Town of Hamptonburgh, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Preserve - A lot also needs at least 325 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 11% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 4% cap is the building footprint alone.

• A day-care centre or veterinary clinic needs at least five acres.
• A church, school, convalescent or nursing home needs at least five acres and a special use permit from the Town Board.
• Agriculture, cemeteries, outdoor recreation, sand and soil extraction, stables, riding academies and golf courses need at least ten acres, with front and rear yards of at least two hundred feet.

Low-Density Single-Family Residential - A lot also needs at least 300 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 12% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 5% cap is the building footprint alone.

• A church or school needs at least two acres on at least a hundred and seventy-five feet of width, with yards of at least seventy-five feet.
• A cemetery accessory to a place of worship needs at least three acres, and agriculture at least ten.

Medium-Density Single-Family Residential - A lot also needs at least 250 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 15% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 6% cap is the building footprint alone.

• A church or school also needs at least two acres, but on at least a hundred and seventy-five feet of width, with side yards of at least thirty-five feet.
• A cemetery accessory to a place of worship needs at least three acres, and agriculture at least ten.

Hamlet Residential/Commercial - The lot minimum shown assumes both public water and public sewer. With only one of the two a lot needs at least twenty thousand square feet, and with neither at least forty thousand.

• A two-family house needs at least twenty thousand square feet with public water or sewer service, and at least eighty thousand without.
• A funeral parlour, or a local shopping centre of up to twenty thousand square feet of floor area, needs at least sixty thousand square feet of land, with development coverage up to sixty percent.
• A hotel, motel, nightclub or tavern needs at least eighty thousand square feet, multiple dwellings at least two hundred thousand, and agriculture at least four hundred thousand.
• A lot also needs at least 80 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width.
• The 50% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 25% cap is the building footprint alone.

Neighborhood Business - A lot also needs at least 70 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 30% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 15% cap is the building footprint alone.

• The figures shown cover offices and retail only up to twenty thousand square feet of building floor area.
• A funeral parlour, a local shopping centre of up to twenty thousand square feet, a church or a school needs at least forty thousand square feet, with a rear yard of at least sixty feet.
• A nonresidential hotel or motel needs at least eighty thousand square feet on at least a hundred and fifty feet of width.
• A hotel or motel may cover up to thirty-three percent in buildings and sixty percent in development.
• Agricultural and horticultural operations need at least two hundred thousand square feet.

Industrial - A lot also needs at least 105 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 70% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 35% cap is the building footprint alone.

• Offices and a crematorium need at least eighty thousand square feet on at least two hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to the front and fifty feet to each side.
• Motor vehicle sales need at least a hundred thousand square feet, with a rear yard of at least eighty feet.

Industrial Park - A lot also needs at least 150 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 70% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 35% cap is the building footprint alone.

• The figures shown cover offices and permitted recreation facilities.
• Motor vehicle sales, a nightclub or tavern, and wholesale, warehouse and distribution need at least eighty thousand square feet on at least two hundred feet of width.
• Those uses also need at least a hundred feet to the front and fifty to each side.
• Scientific research and development laboratories need at least a hundred thousand square feet on at least two hundred and fifty feet of width, with development coverage up to sixty percent.
• Agriculture and golf courses need at least two hundred thousand square feet, with a rear yard of at least a hundred and fifty feet.

Light Urban Industrial - A lot also needs at least 105 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The 70% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 35% cap is the building footprint alone.

Office/Highway Commercial - A lot also needs at least 70 feet of road frontage, a separate requirement from lot width. The side yards must total at least 70 feet, so one side must be at least forty feet.

• The 50% total coverage cap counts buildings together with drives, parking and every other developed surface, while the 25% cap is the building footprint alone.
• The figures shown cover offices, retail and personal service only up to ten thousand square feet of building floor area.
• A nonresidential hotel or motel, or a nursing or convalescent home, needs at least a hundred thousand square feet on at least a hundred and fifty feet of width.
• Agricultural and horticultural operations, regulated public utility structures and permitted recreational uses need at least two hundred thousand square feet on at least three hundred feet of width.
• Those uses also need a front yard of at least a hundred feet.