Orange County
Village of Tuxedo Park, NY: zoning for new construction
The Village of Tuxedo Park sets a residential minimum of about 4 acres in Four-Acre Single-Family Residence, one of its 2 zoning districts. Short-term rentals prohibited. 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) 351-4745 before you rely on a figure.
Looking specifically at an accessory dwelling unit? See ADU rules for Tuxedo Park →
Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Setbacks F / S / R | Max height | ADU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Acre Single-Family Residence | 4 ac | 100 / 75 / 75 ft | 35 ft | Occupancy restricted |
| Gateway Overlay | — | 150 / - / - ft | 35 ft | Occupancy restricted |
Four-Acre Single-Family Residence - The four-acre minimum applies to lots created after Local Law No. 1-1987, and older lots keep smaller minimums. A square of 250 by 250 feet must fit inside a post-1987 lot, and 150 by 150 inside the smaller existing ones.
- An older lot needs at least two acres if it was already two acres or more, at least one acre if it was between one and two, and at least three quarters of an acre below that.
- Anything under an acre is unbuildable unless the Board of Zoning Appeals approves it.
- The village publishes no minimum lot width and controls lot shape through that square instead.
- Improved road frontage of at least 250 feet is required.
- A lot on the lake needs at least 250 feet of lake frontage and must stand at least a hundred feet back from the water.
- At least fifteen hundred square feet of the minimum floor area must be on the ground floor.
Gateway Overlay - This is an overlay on the village's residential zoning, not a base district, so a parcel here is still subject to the four-acre schedule of the district underneath.
- The 150-foot front setback is the one dimension the overlay itself fixes; read the other standards together with the underlying district.
Short-term rentals
Short-term rentals prohibited. Short-term rentals are effectively banned: § 100-6 allows land to be used only for the purposes it lists, and a rental of under 30 days is not among them, so there is no permit to apply for.
Conditions the code attaches:
- § 100-2B defines permanent residence purposes as occupancy of a residence building by the same natural person or family for 30 consecutive days.
- No transient, boarding or tourist-lodging use is provided for anywhere in the Village Code.
- New York State's 2025 short-term rental registry requires every host statewide to register the unit, regardless of local law.
- Confirm with the Village of Tuxedo Park at (845) 351-4745 before listing.
Good to know
- UtilityOrange & Rockland territory.
- Zoning codeVillage of Tuxedo Park Zoning, Chapter 100, § 100-8 and the Minimum Area and Bulk Regulations (100 Attachment 1), Supp 9, October 2022
- Building dept(845) 351-4745
- Last reviewed2026-07-12
Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $211–$276/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $469,144 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Tuxedo Park, or what an ADU costs here.
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Zoning figures for Village of Tuxedo Park are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-07-12) 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) 351-4745 before relying on any number. Source: the Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset.