§ 240-13. Residential C: Residential Office District.
Regulations for the Residential C District shall be as follows:
A.
Permitted buildings, structures and uses:
(1)
Single-family dwelling.
(2)
Accessory buildings and structures to Subsection A(1) above. However, there shall be no more than two accessory
buildings on one lot. A freestanding garage is allowed as an accessory building only if there are no other garages,
freestanding or attached, on the property.
(3)
Family day-care.
B.
Uses permitted after site plan review:
(1)
professional Business office, one per lot.
C.
Uses permitted only upon issuance of a special permit:
(1)
Home occupation.
(2)
Residential unit in combination with business office.
(3)
Facilities for the provision of natural gas, other than containerized natural gas, to the local community, except
storage or heavy equipment yards. [Added 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
(4)
Facilities necessary for the provision of electrical service to the local community, except storage or heavy
equipment yards. [Added 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
(5)
Facilities, other than towers, necessary for the provision of standard land line telephone service to the local
community, except storage or heavy equipment yards. [Added 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
(6)
Facilities, other than towers, necessary for the provision of cable television service to the local community, except
storage or heavy equipment yards. [Added 6-11-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
D.
Residential lot and structure requirements: same as for Residential A District.
E.
Nonresidential lot and structure requirements:
(1)
Lot:
(a)
Minimum area: 10,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum width: 100 feet.
(c)
Maximum lot coverage: Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 25% of the lot, and combined
buildings, structures and parking shall not cover more than 50% of the lot area.
(2)
Principal structure:
(a)
Front yard setback: 30 feet.
(b)
Side yard setback: five feet. [See Subsection F(2) below.]
(c)
Rear yard setback: five feet [See Subsection F(2) below.]
(d)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(3)
Accessory structure:
(a)
Front yard setback: the same as the principal structure or a minimum of 30 feet.
(b)
Side yard setback: five feet. [See Subsection F(2) below.]
(c)
Rear yard setback: five feet [See Subsection F(2) below.]
(d)
Maximum height: 20 feet.
F.
Additional restrictions:
(1)
There shall be no on-premises retail sale of merchandise, no manufacturing or processing and no storage of
merchandise on premises except for sample or display purposes in any business office in this zoning district.
(2)
There shall be a transition strip of a minimum width of 15 feet along all side and rear property lines which adjoin
other residential use districts. This strip shall be in addition to side and rear setbacks and shall be developed, used and
maintained for lawn, shrubs, trees and bushes as specified by the Town Board. In addition, the Town Board may, when
appropriate to protect an adjacent property from detrimental aspects such as headlight glare, require opaque screening
measures to be installed and maintained.
(3)
There shall be no on-site outside parking of commercial trucks or vans used by a tenant for construction, delivery,
service or other business enterprise.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no building shall occupy more than 2,000 square feet of land
area or have more than 4,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(5)
The site plan review of the business office shall encourage building designs which preserve and maintain the
residential atmosphere of the surrounding area, especially in relation to open space, green areas, landscaping, architecture,
additional screening, if required, and layout of parking lots.
(6)
Each office building may use one freestanding identification sign no larger than six square feet in area, and, in
addition, each building may have one wall-mounted directory sign not to exceed three square feet. The Town Board shall
determine the location and design of the freestanding sign during the site plan review procedure.
(7)
The exterior lighting for each office building shall not cause undesirable glare on any adjoining property.
(8)
There shall be reasonable separation of paving on adjoining Residential C lots in order to maintain open green
space and to allow for snow removal from parking areas.
(9)
The Code Enforcement Officer shall refer to the Town Board for its review all applications for permits for
expansion, external building or site alterations or new sign applications in a Residential C Zoning District. If, in the opinion
of the Town Board, the proposed work may have a serious impact in the neighborhood, it may require that an application be
made for an amended site plan approval.
G.
Supplemental regulations:
(1)
Off-street parking: see Article VI.
(2)
Signs: see Article VII.
(3)
Supplemental regulations: see Article VIII.
(4)
Special permit and site plan review: see Article V.
def: Professional business office---- Offices licensed in the occupation of offering personal services, and other
accredit professions in which the business activity does not include the sale, storage, display, fabrication,
processing or assembly of merchandise. Including and limited to. Real-estate, insurance, doctor, dentist,
attorney, accountant, engineers, and architects, sales representatives, optometrist, surveyors but strictly
excluding banks, credit unions and medical centers.
( do you want to allow, artist studio, dance studio, music studios, beauty parlors)