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Timestamp: 2018-09-23 12:40:45
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 185', '§ 278', '§ 278', '§ 185']

Town of Pittsford, NY RRAA Rural Residential District
Ch 185 Art VIII RRAA Rural Residential District
§ 185-28 Permitted uses.
§ 185-28.1 Special use permit uses.
§ 185-29 Definitions.
§ 185-30 Development of less than 10 acres.
§ 185-31 Development of 10 acres or more.
§ 185-32 Rural conservation sites in private ownership.
§ 185-33 Maximum height restrictions.
Article VIII: RRAA Rural Residential District
Chapter 185: Zoning Article VIII RRAA Rural Residential District
The following uses are permitted in the RRAA Residential District:
Any tax parcel, contiguous tax parcels under single ownership or contiguous tax parcels proposed to be developed as a unit. For the purpose of this section, each tax parcel shall be identified by the Tax Map of the Town of Pittsford dated January 13, 1986, and single ownership shall be determined by deed filed as of January 13, 1986. It is the express intent of this article that no parcel as defined herein may be changed or reconfigured after January 13, 1986, for the purposes of applying or avoiding the restrictions of this article.
A parcel, as defined herein, consisting of less than 10 acres may be developed at a density of 1.3 residential dwelling units per acre. The following lot and bulk requirements shall apply:
Each lot shall have a minimum area of 32,000 square feet, except that a parcel, as defined herein, which is less than 32,000 but larger than 16,000 may be developed with one dwelling unit.
Each lot shall have a minimum lot width of 125 feet.
Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 33% of the total area of the property. Lot coverage includes all improved surfaces, buildings, driveways, porches, decks, patios, pools and other, similar lot improvements.
A parcel, as defined herein, consisting of 10 acres or more may be developed at a density of one residential dwelling unit per 10 acres. In lieu of development at said density, such parcel may be developed at a density of 1.3 residential dwelling units per acre, provided that the following conditions and limitations are met:
Application of Town Law § 278. All development applications shall be processed by the Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of § 278 of the Town Law. As part of that process, the Planning Board shall, at a minimum, apply the limitations and conditions of this section.
Development site. Residential dwelling units shall be developed on a maximum of 50% of the land within the parcel.
Permanent rural conservation site. A minimum of 50% of the land within the parcel shall be permanently designated as rural conservation and shall be so designated on the Official Zoning Map.
Rural conservation lands may be held in private ownership or, if proposed for public ownership, shall be dedicated to the Town of Pittsford.
Agriculture, to include the growing of crops and accessory agricultural uses. No livestock farming shall be permitted, but nothing contained herein shall prevent the keeping of horses in privately owned rural conservation land in accordance with § 185-116 of this chapter, including pasturage, but no structures other than fences as permitted by this chapter may be erected thereon.
Where rural conservation sites result from the application of RRAA zoning requirements, or are otherwise existing, and which are not dedicated to the Town, they shall be described in a conservation easement executed by the owner and delivered to the Town. The Department of Public Works may not grant final approval to any development plans until the conservation easement is received by the Town.
The maximum permitted height of any structure is 40 feet, except that chimneys attached to such structure may extend five feet above the highest point of the structure.