Rockville Centre City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Residence A District
§ 340-4 Uses.
[Amended 1-11-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
A.
The purpose of the Residence A District is to provide for areas of relatively open character for single-family detached dwellings, to provide for additional residential units that are consistent with the residential environment and to provide for facilities and uses which serve residents of these areas and which are benefited by a stable residential environment.
B.
In the Residence A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings, which shall have a roof other than one of the character or description known as a "flat roof."
(2)
The office of a doctor, artist, lawyer, dentist, architect or a professional engineer, when not located outside of the building in which he resides, provided that there is no display other than the ordinary professional nameplate not larger than eight inches by 15 inches, and provided that, where the plot is an interior plot, the entrance to such office shall be approximately at the front building setback line and, where the plot is a corner plot, the entrance shall be approximately at the building setback line of either street frontage, and provided, always, that such use shall not be so conducted as to be an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.
(3)
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses. The term "accessory use," however, shall not include a business or any building or use not located on the same lot with the building to which it is accessory.[1][2]
C.
If, prior to the effective date of this local law, a one-family or a two-family dwelling was constructed on a lot having a street frontage or a total area less than that described in § 340-5, such dwelling shall be deemed conforming for the purposes of this article. Should such dwelling be destroyed or demolished, a one-family dwelling may be reconstructed with the consent of the Board of Appeals upon a showing that such dwelling will comply with all the conditions of this article other than § 340-5.[3]
[Amended 7-11-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, regarding two-family dwellings, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-11-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994.
§ 340-5 Lot size.
[Amended 1-11-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988; 7-11-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 7-11-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994; 1-14-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021; 3-3-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The lot for each single-family dwelling shall have a street frontage of not less than 80 feet on each street on which the lot abuts and have a total area of not less than 8,000 square feet; provided, however, that:
A.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any lot having a street frontage of not less than 60 feet nor less than a total area of 6,000 square feet shown on a plat filed with the Planning Board of the Village, whether or not the same has been approved by the Planning Board, prior to January 11, 1988; and
B.
On and after January 1, 2021, no new subdivision or minor subdivision shall be approved or permitted unless each lot contained therein or created thereby shall have a street frontage of at least 80 feet on each street on which the lot abuts, and a total area of not less than 10,000 square feet.
§ 340-6 Building area and lot coverage; floor area ratio.
[Amended 3-1-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011[1]]
A.
For lots with an area of 8,000 square feet or more, the principal building area shall not exceed 25%, and the total building area, including accessory buildings, shall not exceed 30%. For lots with an area less than 8,000 square feet, the total building area, including accessory buildings, shall not exceed 30%. The impervious surface area of any lot shall not exceed 40%; provided, however, that sidewalks, swimming pools and entrance pathways that lead to a front door shall not be included in the calculation of impervious surface area for the purposes of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, impervious surface coverage may exceed 40%, but shall not exceed 45%, where it is established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Superintendent of Buildings that the disposition of rainfall and other surface water will comply with standard engineering practices/calculations of water percolation, or that the property will provide dry wells with sufficient capacity to retain and dispose of rainfall and surface water on site.)
[Amended 1-5-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that it take effect upon adoption and filing; provided, however that the amendments effectuated by it not be applicable with respect to any substantially completed building permit application filed with the Village Building Department on or before 3-4-2011, and provided further that such application not thereafter be amended in any manner which would cause the construction or development to exceed the parameters or limitations enacted by this law to any degree greater than proposed in such application as of 3-4-2011.
§ 340-7 Building height.
[Amended 3-1-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011; 6-7-2011 by L.L. No. 10-2011]
No building shall be greater in height than 32 feet. For the main roof area of all dwellings, the slope shall be not less than six vertical over 12 horizontal. For gambrel or other main roof profiles composed of two or more segments of differing slope, the average slope of all segments shall be no less than six vertical over 12 horizontal. The slope ratio requirement shall not be applicable to dormers, one-story wings on multistory buildings, or secondary roof area.
§ 340-8 Front yard.
No dwelling shall be erected or altered so that the front yard setback shall be less than the average setback distance of the dwellings on the same side of the street within the same block, but need not be more than 30 feet. In no event shall the front yard setback be less than 25 feet.
§ 340-9 Side yards.
[Amended 11-21-1983 by L.L. No. 11-1983; 12-11-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989; 3-1-2011 by L.L. No. 6-2011; 6-7-2011 by L.L. No. 10-2011]
A.
There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building (See table below.):
(1)
Where the average lot width of a parcel is less than 80 feet, the aggregate widths of the side yards shall be equal to at least 20% of the average lot width, and no side yard shall be less than eight feet wide.
(2)
Where the average lot width of a parcel is 80 feet or greater, the aggregate widths of the side yards shall be equal to at least 25% of the average lot width, and no side yard shall be less than 10 feet wide.
B.
No projections shall extend nearer to the lot lines than the limits herein set forth.
C.
Table:
Average Lot Width | Aggregate Widths of Side Yards | Minimum Width of Side Yard | |
|---|---|---|---|
80 feet and greater | 25% | 10 feet | |
Less than 80 feet | 20% | 8 feet |
D.
No projections shall extend nearer to the lot lines than the limits herein set forth.
§ 340-10 Rear yards.
§ 340-11 Corner plots.
[Amended 3-1-2011 by L.L. No. 6-2011[1]]
On corner plots only, the main foundation wall of any house shall not exceed, on the side having the shortest street frontage, beyond the setback line established for the fronts of houses on the same side of the street within the same block; but no foundation wall of a house need set back more than 30 feet, nor shall the setback be less than 25 feet. On the side having the longest street frontage, the setback of the house shall be at least 20% of the average width of the lot on the shortest street frontage, but in no case less than 20 feet. The yard opposite the greatest setback shall be not less than 20 feet in depth and the remaining yard not less than 10 feet in width.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This local law also provided that it take effect upon adoption and filing; provided, however that the amendments effectuated by it not be applicable with respect to any substantially completed building permit application filed with the Village Building Department on or before 3-4-2011, and provided further that such application not thereafter be amended in any manner which would cause the construction or development to exceed the parameters or limitations enacted by this law to any degree greater than proposed in such application as of 3-4-2011.
§ 340-12 Parking and garage requirements.
[Amended 1-11-1988 by L.L. No. 3-1988; 1-9-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989; 7-13-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; 7-11-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994; 6-10-2002 by L.L. No. 5-2002]
A.
Parking space and garage requirements are set forth in Chart IV of the Rockville Centre Zoning Code. Chart IV is entitled "Schedule of Minimum Required Off-Street Parking."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chart IV is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Commercial vehicles, school buses and vehicles seating 14 passengers or fewer bearing school, car or taxi license plates and used to transport pupils to and from school shall not be parked or left standing on any out-of-doors off-street parking area between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
C.
New single-family dwellings shall have a garage, detached from or attached to the main dwelling, such garage to be sufficiently large to accommodate at least one automobile.