Town of Poughkeepsie, NY: zoning for new construction

Residence Single-Family 4 Acre — Minimum lot frontage 200 ft, minimum lot width 200 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 4% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 12%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Single-Family 2 Acre — Minimum lot frontage 125 ft, minimum lot width 125 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 5% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 15%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Single-Family 1.5 Acre — Minimum lot frontage 100 ft, minimum lot width 100 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 5% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 15%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Single-Family 20,000 Square Feet — Minimum lot frontage 100 ft, minimum lot width 100 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 35%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Multifamily — R-M publishes three complete rows by use and only the single-family one was recorded. A two-family dwelling takes the same 10,000 sq ft lot. A MULTIFAMILY building is different throughout: 7,260 sq ft of lot per dwelling unit rather than a flat minimum, 200 ft of frontage and width rather than 85, 20 ft side yards, a 40 ft rear yard and 40 ft of height over three stories. Minimum lot frontage 85 ft, minimum lot width 85 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 40%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Neighborhood — The side yards are 5 ft and 10 ft rather than equal; the figure recorded is the smaller. The same row governs single-family, two-family and nonresidential use alike. Minimum lot frontage 40 ft, minimum lot width 40 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Residence Mobile Home — R-MH regulates a lot INSIDE a mobile home park or park subdivision, which is why the frontage and width are 15 ft. Minimum lot frontage 15 ft, minimum lot width 15 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. Maximum building coverage is 30%.

Arlington Town Center — Height may rise above 45 ft or three storeys to 75 ft or five storeys BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT. The side yard is zero. Minimum lot frontage 30 ft, minimum lot width 30 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 60% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 95%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Salt Point Highway Commercial — Minimum lot frontage 50 ft, minimum lot width 50 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 30% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 90%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Fairview Commercial — Minimum lot frontage 100 ft, minimum lot width 100 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 50% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 80%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

South Pointe Center — SPC publishes four complete rows and the base is a DETACHED single-family unit. Attached residential takes 8 acres, 70 ft of frontage and width, a 25 ft front yard and 15 ft side and rear. A nonresidential or mixed-use ATTACHED structure takes 1,600 sq ft, 22 ft of frontage, a 10 ft front yard, no side or rear yard, 95% building coverage and 100% impervious. A DETACHED one takes 5,000 sq ft, 30 ft of frontage, 10 ft front, 10 ft side and 25 ft rear. Every row also requires usable open space — 1,000 sq ft per dwelling unit, or 500 sq ft per 1,600 or 5,000 sq ft of lot for nonresidential. Minimum lot frontage 40 ft, minimum lot width 40 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 45% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 85%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Manchester Center — MHC publishes four complete rows and the base is a DETACHED single-family unit. Attached residential takes 8 acres, 70 ft of frontage, a 25 ft front yard and 15 ft side and rear, at 50 ft or 3 1/2 storeys. A nonresidential or mixed-use ATTACHED structure takes 1,600 sq ft, 22 ft of frontage, a 10 ft front yard, no side or rear yard, 95% building coverage and 100% impervious, at 50 ft or four storeys. A DETACHED one takes 5,000 sq ft, 30 ft of frontage, 10 ft front, 10 ft side and 25 ft rear. Usable open space is required on every row. Minimum lot frontage 40 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 45% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 68%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Rural Residential Hamlet — Minimum lot frontage 60 ft, minimum lot width 60 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 40% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 80%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Route 9 Office/Medical/Neighborhood Shopping Center — ROMNSC states no minimum lot frontage or lot width, and is the one district capped at a single storey. Minimum lot frontage is not stated — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 30% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 80%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 1 story as well as the figure in feet.

Neighborhood Business — Minimum lot frontage 50 ft, minimum lot width 50 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 35% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 2 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Neighborhood Highway Business — Minimum lot frontage 100 ft, minimum lot width 100 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Highway Business — Minimum lot frontage 200 ft, minimum lot width 200 ft, and minimum lot DEPTH 400 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Shopping Center Business, Office Research — Minimum lot frontage 500 ft, minimum lot width 500 ft, and minimum lot DEPTH 600 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Institutional — Minimum lot frontage 200 ft, minimum lot width 200 ft, and minimum lot DEPTH 400 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 25% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 75%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 6 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Quarry — Minimum lot frontage 200 ft, minimum lot width 200 ft, and minimum lot DEPTH 400 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met. TWO coverage limits apply: maximum building coverage 30% and maximum IMPERVIOUS surface 90%. Only the building figure is in the coverage field, and the impervious one is usually what binds on a developed site. Height is capped at 3 1/2 stories as well as the figure in feet.

Casperkill Hamlet Center Overlay — CHCO requires 10 acres of land, 300 ft of frontage and 400 ft of depth. The chapter states its yards, coverage and height through supplemental regulations rather than in the area and bulk table, so none is recorded here. Minimum lot frontage 300 ft, and minimum lot DEPTH 400 ft — separate requirements, all of which must be met.