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Cambria Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

Medium Density Residential Use Districts

The Medium Density Residential Use Districts are designed to establish areas specifically designated as such by the Town Board, in which single and multifamily dwellings shall be permitted as provided herein. The provisions of Article V shall not be applied in portions of the Town of Cambria wherein public sewers are not available. No building or structure shall be erected and/or occupied in a district established pursuant to the terms of Article V unless such building or structure is served by a public sewer.

§ 288-500 Permitted uses of buildings and other structures.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
In Medium Density Residential Use Districts no building or other structure or land shall be used and no building or other structure shall be built for any purpose other than:
One-family, two-family dwellings.
Multifamily dwellings, which are defined as buildings having two side yards and accommodating three or four families.
Accessory buildings or structures including garages as defined herein and as regulated in § 288-300D. No accessory use building or other structures including garages shall be constructed until the principal building is completed or under construction.
Outdoor storage of not more than one each of the following vehicles, provided they are owned for personal use by the owner, resident or lessee of the premises: boat, boat trailer, recreational vehicle, utility trailer and as regulated in § 288-300E.
Not more than one private garage per dwelling unit; open parking for operative passenger vehicles of persons visiting or residing on the premises.
Private swimming pool not operated for gain.
Agriculture as defined in Article II, except as prohibited in § 288-401 herein.
Other uses and other buildings and structures as provided by §§ 288-1100, 288-1101, 288-1106 and 288-1107.

§ 288-501 Prohibited uses.

All uses not specifically permitted in § 288-500.

§ 288-502 Yard, area and height provisions.

Lot dimensions:
For a single-family dwelling, the minimum lot size shall be 90 feet in width and 150 feet in depth. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be determined as provided in § 288-402B.
For a two-family dwelling, the minimum lot size shall be 160 feet in width and 150 feet in depth. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be determined as provided in § 288-402B.
For a three-family dwelling, the minimum lot size shall be 225 feet in width and 150 feet in depth. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be determined as provided in § 288-402B.
For a four-family dwelling, the minimum lot size shall be 250 feet in width and 150 feet in depth. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be determined as provided in § 288-402B.
Front yards. Front yards shall be as determined by § 288-402B. In the case of corner lots, both yards abutting streets shall be considered front yards and be determined as provided in § 288-402B.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard with a depth of not less than 35 feet on each lot, and a rear lot setback of not less than 10 feet for an accessory building or a similar structure, the erection of which shall be subject to approval by the Building Inspector. When a property extends through a block from street to street or road to road, the setback requirements provided herein shall be observed on all streets and roads. On a corner lot, or on property bordering upon an existing or proposed road, an accessory building or a similar structure shall be located as near as practicable to the corner of the lot that is not adjacent to either road so as to avoid placement near an adjoining property owner's front yard.
Side yards.
For a single family residence on an interior lot, there shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 25 feet. In the case of a corner lot, yards abutting streets shall be considered front yards and be determined as provided in § 288-402B. In any case the minimum width of one of the side yards shall be not less than 15 feet, and the minimum width of the other side yard shall be not less than 10 feet.
For a two-family dwelling on an interior lot, there shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 30 feet. In the case of corner lots, yards abutting streets shall be considered front yards and be determined as provided in § 288-402B. In any case, the minimum width of any one side yard shall be not less than 15 feet.
For dwellings containing of three or four dwelling units, situated on interior lots, there shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 40 feet. The width of the narrower of the two side yards shall be not less than 15 feet. In the case of corner lots, the total width of the yards shall be as for interior lots above and their distribution shall be as for interior lots above; except that the total width of the two yards shall be increased by an amount necessary to ensure that any yard abutting a street shall not be less than that required by § 288-402B.
Height. The height of structures shall be as determined by § 288-402F.

§ 288-503 Private garages and other accessory structures.

Private garages and other accessory structures shall be governed by the provisions of § 288-404.

§ 288-504 Procedure for establishment.

Application for establishment of a Medium Density Residential Use District shall be made to the Town Board. The Town Board shall refer the application to the Planning Board for consideration.
The Planning Board shall require the applicant to furnish such preliminary plans, drawings, and specifications as may be required for an understanding of the proposed development. In reaching its recommendation on the proposed development, the Planning Board shall consider, among other things, the need for the proposed use in the proposed location, the existing character of the neighborhood in which the use would be located, and the safeguards provided to minimize possible detrimental effects of the proposed use on adjacent property.
The Planning Board shall recommend approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of such application, and shall report its recommendation to the Town Board.
The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the proposal, with public notice as provided by law in the case of an amendment to this chapter.
The Town Board may then amend this chapter so as to define the boundaries of the Medium Density Residential Use District, but such action shall have the effect only of granting permission for development of such final site plan as may be reviewed and approved pursuant to § 288-505.

§ 288-505 Site plan review and approval.

Application for site plan review and approval of a use in a Medium Density Residential Use District shall be made to the Town Board. The Town Board shall refer the application to the Planning Board for consideration.
In all Medium Density Residential Use Districts of the Town of Cambria, site plans for the use of any of said premises, or for the erection, construction or placing of any structure or building above or below ground, including advertising signs of every kind, and including the installation or construction of all streets, adequate parking lots and turnarounds, parkways, any proposed green areas that will be maintained by applicant, public ways, exits and entrances (all of which shall be suitably located to accommodate prospective traffic) and all water, sewage, drainage, fire, electric and all facilities of every kind and nature shall be reviewed by the Planning Board and reviewed, regulated and approved by the Town Board of the Town of Cambria pursuant to this section and shall be installed all in accordance with standard specifications and procedure acceptable or required by the appropriate Town, county or state departments. At a minimum, all such structures or buildings shall be placed upon a continuous concrete foundation below the frost line.
The Planning Board shall require the applicant to furnish such complete and adequate site plans, drawings, and specifications as may be required for an understanding of the proposed development. In reaching its recommendation on the proposed development, the Planning Board shall consider, among other things, the need for the proposed use in the proposed location, the existing character of the neighborhood in which the use would be located, and the safeguards provided to minimize possible detrimental effects of the proposed use on adjacent property.
The Planning Board shall recommend final approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of such application, and shall report its recommendation to the Town Board.
The Town Board shall then review the Planning Board's recommendation, said site plan, and such other submittals as it may require and issue an approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of the site plan without the necessity of a public hearing.