Caledonia Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
R-1 Residence Districts
§ 130-14 Permitted uses.
[Amended 11-13-2025 by L.L. No. 2-2025]
In R-1 Residence Districts, no building or other structure or land shall be used, and no building or other structure shall be built, altered or erected, for any purpose other than for the following uses:
A.
A one-family dwelling and its accessory uses and buildings.
B.
Home occupations and professional offices, provided that the special provisions in § 130-80 under Article XV are met.
C.
Other uses and other buildings and structures and accessory uses as provided by Article XIII, Signs, § 130-79, Temporary permits, and § 130-96, Private swimming pools.
D.
Accessory dwelling units, provided that the special regulations of § 130-85.2 are met.
§ 130-15 Conditional uses.
The following conditional uses are permitted, subject to Planning Board approval under the provisions of Article XI, Site Development Plan Review:
A.
Those uses permitted in the R-R Agricultural and Rural Residence District under § 130-11 with the exception of those listed under § 130-16.
B.
Community medical center where a team of doctors and nurses with supporting staff serves the medical health needs of families and individuals.
§ 130-16 Prohibited uses.
The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 Residence District:
A.
The keeping of hogs, cows, horses, goats, sheep, fowl or other animals normally associated with agriculture.
B.
Commercial greenhouses.
C.
Roadside stands or other structures for the sale of farm produce.
D.
Air landing field.
E.
Cemetery.
F.
Crematorium.
G.
Drive-in outdoor theater.
H.
Kennel/grooming business/veterinarian office.
[Amended 9-14-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
I.
Motel.
J.
Retreat.
K.
Riding stable or riding academy and horse boarding.
[Amended 9-14-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection L, Small animal hospital, which immediately followed this subsection.
§ 130-17 Area, yard and height regulations.
A.
Area per dwelling unit. The minimum land area or lot size per dwelling unit shall be 15,000 square feet, if municipal water is available. In the absence of municipal water, lot size would revert to R-R designation (as described in Article II, R-R Agricultural Rural and Residential Districts, § 130-12, Area, yard and height regulations).
[Amended 9-12-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
B.
Lot width. The minimum width of the lot at the front building line shall be 100 feet.
C.
Front yards. No building or part of a building shall extend nearer to the street right-of-way line than 50 feet.
D.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard with a depth of not less than 25 feet. When a building or property extends through a block from street to street, the front yard requirements shall be observed on both streets.
E.
There shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 24 feet; however, no side yard shall be less than eight feet.
F.
Corner lots. In the case of a corner lot, the yards abutting what are considered to be the front street and the side street, respectively, shall both meet the provisions of Subsection C of this section.
G.
Height. No dwelling shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 30 feet.
H.
Exceptions. For exceptions, see Article XII.
§ 130-18 Accessory buildings.
A.
No detached private garage or other accessory building shall be placed closer to a rear property line than 10 feet or closer to a side property line than five feet, and for each foot the height of such building exceeds 15 feet, these setbacks shall be increased by one foot. No detached garage or other accessory building shall be placed closer to the front street right-of-way line than the front main wall of the principal building or 50 feet, whichever is greater. An attached garage or carport may extend into a rear yard.
B.
Allowable exceptions to the above requirements for accessory buildings to be built on steep slopes are provided by § 130-57F.