Columbia County

Town of Stockport, NY: zoning for new construction

4 districts Min residential lot 1–3 ac Central Hudson

Residential lots in the Town of Stockport run from a 1-acre minimum in Hamlet up to 3 acres in Rural 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 Central Hudson territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (518) 828-9389 before you rely on a figure.

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Zoning districts

District	Min lot	Setbacks F / S / R	Max height	ADU
Hamlet	1 ac	20 / 10 / 30 ft	35 ft	Occupancy restricted
Residential	1 ac	25 / 20 / 50 ft	35 ft	Occupancy restricted
Rural Residential	3 ac	40 / 25 / 50 ft	35 ft	Occupancy restricted
Commercial/Light Industrial	0.5 ac	100 / 50 / 100 ft	35 ft	No

Hamlet - The figures shown are for lots with central water only. With common sewer as well, the schedule prints a second Hamlet row where the figures drop by two thirds.

With central water and common sewer the minimum lot area per dwelling unit falls from one acre to 0.3333 acre, and the density from one unit per acre to 21,780 sq ft, half an acre.
Minimum open space is 40%.
A nonresidential use is limited to one principal building per acre, or per half acre with sewer.
The density figure, which governs how many dwellings a parcel yields, is larger than the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, which is the floor under each lot.

Residential - The figures shown are for lots with central water. The schedule prints two rows for R, and they differ only in density, not in minimum lot area.

Without central water the density falls from 1 dwelling per acre to one per 1.5 acres, while the minimum lot area per dwelling unit stays at one acre in both rows.
Minimum open space is 60%.
A nonresidential use is limited to one principal building per 1.5 acres.
The density figure, which governs how many dwellings a parcel yields, is larger than the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, which is the floor under each lot.

Rural Residential - The schedule sets a density of one dwelling per three acres, which governs how many dwellings a parcel yields, and a separate minimum lot area per dwelling unit of one acre.

Minimum open space is 70%.
A nonresidential use is limited to one principal building per three acres.

Commercial/Light Industrial - The half-acre minimum is the lot area per principal building for nonresidential uses; the schedule publishes no residential standard in CLI. No commercial retail structure may exceed a 10,000 sq ft building footprint.

Minimum open space is 40%.

Short-term rentals

No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Stockport has no local short-term rental law, and that is not the same as permission. Confirm with the Building Department before counting on short-term rental income.

Conditions the code attaches:

A bed-and-breakfast requires a special use permit under the Ch. 120 Schedule of Use Regulations.
Building Department: (518) 828-9389.

Good to know

UtilityCentral Hudson territory.
Zoning codeTown of Stockport Land Use Law, Chapter 120 (Zoning), Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations, Local Law No. 1-2013, rev. 2014-07-01
Building dept(518) 828-9389
Last reviewed2026-07-15

Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $202–$265/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $9,221 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Stockport, or what an ADU costs here.

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