R-20

Last Update: 10/3/19

Planning Department

Dimensional Requirements:

Notes:

1. The following minimum distances shall be observed between buildings on the same lot: a distance equal to the average height of such buildings at the points where such buildings are nearest each other

2. 6 For off-street parking and loading requirements, see Article VIII

3. Every accessory building or structure shall conform in all respects to the minimum front and side yard setbacks applicable to the lot in question and shall not be located closer than six feet to the rear lot line.

Permitted principal uses:

A. Permitted principal uses. The following are the only principal uses permitted in R-20, R-15, R-10, R-7.5, R-6 and R-5 One-Family Residence Districts:

(1) One-family dwellings, not to exceed one such dwelling on each lot.

(2) Places of worship and religious instruction, including parish houses, subject to § 342-40. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

(3) Any municipal uses of the Village of Mamaroneck.

(4) Public schools.

(5) Private schools having a comprehensive curriculum of studies similar to a public school, provided that the lot on which they are located at least meets the site size requirements of the State Department of Education. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

(6) Nursery schools. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

(7) Annual membership clubs, such as beach, golf, country, yacht and similar clubs, but only if incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Membership Corporations or Benevolent Order Laws of the State of New York, subject to § 342-42. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

(8) Transformer stations and customary accessory uses, subject to a finding by the Board of Appeals that service cannot be adequately supplied by transformer stations located in a district other than a residence district, that a public necessity exists for a transformer station in a residence area and that the particular site for which application is made is the least objectionable from the public standpoint and is so located as to facilitate adequate electric service to the area. Such use shall be subject to the requirements of § 342-43. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

(9) Planned residential developments, subject to § 342-52.

[Added 2-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979, effective 3-21-1979]

(10) Family day-care homes and group family day-care homes, for which a permit has been issued pursuant to § 390, Subdivision 1(a), of the Social Services Law of the State of New York.

[Added 12-14-1987 by L.L. No. 15-1987, effective 1-28-1988]

B. Permitted accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted in R-20, R-15, R-10, R-7.5, R-6 and R-5 One-Family Residence Districts only in conjunction with a permitted principal use:      (1) Home professional offices or studios.[Amended 1-26-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987, effective 2-18-1987](a) This shall include the office of a resident physician, surgeon, dentist or other person licensed by the State of New York to practice a healing art: or the office or studio of a lawyer, accountant, architect, artist, engineer, musician, licensed real estate broker, licensed insurance broker or agent or teacher, as hereinafter restricted, or any reasonably similar profession, provided that:

[1] The resident operator has not more than one employee, associate or assistant who is not a member of the immediate family.

[2] Such office or studio occupies not more than 30% of the floor area of the building in which it is located.

[3] Studios where dancing or music instruction is offered shall have groups of no more than four pupils at one time and shall hold no concerts or recitals at the studio.

[4] There is no external evidence of such use, except for permitted signs.

(b) A home professional office shall not include the practice of veterinary medicine, the office of any person engaged in the purchase or sale of economic goods, tearooms, tourist homes, beauty parlors, barbershops, hairdressing and manicure establishments, stores or trades, businesses or occupations of a similar nature. The home professional office of a physician shall not include a biological or other medical or testing laboratory.

(c) In no event shall a home professional office be permitted which activities may create a hazard or nuisance to the surrounding neighborhood.

 (2) Customary home occupations, provided that:

(a) They are incidental to the residential use of the premises and are conducted by the resident thereof with no assistants or associates, except members of the immediate family who reside on the premises.

(b) They are conducted only in the main building and occupy not more than 30% of the area of one floor.

(c) Only customary home appliances and equipment are used.

(d) There is no external evidence of such use.

(3) Garden houses, tool houses, playhouses, greenhouses or other uses customarily incidental to the residential use of the premises and not operated for gain, subject to the provisions set forth in Note 11 of the Schedule of Minimum Requirements for Residential Districts.

[Amended  9-11-1972, effective  9-27-1972]

(4) Tennis or other game courts or other entertainment or diversion structures or equipment permanently installed and not specifically designed for small children. (This use is subject to the approval procedure set forth in Article X and shall conform to any additional requirements made in connection with such approval.)

[Amended  9-11-1972, effective  9-27-1972; 7-10-1978 by L.L. No. 6-1978, effective 7-27-1978]

(5) Off-street parking facilities and private garages for the use of the occupants of the premises and their guests, as required by § 342-54D, provided that not more than one parking space is leased to a person not resident on the lot, and provided that no trucks shall be parked on the lot, except as permitted by § 342-13. In addition, the following requirements shall apply:

[Amended 10-24-2005 by L.L. No. 6-2005, effective 11-4-2005]

(a) An accessory garage shall not exceed 20 feet in height;

(b) The doors of an accessory garage may not exceed eight feet in height;

(c) An accessory detached garage shall not exceed 25% of the total gross floor area of the principal building and shall not exceed 1,200 square feet.

(6) Not more than two roomers or boarders.

(7) The keeping of a reasonable number of customary household pets, but excluding any commercial breeding or keeping of the same.

(8) Only such signs as permitted by the Village Sign Ordinance.[1]Editor's Note: See Ch. 286, Signs.

(9) Fences, walls or retaining walls pursuant to § 342-14.

[Amended  5-31-1979 by L.L. No. 10-1979, effective  6-8-1979; 5-10-2010 by L.L. No. 12-2010, effective 5-26-2010]

(10) Storage of boats and boat trailers, subject to § 342-12, and, in addition, facilities for residents to dock, moor and/or launch boats, in accordance with all requirements of local law, where the property is located within the Marine Zone.

[Amended  5-13-1985 by L.L. No. 12-1985, effective  5-22-1985]

(11) Swimming pools, subject to § 342-49.

[Added  7-10-1978 by L.L. No. 6-1978, effective  7-27-1978]

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