68-113C and
68-115D of this article.)
[Added 3-24-1992; amended 7-20-2021]
[Added 4-8-1997]
The exterior site improvements and land clearing of property shall be regulated under the Residential AAA District requirements of §
68-59.01 and Article
XXXI of this chapter.