Centre Island Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Residence District Regulations
[Amended 7-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
§ 122-7 Area.
No building shall hereafter be erected in any district except on a lot which, for each principal dwelling, together with its accessory buildings, has:
A.
An area of at least three acres in a Residence A-1 District and at least 1/2 acre in a Residence A-2 District. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Code, the aforementioned minimum area requirements in each district shall be exclusive of any area within the right-of-way of a public or private street or road. Private easements for ingress and egress over which anyone other than the lot owner has a right to pass or repass by foot and by vehicle shall likewise be excluded from minimum area calculations. Utility easements such as for water, gas, electricity, telephone, cable and the like for service to the owner's land and drainage easements are not included in the aforementioned exclusion.
[Amended 9-20-2001 by L.L. No. 14-2001]
B.
A street line of at least 200 feet in a Residence A-1 District and 100 feet in a Residence A-2 District.
C.
A total building area of not more than 25% of the lot area in a Residence A-1 District and 30% of the lot area in a Residence A-2 District. In the event that an existing building that does not conform to the prescribed setback provisions is destroyed by natural causes, it may be rebuilt in the same location subject to the restrictions described in Article VII, § 122-19F.
D.
Any area of a building lot seaward of the mean high-water line of a bay or navigable body of water shall be excluded from the minimum area calculations set forth in § 122-7A, above. The mean high-water line shall be located in the manner set forth in § 122-8C hereof.
[Added 12-13-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
§ 122-8 Setback.
No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged in any district except that:
A.
If it is a principal dwelling or a permitted habitable accessory building or a Class A nonhabitable accessory building, it shall be set back at least 75 feet from every street line and at least 50 feet from all other lot lines n a Residence A-1 District and 40 feet from every street line and at least 25 feet from all other lot lines in a Residence A-2 District.
B.
If it is a Class B nonhabitable accessory building or structure, it shall be set back at least 75 feet from every street line and at least 25 feet from all other lot lines of this lot in a Residence A-1 District and 40 feet from every street line and at least 20 feet from every other lot line of this lot in a Residence A-2 District. An accessory building not exceeding 120 square feet in area may be located not less than 15 feet from any side or rear lot line in a Residence A-1 District nor less than 10 feet from any side or rear lot line in a Residence A-2 District. A habitable accessory building must conform to the setback requirements of a principal dwelling.
C.
Whenever a lot line is contiguous with a navigable body of water, the setback shall be measured from the subject building to the mean high-water line or the record property line, whichever is closer. The mean high-water line shall be as designated on a survey map prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed to do business in the State of New York.
[Added 7-20-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
§ 122-9 Height.
[Amended 7-16-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; 1-12-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000; 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
A.
No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged in any residence district to a height in excess of 37 feet for buildings with sloped or peaked roofs and 25 feet for buildings with flat roofs, except that in the Residence A-2 District 32 feet shall be the maximum height for buildings with sloped or peaked roofs.
B.
No accessory building shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged in excess of 24 feet in height for a pitched roof and 18 feet in height for a flat roof in the Residence A-1 District, and 14 feet in height for a pitched roof and 10 feet in height for a flat roof in the Residence A-2 District.
C.
No structure, which is not a building, shall exceed the height of 10 feet, except flagpoles actually in use.
§ 122-10 Floor area.
[Amended 11-14-2001 by L.L. No. 16-2001; 9-15-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A.
The minimum habitable floor area of any principal dwelling hereafter erected, constructed, altered, repaired or moved on a lot shall be as follows:
Principal Dwelling | Residence District A-1 (square feet) | Residence District A-2 (square feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|
1-story | 2,000 | 1,200 | |
2-story | 2,500 | 1,600 |
B.
Maximum floor area in A-1 Residence District.
(1)
The maximum floor area of the principal dwelling on a lot shall be 7,500 square feet, excluding an attached garage for up to three cars, but the maximum floor area of the principal dwelling may be increased by 1,000 square feet for each of the first two acres of lot area in excess of three acres and 500 square feet for the third acre of lot area in excess of three acres up to a maximum aggregate floor area of 10,000 square feet.
(2)
The maximum aggregate floor area of habitable accessory buildings shall be 800 square feet. The maximum aggregate floor area per lot of all roofed accessory buildings, other than an accessory dwelling, shall be 800 square feet with no single such building exceeding 500 square feet.
(3)
No accessory structure or building whatsoever shall be located closer to the front line of a lot than the rear line of the principal dwelling to which it is accessory.
C.
Maximum floor area lot coverage in A-2 Residence District.
(1)
The maximum floor area of the principal dwelling on a lot shall be 4,000 square feet, excluding an attached garage of up to 250 square feet, except that for lots less than 1/2, acre (21,780 square feet), the permitted floor area for a principal dwelling shall be computed by multiplying the actual square footage of the parcel by the floor area ratio of 0.184, but no dwelling shall be required to be less than 2,000 square feet with attached garage up to 250 square feet.
(2)
The maximum aggregate lot coverage of the principal dwelling and all accessory structures and buildings shall not exceed 30% of the lot area.
(3)
No accessory structure or building shall be located closer to the front line of a lot than the rear line of the principal dwelling to which it is accessory.