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TOWN OF
SUFFOLK
NEW
ZONE ORDINANCE
SOUTHOLD
COUNTY
YORK
APRIL 28, 1958 PRICE 25c
BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
(As Amended to April 8, 195B)
A~ o~cU~e, nce clusffyhig, regulating
and restricting the height, number of
sinrles, size ol buildings and other
may be c~cupied, the size of yarcM an~I
lation, the loc~tlon and use oI build-
dustry, residence and other purposes,
apply to and affect only such part of
boundaries of districts for said pur-
poses so as to promote the health, safe-
ty, morals and general welfare ol the
Town of Southold with reasonable con-
sideratlon, among other things to the
most desirable use for which the land
of each district may be adapted, the
well considered plan and also to estab-
lish penalties for ¥iolation of these
tutes.
TABLE OF COlgTENTS
Article lI Districts 200
Article III "A" Residential and
Agricultural District 300
Article IIIA "M" Multiple Rest-
dance District 350
Article IV "B" Business District 400
Article V "C" Industrial Dis-
trict 500
Article VI Tourist Camps, Camp
Cottages and Trailers 600
Article VII Applications and Per-
mits 700
Article VIII Board of Appeals 800
Article IX Amendlnents 900
Article X General Provision~ 1000
things required to be clone by the Town
Law of the State of New York in order
that the Town Board of the To~rn ol
York, may avail ilself of the powers
conferred, by said law have been duly
complied with.
NOW Ti-I'EREFORE, the Town Board
of the Town of Southold, 6uffolk Coun-
hereby ordains an~ enacts the Iollow-
lng ordinance.
SEC-~ION l~This ordinance shall be
known and may be cited as "The
Building Zone Ordinance of the Town
York."
SECTION 16~--Definirion~For the
terms and words are, herewith, defined
incindes the plural and the pinral the
sin~ilar, the world "building' includes
the word "structure", the word "lot"
includes the word "plot" and the word
"shall" i~ mandatory and not directory,
usua.,y occupiect singly and no pro-
vision made Ior cooking in any in-
dividual apar tmen~.
gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall
ihan two (2) feet a~ve the finished
22~U~ -- ~yt~ con-
of a bdil~ng, such ~ bearing walls,
runs parallel to the street line at a
distance as so indicated. When the
location of a district boundary line
is not otherwise determined, [t shall
be determined by the scale of the amp
measured from a given line. Where the
street layout, actually on the ground,
on the ~.oning maps, the designation
shown on the mapped streets shall
the real intent and 1)urposes of this
question.
SECTION 204 -- Where a district
boundary linc divides & lot in a single
o~'nership at the time of passage of
this Ordinance, the Board of Appeals,
the less restricled use to extend to the
whole or any part of ~uch lot.
A~TICLE I~
District
SECTION 309~In the "A" Residen-
building shall be hereafter erected or
1--One (l) family dwellings.
2--Churches, schools, l~braries.
3--Non-commercial parks, play-
grounds, a~hletlc fields, bathin~
3A--IVfarinas or boat basins for the
thorlzed as a special exception by
the Board of Appeal~ as herein=
after provided.
less than fifty I.~OI feet from ~he front
a~tached lo the dwelling.
~!~Uses customarily incidental to
any of the above uses when located
on the ~ame lot and not involving
the conduct of a separate business.
This shall be understood to in-
studio of a doctor, dentist, teacher.
including dressmaking, milllnery or
similar handicrafts, P~OVI'DED
tional rooms are located in a dwell-
ing in which the practitioner resides
and In a building accessory thereto,
and PROVIDED further, no goods
~re publlely dlsplayed on the prom-
Jhall be at least thirty-five (35) feet
from the street llne.
the vicinity is partly built up with
permanent buildings and an average
setback line of more or less than thirty
five (35) feet has been established, no
buildin~s, hereafter erected or altered.
shall project beyond the line of the
lot of record at the time of the pas-
~§e of this Ordmance, a front yard
shall be required; same to be on a line
with the average setback lines on both
streets produced to a ,point of inter-
section and ff no average setback has
quired on each street front, or may be
decreased as a special exception by the
In the "A" Residential and Agri-
cultural District, there shall be two
(2) side yards, one (1) on each side
of the buildings, the total aggregate
of both sides shall be twenty-five
shall be less than ten (10l feet.
