[Amended 9-5-1972]
[Added 4-8-1997]
These provisions are enacted to provide for
proper housing for the Town's senior citizens. The Town Board recognizes
an existing and growing need for the provision of housing, especially
designed for senior citizens, based upon economic conditions, demographic
trends and the existing housing stock. A "senior citizen" shall be
defined as any person 55 years of age or older. The senior citizen's
immediate family is limited to the senior citizen's spouse, children
and grandchildren 19 years of age or older. Adults under 55 years
of age may be admitted as permanent residents if it is established
to the satisfaction of the Town Board that the presence of such person
is essential for the physical care or economic support of eligible
older persons. Exceptions: Rental units constructed prior to the revision
of the age requirement from 60 to 55 years of age shall be required
to submit a site plan to the Planning Board for a determination that
adequate parking exists to accommodate the lower age requirement.
Occupancy of all housing units within a Residence C District shall
be restricted to senior citizens as provided herein.
[Added 4-8-1997]
A.
The site shall be located within a convenient distance
to a downtown center or in the alternative existing retail services.
B.
The site shall maintain convenient access to public
transportation services.
C.
The site shall be of sufficient size and shape so
as to provide for the required buffer, landscaping and setback requirements.
D.
The site shall be of sufficient size so as to provide
for adequate parking in accordance with Town standards while still
maintaining a residential appearance to the site.
E.
The site shall be of sufficient size so as to provide
for ample open space and/or recreation areas consistent with the needs
of the residents and the goals of the Town of Islip.
[Amended 5-1-1973; 7-14-1993; 4-8-1997]
In a Residence C District, no building, structure
or premises shall be used or occupied and no building or part thereof
shall be so erected or altered except for the following purposes:
Permitted uses shall be the same as those permitted
in a Residence AAA District when authorized by a special permit from
the Town Board after public hearing, and no other.
[Added 7-13-1999]
The uses permitted by special permit from the
Planning Board after a public hearing shall be the same as those permitted
in a Residence AAA District when authorized by special permit from
the Planning Board after a public hearing, and no other.
Permitted uses shall be the same as those permitted
in a Residence AAA District when authorized as a special exception
by the Board of Appeals, and no other.
No accessory use or structure shall be permitted
in a Residence C District except those which are permitted in a Residence
AAA District and those specially related to principal uses or structures
permitted under this article.
[Added 4-8-1997]
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 68-123.1, Basement occupancy,
was repealed 9-15-2020.
[Amended 12-17-2019; 7-12-2022]
A.
An attached
or detached single-family dwelling shall not exceed 35 feet or two
stories in height.
B.
An apartment
house or assisted-living facility shall not exceed 35 feet or two
stories in height, provided that in a specific application and after
a public hearing, the Town Board may permit additional height and
grant additional stories. In such instances, that portion of the apartment
house or garden apartment which is granted in excess of 35 feet shall
be set back a minimum of one additional foot for each additional foot
of height with relation to front yards, rear yards and side yards.
In no instance shall any building exceed four stories.
C.
An accessory
building shall not exceed 35 feet in height. Accessory garages shall
be limited to 18 feet in height.
[Amended 11-1-1988; 4-8-1997]
A.
The total building area, including all buildings,
shall not exceed an FAR of 0.40 for senior citizen apartments.
B.
The total building area, including all buildings,
shall not exceed an FAR of 0.30 for senior citizen single-family attached
dwellings.
C.
The total building area, including all buildings,
shall not exceed an FAR of 0.25 for senior citizen detached single-family
dwellings.
D.
Accessory buildings shall not exceed an FAR of 0.10.
E.
The total building area, including all buildings, shall not exceed
a FAR of 0.40 for assisted living facilities.
[Added 7-20-2021]
[Amended 5-1-1973; 4-8-1997]
A.
The minimum required plot area for senior citizen
apartments or attached single-family dwellings shall be 40,000 square
feet.
B.
The minimum required plot area for each senior citizen
detached single-family dwelling shall be 7,000 square feet.
[Amended 7-12-2022]
C.
The minimum required plot area for assisted-living facilities shall
be 120,000 square feet.
[Added 7-20-2021; amended 7-12-2022]
[Added 4-8-1997]
Density shall be determined based upon consistency
with the general site design criteria as determined by the Planning
Board during the site plan review process.
A.
A maximum of 12 dwelling units per acre shall be permitted
for senior citizen apartments.
