Town of Coxsackie, NY: zoning for new construction

Waterfront Residential District - The front yard here is 150 feet from the high water line, measured horizontally away from and paralleling the river, not from the front lot line. The 70% coverage figure is a cap on impervious surface, not on the building footprint.

• The rear yard of 20 feet is also measured from the high water line, not from the rear lot line.
• Density is calculated after excluding all water bodies, watercourses and wetlands from the land area.
• Land of 50% slope or greater is excluded too, and half of all land with a slope over 15% and under 50%.
• Areas of significant wildlife habitat, including landscape linkages and wildlife corridors, are also excluded from the density calculation.

Residential Agricultural-1 District, Residential Agricultural-2 District - The front yard is 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road, measured from the road rather than from the front lot line. The building may cover 20% of the lot and impervious surface 30% in total.

• On a road of more than two lanes the front setback is measured from the center of the two closest lanes.
• Accessory uses are limited to 10% of the lot within that 30% impervious total.
• Density is calculated after excluding all water bodies, watercourses and wetlands from the land area.
• Land of 50% slope or greater is excluded too, and half of all land with a slope over 15% and under 50%.
• Areas of significant wildlife habitat, including landscape linkages and wildlife corridors, are also excluded from the density calculation.

Rural Residential District - The front yard is 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road, measured from the road rather than from the front lot line. The building may cover 20% of the lot and impervious surface 30% in total.

• On a road of more than two lanes the front setback is measured from the center of the two closest lanes.
• Accessory uses are limited to 10% of the lot within that 30% impervious total.
• Where the Residential Density Overlay is mapped, single-family detached lots may go to one dwelling unit per acre if there is evidence of municipal sewer and water.
• The overlay also allows that density across a tract in a cluster development that keeps at least 50% of the tract as open space.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.

High Density Residential-1 District - The figures shown are for a lot with no public water and sewer. With both services the minimum lot is 0.5 acre on 75 feet of width, with 15 foot side and rear yards. The front yard is a build-to range of 0 to 25 feet, so there is no minimum front setback.

• A multifamily dwelling needs 2,200 square feet of land per unit, and a single-family semidetached, single-family attached or two-family dwelling 2,500 square feet per unit, on top of the lot minimum.
• The front of a building must also stand 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road.
• On a road of more than two lanes that front measurement runs from the center of the two closest lanes.
• The 50% coverage figure is a cap on impervious surface, not on the building footprint, and accessory uses are held to 10%.
• Schedule C publishes no cap on the building footprint itself for this district.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.

High Density Residential-2 District - The figures shown are for a lot with no public water and sewer. With both services the minimum lot is 0.25 acre on 75 feet of width, with 15 foot side and rear yards. The front yard is a build-to range of 0 to 25 feet, so there is no minimum front setback.

• A multifamily dwelling needs 2,200 square feet of land per unit, and a single-family semidetached or two-family dwelling 2,500 square feet per unit, on top of the lot minimum.
• The front of a building must also stand 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road.
• On a road of more than two lanes that front measurement runs from the center of the two closest lanes.
• The building may cover 25% of the lot, and the 50% figure is a cap on impervious surface rather than on the building footprint.
• Accessory uses are held to 10% of the lot within that impervious total.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.

Mixed Use District - The 2 acre minimum shown is for a lot with no public water and sewer; with both services it is 0.5 acre. The front yard is a build-to range of 0 to 25 feet, so there is no minimum front setback, and the 70% figure caps impervious surface rather than the building footprint.

• A multifamily dwelling needs 2,200 square feet of land per unit, and a single-family semidetached, single-family attached or two-family dwelling 2,500 square feet per unit, on top of the lot minimum.
• Nursing care and assisted living are given a 5 acre figure in the same column instead of a land area per unit.
• Impervious surface may rise from 70% to 80%, but only by special permit, which the Planning Board may approve on evidence of proper stormwater management.
• Schedule C publishes no cap on the building footprint itself for this district.
• The 75 foot lot width and the 15 foot side and rear yards are printed once and apply whether or not the lot has public water and sewer.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.

Commercial District, Industrial District - The front yard is 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road, measured from the road rather than from the front lot line. The 70% figure caps impervious surface rather than the building footprint.

• On a road of more than two lanes the front measurement runs from the center of the two closest lanes.
• Impervious surface may rise from 70% to 80%, but only by special permit, which the Planning Board may approve on evidence of proper stormwater management.
• Schedule C publishes no cap on the building footprint itself for this district.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.

Corridor Industrial District - Height here is 3 stories and 50 feet. The front yard is 100 feet from the center line on a state road and 75 feet from the center line of any other road, measured from the road rather than from the front lot line.

• On a road of more than two lanes the front measurement runs from the center of the two closest lanes.
• The 70% figure caps impervious surface rather than the building footprint, and no cap on the building footprint itself is published.
• Impervious surface may rise from 70% to 80%, but only by special permit, which the Planning Board may approve on evidence of proper stormwater management.
• Density is calculated after excluding water bodies, watercourses, wetlands, land of 50% slope or greater, half of land between 15% and 50% slope, and significant wildlife habitat.