§ 105-194. Residence AA, A, B-1, B-2 and C and Business A and B Districts.

No building, main or accessory, hereafter erected or altered upon a lot area, upon which a map has not been approved by the Planning Board of the Village of Lake Success and the Department of Public Works of Nassau County and the County Clerk of the County of Nassau prior to the effective date of this Article, shall be erected or altered to exceed the height or number of stories or on a smaller lot area or to occupy a greater percentage of lot area or to have a smaller front, side and rear yard or to have a smaller street frontage than is prescribed for buildings in the respective classes of districts as follows.

A. 

Residence AA Districts.

(1) 

The height of any main building, excluding any one-family dwelling, shall not exceed 40 feet and such building shall not consist of more than three stories. The height of any one-family dwelling shall not exceed 35 feet, with an eave height not to exceed 25 feet, and shall not consist of more than 2 1/2 stories. The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 15 feet and shall not consist of more than one story.

(2) 

No main or accessory building shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 217,800 square feet.

(3) 

The aggregate building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 15% of the lot area, and the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling shall not exceed 15% of the lot area.

[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]

(4) 

Each building area shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or widths as follows:

(a) 

Front yard depth: 75 feet minimum.

(b) 

Side yard depth: There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 100 feet, and neither side shall be less than 50 feet wide.

(c) 

Rear yard depth: 75 feet minimum.

(d) 

In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A(4)(a), (b) and (c) hereof, any building erected on a corner lot shall have two front yards with depths of not less than 75 feet measured in each case from the street line to the nearest building line.

(5) 

No building lot area shall have a street frontage of less than 175 feet. When the front street line describes an arc, the front line dimension shall be measured on such arc.

B. 

Residence A Districts.

(1) 

The height of any building, excluding any one-family dwelling, shall not exceed 40 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than three stories. The height of any one-family dwelling shall not exceed 35 feet, with an eave height not to exceed 25 feet, and shall not consist of more than 2 1/2 stories. The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 15 feet and shall not consist of more than one story.

(2) 

No main or accessory building shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 40,000 square feet.

(3) 

The aggregate building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 15% of the lot area, and the gross floor area of a single family dwelling shall not exceed 20% of the lot area. No dwelling shall exceed a maximum gross floor area of 12,000 square feet.

[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002; 1-8-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(4) 

Each building area shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or widths as follows:

(a) 

Front yard depth: 50 feet minimum.

(b) 

Side yard depth: There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 75 feet, and neither side shall be less than 30 feet wide.

(c) 

Rear yard depth: 50 feet minimum.

(d) 

In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection B(4)(a), (b) and (c) hereof, any building erected on a corner lot shall have two front yards with depths of not less than 50 feet measured in each case from the street line to the nearest building line.

(5) 

No building lot area shall have a street frontage of less than 175 feet. When the front street line describes an arc, the front line dimension shall be measured on such arc.

C. 

Residence B Districts.

(1) 

Residence B-1 District.

(a) 

The height of any building, excluding any one-family dwelling, shall not exceed 35 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than three stories. The height of any one-family dwelling shall not exceed 30 feet, with an eave height not to exceed 23 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than two stories.

(b) 

No building, main or accessory, shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 20,000 square feet.

(c) 

The aggregate building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 20% of the lot area, and the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling shall not exceed 30% of the lot area. No dwelling shall exceed a maximum gross floor area of 7,000 square feet.

[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002; 1-8-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(d) 

Required yards.

[1] 

Each building area shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or width as follows:

[a] 

Front yard depth: 40 feet minimum.

[b] 

Side yard depth: There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 55 feet, and neither side yard shall be less than 25 feet wide.

[c] 

Rear yard depth: 40 feet minimum.

[2] 

In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection C(1)(d)[l][a], [b] and [c] hereof, any building erected on a corner lot shall have two front yards with depths of not less than 40 feet, measured in each case from the street line to the nearest building line.

