Elmsford City Zoning Code
§ 335-13
Garages, stables and filling stations.
A.
A stable equivalent to a garage. For the purposes of this chapter, a stable for horses or mules shall be deemed to be equivalent to a garage, and one horse or one mule and one vehicle shall be deemed to be equivalent to one motor vehicle.
B.
Permitted garages.
(1)
Public garages are not permitted within any residence district, but a private garage or a group of private garages is permitted within any district.
(2)
Within any residence district on any lot having an area of less than one acre, private garage space may be provided for not more than five motor vehicles, and one additional motor vehicle may be accommodated for each 1/5 acre that the area of the lot exceeds one acre.
(3)
Within any Residence R-3 District, on any lot containing a residence for five or more families, private garage space may be provided, in addition to the space authorized in the immediately preceding subsection, in the ratio of one motor vehicle space to each resident family in excess of five families.
(4)
Within any residence district, not more than 1/2 of the garage space provided on any lot shall be used for the housing of commercial vehicles as defined in § 335-3B of this Code.
[Amended 9-20-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
(5)
Within any residence district, no private garage built into a basement shall project in any part, except the doors when open, more than four feet into a required front yard.
C.
Renting garage space. Within any residence district, not more than 1/2 of the garage space provided on any lot shall be rented out to or used by any person other than the owner of or the lessee of or a person residing in the main building on that lot; except that on any lot, space for at least one noncommercial motor vehicle may be rented out.
D.
Restrictions on public garages, major vehicle repair shops, gasoline service stations and filling stations.[1]
[Amended 6-4-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
(1)
No part of any public garage, major vehicle repair shop, minor vehicle repair shop, gasoline service station or filling station shall be used for residence or sleeping purposes, except by a watchman.
(2)
No part of any entrance to or exit from any public garage, major vehicle repair shop, minor vehicle repair shop, gasoline service station or filling station accommodating more than five motor vehicles shall be connected with a public street at a point within 200 feet of any building located on either side of the same street and within the same block upon which said public garage, major vehicle repair shop, or gasoline filling station is located, and used as a theater, auditorium or other place of public assembly seating over 100 persons, or used as a church, hospital, college, school or institution for dependents or children.
(3)
No part of any building used as a public garage, major vehicle repair shop, minor vehicle repair shop, gasoline service station or filling station, and no filling pump, lift or other service appliance shall be erected within 20 feet of any boundary line of any residence district.
(4)
No gasoline or oil pump, no oiling or greasing mechanism and no other service appliance installed in connection with any filling station or public garage shall be within 10 feet of any street line unless contained within a building and 10 feet from any street door.