Village of Fishkill, NY: zoning for new construction

One-Family Residence - Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less. No site plan approval is required in R-10.

• An accessory building must be set back 5 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear, and may not exceed 20 ft in height.

One- or Two-Family Residence - A two-family dwelling needs 10,000 sq ft rather than the 7,500 sq ft shown. Site plan approval is required for anything other than a one-family residence.

• Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less.
• An accessory building must be set back 5 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear, and may not exceed 20 ft in height.

Three-or-More-Family Residence - R-50 is the village's multifamily district: beside the 50,000 sq ft lot minimum, density is set at 14 dwelling units per acre. Site plan approval is required.

• Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less.
• An accessory building must be set back 20 ft from the side and 20 ft from the rear, and may not exceed 20 ft in height.

Village Center Business District - A single building may not exceed 5,000 sq ft of footprint, and total lot coverage is capped at 80% beside the 50% building cap. A yard facing a residential district must be at least 15 ft, and height drops to 30 ft where the building faces one.

• West of Jackson Street, height may reach 40 ft with Planning Board approval.
• No minimum lot area, lot width or lot depth applies.
• Buildings must stand at least 10 ft apart, or further where the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requires it.
• An accessory building must be set back 10 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear.

Planned Business - Where a side yard abuts a residence district it rises to 40 ft, and the rear yard does too, unless a street divides them. Total lot coverage is capped at 65% beside the 20% building cap.

• Buildings must stand at least 10 ft apart, or further where the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requires it.
• An accessory building must be set back 20 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear.
• Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less.

General Business-1 - A single building may not exceed 5,000 sq ft of footprint, and total lot coverage is capped at 80% beside the 50% building cap.

• No minimum lot area, lot width or lot depth applies.
• Buildings must stand at least 10 ft apart, or further where the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requires it.
• An accessory building must be set back 5 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear.

General Business-2 - The side yard rises to 20 ft where it contains a driveway and to 40 ft where it abuts a residence district, and the rear yard to 40 ft on the same test, unless a street divides them. Total lot coverage is capped at 65% beside the 35% building cap.

• Buildings must stand at least 10 ft apart, or further where the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requires it.
• An accessory building must be set back 10 ft from the side and 5 ft from the rear.
• Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less.

Planned Industry - Where a side yard abuts a residence district it rises to 40 ft, and the rear yard does too, unless a street divides them. Total lot coverage is capped at 75% beside the 30% building cap.

• The code sets a 20 ft side yard where the side yard contains a driveway, but whether that lowers the 30 ft figure here is not clear, so confirm with the building department.
• Buildings must stand at least 10 ft apart, or further where the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requires it.
• An accessory building must be set back 30 ft from the side and 30 ft from the rear.
• Lot width is measured at the main building line or at the street frontage, whichever is less.