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FLOOR AREA RATIO
Local Law No.2 of the Year 2005
A local law entitled,
“Amendment to Village Code Regarding Floor
Area Ratio.”
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated
Village of Huntington Bay as follows:
The Code of the Village of Huntington Bay is hereby
amended to revise Chapter 91 to read as follows:
 
Chapter - ZONING
ARTICLE I - Purpose and Definitions
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§ 91-2. Definitions.
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§ 91-9. Lot area and width. [Amended
10-9-1946; 2-11-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 3-14-1994
by L.L. No. 1-1994] Lot area, width, floor area
ratio and lot area coverage.
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§ 91-2. Definitions.
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B. Definitions of terms.
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[Note: These new definitions are to be
inserted into this section in alphabetical order.]
B. Definitions of terms. Unless otherwise expressly
stated, the following words shall, for the purpose
of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING – A
building or structure subordinate to the main
building, on the same lot, used for purposes customarily
incidental to those of the main building, including
private bathhouses used by the owner of the lot,
and which shall not exceed the size of the main
building.
BASEMENT – That portion
of a building that is partly or completely below
grade (see “Story above grade”).
GROSS FLOOR AREA – The
sum of the areas of the floors of a dwelling measured
to the faces of the exterior walls.
FLOOR AREA, RESIDENTIAL –
The gross horizontal area (or footprint) of the
several floors of a dwelling, plus the garage,
any and all accessory structures with any plumbing
and or any heating. Also included are floor overhangs
but no breezeways or covered porches. In other
words it is habitable (heated space) plus the
garage and accessory structures that could be
used as habitable space, measured from the exterior
walls.
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) –
The gross floor area of a dwelling, including
garage on a lot divided by the total lot area
x 100.
FOOTPRINT – The outline
of the total area, which is covered by a structure’s
perimeter at ground level, includes floor overhangs.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES –
A surface composed of any material that significantly
impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water
into the soil. Impervious surfaces include, but
are not limited to, roofs, buildings, paved driveways,
streets, parking areas, tennis courts, sports
courts, etc.
LOT AREA COVERAGE – The
footprint of the dwelling plus the garage and
all other structures on the lot including but
not limited to driveways, any and all impervious
surfaces. In other words it is everything on the
ground.
LOT AREA COVERAGE RATIO –
The gross lot area coverage on a lot divided by
the total lot area x 100.
MAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE –
Main or principal residential structure inclusive
of all heated living space, covered porches, covered
patios and attached garages.
PREMISES –
A lot together with all buildings and structures
thereon.
STORY – That portion of
a building included between the surface of any
floor and the surface of the floor above it, and,
if there is no floor above it, then the space
between such floor and the ceiling next to it.
STORY ABOVE GRADE – Any
story having its finished floor surface entirely
above grade, except that a basement shall be considered
as a story above grade where the finished surface
of the floor above the basement is:
1. More than 6 feet above grade plane.
2. More than 6 feet above the finished ground
level for more than 50 percent of the total building
perimeter.
3. More than 12 feet above the finished ground
level at any point.
§ 91-9. Lot area and width. [Amended
10-9-1946; 2-11-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 3-14-1994
by L.L. No. 1-1994] Lot area, width, floor area
ratio and lot area coverage.
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D. Floor area ratio. The maximum
floor area ratio per lot shall be as follows:
(1) In a Residence A District, 14%.
(2) In a Residence B District, 30%.
(3) In a Residence C District, 10%.
(4) In a Residence D District, 18%.
(5) In the Waterfront Preservation District,
22%.
E. Lot area coverage.
The maximum lot area coverage per lot shall be as
follows:
(1) In a Residence A District, 22%.
(2) In a Residence B District, 36%.
(3) In a Residence C District, 16%.
(4) In a Residence D District, 26%.
(5) In the Waterfront Preservation District, 30%.
§ 91-32. Severability.
If any part or provision of this Chapter or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance
be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such judgment shall be confined in its operation
to the part or provision or application directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment
shall have been rendered and shall not affect or
impair the validity of the remainder of this Chapter
or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village
of Huntington Bay hereby declares that it would
have passed this Chapter or the remainder thereof
had such invalid application or invalid provision
been apparent.
§ 91-33. Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon
filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of
New York.
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