Town of Union Vale, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Development 10 District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 375 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 75 ft front, 50 ft side, 50 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 85% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Residential Agricultural 5 District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 275 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 60 ft front, 25 ft side, 40 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 80% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Residential Agricultural 3 District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 225 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 45 ft front, 20 ft side, 25 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 75% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Residential 1.5 District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 175 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 30 ft front, 20 ft side, 20 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 70% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Residential 1 District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 150 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 25 ft front, 20 ft side, 15 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 65% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Hamlet District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are DIFFERENT: 100 ft of frontage but 150 ft of width at the building line, so a lot that fronts the road adequately can still be too narrow where the house goes. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 25 ft front, 15 ft side, 15 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 50% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Neighborhood Commercial District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are DIFFERENT: 100 ft of frontage but 150 ft of width at the building line, so a lot that fronts the road adequately can still be too narrow where the house goes. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 30 ft front, 15 ft side, 30 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 40% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Town Center District — TC publishes NO minimum lot area for a residential lot — the schedule sends you to Note A, which states there is none, and sets the residential density instead at one dwelling unit per half acre before any approved density bonus. A COMMERCIAL lot in TC does have a minimum, of two acres, and a commercial building footprint is capped at 2,500 sq ft, raised to 4,000 sq ft for food and grocery store uses (Note 7). The front setback is a RANGE, not a minimum: 20 ft minimum and 35 ft MAXIMUM, so a building may not be set further back than 35 ft. The 25 ft side yard, and the 20 ft parking side setback, may be cut to ZERO for zero-lot-line development authorised by special use permit where emergency vehicle access is adequate (Note 3) — the trigger is that kind of development rather than the permit alone, so it is stated here rather than as a separate set of standards that any application reaching the Planning Board would qualify for. Residential development fronting Route 55 must devote at least 15% of total building square footage to commercial uses, and the last 25% of dwelling units get no certificate of occupancy until that commercial component is complete (Note 5). Commercial, multifamily, townhouse and mixed-use development must also meet the TC Design Standards at § 210 Attachment 3 (Note 6). Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are both 75 ft. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 20 ft front, 20 ft side, 30 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 50% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.

Airport District — Lot frontage and lot width at the building line are DIFFERENT: 100 ft of frontage but 200 ft of width at the building line, so a lot that fronts the road adequately can still be too narrow where the house goes. Parking areas and access driveways have a complete second set of setbacks, separate from the building setbacks above: 35 ft front, 15 ft side, 20 ft rear. Parking is barred from any front yard setback and must go to the rear or side of the principal building, with landscaping and screening under § 210-25B (Note 4). A minimum of 35% of the lot must be left as open space, which is a separate test from the coverage cap. These standards apply to permitted uses; Article VI may set extraordinary standards for special permit uses (Note 1). They are not controlling on municipal uses on municipal property (Note 2). Coverage is BUILDING coverage — the composite footprint of all principal and accessory structures, excluding uncovered porches, terraces and steps.