Town of Haverstraw, NY: zoning for new construction

Rural Residence - Street frontage of 200 feet is required as well as the lot width shown. Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.

• The side yards must total 100 feet, so 40 feet on each side falls 20 feet short.
• These figures apply to every permitted use in the district, not only to a one-family house.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Low-Density Residence R-40 - Street frontage of 150 feet is required as well as the lot width shown. Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.

• All other permitted uses are a separate row: 60,000 square feet on 150 feet of width and frontage, 80 ft in front, 80 ft to each side with 175 ft for the pair and 80 ft to the rear.
• That row's caps are 10% building coverage and 20% total.
• The side yards must total 80 feet, so 30 feet on each side falls 20 feet short.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Low-Density Residence R-25 - Street frontage of 125 feet is required as well as the lot width shown. Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.

• All other permitted uses are a separate row: 35,000 square feet on 125 feet of width and frontage, 70 ft in front, 70 ft to each side with 160 ft for the pair and 70 ft to the rear.
• That row's caps are 15% building coverage and 25% total.
• The side yards must total 60 feet, so 25 feet on each side falls 10 feet short.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Medium-Density Residence - Street frontage of 100 feet is required as well as the lot width shown. Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.

• All other permitted uses are a separate row: 22,000 square feet on 100 feet of width and frontage, 60 ft in front, 60 ft to each side with 150 ft for the pair and 60 ft to the rear.
• That row's caps are 20% building coverage and 30% total.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

General Residence - This district carries four complete sets of bulk requirements, and the figures shown are the smallest of them. Street frontage of 80 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.

• A two-family house needs 0.5051 acres on 100 ft of width and frontage, with 20 ft to each side and 40 ft for the pair, and its coverage caps drop to 20% building and 30% total.
• Multifamily housing and semiattached houses share a row of a different order: 5 acres on 350 ft of width and frontage, 75 ft in front and to the rear, 50 ft to each side and 100 ft for the pair.
• That row carries eight storeys with no figure in feet beside it, the most permissive coverage in the town at 30% building and 60% total, and density capped at 6 units to the acre.
• All other permitted uses are a separate row: 35,000 square feet on 125 ft of width and frontage, 70 ft in front, 70 ft to each side, 160 ft for the pair and 70 ft to the rear, with no coverage cap.
• Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Residential Mobile Home - The figures shown are for a one-family detached house; mobile homes have a separate set of bulk requirements in this district. Street frontage of 80 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.

• A mobile home needs 0.1148 acres on 50 ft of width and frontage, with 20 ft in front, 10 ft to each side and 20 ft for the pair, 10 ft to the rear, and no coverage cap.
• A mobile home is held to 12 ft of height, the lowest height limit anywhere in this town by twenty-three feet.
• All other permitted uses are a separate row: 35,000 square feet on 125 ft of width and frontage, 70 ft in front, 70 ft to each side, 160 ft for the pair and 70 ft to the rear, with no coverage cap.
• Two coverage caps apply: building coverage limits the footprint, and total coverage also counts everything else on the ground.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Commercial Recreation - No coverage cap of either kind applies in this district; the yards and the two-and-a-half-storey limit are the whole of its bulk regulation.

• A marina needs 5 acres on 250 ft of width and frontage, nearly four times the district minimum, on otherwise identical yards.
• Street frontage of 150 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Professional Office - Side yards rise to 35 feet each and 70 feet combined where the lot adjoins a residential district or use; the figures shown apply next to a nonresidential district or use. No coverage cap of either kind applies.

• Street frontage of 100 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Commercial - Side yards rise to 25 feet each and 35 feet combined where the lot adjoins a residential district or use; the figures shown apply next to a nonresidential district or use. No coverage cap of either kind applies.

• Street frontage of 100 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Planned Industrial Office - No coverage cap of either kind applies in this district. Street frontage of 150 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.

• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Waterfront Redevelopment - The height limit is eight storeys, with no figure in feet. No coverage cap of either kind applies.

• Street frontage of 150 feet is required as well as the lot width shown.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.

Limited Apartment 17 - The floor area ratio here is a minimum of 0.6, so the rule compels density rather than limiting it. The 50% coverage figure is total lot coverage, counting everything on the ground, and the table sets no building-footprint cap.

• Street frontage of 130 feet is required, which is shorter than the lot width shown.
• A use that needs a special permit may carry its own bulk requirements under the zoning law.