Town of Kinderhook, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential (1-acre min) — The base row is the RESIDENTIAL table. A nonresidential use in R-2 needs TWO acres, double the residential minimum. Density is one dwelling unit per 2 acres against a 1-acre minimum lot, so the two are different questions. Max 2 1/2 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions. Conservation subdivision is available at Planning Board discretion under § 250-27 and Chapter 215 Article IV, outside the Prime Farmland Overlay District. Schedule note 1 exempts lots in a conservation subdivision from the minimum lot WIDTH above; the lot-size and density rules for them live in § 215-20, which this pass did not read.

Agricultural Residential — The base row is the RESIDENTIAL table. A nonresidential use in AR needs LESS land — 2 acres against 2.5 — and 250 ft of width against 300. Density is one dwelling unit per 5 acres. Max 2 1/2 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions. Conservation subdivision is available at Planning Board discretion under § 250-27 and Chapter 215 Article IV, outside the Prime Farmland Overlay District. Schedule note 1 exempts lots in a conservation subdivision from the minimum lot WIDTH above; the lot-size and density rules for them live in § 215-20, which this pass did not read.

Hamlet — The base row is the RESIDENTIAL table. A nonresidential use in H needs 20,000 sq ft against the residential 30,000, but 125 ft of width against 90 — a smaller, wider lot. Max 2 1/2 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions. Conservation subdivision is available at Planning Board discretion under § 250-27 and Chapter 215 Article IV, outside the Prime Farmland Overlay District. Schedule note 1 exempts lots in a conservation subdivision from the minimum lot WIDTH above; the lot-size and density rules for them live in § 215-20, which this pass did not read.

Residential (1.5-acre min) — The base row is the RESIDENTIAL table. A nonresidential use in R-3 needs THREE acres, double the residential 1.5. Density is one dwelling unit per 3 acres. Max 2 1/2 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions. Conservation subdivision is available at Planning Board discretion under § 250-27 and Chapter 215 Article IV, outside the Prime Farmland Overlay District. Schedule note 1 exempts lots in a conservation subdivision from the minimum lot WIDTH above; the lot-size and density rules for them live in § 215-20, which this pass did not read.

Business — THE BASE ROW IS THE NONRESIDENTIAL TABLE. A dwelling in B-1 takes the residential row instead — half an acre, 50 ft side and rear yards and 20% coverage, against an acre, 25 ft, 35 ft and 50% here. Maximum building footprint for a nonresidential structure is 40,000 sq ft. A GREEN SPACE 35 ft deep from the right-of-way is required for residential use, with no buildings or parking in it (residential note 4). Max 3 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions.

Business (Limited) — THE BASE ROW IS THE NONRESIDENTIAL TABLE. A dwelling in B-1A takes the residential row instead — half an acre, 50 ft side and rear yards and 20% coverage, against an acre, 25 ft, 35 ft and 75% here. Maximum building footprint is 20,000 sq ft for a new commercial, retail or wholesale structure and 30,000 sq ft for a new office or warehouse, each covering no more than 75% of the lot. Max 3 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions.

Light Industrial — The base row is the NONRESIDENTIAL table. The residential table gives I-1 yards of 50/25/50 but publishes NO minimum lot size, lot width or density for it, so no residential variant is recorded — the schedule states no residential standard to carry. Max 3 stories. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions.

Flood Plain — The base row is the NONRESIDENTIAL table. The residential table gives FP yards of 50/25/50 but publishes NO minimum lot size, lot width or density for it, so no residential variant is recorded. Max 2 1/2 stories. Floodplain District — see § 250-28. The front yard is 75 ft on a STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAY (schedule note 2, both tables). Minimum road frontage is 50 ft in every district. See § 250-15 for height exceptions.

Mobile Home Park — MHP is the ninth base district in § 250-3 and the Density Control Schedule gives it one line: 350,000 square feet per PARK and 10,000 square feet per HOME, with 50 ft of road frontage, and everything else referred to § 250-24 (Mobile homes and trailer camps), which this pass did not read. minLotSize is the park; landPerDwellingUnitSf is the home. The schedule publishes no yard, height or coverage figure for the district at all.