PROVIDED that. in the case of
a lot held in single and separate
ownership at the effective date of
this Ordinance, of a width less than
family dwelling may be built there-
percent and may be further reduced
ception by the Board of Appeals as
In the "A" Residential an,:[ Agricul-
rear yard of less than twenly-five (25)
feet. ~'hen authorized as a special ex-
hereinafter provided and PROVIDED
yard be less than fifteen (15~ feet.
buildings may occupy forty (401 per-
cessor~ buildings shall be included in
computing the percentage of lot area
to be built upon and PROVIDED
,3, feet of any lot line.
be hereafter erected or altered or
of its area prior to the adoption of
this Ordinance, unless not less than
one (1) parking space for each family
unit lherein shall be provided for. For
all pla~es of pablic assembly including
auditoriums, churches and similar pub-
lic gathering places erected there shall
be provided no/les~ than one (1) park-
ing space for each seven (?) permanent
seats in such buildings or for each
part of the ~otal area within such
Ior providing an adequate periwig
Iour (334) square feet per required mo-
tor vehicle unit.
established on each street, the yard
depth shall be established on a line
with said average setback lines
projected to a point of intersection
If no average setback lines have
been established, the required front
yard .~hall not be less than thirty-
five (35) feet from each street line
ception by the Board of Appeals as
hereinafter provided.
the "M" Multiple Residence Dis-
trict, there shall be two (2) side
yards, one (1) on each side of the
buildings, the total aggregate of
both side yards shall ~e twenty-
five (gsI feet and no one (ll side
yard shall be less than ten (10)
feet.
2--All permitted u~es as outlined in
"A' residential and Agricultural Dis-
3--Hotel~, motels, motor lodges,
boarding houses and similar establish-
ments.
~--Hospitals and clLnic~, other than
SECTION 402--"B" I-LY. IGHT--In the
"B" Business District, no bdilding
hereafter erected or altered shall ex-
ceed filly ~$0) feet.
SECTION 403--"B" BIfiLDING
A~EA--In the 'B" Business District,
no buildin~ shall be erected or altered
or used in whole or in part as a dwell-
In the "B" Business District. the re-
twenty-five (25) feet.
buildings hereafter erected or altered
shall ,project beyond lhe line of the
dwelling, there shall be a rear yard
shall be increased five (5) feet for
each ten (10) feet or fraction theruof
which the building exceeds forty (40)
Distriol, no building shall hereafter be
SECTION 40~ SIGNS -- UnJess
exceplion by the Board of Appeals
as hereinafter provided, the follow-
double faced, not more th~n slx (6)
feet slx (5i Inches in height and
width, the lower eclge of which
shall be not less than three t3) feet
than fifteen i15) feet slx ~6) inches
above the ground, which sign shall
be set back not less than five (5)
feet from all street and prope~y
lines and shall advertise only the
4. ~xceed fifteen tls) feet six
5. Project more than one (1) foot
SECTION 409---"B" SIZE OF LOC
trict, no building shall be erected
(7,500) square feet and a frontage
of less than fifty (50) feet.
District. no buildlng shall be hereafter
cess of fifty (50) percent of ils area
prior to the adoption of this Ordinance.
(d) Hotels -- One (I) parking space
first floor, an additional space shall be
(gl All other business buildings
five hundred 12,500) square feet.
The formula for providing an adc-
hundred thirty-four t334) square feet
ARTICLE V
SEC-~ON 500--In the "C" Industrial
Disb'ict. all buildings and premises, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this
hereinafter pro~ded).
