[Amended 4-8-1997; 12-17-2019; 7-12-2022]
The Town Board recognizes an existing and growing need for alternative
housing choices from single-family dwellings and larger multifamily
developments. The Residence CAA District is intended to provide for
low-density residential buildings compatible in scale and form with
detached single-family homes to be located in walkable neighborhoods.
The provisions contained in this article are intended to maintain
the residential character of the site and neighborhood through the
regulation of architecture and streetscape design while limiting the
location of such properties to those adjoining or within walking distance
of commercial areas that provide necessary goods and services.
[Added 7-12-2022]
A.
The
site shall be located within walking distance to a downtown center
or existing retail services.
B.
The
site shall be of sufficient size and shape so as to provide for the
required buffer, landscaping, and setback requirements.
C.
The
site shall be of sufficient size to provide for adequate parking in
accordance with Town standards while still maintaining a residential
appearance to the site.
D.
The site shall be of sufficient size to provide for ample yard space (see § 68-155B) consistent with those of neighboring single-family dwellings.
E.
The
site shall not be located mid-block among other single-family dwellings
unless adjacent to institutional uses or a mitigating circumstance
exists whereas the goals of this article are better served.
[Added 7-12-2022]
In a Residence CAA 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 or more of
the following purposes:
A.
One-family
dwelling.
B.
Two-family
dwelling.
C.
A single three- or four-family dwelling with a side yard adjacent to a property zoned Residence C, Residence CA, Business District, Business 1, Business 2 or General Service T District and having no uses other than accessory uses on the subject parcel. The subject parcel shall meet the requirements of §§ 68-500 and 68-501. The building must have a lobby/foyer from which all units are accessible (via hallways, elevators). No visible entry doors to each individual unit are permitted. Only one visible front entrance shall be permitted, unless a determination is made by the Commissioner of Planning or his or her designee that the architectural character of a preexisting building will be preserved by allowing one additional visible front entrance.
[Amended 3-14-2023]
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 a special permit from
the Town Board after 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 CAA District except those which are permitted in a
Residence AAA District.
[Added 4-8-1997]
All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited.
The height regulations shall be the same as
those in the Residence AAA District.
[Amended 11-1-1988; 10-13-2010; 12-17-2019]
The minimum living area requirements for a single-family
dwelling shall be the same as those in the Residence AAA District.
A two-family dwelling must have twice the minimum living area of a
single-family dwelling.
A.
Minimum requirements.
(1)
The minimum width of lot for a single-family dwelling
in a Residence CAA District shall be 75 feet throughout.
(2)
The minimum width of lot for a two-family dwelling
shall be 100 feet throughout.
(3)
The minimum width of lot for other permitted buildings
in a Residence CAA District shall be 100 feet throughout.
B.
Exception. A lot need not have the required width
throughout, so long as:
(1)
Said lot has the required width as measured parallel
to and 25 feet back from the front property line, and
(2)
Said lot has frontage on a cul-de-sac or curvilinear
road where the side lines of the lot are straight but not parallel,
and has a minimum width of 50 feet at the front property line, and
A.
Main Buildings. All buildings except accessory buildings hereafter erected shall have a required front yard of 25 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 25 feet, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
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 15 feet for a one-family dwelling and 25 feet for other permitted buildings, unless arterial highway setback is greater (see Article XXXII).
A.
Dwellings. All main buildings 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 35 feet with a minimum width of either of such
side yards of 15 feet.
[Amended 11-1-1988]
B.
Two-family dwellings. The sum of the width of the
two side yards for a two-family dwelling shall be a minimum of 35
feet with a minimum width of either of such side yards of 15 feet.
C.
Other permitted buildings. The sum of the width of
the two side yards for any other permitted building not an accessory
building shall be 35 feet with a minimum width of either such side
yards of 15 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 § 68-161.1, 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 five
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 secondary front yards and 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; 9-15-2020]
E.
Open and unroofed decks encroaching not more than
five 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 secondary front yards, 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]
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]
(See Article XXX.)
[Amended 4-8-1997; 1-14-2003; 12-17-2019]
B.
A minimum buffer area of 25 feet in width in accordance with Town
standards shall be provided and maintained alongside a parking lot
when it is adjacent to any residential zone or use, except as modified
by the Planning Board in accordance with the Subdivision and Land
Development Regulations.
C.
No light poles taller than 12 feet shall be permitted when the subject
parcel is adjacent to a Residential AAA, AA, A or B Zoning District
nor shall said poles be closer than 25 feet to any such residential
zoning boundary.
[Added 3-24-1992; amended 7-20-2021]
(See § 68-420.2.)