Lindenhurst City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
C Residence Districts
§ 193-38 C Residence Districts.
In a C Residence District, the regulations in this article shall apply.
§ 193-39 Permitted uses.
§ 193-40 Height.
[Amended 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976; 10-30-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979; 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
No building or structure shall exceed 26 feet in height.
§ 193-41 Building area.
A.
The building area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area.
[Amended 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976; 8-7-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986; 8-20-1987 by L.L. No. 12-1987]
B.
No building shall occupy a lot or plot having a frontage of less than 100 feet and a depth of 100 feet, except a plot having a frontage of not less than 50 feet and being in single and separate ownership on or before November 12, 1952, or a plot having a frontage of not less than 75 feet and being in single and separate ownership on the effective date hereof. However, a building may be erected on such plot, provided that all other provisions of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Village of Lindenhurst are complied with. No flag lot shall be permitted.
[Amended 8-7-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986; 10-7-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
C.
No dwelling, the amount of habitable space computed by the square feet of the exterior measurement of such dwelling, excluding breezeways, garages, utility rooms and open porches, shall be erected or altered with less than the following:
(1)
A one-story dwelling, 1,000 square feet, and such dwelling shall have a pitched roof, the center ridge of which shall not be less than five feet above the attic floor.
(2)
A one-and-one-half-story dwelling, 768 square feet on the ground or first floor, and such dwelling shall have a pitched roof, the center ridge of which shall not be less than 10 feet three inches above the attic floor.
(3)
A two-story dwelling, 1,440 square feet, and the second floor area is to be not less than 75% of the area of the first or ground floor.
§ 193-42 Front yards.
[Amended 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976; 8-20-1987 by L.L. No. 12-1987]
§ 193-43 Side yards.
[Amended 9-29-1961; 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976; 8-7-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986; 8-20-1987 by L.L. No. 12-1987]
In case of a single-family dwelling, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 25 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than 10 feet. In the case of a single-family dwelling constructed with its greater dimension parallel to the front street, a one-story porch, either enclosed or unenclosed, may project into one of the side yards, provided that the width of such yard is not thereby reduced to less than the required minimum of 10 feet.
§ 193-44 Rear yards.
[Amended 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976; 8-7-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 20 feet.
§ 193-45 Accessory buildings.
[Amended 8-7-1976 by L.L. No. 2-1986; 8-20-1987 by L.L. No. 12-1987; 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 12-7-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
No accessory building shall be nearer the front street than 45 feet. Accessory buildings may occupy 15% of the required area of the rear yard up to a height of 14 feet. The yard area occupied by such accessory building shall, however, be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built upon. No part of an accessory building shall be nearer the rear or side lot lines than five feet. Accessory buildings shall be limited to two per lot and shall not exceed an aggregate of 600 square feet.
§ 193-46 Fences.
A.
In a C Residence District, a fence, as defined in this chapter, not exceeding six feet in height, may be erected on the rear lot line and such portion of the side lot lines as shall be lot lines enclosing the required rear yard, and, with respect to all other lot lines, any such fence shall not exceed four feet in height, provided that, if such fence shall be erected along any road or highway, the permitted height thereof shall be measured from the existing elevation of the center line of such highway opposite such fence and provided, further, that such height so measured shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) feet at any point within a radius of 15 feet of the corner formed by any intersecting roads or highways unless otherwise permitted by the Board of Appeals. The provisions hereof shall also apply to hedges and other densely growing shrubbery.
B.
Any fence shall have the smooth or finished side facing the outside of the property, and all posts, braces or pipes must be placed on the inside of the fence.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
C.
For purposes of this section, the rear yard shall be deemed to include the front line of the residence, however, not closer than 25 feet to the street line on which the lot abuts.
[Added 10-17-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
§ 193-47 Porches.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
An open porch may extend into the required front yard not over six feet.
§ 193-48 Garages.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
Where a lot abuts on a parkway, the lot may be considered to have a front and front yard on the street and also on the parkway, and, where the building accords with this section, a private accessory garage may be incorporated in the building or attached thereto regardless of distances from streets.
§ 193-49 Cellar dwellings.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
The use of a cellar as a residential dwelling shall not be permitted.
§ 193-50 Houseboats.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
The use of boats, barges, houseboats or any other structures upon the waters, bays, rivers or canals within the Incorporated Village of Lindenhurst as places of residential dwelling is prohibited. This section shall apply to owners, operators and/or tenants.