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Elmsford City Zoning Code

§ 335-7

Residence R-3 District uses.

[Added 7-1-1963; amended 1-11-1972; 7-5-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
Within any Residence R-3 District, no building or premises shall be used for any other than the following specified purposes:
A. 
Any use permitted in § 335-5, now entitled "Residence R-O and Residence R-1 District uses," and in § 335-6, now entitled, "Residence R-2 District uses," which said sections set forth the permitted uses in such districts.
B. 
No multifamily dwelling designed for occupancy by three or more families shall be erected in any district except in the Residence R-3 and Business District. The provisions of this chapter of the Village of Elmsford governing permitted uses in Residence R-O, Residence R-1, Residence R-2, Business and Light Industrial Districts are hereby amended accordingly so as to prohibit the erection of a multifamily dwelling in any of said districts, except in the Residence R-3 and Business Districts.
C. 
No multifamily dwelling designed for occupancy by three or more families shall be erected in a Residence R-3 District unless the building complies with the following regulations and controls, which are adopted and enacted for the purpose of providing proper light, air, access and safety for the persons or families residing therein:
(1) 
The land coverage of the building shall not exceed 25% of the square of the lot or plot.
(2) 
On each and every lot or plot devoted to the erection of a multifamily dwelling, there shall be provided at least 2,500 square feet of land for each one-family unit therein.
(3) 
No multifamily dwelling shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or a maximum of 35 feet in height.
(4) 
Every building shall have a front yard of not less than 20 feet in mean depth.
(5) 
Every building shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet in mean depth.
(6) 
A side yard shall be provided on each side of each building. Each side yard shall be not less than 15 feet in width, and the sum total of the width of both side yards shall be not less than 30 feet.
D. 
Boardinghouses, dormitories and lodging houses to be permitted in the R-3 Residential District Zone, provided that none shall contain public restaurants, stores or shops, nor carry on any merchandising activities.