B.
A maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre shall be permitted
for senior citizen attached single-family dwellings.
C.
A maximum of six dwelling units per acre shall be
permitted for senior citizen detached single-family dwellings. Lot
area shall not include public facilities such as roads, including
interior roads, drainage areas or open-space areas as determined by
the Planning Board.
[Amended 7-12-2022]
[Added 4-8-1997; amended 2-28-2017; 7-20-2021]
A.
A minimum of 10% of all apartments/ownership units pursuant tot his
article shall be designated as affordable housing on site in accordance
with Town standards.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 68-126.3, Height, was repealed 7-12-2022.
[Added 7-20-2021]
A.
In the Residence C District the following recreational uses shall be allowed as an additional use to the uses permitted under § 68-120, golf courses, commercial equestrian stables and riding academies, and community gardens.
B.
Maximum permitted density shall be determined based on the total
lot area of the subject parcel. The residential development rights
of the portion of the subject parcel devoted to the recreational use
shall be transferred to the portion of the subject parcel devoted
to the permitted use. The portion of the subject parcel devoted to
the recreational use shall not be developed or used for residential
purposes or for any purpose other than the recreational use. A restrictive
covenant shall be recorded by the property owner prior to any site
plan approval evidencing such transfer of residential development
rights.
C.
To enable and encourage flexibility of design so as to allow recreational
uses as a component of development undertaken pursuant to this section
and provide visual open space, the Planning Board shall establish
the requirements for lot width and setbacks. A restrictive covenant
shall be recorded by the property owner prior to any site plan approval
setting forth the Planning Board's determination regarding such requirements.
The minimum living area requirements, exclusive
of attached garages, carports, open porches, open balconies, breezeways
or patios, shall be 500 square feet for apartment units and 750 square
feet for single-family attached dwellings.
A.
Minimum requirements.
[Amended 4-8-1997]
(1)
The minimum width of lot for a senior citizen single-family
attached dwelling in a Residence C District shall be 25 feet throughout.
(2)
The minimum width of lot for senior citizen apartments
in a Residence C District shall be 200 feet throughout.
(3)
The minimum width of lot for senior citizen single-family
detached dwellings in a Residence C District shall be 75 feet throughout.
[Amended 4-8-1997]
A.
The minimum required front yard setback for senior
citizen apartments shall be 50 feet from all streets for all parcels
two acres and less in size, unless arterial setback is greater.
B.
The minimum required front yard setback for senior
citizen apartments shall be 75 feet from all streets for all parcels
greater than two acres in size, unless arterial highway setback is
greater.
C.
The minimum required front yard setback for senior
citizen attached or detached single-family dwellings shall be 40 feet
from all streets, unless arterial highway setback is greater.
[Amended 7-12-2022]
D.
The minimum required front yard setback for security
booths and gatehouses shall be 25 feet. The minimum required front
yard setback for all other accessory buildings shall be 75 feet from
all streets, unless arterial highway setback is greater.
E.
The minimum
required front yard setback for assisted-living facilities shall be
40 feet from all streets.
[Added 7-12-2022]
[Amended 4-8-1997]
A.
A minimum setback of 50 feet shall be provided for
all senior citizen apartment houses or garden apartments from all
adjoining properties.
B.
A minimum setback of 25 feet shall be provided for
all senior citizen attached or detached single-family dwellings from
all adjoining properties.
C.
A minimum setback of 25 feet shall be provided for
all accessory buildings.
D.
A minimum
setback of 40 feet shall be provided for all assisted-living facilities
from all adjoining properties.
[Added 7-12-2022]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 68-131, Building separation,
was repealed 6-8-2010.
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
A.
Cornices, eaves, gutters, window wells and chimneys
projecting not more than 24 inches. Window wells for egress windows
shall be permitted to encroach 36 inches or the amount necessary based
on New York State Uniform Building Code.
[Amended 7-20-2021]
B.
Bay windows and fireplaces not wider than six feet
and not projecting more than 24 inches.
C.
Open and unroofed entrance platforms or terraces not
wider or deeper than six feet nor more than three feet in height.
[Amended 4-8-1997; 4-5-2005]
A.
The exterior site improvements and land clearing of property shall be regulated under the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations and Article XXXI of this chapter.
B.
A minimum buffer area of 25 feet in width, in accordance
with Town standards, shall be provided and maintained adjacent to
any residential zone or use.
(See Article XXX.)
