The Single-Family Residential Districts — SFR
are established to provide for the development of residential neighborhoods
occupied primarily by single-family residences. It is contemplated
that all residences in these districts shall be served by public water
supply and public sewage disposal facilities.
In Single-Family Residential Districts — SFR,
no building or other structure or land shall be used and no building
or other structure shall be built, altered or erected for any purpose
other than that of:
A.
A one-family dwelling, including the following accessory
uses and buildings:
(1)
Accessory use of buildings as defined herein.
(2)
Keeping of not more than two transient roomers or
boarders.
(3)
Motor vehicles. All motor vehicles which remain unregistered
for a period of seven successive months or longer shall be stored
within an enclosed structure.
(4)
Outdoor storage of not more than one each of the following:
cargo trailer, camper, travel trailer owned for personal use by a
resident on the premises and not more than two registered boats and
boat trailers owned for personal use by a resident on the premises.
(5)
Parking garage or open parking for operative passenger
vehicles of persons visiting or residing on the premises.
(6)
Playhouse, toolhouse, garden house, cabana or bathhouse.
(7)
Private swimming pool not operated for gain.
(8)
All fences, walls, hedges or facsimiles less than
six feet in height and 2 1/2 feet in width. Fences, walls, hedges
or facsimiles which are six feet in height or less which may result
in traffic safety, site hazard or other similar public safety or health
hazards may also be required by the Village to file for special permit
consideration.
[Added 5-10-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993;
amended 9-15-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
B.
Home occupations as defined herein.
The following uses are prohibited:
A.
Area per dwelling unit and lot dimensions. The minimum
land area of lot size per dwelling shall be 15,000 square feet and
the minimum width of the lot at the front property line shall be one
100 feet. However, this shall not apply to prevent the construction
of a one-family dwelling on a lot existing prior to the date of enactment
and not adjoined at the side by other unoccupied land in the same
ownership having an area of not less than 7,500 square feet and a
width at the front property line of not less than 50 feet.
B.
Front yards.
(1)
No building or part of a building other than steps,
open porches, eaves and cornices and similar fixtures shall extend
nearer the front street right-of-way line than the average distance
of setback of the nearest main building within 100 feet on each side
of said building and fronting on the same side of the street. When
only one building exists on the same side of the street with the building
to be erected and within 100 feet thereof, the building setback from
the front street right-of-way lines shall not be less than the average
between the setback of the existing building and 30 feet. When no
building exists on the same side of the street with the building to
be erected and within 100 feet thereof, the setback at the front shall
be 30 feet from the center right-of-way line of the street.
(2)
However, the above shall not apply to require placing
a building more than 10 feet of the front main wall of an existing
adjacent building within 100 feet thereof.
C.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard with a depth
of not less than 25 feet. When a building or property extends through
a block from street to street, the front yard requirements shall be
observed on both streets.
D.
Side yards.
(1)
There shall be two side yards with a total width of
not less than 30 feet, except that for each foot of a lot existing
at the time of this enactment that is less than 100 feet wide at the
front building line, the total width of the two side yards may be
reduced by six inches to a total width of not less than 20 feet. For
a nonresidential building other than a garage or other accessory building,
there shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than
60 feet, and for each foot the height of such building exceeds 35
feet the total width of the two side yards shall be increased by four
feet.
(2)
In either case, the width of the narrower of the two
side yards shall not be less than 1/3 of the total width of the two
side yards.
E.
Corner lots. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be determined as provided in Subsection B above. The minimum width of the lot at the property line parallel to the street considered to be the front street shall be 110 feet.
F.
Height restrictions. The maximum building height shall
be 30 feet.
[Added 7-26-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994]
A.
No detached private garage or other accessory building
shall be placed closer to a side or rear property line than 10 feet,
and for each foot the height of such building exceeds 15 feet, the
offset from the rear and side property line shall be increased by
one foot. No detached garage or other accessory building shall be
placed closer to a rear building line than 10 feet or closer to a
side street property line than 55 feet or 1/2 the width of the lot,
whichever is the lesser.
B.
No garage or other accessory building shall be used
as a dwelling.
Temporary permits may be issued by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer for a period not exceeding six months for nonconforming
uses incidental to housing and construction projects, including such
structures and uses as storage of building materials and machinery,
the processing of building materials and a real estate office located
on the tract being offered for sale, provided that such permits are
conditioned upon agreement by the owner or operator to remove the
structure or structures or use upon expiration of the permit. Such
permits may be renewed upon application to the Zoning Enforcement
Officer for successive additional periods of six months.
A.
After public notice and hearing under conditions set
forth below and elsewhere in this chapter, the Planning Board may
authorize the issuance of a special permit for any of the following
buildings and uses:
(1)
Bus passenger shelter.
(2)
Church or other place of worship, together with its
usual accessory facilities, including parish houses.
(3)
Educational institutions.
(4)
Electric substation, gas district governor station,
telephone exchange or other public utility building, structure or
use, except a business office, storage yard, repair shop or facilities
for the manufacture or storage of illuminating gas.
(5)
Schools, primary and secondary.
B.
To assist the Planning Board in its determination,
application for a permit under this section shall be accompanied by
plans and other descriptive matter sufficient to clearly portray the
intentions of the applicant, and such plans and other descriptive
matter shall become a part of the record.
A.
The following are permitted:
B.
Use of mechanically moving, flashing or self-illuminating
signs shall not be permitted, although floodlights and other external
lighting fixtures to be used in the illumination of signs shall be
permitted if so located and/or shielded so as not to interfere with
the enjoyment of residential use or detract from the safety of motorists.
C.
Nonconforming signs. Any nonconforming sign existing
in a Single-Family Residential District — SFR at the time of
the adoption of this chapter shall only be replaced by a sign conforming
to the regulation above.
[Added 9-15-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
All fences requiring periodic maintenance shall
be set back a minimum of two feet from a property line to provide
adequate area for maintenance.
