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Rotterdam City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

R-1 One-Family Residential District

§ 270-26 Regulations to apply.

The following requirements shall apply to all R-1 Districts.

§ 270-27 Permitted uses.

The following principal uses are permitted as of right in the R-1 District:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, convents and community houses.
C. 
Public and private schools.
D. 
Firehouses.
E. 
Public parks, playgrounds and other municipal recreational uses.
F. 
Public libraries and museums.

§ 270-28 Special uses.

[Amended 11-24-1999 by L.L. No. 17-1999]
The following special uses may be permitted or denied subject to special use review under Article XIX of this chapter:
A. 
Golf courses and accessory facilities.
B. 
New York Department of Motor Vehicles driver training classes operated by a nonprofit or municipal corporation.
C. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, regarding care homes, was repealed 12-12-2018 by L.L. No. 11-2018.
D. 
Child or infant day-care centers.
E. 
Temporary accessory home-care units per Article IV, § 270-15.2.
F. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
G. 
Disturbance on a wetland or watercourse area of any class or in a wetland or watercourse buffer area as defined in this chapter.
[Added 4-27-2005 by L.L. No. 9-2005]
H. 
Adaptive reuse of religious and educational buildings in accordance with § 270-167D.
[Added 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019]

§ 270-29 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses in the R-1 District shall be limited to the following:
A. 
Private garages with not more than three stalls for the parking or storage of private automobiles.
B. 
Private swimming pools, tennis courts and other private recreational facilities for the use of residents and not run for gain.
C. 
Permitted home occupations.
D. 
Accessory parking and loading.
E. 
Buildings for lawn care, gardening or maintenance of residential property.
F. 
Fallout shelters.
G. 
Dish antennas and permitted accessory towers.
H. 
Small wind energy facilities and wind measurement towers subject to the requirements of the Town of Rotterdam Wind Energy Facility Law.[1]
[Added 10-8-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 269, Wind Energy Facilities.
I. 
Raising of chicken hens, provided that such accessory use is accessory to a single-family dwelling principal use and is in compliance with § 270-15.4.
[Added 11-9-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]

§ 270-30 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height shall be three stories, not exceeding 40 feet for residential uses.

§ 270-31 Lot area.

A. 
The required minimum lot area shall be not less than 15,000 square feet, with a lot width of not less than 100 feet.
B. 
The New York State Public Health Law governing realty subdivisions requires a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet for every residential lot or parcel served by individual water and sewage disposal systems and located in a realty subdivision, as defined by Public Health Law, Article 11, Title II, entitled "Realty Subdivisions: Water Supply." Such stricter minimum lot size shall be imposed where applicable.

§ 270-32 Lot coverage.

Lot coverage shall not exceed 45%.

§ 270-33 Yard requirements.

A. 
Front yard depth shall be 25 feet or a depth of not less than 1/2 the total setback depths of the dwellings on properties which adjoin on each side, provided that both of such dwellings are set back less than 25 feet.
B. 
Side yard width shall be not less than 10 feet.
C. 
Rear yard depth shall be not less than 25 feet, except that a garage may be built five feet from the rear and side property lines.

§ 270-34 Parking.

Off-street parking requirements applicable in the R-1 District are set forth in § 270-149 of this chapter.

§ 270-35 Additional uses.

For additional regulations relative to specific uses, see Article XVIII.