Town of Red Hook, NY: zoning for new construction

Waterfront Conservation - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 90% of the lot must remain open space.

• Residential uses carry additional special permit criteria under § 143-53.
• Minimum frontage is 300 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 60 ft at the front and 50 ft at the side and rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Limited Development - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 85% of the lot must remain open space.

• Minimum frontage is 240 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 60 ft at the front and 50 ft at the side and rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Rural Development 5-Acre - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 80% of the lot must remain open space.

• Minimum frontage is 200 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 50 ft at the front and 25 ft at the side and rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Rural Development 3-Acre - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 80% of the lot must remain open space.

• Minimum frontage is 160 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 35 ft at the front and 20 ft at the side and rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Residential 1.5-Acre - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 70% of the lot must remain open space.

• Minimum frontage is 135 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 25 ft at the front, 10 ft at the side and 15 ft at the rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Residential 1-Acre - The lot minimum shown applies to a permitted one- or two-family dwelling; other residential types and nonresidential uses follow Article V or the special-permit standards at § 143-52 et seq. At least 65% of the lot must remain open space.

• The side yard may be cut to zero for zero-lot-line residential development.
• Minimum frontage is 120 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 15 ft at the front, 5 ft at the side and 15 ft at the rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Hamlet - The figures shown are for Upper Red Hook. Annandale and Barrytown are stricter: a lot of at least 5 acres, at least 300 ft of lot width and 200 ft of frontage, a 75 ft front, 50 ft side and 50 ft rear yard, 5% coverage and at least 80% open space.

• In Upper Red Hook, the front yard is 100 ft for parcels with frontage on the west side of Route 9.
• In Annandale and Barrytown, the front yard may drop to 25 ft where that matches the established setback on contiguous parcels on the same street.
• In Upper Red Hook, minimum frontage is 135 ft and at least 70% of the lot must be open space.
• Parking and accessways are set back 25 ft front, 10 ft side and 15 ft rear in Upper Red Hook, and 50, 25 and 25 ft in Annandale and Barrytown, except a driveway for a one- or two-family dwelling.
• The side yard may be cut to zero for zero-lot-line residential development.
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Institutional - A permitted residential dwelling does not use these figures: it follows the LD standards west of NYS Route 9G and the RD3 standards anywhere else in town. Residential uses also carry the additional special permit criteria at § 143-53.

• Minimum frontage is 320 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• At least 75% of the lot must be open space.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 60 ft at the front and 25 ft at the side and rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Business 1 - A permitted residential dwelling here follows the R1 standards instead of this district's own. At least 40% of the lot must be open space.

• Minimum frontage is 120 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 40 ft at the front, 10 ft at the side and 25 ft at the rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Business 2 - A permitted residential dwelling here follows the R1 standards instead of this district's own. At least 35% of the lot must be open space.

• Minimum frontage is 160 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• Off-street parking and its accessways must be set back 40 ft at the front, 10 ft at the side and 25 ft at the rear, except a driveway serving a one- or two-family dwelling.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Hamlet Business - A permitted residential dwelling follows the R1 standards instead of these. The side yard doubles where the lot is adjacent to a residential district, and the front yard is 100 ft rather than 40 for parcels with frontage on the west side of Route 9.

• Parking setbacks and the rest of the HB standards are set by § 143-49.3.
• Minimum frontage is 120 ft, a separate requirement from lot width.
• At least 50% of the lot must be open space.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.
• Where a side or rear yard abuts land in a more restricted district, that district's requirement applies (§ 143-22).
• Front setbacks increase on parcels fronting a user highway or inside a designated scenic area.

Agricultural Business District - The setbacks shown are for nonresidential uses; a new principal residential building needs only 10 ft from any property boundary, and an accessory structure 3 ft. The 7% coverage cap applies to uses outside a farmstead complex or building envelope.

• The code sets no minimum lot area, lot width or frontage in AB.
• At least 80% of the lot must be open space.
• Off-street parking and accessways are set back 25 ft at the front and 60 ft at the side and rear.
• Unenclosed manure storage must be 100 ft from any lot line, wetland, stream, water body or potable well.
• For a nonresidential use, at least 40% of the open space must sit between the front building line and the right-of-way, or 50% on a corner lot.

Traditional Neighborhood Development District - TND is form-based, with three mapped subdistricts, Commercial Center, Residential Neighborhood and Office-Industrial, each with its own standards in § 143-49.1. In the Residential Neighborhood and Commercial Center the front setback is a build-to range with an 18 ft maximum.

• The Commercial Center caps lot frontage at a maximum as well as a minimum.
• Standards for each subdistrict are in § 143-49.1, subsections I through Q.