Town of New Windsor, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Residential - Beside the gross lot area shown, a lot must also hold at least forty thousand square feet net, so wetland or steep ground can make a lot with enough gross area fail. Public water and sewer do not change the lot size here.

• The minimum lot width of 150 ft falls to a hundred and twenty-five feet where more than half the road frontage is on a cul-de-sac
• A street frontage of at least seventy feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width
• Crops, vineyards, orchards and nurseries, mining, and boarding or breeding cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or more than two horses each need a lot of at least twenty acres
• Cemeteries need at least ten acres, fowl and commercial forestry five, and indoor and outdoor recreation and places of worship three
• Every use except a one-family dwelling needs Planning Board site plan approval

Open Space Residential - The figures shown assume public water and public sewer. Without both, the lot must be at least sixty thousand square feet, with yards of at least 45 ft front, 40 ft on each side and 80 ft combined, and 50 ft rear.

• The lot must meet a net area figure as well as the gross one, so wetland or steep ground can make a lot with enough gross area fail
• The minimum lot width of 150 ft falls to a hundred and twenty-five feet where more than half the road frontage is on a cul-de-sac
• A street frontage of at least seventy feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width
• Other uses need larger lots: at least twenty acres for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or more than two horses; ten for commercial dog or veterinary kennels; five for fowl or commercial forestry
• Indoor and outdoor recreation and places of worship need at least three acres
• Every use except a one-family dwelling needs Planning Board site plan approval

Suburban Residential - The figures shown are for a one-family house on public water and sewer; without both it needs at least sixty thousand square feet and deeper yards. A two-family house is permitted by right on at least sixty thousand square feet with services, or at least eighty thousand without.

• A two-family lot must be at least a hundred and seventy-five feet wide, with yards of at least fifty feet front and fifty on each side, and at least a hundred for the pair
• Each unit of a two-family house needs at least 1,500 sq ft of livable floor area
• The lot must meet a net area figure as well as the gross one, so wetland or steep ground can make a lot with enough gross area fail
• The minimum lot width of 150 ft falls to a hundred and twenty-five feet where more than half the road frontage is on a cul-de-sac
• A street frontage of at least seventy feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width
• Every use except a one-family dwelling needs Planning Board site plan approval

Suburban Residential - Only a one-family dwelling is permitted by right here. The lot size shown holds whether or not public water and sewer are available.

• The lot must meet a net area figure as well as the gross one, so wetland or steep ground can make a lot with enough gross area fail
• The minimum lot width of 150 ft falls to a hundred and twenty-five feet where more than half the road frontage is on a cul-de-sac
• A street frontage of at least seventy feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width
• Other uses need larger lots: at least ten acres for cemeteries and mausoleums, five for crops, vineyards, orchards, nurseries or commercial forestry, three for recreation or places of worship
• Every use except a one-family dwelling needs Planning Board site plan approval

Multiple-Family Residential - The figures shown are for a one-family house. A multiple dwelling of three or more families needs at least five acres on both central water and central sewer, at no more than seven units to the net acre.

• A multiple dwelling needs at least twenty feet of lot width and fifteen feet of street frontage, a front yard of at least thirty feet and a rear yard of at least a hundred, with coverage up to 50%
• A multiple dwelling needs no side yard, but if one is provided the pair must total at least thirty-five feet
• Multiple-dwelling units need at least seven hundred square feet of floor area for a one-bedroom unit, eight hundred for a two-bedroom and a thousand for a three-bedroom
• A two-family house on public water and sewer needs at least sixty thousand square feet, with side yards of at least forty feet each and eighty for the pair
• The lot must meet a net area figure as well as the gross one, so wetland or steep ground can make a lot with enough gross area fail
• Every use except a one-family dwelling needs Planning Board site plan approval

Clustered Open Space — Butterhill - This is a cluster district tied to one named subdivision, the Butterhill project, and only one-family dwellings are permitted here, one to a lot.

