In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building
or premises shall be used and no building shall hereafter be erected,
unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for use as a multiple
residence or such use permitted in an A Residence District.
In the M.R. Multiple Residence District, no
business or profession of any type shall be permitted.
[Amended 5-15-1990]
In a M.R. Residence District, no building or
structure hereafter erected or altered shall be more than 2 1/2
stories above ground level. No basic flat roof shall be permitted.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building
shall be erected or altered on a lot having an area of less than two
acres.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, the
front setback in any building unit shall not be less than 40 feet.
Balconies, porticos or like open areas may extend not more than 10
feet into the front yard.
Where a private street or road is provided on
the site in an M.R. Multiple Residence District, the front yard setback
shall be measured from the established curbline of the unobstructed
right-of-way.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, a corner lot shall have a front yard along each street as provided in § 213-112.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there
shall be two side yards, one on each side of the plot. The total of
the width of both side yards shall not be less than 80 feet, and neither
side yard shall be less than 40 feet.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there
shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 50 feet.
[Amended 5-7-1974]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there
shall be provided at least 4,000 square feet of land area within the
premises for each one-bedroom dwelling unit; 5,000 square feet of
land area within the premises for each two-bedroom dwelling unit;
6,666 2/3 square feet of land area within the premises for each
three-bedroom dwelling unit. In no event, however, shall the number
of separate dwelling units exceed the rate of 10 units per acre for
one-bedroom dwelling units; eight units per acre for two-bedroom dwelling
units and six units per acre for three-bedroom dwelling units or any
combination thereof in accordance with the aforementioned square footage
requirements.
[Amended 6-15-1971]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, two
paved, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling
unit, plus 1/2 a paved, off-street parking space for each bedroom
in excess of one bedroom per unit. Where garages are provided, they
may be substituted for such off-street parking areas and shall conform
architecturally to the principal buildings. Parking area shall not
be permitted between the street and the front building line. Parking
spaces may be provided by widening streets and roads on the premises.
Said off-street parking area may be adjacent to and part of any unobstructed
on-site driveways, provided that the traveled area is not reduced
below a width of 34 feet. Said parking area must be curbed, lined
off and the direction of travel lane shall be painted over blacktop.
Minimum paving specifications shall be as designated by the Town of
Babylon, Class B.
[Amended 2-6-2008 by Res. No. 4]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, all
walls of buildings shall be finished with face brick, stone, metal
paneling, wood, glass, precast concrete finished with an attractive
surface or their equivalent. No unpainted or unfinished metal or galvanized
metal sidings shall be permitted for any exterior walls or roofs.
All building exteriors, including, but not limited to, precast concrete,
tilt-up concrete, metal or wood partitions, shall be painted in a
color approved by the Planning Board as indicated on the required
rendering of the building.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, the
minimum habitable floor area for each dwelling shall not be less than
500 square feet. No portion of any building below the first story
or above the second story shall be used for dwelling purposes or in
computing habitable floor area.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there
shall be suitable landscaping, shrubbery, trees and screening as determined
by the Planning Board, and at the rear and side lines there shall
be a planting strip of not less than five feet.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there
shall be a minimum of 50 feet between all buildings erected upon the
same lot or plot under the provisions of this article.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, every
application for the erection of a multiple residence shall be subject
to the review of the Planning Board of the Town of Babylon.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building
shall hereafter be erected unless a drainage plan providing for the
collection, storage and disposal of stormwater runoff from the site
according to standards established in the Babylon Subdivision Regulations
has been approved by the Planning Board.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building
shall be erected unless the same shall be provided with public water
service.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, a designated
utility area and service platform shall be provided for laundry and
garbage areas. The builder must provide hanging space for drying clothes
or provide dryers on the ratio of one for every 16 units. Commercial-type
garbage bins must be provided with covered steel containers or concrete
pads and kept clean at all times. All regulations must be approved
by the Planning Board of the Town of Babylon. The utility area shall
consist of 20 square feet for each unit, screened by stockade fencing
or such fencing as is approved by the Planning Board and accessible
by direct service lanes. No on-site incinerating shall be permitted.
All parking areas, entries, corridors, passages,
utility areas and front landscaping must be provided with adequate
lighting for safety purposes. Lights shall be so adjusted as not to
shine into adjacent properties. Lights must be controlled by a time
clock or positive photocell switching so as to ensure adequate lighting
during all dark hours.
[Added 9-15-1981]
Wherever an M.R. Residential zoned parcel shall
abut upon a residential zoned parcel (except for another M.R. parcel)
or any parcel used for residential purposes (except another M.R. parcel
or cemeteries), there shall be a buffer strip five feet wide erected,
planted and thereafter maintained on the plot pursuant to Planning
Board requirements, unless the Planning Board shall require a greater
or larger buffer strip.
