Sullivan County

Village of Bloomingburg, NY: zoning for new construction

4 districts Min residential lot 0.5–5 ac Orange & Rockland (O&R)

Residential lots in the Village of Bloomingburg run from a 0.5-acre minimum in Single Family Residential up to 5 acres in Planned Unit Development Residential, across 4 zoning districts in all. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is Orange & Rockland (O&R) territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (845) 733-1400 before you rely on a figure.

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Zoning districts

District	Min lot	Setbacks F / S / R	Max height	ADU
Single Family Residential	0.5 ac	30 / 15 / 30 ft	35 ft	As of right
Neighborhood Business District	0.5 ac	15 / 15 / 30 ft	35 ft	As of right
Planned Unit Development Residential	5 ac	0 / 15 / 15 ft	35 ft	Special permit
Planned Unit Development Commercial	3 ac	0 / 15 / 15 ft	35 ft	No

Short-term rentals

No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. No local short-term-rental law found for the Village of Bloomingburg. Read 2026-08-27 against the Village Zoning Code (83 pp.) published on the Village's Forms & Publications page, together with the Village's whole published document set — zoning setbacks schedule, zoning map, tax maps, sidewalk law, building/sewer/well permit and ZBA applications. Nothing regulates short-term rental, transient occupancy, rental registration or rental licensing. THE CODE'S ONLY LODGING USES ARE OWNER-OCCUPIED OR COMMERCIAL. Bed and Breakfast is defined as 'a building containing a single dwelling and in which one (1), but not more than four (4), sleeping rooms are provided BY THE OWNER/OCCUPANT for compensation for the accommodation of transient guests with or without meals' — owner occupancy is written into the definition itself. In the Residential District (Article IV) the uses permitted by right are a single-family dwelling, public parks and playgrounds, and a government service building; Bed and Breakfast appears only among the uses requiring Site Plan Review Approval, alongside churches, schools, museums, libraries, accessory apartments and home occupations. 'Guesthouse' is listed as a permitted accessory structure and is nowhere defined. Boarding House is defined (not more than six guest rooms, not more than fifteen persons) but is not a listed residential use. Hotels and Motels and Bed and Breakfast Establishments are listed uses in the Neighborhood Business and the other non-residential districts. SO A WHOLE-HOUSE SHORT-TERM RENTAL HAS NO NAMED USE IN THE VILLAGE'S RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT and the nearest analogue, the bed-and-breakfast, is expressly owner-occupied — but that reading has not been confirmed with the Village, so this is recorded as no local law found rather than as a ban. The Village sits inside the Town of Mamakating; the Town's own short-term-rental status has not been read, and a town local law would not in any event automatically reach inside the village boundary — village and surrounding town routinely carry opposite rules. 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. Confirm with the Village Building & Code Enforcement office at (845) 733-1400 before listing. Municipal source

Good to know

UtilityOrange & Rockland (O&R) territory.
Building dept(845) 733-1400
Last reviewed2026-08-16

Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $195–$256/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $26,179 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Bloomingburg, or what an ADU costs here.

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