Village of Red Hook, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential 20,000 Square Feet - The front yard is the greater of 30 ft from the street line or 55 ft from the centre line of the street, and the 20,000 sq ft is lot area per dwelling unit. A corner lot must be at least 125 ft wide at the front building line.

• On a corner lot both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 25 ft and one side yard of at least 10 ft.
• Height is also capped at 2 1/2 stories.
• A shed or accessory building of no more than one story may come within 5 ft of a side or rear lot line, but one containing an accessory dwelling takes the full district setbacks.
• Buildings should conform to the existing line of sight where possible.

Residential 10,000 Square Feet - The front yard is the greater of 30 ft from the street line or 55 ft from the centre line of the street, and the 10,000 sq ft is lot area per dwelling unit. A corner lot served by a central sewer must be at least 125 ft wide.

• On a corner lot both street yards are front yards, with one rear yard of at least 25 ft and one side yard of at least 10 ft.
• Height is also capped at 2 1/2 stories.
• A shed or accessory building of no more than one story may come within 5 ft of a side or rear lot line, but one containing an accessory dwelling takes the full district setbacks.
• Buildings should conform to the existing line of sight where possible.

General Business - A new structure must sit as close to the street line as practical, leaving room for sidewalks, lighting and street trees.

• Where that setback would differ markedly from an adjacent building, the Planning Board may increase it, but never beyond the adjacent building's own setback or far enough to allow front-yard parking.
• A building on a lot abutting a nonbusiness district must meet that district's side or rear yard requirement on the abutting side.
• Corner lots follow § 200-32.
• Height is also capped at 3 1/2 stories; the Planning Board may waive it for church spires, antennas, civic buildings and monuments.

Gateway Business - The front yard is a build-to line that must match the build-to line of adjacent properties or the average of adjacent structures, and it may in no event exceed 15 ft.

• The front yard must leave room for a planting strip or sidewalk as the Planning Board requires.
• Minimum lot frontage on an interior lot is 50 ft.
• The side yards must total 20 ft combined, with the narrower no less than 1/3 of the total.
• A property abutting a residential use in a residential district must provide a buffer along the property line.
• Height is capped at three stories as well as 45 ft, whichever is less.

Neighborhood Mixed Use - Any single structure is capped at 2,000 sq ft of footprint and 4,000 sq ft of gross floor space. The front yard is a build-to line that follows the front setbacks of the adjacent buildings on the street.

• Two mixed-use structures on one lot, each within those limits, may be joined by a connector of up to 500 sq ft of footprint and 1,000 sq ft of floor space.
• Commercial and mixed-use properties must match the adjacent setbacks or their average, leaving room for a planting strip, street trees, lighting and sidewalks.
• A building on a lot abutting a nonbusiness district must meet that district's side or rear yard requirement on the abutting side.
• Corner lots follow § 200-32.
• Height is also capped at 2 1/2 stories.

Light Industry Business - No change may be made to the existing lot dimensions, yards, height, coverage or bulk without Board of Appeals approval (§ 200-14), so a proposal is measured against what already exists on the lot.