Town/Village of East Rochester, NY: zoning for new construction

R-1-70 Residential District - A minimum green space of 30% applies alongside the coverage cap and binds independently of it, and at least half of the required green space must be in the front yard.

• Public and semipublic uses take 20,000 sq ft on 100 ft of width, with 50 ft front, 30 ft rear and side yards of 15 ft one side and 30 ft both, at 25% coverage, on a special use permit.
• All measurements are made from the street or right-of-way line.
• Accessory buildings take 5 ft at the rear and 5 ft at the side.
• Accessory buildings must stand clear of any other building by 10 ft up to 64 sq ft, 12 ft above 64 and under 121 sq ft, and 15 ft at 121 sq ft and above.
• The minimum ground floor area shown is for a one-storey dwelling. A storey-and-a-half needs 900 sq ft and a two-storey 800 sq ft.

R-1-48 Residential District - The side yard is keyed to storeys: 5 ft for a two-storey dwelling and 4 ft for a one-storey, on both sides. Adding a second storey to a one-storey house increases its required side yard and can put a lawfully built dwelling out of compliance.

• Public and semipublic uses take 20,000 sq ft on 100 ft of width, with 50 ft front, 30 ft rear and side yards of 15 ft one side and 30 ft both, at 25% coverage, on a special use permit.
• A minimum green space of 30% applies alongside the coverage cap and binds independently of it, with at least half of the required green space in the front yard.
• All measurements are made from the street or right-of-way line.
• Accessory buildings take 3 ft at the rear and 3 ft at the side.
• The minimum ground floor area shown is for a one-storey dwelling. A storey-and-a-half needs 720 sq ft and a two-storey 624 sq ft.

TR Townhouse Residential District - The figures shown are the single- and two-family standard, and townhouse and multifamily development follows a completely different standard. § 193-55E(2) sets a one-acre minimum tract for land rezoned to TR.

• Townhouses are permitted by right and an apartment house by special permit, on the same dimensions: no flat lot minimum, 2,500 sq ft per dwelling unit on 80 ft of width, roughly 17 units to the acre.
• Front and side yards are keyed to height: 30 ft or the building height at the front and 15 ft or half the height at each side, giving 50 ft and 25 ft at the 50 ft cap, with 50% coverage.
• Public and semipublic uses take 20,000 sq ft on 100 ft of width, with 50 ft front, 30 ft rear and side yards of 15 ft one side and 30 ft both, at 25% coverage, on a special use permit.
• For single- and two-family dwellings the side yard is 5 ft for a two-storey and 4 ft for a one-storey on both sides, and all measurements are made from the street line.
• A minimum green space of 20% applies alongside the coverage cap and binds independently of it, with at least half of the required green space in the front yard.
• § 193-55E sets minimum living space per unit: 500 sq ft for a studio, 600 for one bedroom, 800 for two bedrooms and 950 for three bedrooms.