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Valley Stream City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

R-A District

§ 99-1001 Permitted uses.

[Amended 12-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
(1) 
Mother-daughter residences, upon obtaining special permit approval from the Board of Appeals.
B. 
Public schools of general or special instruction.
C. 
Upon obtaining special use permit approval from the Board of Appeals:
(1) 
Residential accommodations for persons engaged in the activities of places of worship and religious related uses.
(2) 
Home occupations.
(3) 
Home professional offices.
(4) 
Educational uses, including schools of religious instruction.
(5) 
Places of worship.
D. 
Parks and parklands, municipal uses, police, fire and ambulance facilities and public recreational facilities.
E. 
Buildings, structures or uses accessory to permitted uses within the district.

§ 99-1002 Lot requirements of all uses.

[Amended 12-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
A. 
Coverage.
(1) 
Maximum coverage of lot by aggregate building area of all buildings thereon: 40%.
(2) 
Maximum coverage of lot by aggregate building area of all buildings and structures thereon: 60%.
(3) 
Maximum coverage of rear yard by aggregate building area of accessory buildings and structures, except swimming pools, accessory walkways and driveways located thereon: 40%.
(4) 
Floor area ratio: 0.5 (1 to 2).
(5) 
Open space ratio: 150% (1.5 to 1).
B. 
Minimum frontage.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings: 50 feet, except that for any single-family dwelling on an accredited zoning lot the minimum frontage shall be at least 40 feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings: 60 feet.
(3) 
Places of worship; all schools: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum area.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings: 5,000 square feet, except that for any accredited zoning lot the area shall be at least 4,000 square feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings: 6,000 square feet.
(3) 
Places of worship; all schools: 10,000 square feet.

§ 99-1003 Height requirements of all uses.

A. 
Maximum for all buildings.
(1) 
Stories: 2 1/2.
(2) 
Height: 30 feet.
B. 
Maximum for accessory buildings and structures.
(1) 
Garages: 15 feet.
(2) 
All other accessory buildings: 10 feet.
(3) 
All other accessory structures: 10 feet, unless otherwise specified by this chapter.

§ 99-1004 Yard requirements.

A. 
Front setback: 25 feet, except that, in the case of a corner lot, a front setback shall be required on each street and each such setback shall be at least 25 feet. The setback on the side street of a corner lot shall be 15 feet for an accepted zoning lot having less than 50 feet frontage.
[Amended 1-14-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
B. 
Side setbacks.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(a) 
Minimum width of each of two side setbacks: five feet. Except that, on a lot less than 50 feet wide, the minimum side setback shall not be less than 10% of the lot width.
[Amended 1-14-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
(b) 
Aggregate width of both side setbacks: 15 feet.
(c) 
On corner lots, there shall be one minimum side setback requirement: five feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings.
(a) 
Minimum width of each of two side setbacks: 10 feet.
(b) 
Aggregate width of both side setbacks: 20 feet.
(c) 
On corner lots, there shall be one minimum side setback requirement: 10 feet.
(3) 
Places of worship; all schools.
(a) 
Minimum width of each of two side setbacks: 15 feet.
(b) 
Aggregate width of both side setbacks: 30 feet.
(4) 
Accessory buildings and structures, except swimming pools and fences.
(a) 
Attached garages and other attached accessory structures: five feet.
(b) 
Detached garages and other detached accessory buildings or structures: two feet.
C. 
Rear setback.
(1) 
Dwellings, places of worship and all schools: 25 feet, except that on a lot of less than 100 feet in depth, the rear setback need not exceed 25% of the depth of the lot with a minimum required rear setback of 15 feet. In the case of a corner lot, the rear setback requirement shall be 10 feet.
(2) 
Accessory buildings and structures, except swimming pools and fences.
(a) 
Attached garages and other attached accessory structures: 25 feet.
(b) 
Detached garages and other detached accessory buildings or structures: two feet.

§ 99-1005 Habitable floor area.

A. 
Every single-family dwelling shall have a total minimum habitable floor area of 1,200 square feet, except that a detached single-family dwelling which has a mother-daughter residence shall have a total minimum habitable floor area of 1,450 square feet. Each mother-daughter residence dwelling unit shall have not less than 250 square feet of habitable floor area.
B. 
Every two-family dwelling shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 2,000 square feet.

§ 99-1006 Parking and loading requirements.

A. 
Off-street parking: see Article XXII.
B. 
Off-street loading: see Article XXIII.

§ 99-1007 Supplementary regulations.

[Amended 12-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
A. 
Supplementary height, area and bulk requirements: see Article XV.
B. 
Supplementary accessory uses, buildings or structures: see Article XVI.
C. 
Signs: see Article XVII.
D. 
Fences: see Article XVIII.
E. 
Swimming pools: see Article XIX.
F. 
Special use permits: see Article XX.
G. 
Mother-daughter residence: see Article XXI.
H. 
Corner sight triangle: see Article XXX.
I. 
Religious uses and educational uses: see Article XXXV.