City of Poughkeepsie, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential Neighborhood A — Side yard setbacks are NOT REQUIRED at all on a lot less than 50 ft wide. The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 25 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 50 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 10 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at one primary dwelling unit per lot. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Residential Neighborhood B — The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 20 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 30 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 10 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at two primary dwelling units per lot, plus one accessory dwelling unit. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Residential Neighborhood C — The lot area rises with the unit count: 4,000 sq ft for one or two units, 5,000 for three and 6,000 for four. The base row is the one-unit figure and the steps are recorded as conditions. The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 20 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 25 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 10 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at four dwelling units per lot. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Residential Neighborhood D — The lot area rises with the unit count: 2,000 sq ft for one unit, 4,000 for two, 5,000 for three, 6,000 for four and 8,000 for five or more. The base row is the one-unit figure and the steps are recorded as conditions. The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 0 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 30 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 10 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at five or more dwelling units per lot. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Residential Corridor 3 — The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 20 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 30 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 20 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at five or more dwelling units per lot. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Residential Corridor 5 — RC-5 also sets ground and upper storey TRANSPARENCY minimums: 40% of a residential ground storey, 60% of a nonresidential primary street frontage, 40% of a nonresidential secondary street frontage and 25% of an upper storey. The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 10 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. Minimum lot width is 50 ft. A SECONDARY street setback of 10 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Density is capped at five or more dwelling units per lot. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Mixed Use 3, Mixed Use 5 — The district sets no minimum lot width. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Poughkeepsie Innovation District A — PID-A publishes a MINIMUM lot coverage of 75%, not a maximum — the district requires the site to be substantially built out rather than capping how much of it may be. The figure counts all buildings and structures. That is why the coverage field here is empty: there is no maximum to record. The district sets no minimum lot width. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Poughkeepsie Innovation District B — PID-B publishes a MINIMUM lot coverage of 60%, not a maximum, counting all buildings and structures, and separately requires at least 10% of the site as outdoor activity space. That is why the coverage field here is empty: there is no maximum to record. The district sets no minimum lot width. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.

Industrial Mixed — The primary street setback is CONTEXTUAL, not a fixed minimum: a building must sit within 2 ft of the average setback of the two lots on each side of it — four lots in all — and 15 ft is the figure that applies where that average does not govern. The district sets no minimum lot width. A SECONDARY street setback of 15 ft applies on a corner lot's second frontage. Lot coverage counts ALL IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, not just buildings, so driveways and parking count against it. An accessory building or structure may not exceed 25 ft in height, against the primary building limit, and may not stand in a primary or secondary street yard at all; inside a side or rear yard it needs 5 ft.