The following regulations shall apply in all Residence Railroad Station Districts, sometimes called the "Residence RR District."

Recognizing a need to encourage the development of quality housing within reasonable walking distance to the railroad station and the business district and thus to alleviate, to some measure, the demand for on-street parking and traffic congestion, the Village Board of Trustees recommends that a limited amount of residential units of housing be permitted in a zone to be created along a portion of its railroad area and its central business district.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, no unit in any building or premises shall be used or erected for any other purpose than as a dwelling unit for one family. The ownership of such one-family dwelling units shall be in accordance with the provisions of the law of the State of New York concerning condominium or homeowners' association ownership.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, where a private street or road is provided on the site, the front yard setback shall be measured from the established curbline or the unobstructed right-of-way.

In a Residence Railroad Station District, no building hereafter erected or altered shall be more than 2 1/2 stories above ground level. The roof shall be a peaked roof only and shall have a pitch of not less than 4/12. In no event shall any building exceed 35 feet in height from existing ground level. No berms shall be permitted.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, no building shall be erected or altered on a lot having an area of less than two acres.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, the front setback in any building unit shall not be less than 25 feet after street dedication, if any. Balconies, porticos or like open areas may extend not more than 10 feet into the front yard.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, a corner lot shall have a front yard along each street as provided in § 365-99.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, each having a minimum width of at least 20 feet, except that there shall be a minimum distance between buildings of 20 feet in addition to the twenty-foot side yard requirements along the side property lines of the entire plot.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, there shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 25 feet.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, chimneys, cornices, eaves, gutters, bay windows projecting not more than 24 inches and one-story open porches and/or terraces not exceeding three feet in height are hereby permitted encroachments into yard areas, except as otherwise provided herein.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, no dwelling authorized hereby shall be erected or altered to accommodate or make provision for more than 12 units of housing per acre or more than a proportionate number of dwelling units on any fractional part of an acre or such other amount as fixed by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Babylon. For the purpose of this section, a dwelling unit shall be such combination of rooms, with provisions for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities, arranged for the use of one family, which shall consist of not more than four separate rooms exclusive of bathrooms and hallways.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, the minimum habitable floor area for each dwelling unit shall not be less than 1,150 square feet.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, there shall be suitable landscaping, shrubbery, trees and screening as determined by the Village of Babylon Planning Board.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, an off-street parking area conforming to the requirements of this chapter shall be provided for each building unit at a ratio of two spaces for each unit. Where garages are provided, they may be substituted for such off-street parking areas and shall conform architecturally to the principal buildings. Ten percent of the required parking shall be designated as visitor parking. Said parking areas must meet the requirements of the Village Building Code[1] and must be curbed, striped and have direction of travel hand-painted over blacktop. Minimum paving specifications shall be designated by the Village of Babylon Planning Board.

For the purposes of this article, the use of the reference "New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code" shall also require compliance with the Babylon Village Building Code and, if the same are inconsistent, the Babylon Village Building Code shall prevail.[1]

In Residence Railroad Districts, no garages or storage buildings shall exceed 18 feet in height or be built within six feet of any side or rear lot line or nearer than 50 feet to any street line.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, each unit shall be provided with a designated utility area for laundry purposes which shall consist of one washer and dryer for each such unit.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, commercial-type refuse containers must be provided and enclosed with a six-foot slatted chain link fence and gate or other suitable material as designated acceptable by the Village of Babylon Planning Board, to be placed on concrete pads and kept clean at all times. No on-site incinerating shall be permitted.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, no principal building authorized by this article shall be erected, altered or used unless provided with municipal sewage disposal facilities.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, 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 subdivision regulations of the Village of Babylon Planning Board, [1] has been approved by the Planning Board and Village Engineer.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, all parking areas, entries, corridors, passages, utility areas and front landscaping must be provided with adequate lighting for safety purposes. Lights shall be adjusted so 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.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, all construction must conform to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the Village of Babylon Building Code.[1]

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, all construction facing the railroad tracks must conform to the following additional construction requirements:

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, no business or profession of any type shall be permitted.

In Residence Railroad Station Districts, the site plans for the erection of buildings shall be subject to the specifications and review of the Village of Babylon Planning Board.

No building permit shall be issued for the construction of housing in Railroad Station Districts, and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for such housing, unless the owner has first obtained a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of this section.