Orange County
Village of Otisville, NY: zoning for new construction
Residential lots in the Village of Otisville run from a 0.344-acre minimum in Single-Family Residence up to 0.918 acres in Single-Family Residence, across 6 zoning districts in all. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is Orange & Rockland territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (845) 386-5172 before you rely on a figure.
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Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Setbacks F / S / R | Max height | ADU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Family Residence | 0.344 ac | 30 / 20 / 30 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Multiple-Family Residence | 0.344 ac | 30 / 20 / 30 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Single-Family Residence (large lot) | 0.918 ac | 100 / 25 / 30 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Commercial | 0.115 ac | 0 / 5 / 15 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Commercial | 0.23 ac | 30 / 20 / 25 ft | 45 ft | No |
| Heavy Commercial / Light Industrial | 0.23 ac | 30 / 50 / 30 ft | 45 ft | No |
Short-term rentals
No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Read in full 2026-08-27 against the Comprehensive Zoning Law of 2011 with Amendments (111 pp., amended through September 2015), its Appendix A Comprehensive Zoning and Planning Definitions, and the Village's complete published Local Laws index (92 entries). Nothing regulates short-term rental, transient occupancy, rental registration or rental licensing. THE DECISIVE PROVISION IS § 2.4.5: 'Any use not permitted by this Law shall be deemed to be prohibited. Any list of prohibited uses contained in any section of this Law shall not be deemed to be an exhaustive list.' Every district section repeats the closure in its own words — § 3.1.1 R-1: 'no building or premises shall be used ... for any use except the following.' APPENDIX A DEFINES THREE LODGING USES AND THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS LIST NONE OF THEM. 'Bed and Breakfast — A residence where overnight guests are lodged for compensation. The residence shall be occupied by the owner'; 'Boarding, Lodging, or Rooming House'; and 'Lodging Facility: Any hotel, motel, inn, or other establishment providing sleeping accommodations for transient guests ... excluding bed-and-breakfast establishments'. All three are defined and none is a permitted, conditional or accessory use in any district. Appendix A also defines 'Transient Occupancy — the occupancy of a room for sleeping purposes by the same person or persons for a period of 30 days or less', a defined term the zoning text never once uses. R-1 permits a one-family dwelling and municipal parks; its conditional uses are places of worship, schools and residential group homes; its accessory uses are home occupations, garden and tool houses and private garages. THE ONLY TRANSIENT LODGING ANYWHERE IN THE VILLAGE is § 3.7.1.1(i) — 'Motels/hotels provided that minimum lot size is increased 1,500 square feet for each unit over four' — in the C-2 General Commercial District. On the face of the code a short-term rental of a house in R-1 is an unlisted use and therefore prohibited, but that reading has not been confirmed with the Village, which is why this is recorded as no local law found rather than as a ban. ONE LIMIT ON COMPLETENESS: the Village's own Laws page carries the banner 'THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NOT ALL LOCAL LAWS ARE LISTED HERE.' Since 2025 New York State requires every short-term-rental host to register the unit with the State through the county registry regardless of what the municipality allows. Call the Village Clerk at (845) 386-5172 before relying on this absence. Municipal source
Good to know
- UtilityOrange & Rockland territory.
- Building dept(845) 386-5172
- Last reviewed2026-07-12
Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $211–$276/sq ft - see the full cost to build a house in Otisville, or what an ADU costs here.
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Zoning figures for Village of Otisville are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-07-12) 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 (845) 386-5172 before relying on any number. Source: Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset, municipalData.js.