(e) 

No building lot area shall have a street frontage of less than 125 feet. When the front street line describes an arc, the front line dimension shall be measured on such arc.

[Added 4-10-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]

(2) 

Residence B-2 District.

(a) 

The height of any main building shall not exceed 30 feet, with an eave height not to exceed 23 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than two stories. The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 15 feet and shall not consist of more than one story.

(b) 

No building, main or accessory, shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 10,000 square feet.

(c) 

The aggregate building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 25% of the lot area, and the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling shall not exceed 35% of the lot area. In addition, no dwelling shall exceed a maximum of 5,000 square feet gross floor area on a lot of 14,000 square feet or less, or exceed 5,500 square feet gross floor area on a lot larger than 14,000 square feet.

[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]

(d) 

Required yards.

[1] 

Each building area shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or width as follows:

[a] 

Front yard depth: 35 feet minimum.

[b] 

Side yard depth: There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 30 feet, and neither side yard shall be less than 12 feet wide.

[c] 

Rear yard depth: 30 feet minimum.

[2] 

In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection C(2)(d)[1][a], [b] and [c] hereof, any building erected on a corner lot shall have two front yards with depths of not less than 35 feet, measured in each case from the street line to the nearest building line.

(e) 

No building lot area shall have a street frontage of less than 100 feet. When the front street line describes an arc, the front line dimension shall be measured on such arc.

[Added 4-10-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]

D. 

Residence C Districts.

(1) 

The height of any main building shall not exceed 28 feet, with an eave height not to exceed 22 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than two stories. The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 15 feet and shall not consist of more than one story.

(2) 

No building, main or accessory, shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 7,500 square feet.

(3) 

The aggregate building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 30% of the lot area, and the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling shall not exceed 40% of the lot area. In addition, no dwelling shall exceed a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square feet on a lot of 10,000 square feet or less, or exceed a gross floor area of 4,500 square feet on a lot larger than 10,000 square feet.

[Amended 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002; 1-8-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(4) 

Each building area shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or widths as follows:

(a) 

Front yard depth: 30 feet minimum.

(b) 

Side yard depth: There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 30 feet, and neither side yard shall be less than 10 feet wide.

(c) 

Rear yard depth: 25 feet minimum.

(d) 

In addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection D(4)(a), (b) and (c) hereof, any building erected on a corner lot shall have two front yards with depths of not less than 30 feet, measured in each case from the street line to the nearest building line.

(e) 

No building lot area shall have a street frontage of less than 75 feet. When the front street line describes an arc, the front line dimension shall be measured on such arc.

[Added 4-10-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]

E. 

Business A Districts.

(1) 

The height of any building shall not exceed 36 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than two stories.

(2) 

No building, main or accessory, shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 1,000 square feet.

(3) 

The building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 50% of the lot area.

(4) 

Each building area shall have front and rear yards not less than the depths as follows:

(a) 

Front yard depth: 20 feet minimum, except that no front yard setback is required for buildings fronting on Northern Boulevard.

(b) 

Rear yard depth: 12 feet minimum, provided that the rear yard shall, in no event, be less than the height of the building.

F. 

Business B Districts.

(1) 

The height of any building in a Business B District shall not exceed 15 feet, and such building shall not consist of more than one story.

(2) 

No building, main or accessory, shall be constructed on a lot having an area of less than 1,000 square feet.

(3) 

The building area, main and accessory, shall not exceed 25% of the lot area.

(4) 

Each building area shall have front and rear yards not less than the depths as follows:

(a) 

Front yard depth: 40 feet minimum, except that no front yard setback is required for buildings fronting on Northern Boulevard.

(b) 

Rear yard depth: 12 feet minimum, provided that the rear yard shall, in no event, be less than the height of the building.

(5) 

All structures located in the Business B District on June 1, 1965, may continue as nonconforming structures.

Amended 9-9-1985 by L.L. No. 4-1985; 12-11-2000 by L.L. No. 11-2000