§ 167-15. R-1 Residential District.

A. 

The following uses shall be permitted in all areas of the Town of Malta designated R-1 Residential District:

(1) 

Dwelling, one-family.

(2) 

Agriculture, excluding poultry, livestock and fowl.

(3) 

Residential home business.

(4) 

Accessory uses.

(5) 

Signs. Signs relating to the above permitted uses and to the special use permit uses under § 167-15C are permitted subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter.

(6) 

Public utility structures and facilities, such as electric lines, poles, gas mains, telephone and telegraph lines and poles necessary to service the district (excluding major utility substations, major transmission lines, pipes, poles or mains), provided that they may only be located within public highway rights-of-way.

B. 

Lot sizes shall be a minimum of 40,000 square feet.

C. 

The following uses shall be permitted in all areas of the Town of Malta designated R-1 Residential District only when a special use permit is obtained pursuant to § 167-38.1 of this chapter:

(1) 

Dwelling, two-family.

(2) 

Church, with or without rectory.

(3) 

Library or museum.

(4) 

The keeping of an equid (Note: Any of various hoofed mammals of the family Eguidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equids have muscular bodies with long, slender legs adapted for running and a single hoofed digit at the end of each limb.) provided:

[Added 7-7-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]

(a) 

The subject premises for which the application is made has 200 feet minimum road frontage;

(b) 

Said property is a minimum size of three acres;

(c) 

All buildings related to the keeping of the equid are subject to a front setback of 50 feet, a side setback of 50 feet, a rear setback requirement of 30 feet, that such buildings may not exceed 30 feet in height, and that all buildings on said property shall not exceed a coverage limit of 15%.