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 Oneonta, Town
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 103. Zoning
 Article V. R-20 Residential District Regulations

  § 103-22. General district regulations.

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  • The following regulations apply to all uses permitted by right, after sketch plan review or site plan review and by special permit.
    A. 
    Minimum lot requirements.
    Without Public Sanitary Sewer
    Requirement
    One- Family
    Two- Family
    All Other Uses
    Minimum lot size (square feet)
    20,000
    20,000
    20,000
    Minimum frontage (feet)
    100
    125
    125
    Minimum front yard (feet)
    30
    30
    30
    Minimum side yard (feet)
    15
    20
    25
    Minimum rear yard (feet)
    30
    30
    30
    With Public Sanitary Sewer
    Requirement
    One- Family
    Two- Family
    All Other Uses
    Minimum lot size (square feet)
    6,250
    10,000
    10,000
    Minimum frontage (feet)
    50
    75
    100
    Minimum front yard (feet)
    30
    30
    30
    Minimum side yard (feet)
    8
    15
    20
    Minimum rear yard (feet)
    20
    25
    30
    B. 
    Increasing front yard depth. Front yard depth along collector and arterial roads shall be increased to 50 feet except where existing development occurred prior to the enactment of this chapter. In those cases, the front yard depth may be the average of the front yard depth for 250 feet on both sides of the proposed use along the contiguous street line.
    C. 
    Determining front yard depth. Where no right-of-way or street line information is readily available to determine the point from which front yard depth shall be measured to the building line, the front yard depth shall be that number of feet indicated in Subsection A plus 25 feet from the center line of the street.
    D. 
    Increasing side yard depth. On a corner lot the minimum side yard requirement shall increase to 25 feet for the side yard between the street line and the building line on the side street.
    E. 
    Lot coverage. No more than 25% of the lot may be covered by buildings. This includes garages and accessory buildings.
    F. 
    Signs and displays. See Town of Oneonta Sign Ordinance.
    Editor's Note: See Ch. 76, Signs.
    G. 
    Garages, accessory buildings and parking areas.
    (1) 
    Attached garages must meet setback and yard requirements listed above for principal buildings.
    (2) 
    Detached garages, parking areas and accessory buildings must meet the front setback requirements for the principal building and must leave a minimum side yard depth of eight feet and a minimum rear yard depth of 10 feet.
    [Amended 3-9-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994]
    H. 
    Building height. No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 35 feet except upon approval of a special permit by the Board of Appeals.
    I. 
    Family. The provisions of § 103-14H of the Town Code of the Town of Oneonta shall also apply, and reference is hereby made to such provision as if more fully set forth below.
    [Added 1-8-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Amended 9-14-1983; 6-12-1985; 2-12-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992