Somerset Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
RLS Lake Shore Residential District
§ 205-33 Permitted principal uses.
The following uses shall be permitted principal uses in the RLS Lake Shore Residential District:
A.
Single-family dwellings.
§ 205-34 Accessory uses.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
A.
Permitted accessory uses. The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the RLS Lake Shore Residential District:
(1)
Private garages.
(2)
Customary residential storage structures.
(3)
Animal shelters for domestic pets.
B.
Before there can be any accessory building or accessory use in a Residential Lake Shore District (RLS), there must first be a principal use or principal dwelling on the lot, except as provided in § 205-35B.
[Amended 5-13-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
C.
On the south side of the road:
(1)
All accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the road right-of-way.
[Amended 5-13-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
(2)
The maximum height of an accessory building shall be 25 feet.
(3)
The minimum square footage of an accessory structure shall be 250 square feet, and the maximum square footage of an accessory structure shall be 900 square feet.
[Added 5-13-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
§ 205-35 Uses permitted with special use permit.
The following uses shall be permitted with a special use permit:
A.
Cluster residential development.
B.
An accessory structure on a separate lot used to service a principal structure located on a lot having lake frontage when either: a) The accessory structure is located on a lot on the south side of the same road as the lot upon which the principal structure is located, or b) the accessory structure is located on a lot on a road intersecting the road which the principal structure is located and within 500 feet of the principal structure. The Planning Board shall take into consideration and review the structure's overall appearance and proposed location, including, but not limited to, architectural styles, design materials, and colors; the surrounding area including the impact of lake views and other buildings located in area; and the overall aesthetic enhancement of the Town and the Lake Shore District. Any approval of the special use permit by the Planning Board may be conditioned upon its review of the foregoing considerations.
[Added 5-13-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
§ 205-35.1 Height of fences.
[Added 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
On the lake side of road only, the maximum height of fences is four feet from grade level, from the high bank to the front forward line of the primary structure.
§ 205-35.2 Yards for lots along Lake Ontario.
[Added 9-17-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 205-8, regarding "yard, front" and "yard, rear," for lots along the north side of the road and abutting Lake Ontario, the full width of that portion of the lot lying between the northerly line of the primary structure extended the full width of the lot and the edge of the high bank (or, if there is no bank, the mean high water line of Lake Ontario) shall be regarded as the front yard, and the full width of that portion of the lot lying between the southerly line of the primary structure extended the full width of the lot and the street line shall be regarded as the rear yard for purposes of determination of front yard and rear yard setbacks and locations of accessory buildings.