Village of Akron, NY: zoning for new construction

R-1 Residential District - At least 2,250 sq ft of the lot must be left as open area, which is a floor on unbuilt land rather than a cap on building. A cluster residential lot may be as small as 8,000 sq ft on the same 75 ft width.

• A public, semi-public or school use is held to at least two acres on a 200 ft width, with 25 ft side yards, 40 ft rear yards and a 40% coverage cap
• An accessory building stops at 18 ft and sits five feet off the side line and ten feet off the rear
• Accessory buildings carry their own 25% coverage cap on top of the 35% allowed the principal building

R-2 Residential District - The 12,000 sq ft minimum is for the whole lot rather than per unit, so a two-family dwelling works out at 6,000 sq ft per unit. At least 4,000 sq ft must also be left as open area, a floor on unbuilt land rather than a cap on building.

• The 800 sq ft minimum floor area is per unit
• A use first permitted in the single-family district is allowed here too, at that district's figures
• An accessory building stops at 18 ft and sits five feet off the side line and ten feet off the rear
• Accessory buildings carry their own 25% coverage cap on top of the 35% allowed the principal building

R-3 Residential District - The figures shown are the single-family standard. A multiple-family building is priced per unit instead: 4,800 sq ft of land for each dwelling unit, on a lot 100 ft wide plus ten feet for every unit, with a 50 ft rear yard.

• A two-family dwelling needs 12,000 sq ft on a 100 ft width with a 40 ft rear yard
• A cluster lot may be as small as 7,000 sq ft on the same 60 ft width
• Each unit in a multiple-family building needs 600 sq ft of floor area and 600 sq ft of open area
• A professional office needs 16,000 sq ft on a 150 ft width and a general non-residential use 25,000 sq ft on 200 ft, both with 25 ft side yards, 50 ft rear yards and a 40% coverage cap
• At least 1,800 sq ft of the lot must be left as open area, a floor on unbuilt land rather than a cap on building
• An accessory building stops at 18 ft, sits five feet off the side line and ten feet off the rear, and carries its own 25% coverage cap

Central Business District, Local Business District - The yards here are replaced by a single rule: a building must stand fifty feet from any residential district. Between two business lots the chapter sets no yard at all.

• The district sets no minimum lot area, no lot width and no coverage cap; the figures it publishes are the 35 ft height and the 600 sq ft minimum floor area
• Scope a project here with the village before assuming an envelope

Limited Industrial District - The side and rear yards are not numbers: a building must stand fifty feet from any residential or business district, and nothing is set between two industrial lots. The 30 ft front yard is the only ordinary setback.

• The district sets no minimum lot area, but the 150 ft lot width applies
• Accessory buildings are not permitted, and no minimum floor area is stated

General Industrial District - The side and rear yards are not numbers: a building must stand fifty feet from any residential or business district, and nothing is set between two industrial lots. The 30 ft front yard is the only ordinary setback.

• The district sets no minimum lot area, but the 200 ft lot width applies
• Accessory buildings are not permitted, and no minimum floor area is stated

Land Conservation District - Any development needs the written approval of both the Planning Board and the Village Board before a building permit issues.

• No structure, fill, excavation or storage may reduce the floodplain's storage capacity or raise flood heights