Village of Millerton, NY: zoning for new construction

Low Density Residential - The front yard is the greater of 50 ft from the street line or 75 ft from the centre line of the street. The Planning Board may allow up to 20% more units where central water and sewers are provided and at least 40% of the development is preserved as recreation or open space.

• Dwelling units may be clustered under § 7-738 of the Village Law.
• On a corner lot, which must be at least 210 ft wide at the front building line, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 25 ft and one side yard of at least 10 ft.
• The two side yards must total at least 30 ft, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Medium Density Residential - The figures shown are for a lot without a central sewer; with one, minimum lot width drops to 115 ft (125 ft on a corner lot) and the coverage cap rises to 15%. Without one, the Dutchess County Department of Health sets the area per dwelling unit, never less than 20,000 sq ft.

• The front yard is the greater of 30 ft from the street line or 55 ft from the centre line of the street.
• A one-family dwelling may still be built on a lot under 20,000 sq ft that existed before the chapter and is not adjoined at the side by vacant land in the same ownership.
• On a corner lot, which must be at least 210 ft wide without a central sewer, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 25 ft and one side yard of at least 10 ft.
• The two side yards must total at least 30 ft, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

High Density Residential - Side yards vary by housing type: a two-family dwelling needs 30 ft combined, and a multifamily building or townhouse row 36 ft combined plus 6 ft per unit beyond three. A multifamily, row or townhouse building of three or more units needs 5,000 sq ft per dwelling unit.

• A semidetached dwelling needs one side yard of 15 ft.
• A nondwelling structure needs 75 ft from the street centre line, a 35 ft rear yard and 60 ft of combined side yard.
• Without a central sewer, the Dutchess County Department of Health sets the area per dwelling unit, never below the 10,000 sq ft or 5,000 sq ft figures.
• The front yard is the greater of 30 ft from the street line or 55 ft from the centre line of the street.
• On a corner lot, which must be at least 94 ft wide at the front building line, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 25 ft and one side yard of at least 10 ft.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

General Business - A building on a lot next to a nonbusiness district must meet that district's side or rear yard requirement on the abutting side, so the governing figure depends on the neighbour.

• All buildings must be of fire-resistant construction.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Planned Residential/Business - The front yard is 30 ft from the centre line of the road or the existing setback of the building already there, whichever is greater, and all parking must go behind the building.

• A lot abutting a nonbusiness district must meet that district's side or rear yard on the abutting side and needs a 15 ft planted buffer of shrubs and trees along the side and rear lines.
• All uses need site plan approval.
• All buildings must be fire-resistant.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Limited Business - The one-acre minimum applies to each establishment rather than each lot. Parking must be to the side or rear and no closer than 20 ft to any property line.

• Nothing may encroach into the front yard except a fence or wall up to 6 ft high or a sign up to 20 sq ft, and no commercial use may be there.
• Each establishment may have one entrance and one exit per street, at least 100 ft apart and no more than 50 ft wide.
• A lot abutting a nonbusiness district needs a 15 ft planted buffer.
• On a corner lot, which must be at least 240 ft wide at the front building line, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 50 ft and one side yard of at least 20 ft.
• The two side yards must total at least 60 ft, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Highway Business District I - The one-acre minimum applies to each establishment. A shopping centre, which the Planning Board may permit by special permit, needs five acres and 400 ft of width at the front building line instead.

• Nothing may encroach into the front yard except a fence or wall up to 6 ft high, a sign up to 20 sq ft, or parking for up to 25 cars.
• All uses need site plan approval.
• On a corner lot, which must be at least 240 ft wide at the front building line, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 50 ft and one side yard of at least 20 ft.
• The two side yards must total at least 60 ft, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Highway Business District II - The one-acre minimum applies to each establishment. Nothing may encroach into the front yard except a fence or wall up to 6 ft high, a sign up to 20 sq ft, or parking for up to 25 cars.

• On a corner lot, which must be at least 240 ft wide at the front building line, both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 50 ft and one side yard of at least 20 ft.
• The two side yards must total at least 60 ft, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Land Conservation - A one- or two-family dwelling is allowed only by special permit, only where the builder can show the structure would not sit in a floodplain, and then at the density of the nearest adjoining residential district.

• The one-acre minimum applies to each establishment.
• No building construction or automobile parking may encroach into the 80 ft front yard, and neither a building nor a parking space may come within 50 ft of a side or rear property line.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.

Industrial - The front yard is the greater of 60 ft from the street line or 85 ft from the centre line of the street, and the three-acre minimum applies to each establishment.

• Each of the two side yards must be 35 ft.
• No parking space may come within 20 ft of the street line.
• Entrance and exit centre lines must be at least 100 ft apart, and entrances and exits no wider than 50 ft.
• No driveway centre line may meet a street line within 70 ft of the intersection of any two street lines.