[Amended 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
In the Residence R-7 District, the following
regulations shall apply.
[Amended 9-27-1994 by L.L. No. 13-1994]
A. No building may be erected, altered or used and no
lot or premises may be used except for one of the following principal
uses:
(1) Detached single-family residence.
(3) Religious use, with the permission of the Board of
Trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Educational use, with the permission of the Board
of Trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Public library, nonprofit public art gallery, nonprofit
public museum, municipal meeting hall, village offices, municipal
firehouse and municipal recreational use.
(6) With the permission of the Board of Trustees, public
utility company electric substations with transformers, regulators,
switchgear, usual accessories and protective fencing, provided that
the Board of Trustees may require such protective and decorative measures
as may be appropriate, including screening and landscaping with trees,
shrubs and similar plantings, and such other conditions as may be
required to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
B. The principal uses in Subsection
A may be accompanied by one or more of the following accessory uses:
(1) Greenhouse, provided that it is not used for the growing
of trees, shrubs, vegetables, plants or flowers for sale, and provided
that there is no display of products and no advertising, and provided
that any detached greenhouse conforms to all requirements in respect
to an accessory building and that any heating plant accompanying such
facility is located not less than 10 feet from the side and rear lines
of the lot.
(2) Home occupation, as defined in this Code.
[Amended 3-25-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
(4) Accessory parking, accessory private garage and/or
outdoor garden storage shed, provided that all accessory detached
structures conform to all required setbacks from side and rear lot
lines, and further provided that detached accessory buildings not
be used for either residence or business purposes.
[Amended 9-22-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986; 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
A. No building shall hereafter be constructed on a lot
having an area of less than 7,000 square feet or having a street frontage
of less than 35 feet.
B. A minimum lot width of 60 feet shall be maintained
from the front yard line on an interior lot or from the front yard
line along the lesser of the two street lines on a corner lot as far
as a line drawn parallel to said street line at a distance of 100
feet therefrom or 30 feet beyond that point of construction of the
principal building that is located farthest from such street line,
whichever distance is greater.
[Amended 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
A. The building area shall not exceed 25% of the lot
area. In the case of any lot held in single and separate ownership
at the effective date of this amendment and having an area of 5,500
square feet or less, the building area shall not exceed 35% of the
lot area.
B. The floor area ratio on any lot shall not exceed 0.40.
[Amended 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
A. Front yard. Except as set forth hereinafter, there
shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall not be less than 25
feet.
(1) In that portion of the Residence R-7 District which
is designated as R-7C on the Zoning Map, the minimum depth of the required front yard shall be
20 feet.
(2) In no case shall the minimum required depth of a front
yard be less than the average setback within 200 feet of the proposed
structure or building.
[Amended 8-8-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988]
B. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of
which shall not be less than 25 feet plus 1/2 of the depth of the
lot in excess of 100 feet. Where the depth is less than 100 feet,
six inches may be deducted from the required depth of the rear yard
for each foot in depth such lot shall lack of said 100 feet, but the
depth of such rear yard shall in no case be reduced thereby to less
than 15 feet.
C. Side yards.
(1) Any building other than a dwelling shall have two
side yards, each having a minimum width of 15 feet.
(2) In the case of any dwelling, except as set forth hereinafter,
there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building,
the aggregate width of which shall be at least 24 feet. Neither side
yard shall be less than 10 feet wide; provided, however, that in a
case of a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective
date of this chapter and of a width less than 50 feet, six inches
may be deducted from the required aggregate width of the side yards
for each foot in width such lot shall lack of said 50 feet, but no
side yard shall be less than five feet wide.
(3) In that portion of the Residence R-7 District which
is designated as R-7C on the Zoning Map, in the case of a dwelling,
the aggregate width of the two required side yards shall be at least
18 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than eight feet wide.
[Amended 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
A. Except as set forth hereinafter, no dwelling shall
exceed a height of 2 1/2 stories or 30 feet. Any dwelling with
a height greater than 30 feet on the effective date of this amendment
shall be considered in conformance therewith.
B. Buildings other than dwellings shall not exceed a
height of three stories or 30 feet.
In the case of a corner lot, a building shall
be required to comply with the front yard restrictions on all street
fronts. The depth of yard from the other street lines shall be 15%
of the width of the lot but need not be more than 10 feet.
[Amended 2-8-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988; 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
No single-family detached dwelling shall hereafter
be erected unless it shall have a minimum floor area of 1,500 square
feet. For the purpose of this section, the term "floor area" shall
be that area enclosed within the outside walls of the principal building,
excluding cellar, basement, attic, unenclosed porches, terraces and
steps, garages and rooms for heating and ventilating equipment. To
qualify as floor area for the purposes of this section, the second
or attic floor shall have or permit a structural headroom of at least
seven feet six inches in respect of so much of the floor area as shall
be deemed so qualified, and full flooring shall be laid thereon, and
such floor area to so qualify shall also have access from the floor
below by a permanent built-in stairway.
Whenever an existing residence on a lot affected by this Article of this Chapter
203, Zoning, shall be destroyed by fire, storm, flood or other act of God to the extent that 50% or more of said residence shall be destroyed, then and in such event such residence may be reconstructed to no greater bulk nor floor area than that which existed at the time of the destruction of said residence or as is now permitted by this chapter, whichever is greater; provided, however, that such residence shall have been in conformity with all the provisions of this Article as of 12:00 midnight of the day prior to the adoption of this section. If such residence shall not have been in conformity with all of the provisions of this Article as of 12:00 midnight of the day prior to the adoption of this section, then and in such event this section shall have no application thereto.