East Syracuse City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
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§ 340-16 Lots.
A.
Minimum lot size.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings. The minimum lot size for a single-family detached dwelling is 7,000 square feet per family with 60 feet of frontage.
(2)
Two-family dwellings. The minimum lot size for a two-family dwelling is 10,000 square feet with 75 feet of frontage.
(3)
Multifamily dwellings. The minimum lot size for a multifamily dwelling is 10,000 square feet with 75 feet of frontage, for the first two-family units, plus 2,000 square feet for each additional family unit.
(4)
Nonresidential use in a residential zone. The minimum lot size for a nonresidential use in a residential zone is 7,000 square feet with a sixty-foot frontage.
(5)
Commercial and industrial zones. There is no minimum lot size or maximum lot coverage in any commercial or industrial zone, except that a minimum lot area of 800 square feet per family shall be provided for any residential use in a Commercial Zone.
(6)
Service center zones. In Service Center Zones, all lots shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet.
(7)
Planned development zones. Planned development zones must be at least three acres.
B.
Multiple buildings. When there is more than one principal building on any lot, the space between buildings shall be the sum of the required side yards or the front and rear yards, depending on placement.
C.
Existing substandard sized lots. Lots held under separate deed when the 1964 Zoning Ordinance became effective, and which do not have the required area for a single-family residence in any zone, may be used for that purpose if they comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
D.
Changes of size and shape of lots. Except where changes result from taking of land for public purposes, any lot altered so as to no longer comply with area or yard requirements shall not thereafter be used until it is changed to comply with these requirements.
§ 340-17 Yards.
A.
Yards abutting a street line. Yards abutting a street line are front yards and must fulfill all the requirements thereof.
B.
Houses in residential zones.
(1)
Front yards. The minimum depth of front yards is 25 feet.
(2)
Rear yards. The minimum depth of rear yards is 20 feet.
(3)
Side yards. Side yards shall be a minimum of five feet deep, except that side yards shall be required only at the ends of each connected set of row dwellings.
(4)
Lot coverage. No buildings shall cover more than 30% of the lot.
C.
All buildings in service center zones.
(1)
Front yards. The minimum depth of front yards is 15 feet.
(2)
Rear yards. The minimum depth of rear yards is 10 feet.
(3)
Side yards. The minimum depth of side yards is 10 feet and one side yard is required.
(4)
Principal building coverage. No principal building in a Service Center Zone shall cover more than 50% of the lot.
D.
Commercial and industrial yards. Generally, no yards are required in Commercial and Industrial Zones, except as follows:
(1)
Front yard transition. Where a nonresidential zone abuts a residential zone on a street line, front yards of 1/2 the depth for the residential zone are required within 50 feet of the zone boundary.
(2)
Side and rear yard transition. Lots in commercial or industrial zones which abut a lot in a residential zone shall have a yard of at least 10 feet along the lines abutting the residential zone.
E.
Projections in yards. Except that a fire escape may extend up to four feet into any required yard, no part or attachment to a building shall project more than two feet into any required yard, and the length of any such projections on any wall shall not exceed 1/3 of the length of the wall.
§ 340-18 Fill and drainage.
(Reserved)
§ 340-19 Green space.
(Reserved)
§ 340-20 Sidewalks.
(Reserved)
§ 340-21 Driveways.
§ 340-22 Parking areas.
A.
Automobile parking facilities. Garage or other accessible off-street parking spaces, each of not less than 9.5 feet wide and 19 feet long, shall be provided as follows:
[Amended 11-3-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
(1)
Residences. One space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(2)
Rented rooms. One space shall be provided for each guest room in a rooming house, tourist house, motel or hotel.
(3)
Places of assembly. One space shall be provided for each four seats in a church, theater, auditorium or other place of assembly. The seating capacity of a space designed for assembly but without fixed seats shall be computed at one seat for each 10 square feet of area designed for seating.
(4)
Amusement facilities. One space shall be provided for each 100 square feet of floor area in a bowling alley, skating rink, or similar place of amusement.
(5)
Care facilities. One space shall be provided for each five beds in a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing or convalescent home.
(6)
Retail and professional space. In new construction only, one space shall be provided for each 200 square feet of floor area in business or professional offices, restaurants, banks, retail stores and other commercial or industrial buildings.
(7)
Warehouses. One space shall be provided for each 600 square feet of floor area in warehouses or other structures devoted to wholesale trade or storage.
B.
Parking in residential zone front yards. Parking within a front yard or front yard equivalent in a residential zone is prohibited other than in an established driveway.
§ 340-23 Loading areas.
A.
Loading space. In new construction only, structures used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses which receive or distribute materials or merchandise by vehicles shall have adequate space on the premises for standing, loading and unloading to avoid undue interference with public use of streets. This space, unless otherwise adequately provided for, shall include a ten-foot-by-twenty-six-foot loading space, with fourteen-foot height clearance, for every 20,000 square feet of building floor used for these purposes.
B.
Off-street loading. In Service Center Zones, an off-street loading space shall have a minimum of 450 square feet, plus necessary additional space for entrances, exits and driveways.
§ 340-24 Abandoned excavations.
Within one year after work on an excavation for a building has begun, or within one year after a building has been destroyed or demolished, any remaining excavation or cellar hole shall be covered over or filled to the normal grade by the owner.