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Pelham City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Residence A-1 District

§ 98-10 Permitted uses.

No building or premises shall be used in whole or in part for any purpose other than the following:
Principal uses.
Single-family detached dwelling.
Accessory buildings and uses.
Detached private garage or garages on site for not more than two cars, provided that no garage which is connected to or a part of a dwelling shall be built nearer than 45 feet to the front street line unless the entrance of such garage faces the rear lot line.
[Amended 2-6-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
Signs as permitted pursuant to Chapter 77 of the Code of the Village of Pelham.
Home professional office.
A garden shed and a greenhouse.
A building for housing domestic animals, limited to dogs or cats kept as household pets.
A children's playhouse.

§ 98-11 Uses requiring special permit.

The following uses require a special permit by the Board of Appeals:
A swimming pool, subject to the provisions of § 98-106.
A home professional office, subject to the requirement that the special permit be renewed annually in conformity with § 98-133C(3). The term "home professional office" shall be deemed to specifically exclude the office of a medical doctor, surgeon or dentist.

§ 98-12 Height regulations.

[Amended 5-6-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories, whichever is the more restrictive, except as provided in § 98-102.
No building, other than those listed in § 98-10B(4), (5) and (6), shall be erected to a height of less than 1 1/2 stories.

§ 98-13 Lot area.

There shall be a lot area of not less than 10,000 square feet, except as provided in § 98-103.

§ 98-14 Lot width.

No building shall be erected on a lot having a width of less than 100 feet, except as provided in § 98-103.

§ 98-15 Lot coverage.

The lot coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area for a single-family dwelling and 10% of the area for a principal building in nonresidential use.

§ 98-16 Yard requirements.

Yards with the minimum dimensions specified hereinafter shall be provided on each lot:
Front yard: 30 feet, except as provided in § 98-104.
Side yards.
Ten feet for a single-family dwelling, provided that the aggregate width of the two side yards shall be not less than 25 feet, and 50 feet for a principal building in nonresidential use.
On a corner lot, there shall be a side yard on the side street frontage having a width of not less than 25 feet.
Rear yard: 25 feet. The required rear yard shall be open and unoccupied, except that a solar heating device covering not more than 10% of the area thereof may be placed in such yard not nearer than five feet to any lot line.