Village of Chestnut Ridge, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Residential - The 20% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 100 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 75 ft, so 30 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-40 - The 40% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 100 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 70 ft, so 25 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-35 - The 40% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 100 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 60 ft, so 25 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-25 - The 50% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 90 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 50 ft, so 20 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-20 - The 55% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 90 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 40 ft, so 15 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-15 - The 55% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 85 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The two side setbacks must total 40 ft, so 15 ft on each side falls short.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential Infill - The 55% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 85 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• These dimensions are the same as in the R-15 district; what sets this district apart is the infill use it permits.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Residential R-10 - At least 62.5 ft of street frontage is required as well as the 62.5 ft lot width, and on a lot that narrow the 40 ft of combined side setbacks leaves twenty-two and a half feet for the building.

• The 55% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Neighborhood Shopping, Professional Office - No side setback is required; a 10 ft side setback applies only where one is provided. The 70% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint.

• At least 100 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Professional Office Residential - At least 140 ft of street frontage is required as well as the 100 ft lot width; on a lot of twenty thousand square feet that makes a very wide, very shallow parcel.

• The 50% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint.
• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

Laboratory-Office - The 70% coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint. At least 100 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.

• The setbacks shown are for the principal building; accessory structures and projections keep separate, smaller yards.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.

National and Regional Retail Use - Next to a single-family district, the side and rear yards are replaced by 75 ft plus a further 75 ft buffer, a hundred and fifty feet in all, and no other increase may be required. Next to a multifamily district, a 50 ft buffer is added to each.

• The front setback is 50 ft for the main building; the 40 ft shown applies to pads.
• The total floor area of all buildings may not exceed a hundred and fifty thousand square feet.
• Landscaping must cover at least a tenth of the site.
• At least 500 ft of street frontage is required, separate from the minimum lot width.
• The coverage figure is a development coverage limit, not a cap on the building footprint.
• Special bulk requirements in Article IV, § 290-14 may also apply.