Pittsford Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
B Residential District
§ 185-24 Purpose.
The B Residential District is established to provide and maintain land area for residential neighborhoods of both single- and multifamily dwellings.
§ 185-25 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted:
A.
Single-family dwelling, attached or detached.
B.
Two-family dwelling.
C.
Apartment house.
D.
Senior housing, subject to approval by the Town Board and provisions of Article XXXVIII, Incentive Zoning.
E.
Accessory structures and uses, subject to § 185-113.
§ 185-26 Specially permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted pursuant to a special use permit issued by the Planning Board:
A.
Place of worship, subject to § 185-124.
B.
School, subject to § 185-131.
§ 185-27 Lot and bulk requirements.
A.
Lot size. Each single-family or two-family dwelling shall be located on a lot in compliance with the following:
Lot and Bulk Requirements | |
|---|---|
Minimum | |
Area | 16,000 square feet |
Width | 100 feet |
Front Setback | 50 feet |
Side Setback | 15 feet |
Rear Setback | 10 feet |
Maximum | |
Height, building or structure | 30 feet1 |
Lot coverage | 33% |
NOTE: | |
1 | Except that chimneys attached to such structure may extend five feet above the highest point of the structure. |
B.
No more than one residential building shall be erected on any one lot.
C.
Apartment house regulations. Each apartment house shall comply with the following additional regulations and shall be subject to site plan review and approval in accordance with Article XXIX of Town Code:
(1)
Location. No apartment house shall be erected on any lot or premises less than one acre in size.
(2)
Lot area for dwelling unit. No apartment house may be erected which has less than 2,850 square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit in said apartment house.
(3)
Number of dwelling units. No apartment house shall have more than eight dwelling units.
(4)
Dwelling unit size. No dwelling unit shall have less than 700 square feet of livable floor space and not less than one separate bathroom. Any dwelling unit having more than one bedroom shall have, in addition to the 700 square feet of livable floor space specified herein, 150 square feet of livable floor space for each bedroom over one.
(5)
Setbacks. Subject to the supplemental setback requirements of § 185-120, the minimum setbacks for apartment houses and their garages shall be as follows:
(a)
Front setback: 50 feet.
(b)
Side setbacks: 15 feet.
(c)
Rear setback: 20 feet.
(d)
There shall be at least 40 feet between the nearest points of any two apartment houses.
(6)
Water, storm and sanitary sewers. No apartment house shall be erected unless serviced by public water, storm and sanitary sewers.
(7)
Rental office. One office for rental or management purposes or for a caretaker unit may be established as part of an apartment development, provided that it is limited in size to one apartment unit or its equivalent and it is integrated into the development.