~Asphalt manufacture.
age.
l~Fat rendering.
l~Garbage, offal or dead snimals,
special exception by the Board of Ap-
peals as hereinafter provined/.
22--Ore reduction.
2~-Petr oleum refining.
26---Potash ~vorks.
"2 Smelting.
36 Structural steel or pipe works.
feet.
visions of Article IV, Section 40B of
trial District, no building shall be
hereafter erected or altered or added
area prior ,Lo the adopLion of this Oral-
off-street parking shall be rrmde as
(al All buildings where the ground
~2,500) square feet -- One (1) parking
hundred (2,500) equate feet.
~b* All places of public assembly --
vialed for each office.
Tho formula for providing an ade-
AI{TICLE ]ri
SECTION 600 -- PEi~dITS RE-
QUIRED -- No tourist camp shall .be
place for living, sleeping or eating,
to the provisions of Lhe Trailer Camp
Ordinance dated June 30, 1953.
SECTION 601 -- AU~O1VIOBi~LE
TRAILER OR HOUSE CAR--Not-
SECTION 604~Article lr[ shall not
be deemed to apply .to the temporary
ARTICLE VII
SECTfON ~00~It ahall be the duty
of the Building Inspector, or such per-
SECTION 701~The Building Inspec-
building complies with the provisions
of this Ordinance.
b~CTION 702~No building perrni~
shall be k~sued until the Building In-
specter has certified that the proposed
building or addition compiles with all
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 703--A permit will be re-
qui~ed prior to ,the commencing of work
for the erecLion or additions to all resi-
dence, businem and indusLrial build-
ings. Accessory buildings Including all
types of farm buildings except m~grant
camps do no~ require a permit provided
that all use, heighu and yard require-
ments have been complied with,
SECTION 703A--A permlL will be
required prior to the erection of or
addition to all signs excep~ si~ns
permitted by Article III, Section
300, paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of this
Ordinance. Metal identificallon tags,
serially numbere~ shall be affixed by
the Building Inspector to all signs
for which a permit is required.
SECTION ~04~All permit fees and
be established by the Town Board.
SECTION 705~For each application
fee of fifteen dollars ~$15.00) accom-
panying the Application or Appeal.
SECTION ~66--All permits shall ex-
the original fee.
SECTION ~0~ ~or e~ch proposed
change of the Ordinance or change of
lars ($25.00) accompanying the petition.
sisting of five (5) members as provided
SECTION 601-A~The Board of Ap-
Ifc notice and hearing, and subject fo
the regula~ions herein established in
OF AI-PEALS).
%Vhere there are practical dlfflcul-
way of carrying out the strict letter of
be observed, public safeby and welfare
thereof, is permitte~ only ff the Board
Board of Appeals may, in ~ specific
ifs location within the district in which
this ordinance specifies the perrn:lsslve
(a) Before such approval shall be
~1) That lhe uae will nol prevent
~he orderly and reasonable use of ad-
adjacent u~e districts;
and its location; and
of sewage, refuse, or other effluent
,11) Whether the plot area is suf-
ficient, appropriate and adequate for
(c) The Board of Appeals shall, in
which said lot is located.
within a residential use district, a
SECTION 80~The Board of Ap-
SECTION 803--Upon the filing with
SECTION 900--The Town Board
Ordinance including the Zoning Map.
6
SECTION 901--The Town Board by
Resolulion adopted at ~ stated meeting
tising for a public hearing, shall in a
of that irmmedialely adjacent thereto.
full opportunity to be heard shall be
ARTICLE X
ance, all automobile or other Junk
date of this Ordinance shall with-
jeer fo the approval of the Board
exception by the Board of Appeals
mote the health, safety, morals or tile
SECTION 1003a -- All labor camps
where Drovision is made for the hous-
extent exceeding in aggregate cost
fifty (50) percent of ~he fair Yal%le
as Map No. 2180:
Sauthold, N. Y. Pile No.
~10~ Map of Goose Neck, Southold,