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Bristol Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

Regulation of Multiple Dwellings

§ 350-70 Compliance required; approval required.

Upon first obtaining a special use permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals, multiple dwellings may be constructed and occupied in permitted areas of the Town of Bristol, provided that the same shall comply with the standards set forth in this article and further provided that site plan approval is sought and obtained from the Planning Board.

§ 350-71 Minimum area and yard requirements.

Tract size. No multiple dwelling developments shall be permitted on a tract of less than 10 acres.
Density. No multiple dwelling developments shall exceed a density of more than three dwelling units per gross tract size.
Recreation area. A minimum of 10% of the total tract area, exclusive of the normal dwelling yards, buffer strip and parking area, shall be designed for common recreational purposes. No one recreational area shall be less than 6,000 square feet in area or less than 60 feet in width. Areas shall be located so as to be convenient to all dwelling units.
Lot coverage. Not more than 40% of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings and all other impervious surfaces (e.g., parking lots, accessory buildings).
Lot frontage. The front building line along each street accepted for public maintenance shall be not less than 75 feet from the public right-of-way.
Front yard. No dwelling unit or accessory building or structure shall be located closer than 75 feet to the front lot line.
Side and rear yards. No dwelling unit shall be located closer than 50 feet to the side or rear lot lines.
No accessory building or structure shall be located closer than 25 feet and 50 feet respectively to the side or rear lot lines.
Ingress or egress driveways may be permitted in the front yard, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit parking areas in the front yards.
Every building shall have a minimum front setback of 30 feet from all interior development roads.
Courtyards. Courtyards bounded on three or more sides by the wings of the same building or by the walls of separate buildings shall have a minimum court width of two feet for each one foot in height of the tallest building.

§ 350-72 Minimum building requirements.

No dwelling unit shall exceed a height of 30 feet.
The total number of one-bedroom or efficiency apartments shall not be more than 60% of the entire project.
Each dwelling unit shall comply with the New York State Building Code and Residential Code.
Storage space. In addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 200 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the basement or cellar or ground floor of the building structure or elsewhere where personal belongings and effects may be kept locked and separate from belongings of other occupants. There shall be a further minimum common storage area in each building for bicycles, perambulators and similar types of equipment of 50 cubic feet per dwelling unit.
Off-street parking. Two parking spaces shall be provided for every dwelling unit. Parking areas shall be located within reasonable proximity to a dwelling unit. Parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet wide and 20 feet in length and shall provide a minimum area of 160 square feet per motor vehicle exclusive of drives, aisles and other maneuvering areas. Drives and isles shall have a minimum width of 24 feet.
Television antennas/satellite dishes. A television antenna/satellite dish shall be allowed for each multiple-dwelling structure.
Private shelters or pavilions. Shelters or pavilions open to the air and sun shall be permitted for the common use of the residents of the multiple-dwelling developments.
Interior development roads, parking areas, dwelling entrance ways and pedestrian walks shall be provided with sufficient illumination to minimize hazards to pedestrians and motor vehicles utilizing same and shall, where necessary, be shielded to avoid disturbing glare to occupants of buildings. (Refer to Town of Bristol Design Criteria and Construction Specifications.[1])
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Editor's Note: Said specifications are included as an attachment to this chapter.
House and apartment numbers must be four inches in size and must be clearly displayed for the purpose of identification by emergency vehicles.
Topsoil shall not be removed from the site during construction, but shall be stored and redistributed to areas most exposed to view by occupants and the public and such area shall be stabilized by seeding or planting. (Refer to Town of Bristol Design Criteria and Construction Specifications.)
The land shall be so graded, paved areas so pitched, and any storm drains and catch basins so located as to provide runoff of stormwaters and to avoid undue accumulations of water disturbing to occupants under normal weather conditions. (Refer to Town of Bristol Design Criteria and Construction Specifications.)
Other standards and conditions to the site plan and to curbing, driveways, parking areas, pedestrian walks, landscaping and planting not otherwise specified herein may be attached as conditions by the Planning Board.