The provisions of this article shall apply in
a Residence C District.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in
this article and for no other:
A. All permitted uses set forth in Article
II applicable to R-AAA Districts and Article
III applicable to R-AA Districts.
B. Two-family detached dwelling.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this article when authorized by the Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Article
XXIV and for no other:
A. All conditional uses set forth in Article
III applicable to R-AA Districts and Article
IV applicable to R-A Districts.
B. Greenhouse, provided that it is maintained as an accessory
use by the owner and not a gainful business.
C. Philanthropic or eleemosynary uses or institutions
other than correctional institutions.
D. Nursing home licensed by the Nassau County Department
of Health.
E. Retail food use as defined in §
70-231, conforming to the following:
[Added 8-2-2011 by L.L. No. 12-2011; amended 3-20-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018]
(1) The
establishment is situated on a thoroughfare with four or more travel
lanes; and
(a) Vehicular access to the establishment shall only be from the thoroughfare.
(b) The lot shall be no less than 1.5 acres in area.
(c) The lot shall have a minimum depth of 300 feet from the thoroughfare
to the rear property line.
(2) The
gross floor area shall be no greater than 4,000 square feet;
(3) There
shall be no tables or chairs for the on-premises consumption of food;
(4) There
shall be no drive-through service windows; and
(5) There shall be a landscaped buffer required in conformance with the standards of §§
70-203G and
H.
[Amended 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
A. No single-family dwelling shall be constructed on
a lot containing an area of less than 5,000 square feet.
B. No two-family dwelling shall be constructed on a lot
containing an area of less than 10,000 square feet.
C. Other main buildings permitted as set forth in §
70-44 and not used for residence purposes shall require a minimum lot area of 6,000 square feet.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
A. No single-family dwelling shall be constructed on
a lot unless it has a minimum lot width of 40 feet at the required
front setback line. A minimum lot width of 35 feet shall be maintained
at all points between the property line at the street and the front
setback line.
B. No two-family dwelling shall be constructed on a lot
unless it has a minimum lot width of 80 feet at the required front
setback line. A minimum lot width of 50 feet shall be maintained at
all points between the property line at the street and the front setback
line.
C. No other main building permitted as set forth in §
70-44 and not used for residence purposes shall be constructed on a lot unless it has a minimum lot width of 50 feet.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
The lot coverage shall not exceed 35% of the
lot area.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999; 3-11-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
A. No single-family dwelling shall be erected unless
it has a habitable floor area of at least 900 square feet. No two-family
dwelling shall be erected unless it has a habitable floor area of
at least 900 square feet for each family.
B. The gross floor area shall not exceed 50% of the lot
area.
C. The gross floor area (residential) on a lot shall
not exceed 2,800 square feet.
[Amended 8-5-2021 by L.L. No. 16-2021]
(1) For lots greater than 6,000 square feet, development exceeding 2,800 square feet of gross floor area (residential) shall comply with the regulations of Article
V, R-B.
D. In no case shall the limitations of this section prohibit
a dwelling of less than 2,250 square feet on a lot held in single
and separate ownership as of December 31, 1999, so long as the building
conforms to all other restrictions of this chapter.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
For single-family dwellings there shall be a
rear yard, the depth of which shall be not less than 15 feet. For
two-family dwellings there shall be a rear yard, the depth of which
shall be not less than 25 feet. For all other buildings, the depth
of the rear yard shall be not less than 25 feet.
[Added 3-25-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986; amended 3-11-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
Parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in §
70-103.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
All new construction and alterations shall be
contained within the area defined by the required sky exposure planes.
A. There shall be a sky exposure plane projecting inward
from the front and side property lines at a ratio of four feet vertical
to one foot horizontal.
B. At no point may a structure be built higher than four
times the horizontal distance from a lot line.
C. The foregoing requirements for sky exposure plane
shall not apply to alterations to existing single-family dwellings,
provided that:
(1) The existing dwelling has either a valid certificate
of occupancy or a valid certificate of existing use effective as of
December 31, 1999; and
(2) The alteration does not include demolition of more
than 40% of the building's perimeter as it existed on December 31,
1999; and
(3) The maximum height to the ridge does not exceed 30
feet.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
Detached garages, accessory buildings and accessory structures must comply with the requirements of §
70-100.1, Accessory buildings, and §
70-100.2, Accessory structures.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
For all new construction, alterations or landscaping
changes, a front yard may not be covered more than 55% by any impervious
material or paving. Water flow from paved areas must be controlled
to alleviate excessive runoff onto adjacent properties.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
The maximum height to the uppermost eave shall
be 22 feet, as measured from the preexisting average grade at the
perimeter of the building.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
Site lighting must comply with the requirements of §
70-217, Light fixtures.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
For construction of new dwellings or alterations
to existing structures, the floor elevation of new attached garages
may be located no lower than a 4% slope below the adjacent curb elevation.