In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall hereafter be erected, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for use as a multiple residence or such use permitted in an A Residence District.
In the M.R. Multiple Residence District, no business or profession of any type shall be permitted.
In a M & Residence District, no building or structure hereafter erected or altered shall be more than two and one-half (2 ) stories above ground level. No basic flat roof shall be permitted.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building shall be erected or altered on a lot having an area of less than two (2) acres.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, the front setback in any building unit shall not be less than forty (40) feet. Balconies, porticos or like open areas may extend not more than ten (10) feet into the front yard.
Where a private street or road is provided on the site in an M. R. Multiple Residence District, the front yard setback shall be measured from the established curbline of the unobstructed right-of- way.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, a corner lot shall have a front yard along each street as provided in § 213-112.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there shall be two (2) side yards, one on each side of the plot. The total of the width of both side yards shall not be less than eighty (80) feet, and neither side yard shall be less than forty (40) feet.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of fifty (50) feet.
[Amended 5-7-74]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there shall be provided at least four thousand (4,000) square feet of land area within the premises for each one-bedroom dwelling unit; five thousand (5,000) square feet of land area within the premises for each two bedroom dwelling unit; six thousand six hundred sixty-six and two-thirds (6,666 2/3) square feet of land area within the premises for each three-bedroom dwelling unit. In no event, however, shall the number of separate dwelling units exceed the rate of ten (10) units per acre for one-bedroom dwelling units; eight (8) units per acre for two-bedroom dwelling units and six (6) units per acre for three- bedroom dwelling units or any combination thereof in accordance with the aforementioned square footage requirements.
[Amended 6-15-71]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, two (2) paved, offstreet parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit, plus one-half () a paved, off-street parking space for each bedroom in excess of one (1) bedroom per unit. Where garages are provided, they may be substituted for such off-street parking areas and shall conform architecturally to the principal buildings. Parking area shall not be permitted between the street and the front building line. Parking spaces may be provided by widening streets and roads on the premises. Said off-street parking area may be adjacent to and part of any unobstructed on-site driveways, provided that the traveled area is not reduced below a width of thirty-four (34) feet. Said parking area must be curbed, lined off and the direction of travel lane shall be painted over blacktop. Minimum paving specifications shall be as designated by the Town of Babylon, Class B. d
[Amended 6-1-82 by Res. No. 4]
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, all walls of buildings shall be finished with face brick, stone, metal paneling, wood, glass, precast concrete finished with an attractive surface or their equivalent. No unpainted or unfinished metal or galvanized metal sidings shall be permitted for any exterior walls or roofs. All building exteriors, including, but not limited to, precast concrete, tilt-up concrete, metal or wood partitions, shall be painted in a color approved by the Planning Board as indicated on the required rendering of the building.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, the minimum habitable floor area for each dwelling shall not be less than five hundred (500) square feet. No portion of any building below the first story or above the second story shall be used for dwelling purposes or in computing habitable floor area.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there shall be suitable landscaping, shrubbery, trees and screening as determined by the Planning Board, and at the rear and side lines there shall be a planting strip of not less than five (5) feet.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, there shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet between all buildings erected upon the same lot or plot under the provisions of this Article.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, every application for the erection of a multiple residence shall be subject to the review of the Planning Board of the Town of Babylon.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building shall hereafter be erected unless a drainage plan providing for the collection, storage and disposal of stormwater runoff from the site according to standards established in the Babylon Subdivision Regulations has been approved by the Planning Board.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, no building shall be erected unless the same shall be provided with public water service.
In an M.R. Multiple Residence District, a designated utility area and service platform shall be provided for laundry and garbage areas. The builder must provide hanging space for drying clothes or provide dryers on the ratio of one (1) for every sixteen (16) units. Commercial-type garbage bins must be provided with covered steel containers or concrete pads and kept clean at all times. All regulations must be approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Babylon. The utility area shall consist of twenty (20) square feet for each unit, screened by stockade fencing or such fencing as is approved by the Planning Board and accessible by direct service lanes. No on- site incinerating shall be permitted.
All parking areas, entries, corridors, passages, utility areas and front landscaping must be provided with adequate lighting for safety purposes. Lights shall be so adjusted as not to shine into adjacent properties. Lights must be controlled by a time clock or positive photocell switching so as to ensure adequate lighting during all dark hours.
Wherever an M.R. Residential zoned parcel shall abut upon a residential zoned parcel (except for another M.R. parcel) or any parcel used for residential purposes (except another M.R. parcel or cemeteries), there shall be a buffer strip five feet wide erected, planted and thereafter maintained on the plot pursuant to Planning Board requirements, unless the Planning Board shall require a greater or larger buffer strip.
