Uses and structures permitted in the R-1 District
are as follows:
A. Principal uses and structures:
(1) Principal uses and structures permitted in the R-E
District, except use groups 4 and 5.
[Amended 7-12-1993 by L.L. No. 6-1993]
(2) Single-family detached dwellings.
(3) Cluster housing, subject to regulations stipulated in Article
XL and subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board.
(4) Private nonprofit elementary or secondary schools
accredited by the New York State Department of Education.
(5) Public libraries and public museums.
(6) The following uses by special use permit authorized by the Planning Board (see Article
XLVI):
(a)
Barns for storage purposes.
[Amended 1-11-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
B. Accessory uses and structures:
(1) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental
to permitted principal uses.
(2) Private garages or off-street parking spaces (see Article
XXXII), including the parking of not more than one commercial vehicle, provided that the vehicle is used by the occupant of the premises, does not exceed 3/4 ton rated capacity and is stored within a completely enclosed building.
(3) Storage of unoccupied house trailers, utility trailers
or boats owned by the occupant of the premises for his personal use.
(4) Buildings for private horticultural purposes, not
to exceed 500 square feet in floor area, provided that such buildings
are located to the rear of the front setback line and do not occupy
any part of a required side yard.
(5) Private tennis courts and/or private swimming pools, provided that any such facility is located to the rear of the front setback line and does not occupy any part of a required side yard. In the case of any private nonmovable swimming pool, such pool shall comply with applicable provisions of Chapter
232 of the Code of the Town of Hamburg.
(6) Professional residence-offices, when approved by the
Zoning Board of Appeals, provided that:
(a)
Such use shall be located entirely within a
dwelling.
(b)
Such use shall not include the confinement of
any person under care or treatment.
(7) Home occupations, as defined in this chapter. Home
businesses, as defined in this chapter, when reviewed and approved
by the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 11-14-2011 by L.L. No. 11-2011]
(8) Satellite dish antennas, provided that they are of
a dull finish and located as close to the main structure in the rear
yard and as far from property lines as possible.
[Added 1-11-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
(9) Temporary structures, as defined in §
280-342 of this chapter, are permitted for a period of time not to exceed seven consecutive days.
[Added 4-10-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000]
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum lot size
in the R-1 District shall be as specified in this section.
A. Lot area:
[Amended 6-12-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989; 8-4-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
(1) Fifteen thousand square feet where the lot is served
by a public sanitary sewer.
(2) Thirty thousand square feet where a lot is not served
by a public sanitary sewer.
B. Lot width at the building line:
(1) Ninety feet where a lot is served by a public sanitary
sewer.
[Amended 6-12-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
(2) One hundred feet where a lot is not served by a public
sanitary sewer.
C. Lot width at the front lot line: 30 feet.
[Amended 8-4-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
Unless otherwise provided, the maximum permitted
height of buildings in the R-1 District shall be as specified in this
section.
A. Single-family dwelling: 21/2 stories, not to exceed
35 feet.
B. Other principal buildings: as regulated by yard requirements.
C. Accessory buildings: one story, not to exceed 18 feet.
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum yards
and other open spaces in the R-1 District shall be as specified in
this section.
B. Side yards: two required.
(1) Single-family dwellings: The minimum width of any
side yard shall be 10 feet. The total minimum width of both side yards
shall be 25 feet.
(2) Other principal buildings: Except as otherwise provided,
each side yard shall equal 30 feet or a distance equal to the height
of the principal building, whichever is a greater; provided, however,
that when a side yard adjoins a lot in any district other than an
R District, such side yard shall equal 15 feet or a distance equal
to 1/2 the height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
C. Rear yard. Except as otherwise provided, no rear yard
shall have a depth of less than 30 feet or a distance equal to the
height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
D. Open space between principal buildings on a single
lot. No vertical wall of a principal building shall be nearer to a
vertical wall of any other principal building than a distance of 30
feet or a distance equal to the average height of such vertical walls
measured from adjoining finished grade, whichever is greater.
For applicable off-street parking regulations, see Article
XXXII.
For applicable sign regulations, see Article
XXXVI.
For applicable supplemental regulations pertaining to use, height, area or open space, see Articles
XXXVII through
XXXIX.