Valley Stream City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
CX District
§ 99-1101 Permitted uses.
[Amended 12-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
A.
Commercial parking expansion. Upon obtaining special permit approval from the Board of Appeals, accessory automobile parking only at and/or below grade only shall be permitted. Full screening shall be provided on any residentially utilized sides of such lot, including the street frontage of the CX District in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. All permitted parking is to be an accessory use to a permitted use located within an abutting C-1, C-2 or C-3 District only, and all entrances and exits from such parking area shall be through abutting C-1, C-2 or C-3 District lots. All vehicular traffic entering or exiting such parking area shall flow to or from a C-1, C-2 or C-3 District and shall be directed away from any R District.
B.
Single-family dwellings.
(1)
Mother-daughter residences, upon obtaining special permit approval from the Board of Appeals.
C.
Two-family dwellings.
D.
Public schools of general or special instruction.
E.
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 private schools of religious, special or general instruction.
(5)
Clubhouses or lodges.
(6)
Nursery schools.
(7)
Philanthropic or charitable associations.
(8)
Places of worship.
F.
Buildings, structures or uses accessory to permitted uses within the district.
G.
Parks and parklands, municipal uses, police, fire and ambulance facilities, public parking facilities and public recreational facilities.
§ 99-1102 Lot requirements of all uses.
§ 99-1103 Height requirements of all uses.
§ 99-1104 Yard requirements.
C.
Rear setback.
(1)
Commercial parking expansion: none required.
(2)
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 shall be five feet.
(3)
Detached garages and other detached accessory buildings or structures: two feet.
§ 99-1105 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. A 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.
§ 99-1106 Screening.
A.
Screening shall be required along any lot line as specified of a premises used for nonresidential or commercial parking expansion purposes where such premises abuts a residential use or residential district boundary, including all lot lines facing a residential district boundary across a street. Screening shall be provided with:
(1)
A strip of densely planted shrubs or evergreen trees at least three feet above grade at the time of planting and which shall form a year-round dense screen at least six feet high within three years for lots adjacent to the boundary of a residential use district and at least four feet high for lots situated across a street from a residential district or along any portion of an abutting residential front yard; or
(2)
A wall or solid wood or commercial grade slatted chain link fence, six feet high for lots adjacent to a residential district boundary and four feet high for lots situated across a street from a residential district or along any portion of an abutting residential front yard.
(3)
Commercial parking expansion uses shall comply with both fencing and landscaping requirements for lots located across the street from a residential district except that open fences are permitted and all fencing shall be located to the interior of the landscaping.
B.
Screening shall be maintained in good condition and within property bounds at all times, by the owner of the property or successors in interest or assignees.
C.
Entrances and exits may interrupt screening.
D.
No signs or advertisements shall be attached to the side of the screening facing any residential district other than traffic or caution signs.
§ 99-1107 Parking and loading requirements.
§ 99-1108 Supplementary regulations.
[Amended 12-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]