Orange County
Town of Mount Hope, NY: zoning for new construction
The Town of Mount Hope sets a residential minimum of about 0.92 acres in Residential Agricultural, one of its 7 zoning districts. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is Orange & Rockland territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (845) 386-9949 before you rely on a figure.
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Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Setbacks F / S / R | Max height | ADU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Preservation 1 | 2 ac | 40 / 30 / 50 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Resource Preservation 2 | 2 ac | 40 / 30 / 50 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Residential Agricultural | 0.92 ac | 40 / 30 / 50 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Suburban Residential 1 | 0.92 ac | 40 / 30 / 50 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Suburban Residential 2 | 0.92 ac | 40 / 30 / 50 ft | 35 ft | No |
| Local Business | 0.92 ac | 50 / 20 / 50 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| Office, Research, and Industrial Park | 0.92 ac | 75 / 30 / 50 ft | 60 ft | No |
Resource Preservation 1 - The lot minimum shown is a floor: under § 250-26 minimum lot area is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- The side yards must total at least eighty feet, so one side must be at least fifty feet.
- A hospital, sanitarium or nursing home needs at least five acres on at least three hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to every line and two hundred for the pair of sides.
- A campground, public or private recreation facility, cemetery, animal boarding home or kennel needs at least ten acres, and a hunting or fishing camp at least twenty.
- Each of those uses is a conditional use needing a special permit from the Planning Board.
Resource Preservation 2 - The lot minimum shown is a floor: under § 250-26 minimum lot area is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- A hospital, sanitarium or nursing home needs at least five acres on at least three hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to every line.
Residential Agricultural - The lot minimum shown is a floor: under § 250-26 minimum lot area is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- A hospital, sanitarium or nursing home needs at least five acres on at least three hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to every line and two hundred for the pair of side yards.
Suburban Residential 1 - The lot minimum shown is a floor: under § 250-26 minimum lot area is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- A cemetery needs at least five acres on at least three hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to every line, by special permit of the Planning Board.
Suburban Residential 2 - A two-family detached dwelling uses the same figures as a one-family house but needs a special permit from the Planning Board. The lot minimum is a floor: under § 250-26 it is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- Senior housing needs at least three acres and both central water and central sewer.
- A cemetery needs at least five acres.
- Mobile home parks are conditionally permitted and require central water and sewer.
Local Business - The side yard rises to at least fifty feet where the lot is adjacent to a residential district. The lot minimum is a floor: under § 250-26 it is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land.
- Senior housing needs at least three acres with both central water and central sewer.
Office, Research, and Industrial Park - The lot minimum shown is a floor: under § 250-26 minimum lot area is also subject to the town's soil-group regulations, so a parcel on poor soil needs more land. A yard adjacent to a residential district is deeper.
- A veterinarian office or hospital needs at least a hundred and fifty feet of width and two hundred and seventy-five of depth, with at least forty feet to the front and eighty for both side yards.
- That use is capped at thirty-five feet of height and twenty percent coverage.
- A hospital, sanitarium or nursing home needs at least three hundred feet of width, with at least a hundred feet to every line.
Short-term rentals
No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. The Town of Mount Hope has no local short-term rental law, and that is not the same as permission. Confirm with the Building Inspector before counting on the use.
Conditions the code attaches:
- Under § 250-47 the town requires a Building Inspector permit for tourist accommodations, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses, rooming houses and lodging houses, with a registry at § 250-50.
- Whether a whole-house short-term rental is a tourist accommodation under Article X is not settled, and it is the question to put to the Building Inspector before listing.
- New York State's 2025 short-term rental registry separately requires every host statewide to register the unit, whatever the local law.
- Building department: (845) 386-9949.
Good to know
- UtilityOrange & Rockland territory.
- Zoning codeTown of Mount Hope Zoning Code, Chapter 250, Schedule of District Regulations and Appendix A Table of Soil Groups (Attachments 1 to 8), Supp 3, March 2020.
- Building dept(845) 386-9949
- Last reviewed2026-07-08
Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $211–$276/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $12,753 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Mount Hope, or what an ADU costs here.
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Zoning figures for Town of Mount Hope are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-07-08) 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 (845) 386-9949 before relying on any number. Source: the Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset.