[Amended 12-13-1982 by L.L. No. 5-1982; 6-12-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 7-10-1989 by L.L. No. 9-1989; 5-17-1990 by L.L. No. 4-1990]
In the R-6 District, the following regulations
shall apply.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990; 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:
(1)
One of the following principal uses:
(a)
Detached single-family residence.
(b)
Park.
(c)
Religious use, with the permission of the Board
of Trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(d)
Educational use, with the permission of the
Board of Trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(e)
Public library, nonprofit public art gallery,
nonprofit public museum, municipal meeting hall, village offices,
municipal firehouse and municipal recreational use.
(f)
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.
(2)
The principal uses in Subsection A may be accompanied by one or more of the following accessory uses:
(a)
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.
(b)
Home occupation, as defined in this Code.
[Amended 3-25-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
(d)
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.
B.
Not more than two semidetached single-family dwellings.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
A.
No building shall hereafter be constructed on a lot
having an area less than 7,000 square feet or having a street frontage
less than 35 feet.
B.
A minimum lot width of 50 feet in the case of a detached
single-family dwelling and 70 feet for all other uses 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 is greater.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
No single-family detached or semidetached 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.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
A.
Except as set forth hereinafter, no detached or semidetached
dwelling shall exceed a height of 2 1/2 stories or 30 feet, whichever
is less. Any dwelling with a height greater than 30 feet on 12-10-1990
shall be considered in conformance therewith.
B.
Buildings other than dwellings shall not exceed a
height of three stories or 30 feet, whichever is less.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
A.
The building area shall not exceed 25% of the lot
area.
B.
In the case of any lot held in single and separate
ownership on 12-10-1990 and having an area of 5,500 square feet or
less, the building area shall not exceed 35% of the lot area.
C.
The floor area ratio on any lot shall not exceed zero
and 0.45.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 13-1990]
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. In no case shall the minimum required depth of a front yard
be less than the average setback within 200 feet of each side of the
proposed residence.
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 lot 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 the 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 single-family detached dwelling
shall have two side yards, each having a minimum width of at least
15 feet.
(2)
In the case of a single-family detached 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 the case of a lot held in single
and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter (November
28, 1931) 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.[1]
