Ardsley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-3 District: One-Family Residential District
§ 200-22 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in all R-3 Districts:
A.
One-family dwellings.
B.
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses and convents.
C.
Public parks, public playgrounds and other municipal recreational areas.
D.
Nonprofit elementary schools, high schools and institutions of higher education accredited under the laws of the State of New York, but not including delinquent homes or institutions of corrective behavior.
E.
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided that such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any accessory building shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.
G.
Customary noncommercial agricultural operations; provided, however, that no storage of manure or odor- or dust-producing substances shall be permitted.
H.
Residential condominium or cooperative living units. Condominium or cooperative living units may be constructed in the existing school structure on the Ashford Avenue School property in an R-3 District. Such construction shall be allowed only by a special permit granted by the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that the plans for such condominium or cooperative living units shall meet all of the terms and conditions determined by the Board of Trustees upon such application. The terms and conditions for granting a special permit shall include but not be limited to:
[Added 2-11-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980]
(1)
The building height shall not exceed that of the existing school building on the site.
(2)
The lot coverage shall not exceed that of the existing school building.
(3)
Off-street parking shall be at least two parking units for each living unit.
(4)
The number of units shall not exceed 30 units, plus one custodial unit.
(5)
Setbacks and landscaping, including but not limited to a band of natural screening, shall be not less than 10 feet in depth on all sides, except the property frontage.
(6)
The number, location and type of means of ingress and egress.
(7)
The number of bedrooms.
§ 200-23 Building height.
A.
Principle buildings. No building or structure, except a church or similar place of worship, shall be erected to a height in excess of 30 feet, nor shall it exceed two stories above the grade plane. In the case of any building or structure with a low-slope roof, as defined herein, the maximum height shall be 24 feet. Further, the maximum vertical distance between the highest point of the roof of any building with a pitched roof shall not exceed 38 feet, and with a low-slope roof shall not exceed 32 feet, above the average grade along the base of any exterior wall of such building.
[Amended 5-19-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003; 11-21-2005 by L.L. No. 6-2005]
B.
Accessory buildings. No accessory building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of 20 feet, nor shall it exceed two stories above established grade.
§ 200-24 Lot area.
[Amended 5-19-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
Lot area shall not be less than 7,500 square feet with a minimum street frontage of 60 feet.
§ 200-25 Building coverage.
[Amended 5-19-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
The maximum permitted building coverage shall not exceed 28% of the area of the lot.
§ 200-26 Yard requirements.
§ 200-27 Minimum building area requirements.
The minimum building area for principal building, excluding garage area, shall be 600 square feet for a two-story dwelling or 800 square feet for a one-story dwelling.
§ 200-28 Location of accessory buildings.
All accessory buildings shall be located so that the distance from the front boundary, the side boundary, the rear boundary and the main building shall be not less than the following: