[Amended 4-8-1997]
In a Residence A District, no building, structure
or premises shall be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof
or other structure shall be so erected or altered, except for one
of the purposes which are permitted in a Residence AAA District.
A.
The uses permitted by special permit from the Town
Board after a public hearing shall be the same as those permitted
in a Residence AAA District when authorized by special permit from
the Town Board after a public hearing, and no other.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, as amended
7-2-1974 and 5-3-1977, dealing with maintenance of a temporary office
for a doctor, Subsection C, as added 7-2-1974, dealing with notification
of property owners and changes in zoning regulations, and Subsection
D, as added 7-2-1974, dealing with renewal of a temporary certificate
of occupancy, all of which immediately followed this subsection, were
repealed 5-4-1982.
[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.
The uses permitted as special exceptions by
the Board of Appeals after a public hearing 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 and structure shall be permitted
in a Residence A District except those which are permitted in a Residence
AAA District.
[Added 4-8-1997; amended 12-12-2006; 5-21-2013; 2-28-2017]
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited, including,
but not limited to, the following:
A.
It shall be unlawful to park or allow to be parked any vehicle registered
as a bus, minibus or commercial vehicle, including a tractor-trailer
combination (or either component thereof).
B.
It shall be unlawful to park or allow to be parked any vehicle bearing commercial advertising or identification except as provided in §§ 68-48A(1)(e) and 68-47J.
C.
It shall be unlawful to park or allow to be parked, overnight from
9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., any unregistered vehicles, commercial equipment,
or all-terrain vehicle in the right-of-way of any Town roadway.
D.
It shall be unlawful to place or allow to be placed portable storage
units on occupied residential property, except for a period not to
exceed three months, subject to obtaining a permit from the Building
Division. No more than one renewal of said permit shall be permitted.
E.
It shall be unlawful to mechanically test any unregistered vehicles,
commercial equipment or all-terrain vehicles in the right-of-way of
any Town roadway.
The height regulations shall be the same as
those in the Residence AAA District.
[Amended 1-14-2003]
The percentage of lot occupancy and floor area
ratio regulations shall be the same as those in the Residence AAA
District.
A.
The minimum required plot area for a single-family
dwelling shall be 11,250 square feet.
The minimum living area requirements shall be
the same as those in the Residence AAA District.
B.
Exception. A lot need not have the required width
throughout, so long as:
A.
Main buildings.
(1)
All buildings except accessory buildings hereafter erected shall have a required front yard of 40 feet. Provided, however, that if 25% of the block frontage on either side of the street is improved with buildings having a greater depth of front yard than is required by the ordinance, these new buildings shall have a front yard whose depth shall be equal to the average depth of front yard of such existing buildings. In no case shall the front yard be required to be greater than 50 feet, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
(2)
Exception. In a Residence A District where the width
of lot is 100 feet at thirty-foot setback line or more throughout,
the front yard setback may be a minimum of 30 feet.
B.
Corner lots. All main buildings hereafter erected on a corner lot shall also have a front yard facing the side street. This front yard shall be at least 22 feet, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
[Amended 2-28-2017]
C.
Through lots. A minimum front yard setback of 40 feet shall be required on both street frontages on a through lot, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
D.
Accessory structures.
[Amended 1-14-2003]
(1)
Accessory structures shall observe the same setback
behind the front line of the main dwelling as those in the Residence
AAA District.
[Amended 5-21-2013; 8-5-2014]
(2)
Accessory buildings on corner lots shall also have
a minimum front yard setback from the side street of 27 feet, or the
arterial highway setback, whichever is greater.
[Amended 2-28-2017]
(3)
Accessory
structures on through lots shall also have a minimum front yard setback
from the through lot front yard of 25 feet.
[Added 9-15-2020]
A.
Dwellings. All main building's hereafter erected shall
have a side yard along each lot line other than a street or rear line.
The sum of the width of the two side yards for a single-family dwelling
shall be a minimum of 28 feet with a minimum width of either of such
side yards of 14 feet.
B.
Other permitted buildings. The sum of the width of
the two side yards for any other permitted building not an accessory
building shall be 40 feet with a minimum width of either of such side
yards of 20 feet.
A.
Dwellings and other permitted buildings. All main
buildings hereafter erected shall have a minimum rear yard whose depth
is not less than 25 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 68-86.1, Building separation,
was repealed 6-8-2010.
The following encroachments are hereby permitted:
A.
Cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not
more than 24 inches.
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
more than six feet in width nor more than three feet in height. The
Commissioner of Planning and Development, or the Commissioner's designee,
may vary this requirement upon a showing of necessity to enter the
permitted building from a greater height or distance. Only that height
or distance that is necessary to enter the dwelling from average grade
may be permitted.
[Amended 1-14-2003; 4-5-2005]
D.
Unenclosed porches encroaching not more than six feet
from the minimum front yard requirement and not more than three feet
in height as measured from the existing grade of property. This exemption
shall not apply to nonconforming uses. In no case shall any unenclosed
porch have a depth, at any point, greater than 10 feet. Depth shall
be measured from the furthest point of the front line of the main
dwelling from the street property line to the outside face of the
porch. Existing entrances where a roof overhang is added shall be
exempt from the maximum height of three feet. In those instances,
the existing height of the entranceway shall remain.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 1-14-2003; 8-5-2014; 9-15-2020]
E.
Open and unroofed decks encroaching not more than
six feet from the minimum front yard requirement and not more than
three feet in height as measured from the existing grade of property.
This exemption shall not apply to nonconforming front yard setbacks
and nonconforming uses. In no case shall any open or unroofed deck
have a depth, at any point, greater than 10 feet. Depth shall be measured
from the furthest point of the front line of the main dwelling from
the street property line to the outside face of the deck.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 1-14-2003; 8-5-2014]
F.
Basement entranceways, covered or uncovered, may extend
up to six feet into any required side and rear yards, provided that
they are connected to the main building and are no higher than 2.5
feet above grade at any point. This exemption shall not apply to front
yards, secondary front yards, nonconforming side or rear yard setbacks
and nonconforming uses.
[Added 9-11-2001; amended 9-15-2020]
G.
Subsurface emergency escape and rescue openings and
window wells, provided that no portion of same is more than six inches
above grade. These shall be permitted up to three feet into any conforming
setback.
[Added 6-12-2007]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 68-88, Separately owned
lots, was repealed 10-13-2010.
(See Article XXX.)
[Added 3-24-1992; amended 7-20-2021]
(See § 68-420.2.)
