Columbia County

Village of Valatie, NY: zoning for new construction

6 districts Min residential lot 0.23–0.46 ac Central Hudson

Residential lots in the Village of Valatie run from a 0.23-acre minimum in Residential 2 up to 0.46 acres in Residential 1, across 6 zoning districts in all. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is Central Hudson territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (518) 758-9806 before you rely on a figure.

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Zoning districts

District	Min lot	Setbacks F / S / R	Max height	ADU
Residential 1	0.46 ac	30 / 25 / 50 ft	35 ft	No
Residential 2	0.23 ac	30 / 15 / 30 ft	35 ft	No
Business 1	—	10 / - / - ft	35 ft	No
Business 2	0.46 ac	45 / 15 / 35 ft	35 ft	No
Light Industrial	0.46 ac	30 / 25 / 50 ft	35 ft	No
Industrial	0.92 ac	50 / 30 / 50 ft	35 ft	No

Residential 1 — The residential lot column is headed "Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit" — the figure is land per unit. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Residential 2 — The base row is the single- and two-family case. A nonresidential use in R-2 takes the same 10,000 sq ft and 75 ft, so it needs no variant. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Business 1 — THE BASE ROW IS NONRESIDENTIAL, and it publishes NO minimum lot area, lot width, front yard or rear yard at all — only a side yard, a coverage and a height. Note 1: no side yard is required except where the lot abuts a residential district, and any side yard provided must be at least 12.5 ft. Residential use in B-1 takes the R-2 District standards — 10,000 sq ft per dwelling unit, 75 ft of width, 30/15/30 yards and 25% coverage. The yards, width and coverage are recorded as variants; the LOT AREA is stated here rather than recorded, because the B-1 base row has none and a figure living only in a variant would be unreachable from the district itself. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Business 2 — The base row is the NONRESIDENTIAL standard. Residential use in B-2 takes the R-2 District standards, recorded as variants. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Light Industrial — NO DWELLINGS ARE PERMITTED in F — that is the schedule's entire residential entry for the district, so its figures are the nonresidential ones and no residential variant exists to record. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Industrial — NO DWELLINGS ARE PERMITTED in I — that is the schedule's entire residential entry for the district, so its figures are the nonresidential ones. Maximum height is 2 1/2 storeys and 35 ft in every district.

Short-term rentals

No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. No STR-specific local law found as of Jun 2026. Village has a general rental property chapter but no dedicated STR permit, cap, or night-limit ordinance.

Good to know

UtilityCentral Hudson territory.
Zoning codeecode360.com/38837960
Building dept(518) 758-9806
Last reviewed2026-08-16

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