• A street frontage of at least sixty feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width

Clustered Open Space — Meadowbrook - The lot figures shown are conditioned on both municipal water and municipal sewer. Only one-family dwellings are permitted here, one to a lot.

• This is a cluster district tied to one named subdivision, the Meadowbrook Major Subdivision
• A street frontage of at least seventy feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width

Clustered Open Space — Woodlawn Manor - At least twelve thousand five hundred square feet of the lot must be buildable land, and both that and the gross lot area shown must be met. The figures are conditioned on both municipal water and municipal sewer.

• Only one-family dwellings are permitted here, one to a lot
• This is a cluster district tied to one named subdivision, the Woodlawn Manor Subdivision
• A street frontage of at least sixty feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width

Airport - The figures shown are for indoor and outdoor recreation. Offices and office-warehouse businesses need at least forty thousand square feet on at least a hundred feet of width, and their height is set by distance to the nearest lot line rather than a fixed figure.

• Offices and office-warehouses need yards of at least thirty feet front, twenty on each side with forty for the pair, and thirty rear, and are held to a floor area ratio of a fifth
• An office or office-warehouse building may rise twelve inches for every foot of distance to the nearest lot line
• The 40 ft height limit applies to recreation uses only
• A street frontage of at least fifty feet applies too, as a standard separate from lot width
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval

Highway Commercial - Height is set by distance rather than a fixed figure: a building may rise twelve inches for every foot of distance to its nearest lot line, so one set fifty feet back may rise fifty feet.

• With 30 ft on each side and 70 ft for the pair, one side yard must be at least forty feet
• The only dwelling permitted is living quarters for one family inside a commercial building, for the owner or caretaker of the use, by Planning Board special use permit
• Retail stores, banks and service establishments are the principal permitted uses; gasoline stations need a special use permit
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval

Limited Commercial - Height is set by distance rather than a fixed figure: a building may rise twelve inches for every foot of distance to its nearest lot line, so one set fifty feet back may rise fifty feet.

• With 30 ft on each side and 70 ft for the pair, one side yard must be at least forty feet
• The only dwelling permitted is living quarters for one family inside a commercial building, for the owner or caretaker of the use, by Planning Board special use permit
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval

Neighborhood Commercial - The figures shown are for retail stores and banks. Indoor and outdoor recreation needs at least five acres and places of worship at least three.

• Recreation needs at least two hundred feet of width and fifty feet of street frontage, with yards of at least a hundred feet front, fifty on each side with a hundred for the pair, and fifty rear
• Recreation has a fifty-foot height limit
• Places of worship need at least a hundred and twenty-five feet of width and 70 ft of street frontage, with yards of at least 45 ft front, 20 ft on each side with 40 ft for the pair, and 50 ft rear
• With at least 15 ft on each side and 35 ft for the pair, one side yard must be at least twenty feet
• The only dwelling permitted is living quarters for one family inside a commercial building, for the owner or caretaker, by special use permit
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval

Office and Light Industry - The figures shown are for offices. A business combining offices with a warehouse, distribution centre or research laboratory, or a product testing and research laboratory, needs at least eighty thousand square feet on at least two hundred feet of width.

• Those larger uses need yards of at least a hundred feet front, fifty on each side with a hundred for the pair, and fifty rear, and are held to a floor area ratio of a fifth
• Their height is set by distance: twelve inches of building for every foot of distance to the nearest lot line
• A temporary business or commercial trailer of not more than six months needs a special use permit and is held to 20% coverage
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval

Planned Industrial - Height is set by distance rather than a fixed figure: a building may rise twelve inches for every foot of distance to its nearest lot line. Manufacturing and processing need a special use permit.

• With 15 ft on each side and 40 ft for the pair, one side yard must be at least twenty-five feet
• A single dwelling unit for the exclusive use of an attendant, watchman or caretaker employed in a permitted use on the lot needs a special use permit, and coverage there is cut to 60%
• A temporary business or commercial trailer of not more than six months needs a special use permit, and coverage there is cut to 60%
• Every use here needs Planning Board site plan approval