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Horse Heads City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-1 One-Family Residential District

§ 245-9 Purpose.

The purpose of the R-1 One-Family Residential District is to delineate those areas where predominantly residential development has or will be likely to occur in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Horseheads.

§ 245-10 Permitted principal uses.

In the R-1 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for other than one or more of the following permitted principal uses:
A. 
One-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Planned unit developments (PUD).
C. 
Essential services.

§ 245-11 Permitted accessory uses.

The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the R-1 District:
A. 
Private garages.
B. 
Home occupations.
C. 
Signs as permitted by law.
D. 
Aboveground and in-ground swimming pools.
E. 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the principal use.

§ 245-12 Special uses.

The following special uses shall be permitted only upon authorization of the Board of Trustees, after review by the Planning Board, upon finding that the use complies with the requirements of § 245-119 of this chapter:
A. 
Cemeteries.
B. 
Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
C. 
Golf courses and public swimming pools, excluding miniature golf courses operated on a commercial basis.
D. 
Essential services.
E. 
Hospitals.
F. 
Fire stations other than municipally owned.
G. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
H. 
Libraries.
I. 
Museums.
J. 
Public and private schools.
K. 
Churches and schools located in R-1 Districts as of October 1, 2001.

§ 245-13 Minimum lot requirements.

The following shall be the minimum lot requirements for uses in the R-1 District:
A. 
Lot area: 7,000 square feet.
B. 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 7,000 square feet.
C. 
Lot width: 50 feet.
D. 
Lot depth: 100 feet.

§ 245-14 Minimum yard requirements.

The following shall be the minimum yard requirements for uses in the R-1 District:
A. 
Front: 30 feet or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
B. 
Rear: 30 feet.
C. 
Side:
(1) 
One: six feet.
(2) 
Both: 12 feet.

§ 245-15 Height and area restrictions.

A. 
In the R-1 District, no building or premises of any kind shall hereafter be erected or altered so that any part thereof shall be more than 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories above ground level.
B. 
In the R-1 District, a single-family dwelling shall consist of enclosed first-floor living area of at least 750 square feet.

§ 245-16 Maximum lot coverage.

In the R-1 District, not more than 30% of the area of any lot shall contain buildings or structures of any kind.