Monroe County
Town of Pittsford, NY: zoning for new construction
Residential lots in the Town of Pittsford run from a 0.3673-acre minimum in B Residential (B) — single-family, two-family and apartment houses permitted by right up to 5 acres in Rural Residential South Pittsford (RRSP) — 1 du per 5 acres; §278 subdivision prohibited below 20 acres, across 7 zoning districts in all. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is RG&E territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (585) 248-6265 before you rely on a figure.
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Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Setbacks F / S / R | Max height | ADU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Neighborhood (RN) — context-based; lot size, width and front setback set per parcel from a Town database, not by fixed figures | — | - / 10 / 10 ft | 30 ft | No |
| B Residential (B) — single-family, two-family and apartment houses permitted by right | 0.3673 ac | 50 / 15 / 10 ft | 30 ft | No |
| Rural Residential (RRAA) — figures apply to parcels under 10 acres at 1.0 du/acre; 10+ acres drops to 1 du per 10 acres unless clustered | 0.7346 ac | 70 / 20 / 10 ft | 40 ft | No |
| Rural Residential South Pittsford (RRSP) — 1 du per 5 acres; §278 subdivision prohibited below 20 acres | 5 ac | 70 / 20 / 50 ft | 40 ft | No |
| Suburban Residential (SRAA) — density district: 1.7 du/acre, mandatory cluster, no stated lot area, width, setbacks or coverage | — | — | 30 ft | No |
| Agricultural (AG) — no stated minimum lot AREA; recorded figure is the 1.0 du/acre density for parcels of 2 acres or more | 1 ac | 70 / 20 / 10 ft | 40 ft | No |
| Monroe Avenue Transitional Zone (MATZ) — conversion-oriented overlay-style district along Monroe Avenue | 1.0331 ac | 70 / 15 / 35 ft | 30 ft | No |
Short-term rentals
No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. The Town of Pittsford has NO short-term-rental provision anywhere — not in Zoning Ch. 185 and not in any of the Town Code's other chapters. The full Part I/Part II/Part III chapter list was read end to end and there is no rental chapter, no rental-registration chapter, no tourist-home or bed-and-breakfast use, and no lodging use; the words "rental" and "short-term" appear in the Code only in unrelated senses (LIVERY, defined in § 185-8 as the rental of horses or carriages; short-term boarding incidental to a VETERINARY CLINIC; and short-term parking in the home-occupation performance standards of Article XVII). Absence is NOT permission — Pittsford's residential districts are written as closed permitted-use lists, so an unlisted transient-occupancy use is not automatically allowed, and this is recorded as unknown rather than permitted for that reason. DO NOT CONFLATE THE TOWN WITH THE VILLAGE. to 7:00 a.m. quiet hours with revocation for repeated noise violations. That law governs only the incorporated village. This is the same town-versus-village divergence seen in Rockland, where the Village of Haverstraw permits STRs and the Town of Haverstraw prohibits them. New York State's 2025 STR registry (Ch. 99 of the Laws of 2025) separately requires every host statewide to register regardless of local law. Confirm with code enforcement at (585) 248-6265.
Good to know
- UtilityRG&E territory.
- Building dept(585) 248-6265
- Last reviewed2026-08-11
Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $204–$268/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $10,173 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Pittsford, or what an ADU costs here.
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Zoning figures for Town of Pittsford are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-08-11) and provided for decision-support only - not legal, engineering, or architectural advice. Setback and dimensional standards often carry conditions and exceptions; verify with the building department at (585) 248-6265 before relying on any number. Source: Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset, municipalData.js.