In accordance with the recommendations and policies
of the Town Master Plan, this district is intended to promote and
encourage a suitable environment for family living by protecting and
stabilizing the residential character of the Town's established neighborhoods.
The residential character of this district offers a variety of lot
sizes consistent with suburban standards.
In a Residential Low Density RLC District, no
building or premises shall be used, and no building or part of a building
shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed
to be used, in whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
A. Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings not to exceed one
dwelling on each lot.
(3) Buildings, structures and uses owned or operated by
the Town of Brighton for municipal use.
(4) Any accessory use permitted in a Residential RLB District.
B. Conditional uses as follows shall be permitted, subject to approval of the Planning Board in accordance with Chapter
217, Article
II, of these regulations, and subject to the requirements specified below and elsewhere in these regulations, including site plan approval in accordance with Chapter
217, Article
III, of these regulations:
(1) Any conditional use permitted in, and regulated in,
a Residential Low Density RLB District.
(2) Nursing or convalescent homes, subject to the following
special requirements:
(a)
No building or part thereof shall be located
within 100 feet of any street or lot line.
(b)
The sum of all areas covered by principal and
accessory building shall not exceed 20% of the area of the lot. Minimum
lot areas shall be five acres.
(c)
The maximum height shall be 40 feet at grade.
(d)
The entire lot, except for areas covered by
buildings, parking or loading areas, shall be suitably landscaped
and properly maintained.
C. Home occupations. The same regulations as in Residential
RLB District shall apply.
[Amended 4-13-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]
All uses shall be subject to all applicable off-street parking and loading requirements set forth in Chapter
205, Articles
II and
III, of these regulations. In addition, the following off-street parking and loading standards shall apply:
A. For nursing and convalescent homes, no parking or
loading shall be located within 100 feet of any street or lot line.
B. For private golf courses, no parking or loading area
shall be located within 150 feet of any street or lot line.
C. No overnight parking of commercial vehicles, except
within an enclosed garage, shall be permitted within a residential
district.
See the sign regulations in Chapter
207, Article
VI, of these regulations.
[Added 7-23-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997]
See the communication facilities regulations in Chapter
207, Articles
VIII and
I, §
207-3D, of these regulations.
See the access control regulations in Chapter
207, Article
IV, of these regulations.
See the landscaping regulations in Chapter
207, Article
V, of these regulations.
See the supplementary regulations in Chapter
207, Article
I, §
207-3 of these regulations.