Village of East Aurora, NY: zoning for new construction

SFR Single-Family Residential - The 20 ft front yard is only the floor: a maximum is set as well, and the average front yard on the block, within a foot either way, may stand in for both. Height and coverage work the same way against the block average.

• A non-residential use is held to a flat 13,000 sq ft on a 100 ft width rather than to the lot shown
• A non-residential rear yard doubles from 25 ft to fifty where the use is adjacent to a residential use
• Neither a two-family nor a multifamily dwelling is permitted in this district at all
• An accessory dwelling unit may reach 20 ft and sits five feet off the side and rear lines; an ordinary accessory structure stops at 15 ft

LDR Low Density Residential, LCR Limited Commercial Residential - The 20 ft front yard is only the floor: a maximum is set as well, and the average front yard on the block, within a foot either way, may stand in for both. Height and coverage work the same way against the block average.

• A non-residential use is held to a flat 13,000 sq ft on a 100 ft width rather than to the lot shown
• A non-residential rear yard doubles from 25 ft to fifty where the use is adjacent to a residential use
• Multifamily needs a special permit, is capped at four units per building and is sized per dwelling unit rather than by lot
• Coverage tightens for multifamily, from 35% to 30%
• An accessory dwelling unit may reach 20 ft and sits five feet off the side and rear lines; an ordinary accessory structure stops at 15 ft

GR General Residential - The 20 ft front yard is only the floor: a maximum is set as well, and the average front yard on the block, within a foot either way, may stand in for both. Height and coverage work the same way against the block average.

• A non-residential use is held to a flat 13,000 sq ft on a 100 ft width rather than to the lot shown
• A non-residential rear yard doubles from 25 ft to fifty where the use is adjacent to a residential use
• Multifamily needs a special permit, is capped at four units per building and is sized per dwelling unit rather than by lot
• An accessory dwelling unit may reach 20 ft and sits five feet off the side and rear lines; an ordinary accessory structure stops at 15 ft

General Commercial District - The front yard is a band rather than a minimum: 25 ft to 75 ft for a dwelling and 10 ft to 75 ft for anything else. Where the use is adjacent to a residential use, the larger of the two published yards applies, and the figures shown are the smaller.

• A non-residential building may reach 45 ft and cover 50% of the lot
• Accessory structures stop at 15 ft and may cover a quarter of the rear yard

Neighborhood Commercial District - A non-residential use needs 35,000 sq ft here, nearly an acre, rather than the lot shown. The front yard is a band: 10 ft to 25 ft for a dwelling and 10 ft to 50 ft for anything else.

• Where the use is adjacent to a residential use, the larger of the two published yards applies, and the figures shown are the smaller
• Accessory structures stop at 15 ft, sit ten feet off the side line rather than five, and may cover a fifth of the rear yard

Village-Center Commercial District - A dwelling may sit right on the street line here, and no further back than 25 ft. A non-residential building must stand back only greater than zero feet, with ten feet preferred to leave room for sidewalks, bike racks and greenspace.

• A commercial use needs 50 ft of lot width against 40 ft for a house
• A non-residential building's height and coverage are settled at site plan review rather than by a figure
• Where the use is adjacent to a residential use, the larger of the two published yards applies, and the figures shown are the smaller

General Manufacturing District - The 15 ft side and rear yards more than triple to fifty where the use is adjacent to a residential one. The front yard is a band of 25 ft to 75 ft rather than a minimum.

• No residential lot standard is published at all: a dwelling that existed before the chapter was adopted counts as a permitted use, but a new one is not contemplated
• Accessory structures stop at 15 ft, sit ten feet off the rear line and five off the side, and may cover a fifth of the rear yard
• Junkyards are prohibited outright

Village Manufacturing District - The five-foot side and rear yards become twenty-five where the use is adjacent to a residential one. The front yard is a band of 10 ft to 25 ft rather than a minimum.

• No residential lot standard is published: a dwelling that existed before the chapter was adopted counts as a permitted use, but a new one is not contemplated
• An upper-floor dwelling unit needs a special permit
• Accessory structures stop at 15 ft and may cover a fifth of the rear yard
• Junkyards and self-storage are prohibited outright

Open Space District - The yards apply only to structures, equipment and other constructed or installed facilities on a lot, not to open land. The 15 ft side and rear yards rise to fifty where the use is adjacent to a residential one.

• An accessory structure stops at 15 ft