North Hempstead City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Public Housing District RPH
§ 70-79 Application of provisions.
The provisions of this article shall apply in a Public Housing District.
§ 70-80 Permitted uses.
A building or buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises shall be used for any of the purposes set forth in this article and for no other:
A.
A public housing development or complex as defined in § 70-231 of this chapter.
[Amended 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
B.
Accessory buildings and uses necessary to and customarily incidental to the above permitted uses, including craft rooms, social rooms, assembly or meeting rooms, health clinic, boiler rooms and garages. Such accessory uses and buildings shall not be used or operated as a gainful business.
§ 70-81 Height.
A.
No building used for residence purposes shall exceed three stories, with a maximum height of 40 feet in the case of a flat roof or 48 feet to the peak of a pitched roof.
[Amended 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
B.
No other building or structure, with the exception of required chimneys, shall exceed three stories, with a maximum height of 45 feet. Chimneys forming a part of a central heating plant shall not exceed 65 feet in height unless otherwise permitted by the Board of Zoning and Appeals because of unusual topographical conditions.
§ 70-82 Plot area or density of population.
[Amended 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
A.
For row dwellings, the minimum lot area shall be 2,000 square feet per family. The maximum number of families to be housed in any one row dwelling shall be 16.
B.
For other than row dwellings, the maximum allowable density shall be 32 units per acre. In the case of fractional acreage, the density shall be prorated.
§ 70-83 Floor area.
Dwelling units, as defined in § 70-231 of this ordinance shall provide gross habitable floor area of not less than 500 square feet per family for a three-room dwelling unit, with an additional 100 square feet for each additional room in any one dwelling unit.
§ 70-84 Lot coverage.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
The lot coverage shall not exceed 35% of the lot area.
§ 70-85 Required yards and setbacks.
A.
No building or structure shall be closer than 20 feet to a street or property line.
B.
Except as hereinafter provided, the minimum open space between the exterior walls of buildings used for residence purposes shall be as follows:
(1)
Where the wall or walls contain no windows to habitable rooms, the minimum open space shall be 20 feet.
(2)
Where the wall or walls contain windows to habitable rooms, the minimum open space for one-story buildings shall be 15 feet; for two-story buildings, 20 feet; for three-story buildings, 30 feet.
[Amended 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
(3)
Where row dwellings are erected at right angles to each other and with no overlapping of exterior walls, the minimum distance between any two buildings shall be 15 feet.
§ 70-86 Parking facilities.
[Amended 3-25-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
The provisions of § 70-103 shall apply to the Public Housing District.
§ 70-87 Sewage disposal.
[Amended 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
No public housing development shall be permitted unless provided with municipal sewerage or unless an independent sewage disposal plant, approved by the Nassau County Department of Health and/or Town of North Hempstead Building Department, is constructed for the sanitary disposal of the sewage of such project.