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Town of Cazenovia, NY
Madison County
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In Rural A (RA) Districts, only the following structures and uses shall be permitted:
A. 
Dwelling, single-family.
B. 
Dwelling, two-family.
C. 
Farm and farming.
D. 
Home occupation in a principal residential structure (subject to the provisions of § 165-100).
E. 
Residential accessory use.
The following structures and uses shall be permitted in the RA District only upon the issuance of a special use permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals as provided in § 165-114 of this chapter (and, where applicable, site plan approval from the Planning Board):
A. 
Animal day care, kennel or shelter.
B. 
Bed-and-breakfast.
C. 
Cemetery/crypt.
D. 
Educational facility.
E. 
Emergency service facility.
F. 
Family day-care home.
G. 
Government facility.
H. 
Stable, private.
I. 
Golf course/country club.
J. 
Religious use.
K. 
Temporary use (see § 165-94).
L. 
Veterinary practice (animal hospital, animal clinic).
M. 
Low-impact service business.
N. 
Day-care centers.
[Added 11-4-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
In RA Districts, all structures and uses shall be subject to the following dimensional area and yard regulations:
A. 
Minimum street frontage.
(1) 
For permitted residential-based uses, family day care and bed-and-breakfasts: 250 feet (average of 100 feet for conservation subdivision density calculation).
(2) 
For all other uses, mixed uses and for specially permitted uses: 300 feet.
B. 
Minimum lot area: three acres.
C. 
Minimum front yard setback depth: 85 feet from center line of the abutting street or 50 feet from the front property line, whichever is further.
D. 
Minimum rear yard setback depth: 50 feet.
E. 
Minimum/Maximum height.
(1) 
Principal structure: one story (minimum); total of 35 feet maximum overall height.
(2) 
Accessory structure: No accessory structure may exceed 35 feet in height to the highest point of the roof.
F. 
Minimum side yard setback: 25 feet.
G. 
Minimum required open space for building lot: 60%.
H. 
Maximum impervious surface: 20%.
I. 
Maximum residential density: one dwelling unit per three acres. Therefore, two-family dwellings will require a minimum of six acres to maintain density requirements (In all cases, for purposes of calculating density for a conservation subdivision, three acres per unit shall be used.).
A. 
Site plan. The applicable regulations for site plan approvals as set forth in Chapter 133 shall apply to all uses where so determined by that law.
B. 
Accessory structure allowed. A principal use and structure may also have one accessory structure, provided such accessory structure is secondary to the principal use and structure and is commonly considered to be associated with the principal use. Notwithstanding the above, a principal use may also separately have one pool. In addition, such principal use and structure may also have additional accessory structure(s) only upon the issuance of a special use permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals, as provided in § 165-114 of this chapter (and, where applicable, site plan approval from the Planning Board).