Irondequoit City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
R-6 Residential Districts
§ 235-22 Permitted uses.
A.
The uses which follow shall be permitted in R-6 Residential Districts provided that such use is conducted entirely within a structure, the external appearance of which structure or the external appearance of any new structure shall remain essentially a residential-type dwelling. All uses within this section shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board, which has final site plan review and approval pursuant to Article XV of this chapter.
B.
In determining whether or not the appearance of a structure is essentially a residential-type dwelling, the Planning Board shall take into consideration whether or not the proposed use and structure shall be in harmony with the character of the neighborhood and with the other dwelling houses in the neighborhood. It shall also take into consideration whether or not such proposed use, as conducted in the structure, will protect the property values in the vicinity; whether or not such proposed use, as conducted in the structure, shall be in furtherance of the health, safety and general welfare of the Town; and whether or not such proposed use, as conducted in the structure, will create hazards and damage to the general public by reason of traffic conditions, crowds and parking of automobiles.
C.
Uses permitted are as follows:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents, rectories or parsonages.
(3)
Private, nonprofit, elementary or secondary schools accredited by the New York State Department of Education, public hospitals, public libraries and municipal and special district buildings, provided that no such buildings shall be located within 50 feet of any adjoining lot line.
(4)
Fire stations without club facilities.
(5)
Professional offices for attorneys, physicians, physical therapy, physician's associates and specialists' assistants, chiropractic, dentistry and dental hygiene, veterinary medicine, nursing, podiatry, optometry, ophthalmic dispensing, engineering and land surveying architecture, landscape architecture, licensed accountants, shorthand reporting, psychology, speech pathologists and audiologists and occupational therapy.
(6)
Real estate and/or insurance offices.
(7)
Barbershops and beauty parlors.
(8)
Funeral homes.
(9)
Employment and travel agencies.
(10)
The following uses, provided that they are not used primarily for treatment of contagious diseases, mental patients, epileptics, drug or alcohol addicts or for penal or correctional purposes:
(11)
Public parks, playgrounds and similar recreational areas and structures not operated for gain.
(12)
Private garages with a maximum area of 900 square feet and with a frontage of not more than 30 feet.
[Amended 2-4-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
§ 235-23 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 235-23, Signs, was repealed 6-17-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997.
§ 235-24 Outdoor storage restrictions.
A.
Storage and parking of mobile homes, house trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, utility trailers, boats and boat trailers shall be permitted only on that portion of a lot behind the rear foundation of the main building on such lot and within the rear and side setbacks for such lots, except where not found to have an adverse effect on or to be a detriment or nuisance to the surrounding neighborhoods. The Town Building Inspector will be responsible for making this determination based on the number and nature of the complaints received.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding the parking of trucks, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-17-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997.
§ 235-25 Lot and bulk requirements.
Lot and bulk requirements for R-6 Districts shall be as follows:
§ 235-26 Parking spaces.
Parking spaces shall be one space for every 200 square feet of total floor area designated for the specified business purpose or use. Total floor area shall be measured from inside wall to inside wall.