Village of Caledonia, NY Article III R-1 Residence Districts

§ 215-13 Permitted uses.

In R-1 Residence Districts, 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 for the following uses:

A. A one-family dwelling and its accessory uses and buildings.

B. Home occupations and professional offices, provided that the special provisions in § 215-75 under Article XVI are met.

C. Other uses and other buildings and structures and accessory uses as provided by Article XIV, Signs; § 215-74, Temporary permits; and § 215-92, Private swimming pools.

§ 215-14 Conditional uses.

The following conditional uses are permitted, subject to Planning Board approval under the provisions of Article XII, Site Development Plan Review:

A. Community medical center where a team of doctors and nurses with supporting staff serve the medical health needs of families and individuals.

B. Churches, parish house, home day care.

§ 215-15 Area, yard and height regulations.

A. Area per dwelling unit. The minimum land area or lot size per dwelling unit shall be 15,000 square feet.

B. Lot width. The minimum width of the lot at the front building line shall be 100 feet.

C. Front yards. No building or part of a building shall extend nearer to the street right-of-way line than 50 feet.

D. 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.

E. There shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 24 feet; however, no side yard shall be less than eight feet.

F. Corner lots. In the case of a corner lot, the yards abutting what are considered to be the front street and the side street, respectively, shall both meet the provisions of Subsection C of this section.

G. Height. No dwelling shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 30 feet.

H. Exceptions. For exceptions, see Article XIII.

§ 215-16 Accessory buildings.

No detached private garage or other accessory building shall be placed closer to a rear property line than 10 feet or closer to a side property line than five feet, and, for each foot the height of such building exceeds 15 feet, these setbacks shall be increased by one foot. No detached garage or other accessory building shall be placed closer to the front street right-of-way line than the front main wall of the principal building or 50 feet, whichever is greater. An attached garage or carport may extend into a rear yard.