Sloan City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
District Regulations
§ 455-7 R Residential District.
[Amended 4-22-1970]
The following regulations shall apply in the R Residential Districts:
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Churches, church halls, convents rectories or parsonages.
(4)
Public schools, private schools, public parks, playgrounds and similar recreation areas not operated for gain or profit.
(5)
Professional offices in the private dwelling of the resident professional person, namely an architect, dentist, engineer, lawyer, physician or other profession licensed by the State of New York.
D.
Required open space shall be as follows:
(1)
Front yard: A setback restriction of 25 feet shall apply.
(2)
Two side yards are required for a single- or two-family dwelling. The minimum width of any side yard shall be five feet.
[Amended 12-22-1971]
(3)
The rear yard shall be equal to 25% of the lot depth but shall not be less than 25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
(4)
No garage or accessory building shall be erected closer than three feet to any side lot line or rear lot line.
§ 455-8 RA Multifamily Apartment District.
The following regulations shall apply in the RA Multifamily Apartment Districts.
B.
Required lot size. Unless otherwise provided, the minimum lot size shall be as specified in this section.
(2)
Lot area:
(a)
Single- or two-family dwellings: as regulated in the R District.
(b)
For three or more dwelling units, a minimum of 12,000 square feet plus 3,500 square feet for each additional dwelling unit over three, except that the requirement of 3,500 square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit over three may be reduced to 2,500 square feet by the Village Board if, after study of a development plan, the Planning Board recommends, in writing, to the Village Board that such an area reduction is justified because of efficient and imaginative use of area by the developer and, further, that such reduction of land area per dwelling unit would not be detrimental to the adjacent land. This procedure for area reduction shall further provide that the developer shall date and file the aforementioned development plan, as recommended for approval by the Planning Board, with the Code Enforcement Officer's office and that no building permit for such development shall be issued thereafter for this development unless such permit is in accordance with such development plan. In any case of deviation from such plan, the provision of 3,500 square feet per dwelling unit shall apply unless such changes are resubmitted for consideration and recommendation to the Village Board by the Planning Board.
C.
Required open space. Unless otherwise provided, the minimum required open spaces shall be as specified in this section:
(1)
Front yard: 25 feet.
(2)
Side yards (two required):
(a)
Dwellings up to 30 feet in height. The minimum width of any side yard shall equal 10% of the lot width but need not exceed 10 feet; the total width of both side yards shall equal 25% of the lot width but need not exceed 25 feet.
(b)
Other principal buildings. Each side yard shall equal 15 feet or a distance equal to 1/2 the height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
(3)
Rear yard. Rear yards shall be equal to 25% of the lot depth but shall not be less than 25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
(4)
Open space between principal buildings on a single lot. No vertical wall of the principal building shall be nearer to a vertical wall of any other principal building than 30 feet or a distance equal to the average height of such vertical walls measured from the adjoining finished grade, whichever is greater.
D.
Maximum height of buildings: as regulated in the R District for one- and two-family dwellings. In the case of other buildings, any part of which is over 30 feet in height, the maximum height of the building at any point shall be limited to twice the number of linear feet provided in the yard facing the building wall in question.
E.
Special procedure for approval of multiple dwellings, townhouses or garden apartments.
(1)
In order to improve ingress and egress and properly located open space for purposes of public safety, no building permit shall be issued until a site plan (see § 455-6, Definitions) has been approved by the Village Board, after recommendation by the Planning Board, for any of the three housing types covered by this subsection. This shall include developments on private courts or streets as well as public streets.
(2)
The Planning Board shall make its report to the Village Board within 60 days following receipt of the proposed site plan and development. If no report has been received by the Village Board within the aforementioned period, it shall be assumed that the Planning Board has no comment or recommendation to make on the subject.
§ 455-9 RC Restricted Business District.
The following regulations shall apply in the RC Restricted Business Districts.
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Uses permitted in residential districts.
(2)
Any neighborhood retail business or service such as a grocery, fruit or vegetable store, meat market, delicatessen, bakery, confectionery store, drugstore, shoe store or shoe repair shop, custom dressmaking, millinery shop, tailor shop, clothing store, clothes-cleaning pickup station, self-service launderette, florist or gift shop, book or stationery store, dry goods or notions store, hardware or household appliance store, jewelry store, barbershop or beauty shop or photographer; uses equivalent to the above but not including any use first permitted in the M1 Light Manufacturing or M2 Industrial District.
(3)
Banks; business or professional offices.
(4)
Restaurants, tearooms or cafes; theaters.
(5)
Gasoline filling stations, subject to such conditions and safeguards as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees.
(6)
Amusement enterprises.
(7)
Electrical or plumbing shops.
B.
Uses prohibited shall be as follows:
(1)
Any use in general which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, refuse, garbage, smoke, gas or noise or that is dangerous to the comfort, peace, enjoyment, health or safety of the community or tending to its disturbance or annoyance.
§ 455-10 M1 Light Manufacturing District.
The following regulations shall apply in all M1 Light Manufacturing Districts.
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Uses permitted in residential or business districts.
(2)
Clothes-cleaning establishments.
(3)
Public garages, including collision, service or paint shops.
(4)
Upholstery or furniture repair; light manufacturing.
(5)
Wholesale stores, offices and salesrooms.
(6)
Principal uses equivalent to the above, but not including any use first permitted in an M2 Industrial District or any use which is or may become hazardous, noxious or offensive in said district by reason of dust, odor, cinders, smoke, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
§ 455-11 M2 Industrial District.
The following regulations shall apply in all M2 Industrial Districts.
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Any use permitted in the above set forth districts.
(2)
Any heavy industry, including railroad yards and switch operations, except the following uses: manufacture of fertilizer, slaughtering of animals, garbage disposal plants, manufacture of soap and chemicals, tallow fat rendering or refining, junkyards and all other uses or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of odor, dust, refuse matter, garbage, smoke, gas or noise or that are dangerous to the comfort, peace, enjoyment, health or safety of the community or tending to its disturbance or annoyance.