Greene County

Village of Hunter, NY: zoning for new construction

6 districts Min residential lot 0.46 ac Central Hudson

The Village of Hunter sets a residential minimum of about 0.46 acres in Village Residential District, one of its 6 zoning districts. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is Central Hudson territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (518) 263-4020 before you rely on a figure.

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Zoning districts

District	Min lot	Setbacks F / S / R	Max height	ADU
Village Business District	0.11 ac	10 / 5 / 15 ft	45 ft	No
Gateway Business District	0.11 ac	25 / 10 / 15 ft	45 ft	No
Recreation-Entertainment District 1	0.23 ac	25 / 15 / 15 ft	45 ft	No
Recreation-Entertainment District 2	0.23 ac	25 / 15 / 15 ft	45 ft	No
Watershed Recreation District	0.23 ac	25 / 15 / 15 ft	45 ft	No
Village Residential District	0.46 ac	20 / 20 / 25 ft	45 ft	No

Village Business District - A single-family dwelling needs 5,000 square feet (0.1148 acre) and no site plan review. A two-family needs 10,000 square feet (0.2296 acre), and condominiums or townhouses 40,000 square feet (0.9183 acre) on 150 ft of width, with site plan review.

Condominiums and townhouses take a 25 ft front yard, a 15 ft side yard and 60% maximum lot coverage rather than the figures shown.
An owner may build up to the side property line with no side setback, but only with the contiguous owner's consent and only where both build to that line at the same time.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
A lot of record that was in legal existence when the law was enacted may still be used even if it does not meet the area and coverage requirements.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Gateway Business District - A single-family dwelling needs 5,000 square feet (0.1148 acre) and no site plan review. A two-family needs 10,000 square feet (0.2296 acre), and condominiums or townhouses 40,000 square feet (0.9183 acre) on 150 ft of width, with site plan review.

A multiple family dwelling is sized per unit, at 10,000 square feet of land each, on 100 ft of mean lot width, and needs site plan review.
Condominiums and townhouses take a 15 ft side yard rather than the 10 ft shown.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
A lot of record that was in legal existence when the law was enacted may still be used even if it does not meet the area and coverage requirements.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Recreation-Entertainment District 1 - A single-family dwelling needs 10,000 square feet (0.2296 acre) and a two-family 20,000 square feet (0.4591 acre). Condominiums and townhouses need 1 acre on 150 ft of width and may reach 100 ft of height, with site plan review.

A multiple family dwelling is capped at 8 dwelling units per acre, may cover 60% of the lot rather than 40%, and needs site plan review.
Condominiums and townhouses may also cover 60% of the lot.
A conference centre, a hotel and a ski centre facility may reach 100 ft of height.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
A lot of record that was in legal existence when the law was enacted may still be used even if it does not meet the area and coverage requirements.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Recreation-Entertainment District 2 - A single-family dwelling needs 10,000 square feet (0.2296 acre) and a two-family 20,000 square feet (0.4591 acre). Condominiums and townhouses need 1 acre on 150 ft of width and may reach 65 ft of height, with site plan review.

A multiple family dwelling is capped at 8 dwelling units per acre, may cover 60% of the lot rather than 40%, and needs site plan review.
Condominiums and townhouses may also cover 60% of the lot.
A conference centre, a hotel and a ski centre facility may reach 100 ft of height.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
A lot of record that was in legal existence when the law was enacted may still be used even if it does not meet the area and coverage requirements.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Watershed Recreation District - Every use here needs site plan review, a single-family dwelling included, which is true of no other district in this village. A house needs 10,000 square feet (0.2296 acre) and a two-family 20,000 square feet (0.4591 acre).

A multiple family dwelling is capped at 8 dwelling units per acre and may cover 60% of the lot rather than 40%.
Condominiums and townhouses need 1 acre on 150 ft of mean lot width and may also cover 60%.
The district exists to protect the village water supply springs and reservoir lands while allowing recreation and residential use.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
A lot of record that was in legal existence when the law was enacted may still be used even if it does not meet the area and coverage requirements.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Village Residential District - A single-family and a two-family dwelling take the same figures here and neither needs site plan review. Condominiums and townhouses need 5 acres on 150 ft of width with 40 ft side and rear yards, and a mobile home community needs 5 acres by special permit.

A multiple family dwelling is sized per unit, at 10,000 square feet of land each, with a 25 ft front yard and 60% coverage, and needs site plan review.
A mobile home community needs 50 ft front, side and rear yards and is held to 25 ft of height.
A private garage needs 10,000 square feet and is held to 25 ft of height.
A Class II home occupation is a special permit use and needs 2 acres.
On a corner lot every street frontage is a front line with a required front yard along it, and the code enforcement officer decides with the owner which remaining yards are the side and rear.
More than one principal building is allowed on a lot only where each would meet all the area, setback and coverage rules as if it had a lot of its own.

Short-term rentals

No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. The Village of Hunter has no local short-term rental law of its own. That is not the same as permission, since the Village zoning law does not name a whole-house short-term rental and can still bar it, so confirm with the Village before counting on rental income.

Conditions the code attaches:

The Town of Hunter's short-term rental law, Local Law No. 2 of 2023, does not apply inside the Village of Hunter.
A bed and breakfast, one to five rooms rented to transient guests with meals, is a special permit use in three of the Village's districts, with a 20,000 sq ft minimum lot.
Greene County runs a free short-term rental registration, and that County obligation applies inside the Village.
New York State collects sales tax on short-term rental transactions.
The Village can be reached at (518) 263-4020. Get its position in writing before underwriting nightly income.

Municipal source

Good to know

UtilityCentral Hudson territory.
Zoning codeVillage of Hunter Zoning Law (Local Law No. 3 of 2013), Schedule 1: Use, Area and Coverage Regulations
Building dept(518) 263-4020
Last reviewed2026-10-05

Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $197–$259/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $30,952 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Hunter, or what an ADU costs here.

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Zoning figures for Village of Hunter are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-10-05) and provided for decision-support only - not legal, engineering, or architectural advice. Setback and dimensional standards often carry conditions and exceptions; verify with the building department at (518) 263-4020 before relying on any number. Source: the Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset.