Town of Amenia, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Agricultural — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 60 ft and the minimum road frontage 300 ft. The Planning Board may adjust the front yard to the average of the closest four parcels. Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint, and applies both to each lot and to an entire subdivision including new roads and public areas (Note 8, § 121-74). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 6,000 sq ft of footprint, excluding agricultural and residential accessory structures and structures for educational, religious or charitable uses and camps (Note 10). Lots in limited development and conservation subdivisions, and rear lots, may have shorter frontages (Note 5).

Rural Residential — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 60 ft and the minimum road frontage 400 ft. The Planning Board may adjust the front yard to the average of the closest four parcels. Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint, and applies both to each lot and to an entire subdivision including new roads and public areas (Note 8, § 121-74). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 4,000 sq ft of footprint (Note 10). Lots in limited development and conservation subdivisions, and rear lots, may have shorter frontages (Note 5).

Hamlet Mixed-Use — The Dimensional Table prints no lot area for HM; the figure is set by infrastructure under § 121-11D, and the base row here is the unserviced case of 40,000 sq ft. Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard minimum is 30 ft. The front yard also has a MAXIMUM of 40 ft — a build-to line, so a building may not be set further back than that — and the Planning Board may fix a "street wall" setback in HM and HR (Note 6). The side yard may be ZERO for a party-wall or zero-lot-line building (Note 11). Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE and may be waived for HM lots by the Planning Board (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 10,000 sq ft of footprint, which may be enlarged to 60,000 sq ft for a supermarket, movie theater or other destination use if all special permit impact criteria are satisfied (Notes 10 and 12).

Hamlet Residential — The Dimensional Table prints no lot area for HR; the figure is set by infrastructure under § 121-11D, and the base row here is the unserviced case of 40,000 sq ft. Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard minimum is 40 ft. The front yard also has a MAXIMUM of 50 ft — a build-to line, so a building may not be set further back than that — and the Planning Board may fix a "street wall" setback in HM and HR (Note 6). The side yard may be ZERO for a party-wall or zero-lot-line building (Note 11). Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 1,000 sq ft of footprint (Note 10).

Suburban Residential — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 75 ft; the minimum road frontage is 200 ft on either. The Planning Board may adjust the front yard to the average of the closest four parcels. Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 1,000 sq ft of footprint (Note 10). Lots in limited development and conservation subdivisions, and rear lots, may have shorter frontages (Note 5).

Highway Commercial — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 35 ft and the minimum road frontage 300 ft. Where the lot abuts a residential district the side and rear setbacks rise to 100 ft and a wooded buffer is required (Note 7). Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 40,000 sq ft of footprint (Note 10).

Office/Commercial/Industry — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 150 ft; the minimum road frontage is 200 ft on either. Where the lot abuts a residential district the side and rear setbacks rise to 100 ft and a wooded buffer is required (Note 7). Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. A nonresidential structure may not exceed 200,000 sq ft of footprint (Note 10).

Manufacturing/Industrial — Front yard and road frontage are measured from the CENTER LINE of the road, not the property line (Note 6). The figures here are for a Town road; on a county or state highway the front yard is 200 ft; the minimum road frontage is 200 ft on either. Where the lot abuts a residential district the side and rear setbacks rise to 100 ft and a wooded buffer is required (Note 7). Coverage is maximum IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, not building footprint (Note 8). Height is measured above average grade. The Dimensional Table sets no maximum footprint for a nonresidential structure in M.