Village of Florida, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential One-Family - The two side yards must add up to 45 ft, so meeting the 18 ft minimum on one side is not enough; the other side has to be wider than the minimum. Older undersized lots follow a separate standard.

• Existing small lots in any residence district are governed by § 119-8H.
• Each dwelling unit requires 20,000 square feet of land, the same as the minimum lot area.
• A dwelling must have at least 1,000 square feet of livable floor area.

Residential One- and Two-Family - Because only 5,000 square feet of land is required per dwelling unit, a two-family house can sit on the minimum 10,000 square foot lot here, which is not possible in the one-family district.

• Existing small lots in any residence district are governed by § 119-8H.
• Each dwelling must have at least 750 square feet of livable floor area, the smallest the Village asks.

Rural Residential - Existing small lots in any residence district are governed separately, under § 119-8H, rather than by the dimensions shown here, so an older undersized parcel may be buildable on different terms. Check with the building department before assuming a lot must meet the full figures.

Residential Annexation - Beyond the figures shown, a separate rule, § 119-8H, governs existing small lots in any residence district, so an older undersized parcel here may be treated differently.

• The 80,000 square feet of lot area is also the land required for each dwelling unit, so added units need added land.
• Check with the building department on how § 119-8H applies before relying on it for a specific parcel.

Residence/Office - The figures shown apply to residential use. A commercial use in RO takes 80 ft of lot width rather than 50, with a 12 ft side yard and a rear yard of only 10 ft instead of 30 ft.

• A commercial use keeps the same 100 ft lot depth and 25 ft front setback, and building coverage remains capped at 50%.
• No combined side yard figure is published for a commercial use, and the land per dwelling unit and minimum livable floor area standards do not apply to it.
• For a commercial use on a lot within 25 ft of a residence district boundary, the yards are set instead at 12 ft to the side and 5 ft to the rear.
• Existing small lots in a residence district are governed by § 119-8H.

Central Shopping - Buildings may come to the street and to neighbouring lots, but where a lot sits within 25 ft of a residence district boundary, 10 ft is required to the side and 5 ft to the rear.

• A multifamily conversion in this district falls outside the village's multifamily standards and is governed by § 119-43B(17) instead.

Multifamily Residential - The land required per dwelling unit climbs with bedroom count, from 3,500 square feet for an efficiency of one habitable room to 6,000 square feet for a three-bedroom or larger, so the unit mix, not the five-acre minimum, sizes the building.

• Attached single-family dwellings take more land per unit, not less: 4,800 square feet for a one-bedroom, rising to 6,800 for a two-bedroom and 10,500 for a three-bedroom.
• Attached single-family dwellings are held to different lot figures: 224 ft of width, 100 ft of depth, a 30 ft front yard and a 35 ft rear yard.
• For attached single-family dwellings the side yard is 0 ft, except that an end-row attached or townhouse dwelling needs at least 15 ft.
• Every attached dwelling must be at least 20 ft wide.
• A one-bedroom flat takes 4,000 square feet of land per unit.
• Multifamily conversions in the CS district are excluded from these standards.