§ 153.39 LAKE RESIDENTIAL (R-2) DISTRICT.
   (A)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   Any use permitted in an R-1 District.
      (2)   Private lake-oriented recreational buildings and structures (boat houses, docks, etc.)
   (B)   Special exceptions.
      (1)   Planned unit development, provided that, all standards set by the Plan Commission are met.
      (2)   A mobile home meeting the following requirements for mobile home district:
         (a)   Minimum floor area. Provided the proposed use meets all other applicable requirements for the district including but not limited to foundation requirements, the use shall be in an area where the adjacent improved properties are presently occupied by mobile homes or the neighborhood is predominantly mobile homes. No mobile home shall be located on the property which was manufactured more than five years prior to the date upon which its location upon the property is sought.
      (3)   The alteration, use change or expansion of a nonconforming use or structure when the change will make the use or structure more compatible with the zoning district. A change may include the upgrade and replacement of a mobile home.
   (C)   Yard and building requirements.
      (1)   In calculating the size of yards and/or measuring to establish setback lines, the measurement is to be taken from the furthest protruding point of the building, such as eaves, steps, ramps, porches and the like.
         (a)   Front yard         25 feet minimum
         (b)   Side yard      5 feet minimum
         (c)   Rear yard         20 feet minimum
         (d)   For all lots in Crystal Bay and Crystal Cove the front yard setbacks shall be 25 feet, the rear yard setbacks shall be 25 feet and the side yard setbacks shall be five feet, as provided in the plats.
      (2)   Accessory buildings of 160 square feet or less in size, not used as a garage, and not on a permanent foundation shall observe a minimum setback of five feet. Not more than two accessory buildings shall be permitted. The accessory buildings, one or two, shall comply with the generally applicable setback. Accessory buildings larger than 160 square feet in size shall observe the same setbacks as would apply to the principal building. All accessory buildings shall only be located on the side or rear yard.
      (3)   Minimum lot area is 10,000 square feet if connected to a conservancy sewer system; otherwise, the minimum lot area shall comply with the requirements of DeKalb County or Steuben County, wherever the lot or parcel shall be located.
      (4)   Minimum floor area: Residential - No dwelling may be established, erected or changed so that its ground floor area, in square feet, is less than 950 square feet for one-story dwellings and 850 square feet for more than one-story dwellings.
      (5)   Minimum lot widths shall be measured at the building setback line, also referred to as the front yard setback line and the minimum lot width shall be 60 feet.
      (6)   Maximum floor area ratio is 40%.
      (7)   Dwellings are not to exceed 35 feet in height measured from the highest ground at foundation to the highest point of the structure. Accessory buildings, other than a garage attached to the dwelling, are not to exceed 25 feet in height and shall have an exterior appearance similar to and in harmony with the dwelling which exterior appearance shall be disclosed as part of the application for the improvement location permit and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Town Manager or his or her designee.
      (8)   Corner lots shall provide front yard setbacks on both street sides, unless the buildable area would be less than 30 feet, in which case the yard requirements end at the 30 foot buildable area line. Minimum floor area: 950 square feet.
(‘88 Code, § 10-4-5) (Ord. 82-4, passed 4-26-82; Am. Ord. 94-2, passed 4-4-94; Am. Ord. 95-7, passed 12-26-95; Am. Ord. 98-8, passed 8-31-98; Am. Ord. 2002-04, passed 7-1-02; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 10-6-03; Am. Ord. 2004-06, passed 4-5-04; Am. Ord. 2004-12, passed 8-2-04; Am. Ord. 2012-1, passed 3-5-12; Am. Ord. 2013-8, passed 9-3-13)