Village of Highland Falls, NY: zoning for new construction

Mountain Residence - Lot size and coverage depend on natural grade; the figures shown are for grade under eleven percent. From eleven to twenty percent a lot needs at least twenty thousand square feet at up to twenty percent coverage; over twenty, at least forty thousand at up to fifteen percent.

• The same grade ladder sets the minimum land per dwelling unit.
• A corner lot keeps at least forty-five feet from the side street.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Single-Family Residence - A corner lot keeps at least forty-five feet from the side street, the same as its front yard, so it is built to two front yards.

• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Single-Family Residence - The two side yards are unequal: one must be at least ten feet and the other at least fifteen.

• A corner lot keeps at least thirty feet from the side street.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Single- and Two-Family Residence - Every dwelling unit needs at least three thousand square feet of land, so a two-family house needs at least six thousand square feet and the lot minimum shown is not the binding figure for it.

• The two side yards are unequal: one must be at least eight feet and the other at least ten.
• A corner lot keeps at least twenty feet from the side street.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Apartment and Multiple-Dwelling Residence - An apartment or multiple-family development needs at least a full acre. The lot area shown governs only a single-family detached house, a two-family detached house and the conversion of an existing house for two families.

• With five thousand square feet of land needed for every dwelling unit, an acre carries eight units at most.
• The two side yards are unequal: one must be at least eight feet and the other at least ten.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Apartment, Multiple-Dwelling and Affordable Housing - An apartment or multiple-family development needs at least a full acre, with at least five thousand square feet of land for every dwelling unit. The lot area shown governs single-family and two-family houses and conversions.

• The Planning Board may reduce all of the yards further during site plan approval.
• A corner lot keeps at least three feet from the side street.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Village Business - No side yard is required, but one that is provided must be at least twelve feet. The district sets no minimum lot area, no minimum lot width and no front yard, so the land per dwelling unit shown is the real density control.

• Existing legal apartments over first-floor nonresidential use are grandfathered for ten years, so a building already holding more units than the land per dwelling unit allows keeps them.
• Off-street parking and required screening may occupy a hundred percent of any yard.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.

Highway Commercial - Dwelling units are prohibited in B-2, and single-family dwellings, mixed-use developments, bed-and-breakfast inns and home professional offices are all prohibited uses.

• A corner lot keeps at least fifty feet from the side street.
• Off-street parking and required screening may occupy a hundred percent of any yard.
• Where public sewerage is not available, no lot may be built on unless it has room for a private sanitary disposal system, as the Planning Board determines.