Town of Ancram, NY: zoning for new construction

Agriculture District - The half-acre minimum applies only where Columbia County Department of Health separation distances and design standards for on-site water and sewage are met and the subdivision averages at least 3.5 acres per lot. Building coverage also slides with lot size.

• Building coverage runs 60% on a lot of 1/2 to 1 acre, 50% from 1 to 2 acres, 40% from 2 to 3 acres, and 25% at 3 acres or more.
• Density is figured on net acreage under § IV.C.2, after excluding FEMA 100-year floodplain, mapped wetlands and vernal pools, and land under water bodies, each weighted by the Table 3 factors.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width, and every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.
• A multifamily dwelling needs the minimum lot width plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• Uses including slaughterhouses, tanneries, commercial kennels, barns, stables and silos must meet the Table 2 side and rear setbacks from the property line of any existing adjacent residence.

Ancram Hamlet Residential - The 2 acre minimum works as an average: lots in a subdivision may vary in size provided the average of all lots created is 2 acres. The front yard is a range, 20 ft minimum and 35 ft maximum, or a new building may instead match the front setback of the adjacent buildings.

• For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width is the figure shown plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.
• Density is calculated on the total gross acreage of the parcel using the minimum lot size, under § IV.C.1.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback provided it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width, and every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Ancramdale Hamlet Residential - In a subdivision here, lot sizes may vary as long as the average of all lots created is 2 acres, so the 2 acre figure is an average rather than a floor. The front yard is a range: 20 ft minimum and 35 ft maximum.

• A new building in any hamlet district may instead match the front setback of the adjacent buildings.
• For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width is the figure shown plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.
• Density is calculated on the total gross acreage of the parcel using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1).
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback provided it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width, and every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Boston Corner Hamlet Residential - In a subdivision, lot sizes may vary so long as the lots created average 2 acres, so the 2 acres is an average rather than a floor. The front yard is a range: 20 ft minimum and 35 ft maximum.

• A new building may instead match the front setback of the adjacent buildings.
• For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width is the figure shown plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.
• Density is calculated on the total gross acreage of the parcel using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1).
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback provided it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width, and every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Ancram Hamlet Business/Residential - The front yard is a range, not just a minimum: 20 ft minimum and 35 ft maximum, and a new building may instead match the front setback of the adjacent buildings. Density is calculated on the total gross acreage of the parcel using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1).

• For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width increases by 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house.
• A detached front-loading garage must sit 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback if it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width, and any other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Ancramdale Hamlet Business/Residential - The front yard is a range, 20 ft minimum and 35 ft maximum. A new building in any hamlet district may instead match the front setback of the adjacent buildings.

• Density is figured on the total gross acreage of the parcel using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1).
• A multifamily dwelling must add 2.5 ft per dwelling unit to the minimum lot width shown.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback so long as it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width. Every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Lower Rhoda Residential District - Density is calculated on the parcel's total gross acreage using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1). For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width is the figure shown plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit.

• The front setback is measured from the right-of-way line, which is itself measured from the centre of the highway, pavement edge to pavement edge.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house.
• A detached front-loading garage must sit 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback so long as it keeps 10 ft from the property line.
• A lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide. A flag lot needs 50 ft of width.

Carson Road Residential District - Density is figured on net acreage against the 3.5-acre density under § IV.C.2, after taking out the FEMA 100-year floodplain, mapped wetlands and vernal pools, and land under water bodies including retention and detention basins, each weighted by the Table 3 factors.

• For a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot width is the figure shown plus 2.5 ft per dwelling unit (note 11).
• The front setback is measured from the right-of-way line, which is itself measured from the centre of the highway, pavement edge to pavement edge (note 12).
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house, and a detached front-loading garage 35 ft from the street right-of-way (note 13).
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback so long as it keeps 10 ft from the property line (note 14).
• A flag lot needs 50 ft of width. Every other lot may be no more than twice as deep as it is wide.

Light Industrial District - Density on this parcel is calculated on its total gross acreage using the minimum lot size (§ IV.C.1). The front setback is measured from the right-of-way line.

• The right-of-way line is measured from the centre of the highway, pavement edge to pavement edge.
• An attached front-loading garage or carport must sit 15 ft behind the front edge of the house.
• A detached front-loading garage must stand 35 ft from the street right-of-way.
• An accessory structure may stand within the rear setback if it keeps 10 ft from the property line.