Village of North Collins, NY: zoning for new construction

R-1 Residential District - A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width, and on such a lot that rule rather than the front setback shown is what binds.

• That Main Street rule applies everywhere except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward

R-2 Residential District - The two side yards may be traded against one another: one may fall to three and a half feet provided the other is at least six and a half.

• A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width
• On a Main Street lot that rule binds rather than the front setback shown, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward

R-3 Residential District - The lot minimum is a floor and the per-unit figure governs yield: at least 2,000 sq ft of lot area is required for each dwelling unit, so a three-unit building needs 6,000 sq ft and the 5,000 sq ft minimum only binds up to two units.

• The two side yards may be traded against one another: one may fall to three and a half feet provided the other is at least six and a half
• A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width
• On a Main Street lot that rule binds rather than the front setback shown, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward

Mobile Home Park District - The figures shown are for a lot inside the park. The park itself must be at least five acres in single ownership or unified control, planned as a unit.

• On a Main Street lot a building must be 50 ft from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward
• The maximum number of lots is the gross area less 20% for usable open space, divided by 3,600 sq ft
• Land in a floodplain, subject to periodic flooding or chronic wetness, under a public utility easement or sloping more than 15% comes out of the area before that calculation
• The Planning Board may also take out any part of the site it judges severely limited by another physical feature
• Mobile homes must stand 75 ft from a road right-of-way at the park boundary, 50 ft from any other park boundary, and 25 ft from each other and from any park road, common parking or community area.
• Every lot must be reached by a paved private access road

Business District - Apart from the Main Street setback, the only yards required are against houses: 15 ft at the side and 20 ft at the rear where the lot adjoins any land in a residence district. No lot area or lot depth is required.

• A dwelling of any kind is reachable here only by special use permit
• A filling station, outdoor commercial recreation, a theatre, a veterinary hospital, an outdoor car lot and a manufacturing use of no more than 3,000 sq ft of floor area also need one
• A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width
• On a Main Street lot that rule binds rather than the district figure, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward

Business District - A dwelling of any kind is reachable here only by special use permit.

• A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width
• On a Main Street lot that rule binds rather than the district figure, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward

Manufacturing District - Apart from the Main Street setback, the only yards required are against houses: 15 ft at the side and 20 ft at the rear where the lot adjoins any land in a residence district.

• A manufacturing operation is permitted only where no objectionable noise, dust, glare, vibration, odour, smoke or effluent is apparent beyond the lot boundary
• A one-family dwelling, a truck terminal and a junkyard are reachable by special use permit
• A building on a lot adjoining or adjacent to Main Street must stand 50 ft back from the nearest right-of-way line, or 50 ft plus half the right-of-way width
• On a Main Street lot that rule binds rather than the district figure, except between Kimble Street and School Street and its projection westward