Lysander City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
NYS Flowage Easement District
§ 320-34 Structures and uses.
NYS Flowage Easement Districts are indicated on the Zoning Map as those areas of the Town along the shore of the Seneca River, Oswego River and the Barge Canal over which the State of New York has acquired flowage easements. Such easements are to protect the state against litigation if water levels rise above normal maximums and flood conditions occur.
A.
Uses permitted by right are as follows:
(1)
Only residential uses lawfully existing as of the date of this amendment are allowed.
(2)
Allowed structures include single-family dwellings on a permanent foundation lawfully existing as of the date of this amendment. No new single-family dwellings or the lateral expansion of lawfully existing single-family dwellings or accessory structures shall be allowed.
B.
Uses permitted upon issuance of a special permit (See Article XVIII.) and controlled site review (See Article XVII.) are as follows:
(1)
The reconstruction of a single-family dwelling or an accessory structure lawfully existing as of the date of this amendment, with the following conditions:
(a)
The square footage of the first floor of a reconstructed single-family dwelling shall not be greater than that of the dwelling being replaced. Reconstructed single-family dwellings shall also conform to the minimum floor area requirements (See § 320-57.) without exceeding the square footage of the first floor of the dwelling being replaced. No increase in the volume of living space or occupancy is allowed without county health department approval of the existing on-site wastewater disposal system.
(b)
The square footage of a reconstructed accessory structure shall not be greater than that of the accessory structure being replaced or a maximum of 480 square feet, whichever is less.
(c)
A reconstructed accessory structure shall be limited to a maximum height of 15 feet, regardless of the height of the accessory structure being replaced.
(d)
Reconstructed structures shall comply with the dimensional requirements set forth below.
C.
Dimensional requirements. Principal and accessory structures shall meet the following minimum requirements. If one of the following requirements is in conflict with a requirement set forth in the Riverfront Development Overlay controls (Article XXII), the more restrictive requirement shall apply.
(1)
Setback, front yard: 40 feet.
(3)
Rear yard setback. On lots abutting the river system, the Riverfront Development Overlay controls (See Article XXII.) shall apply. The following rear yard setbacks shall apply to lots, or that portion of a lot, separated from the river system by a public road:
(4)
Maximum height of single-family dwellings: 30 feet.
D.
The following supplementary regulations shall apply: