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Can you build an ADU in Pomona, NY?

Village of Pomona has 1 district. The only district prohibits ADUs. Check your address to confirm the district that applies to your parcel:

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What the Pomona code says

An accessory apartment, accessory dwelling unit, in-law apartment or guest house is not permitted in R-40, Pomona's one district, so no house lot can add a second unit.

Conditions the code attaches:

The year-round caretaker's residence allowed for each 50 acres of a camp approved by Village Board special permit is not a unit the owner of a house lot can add.

What the Pomona code indicates by district

The table below shows how each district treats ADUs, alongside the lot and setback standards that govern a second unit. District boundaries and conditions vary, so treat this as a starting point and confirm the district that applies to your parcel.

District	Min lot	Setbacks F / S / R	Max height	ADU
Residence	0.92 ac	50 / 25 / 30 ft	35 ft	No

Residence - The minimum lot area is net, not gross, and a separate hundred feet of street frontage is required on top of the lot width shown, which is measured at the front yard line rather than at the street.

A neighbourhood house of worship needs less land than a house: 32,670 square feet of net lot area, 0.75 acre, against the 40,000 square feet a dwelling needs.
The Planning Board may cut the frontage to 50 feet at subdivision for a lot on a cul-de-sac or a street whose centre line curves at a radius of a hundred feet or less.
The front setback runs from the edge of the right-of-way; where that is narrower than 50 feet, the building must stand back from the centre line by the front yard plus 25 feet.
On a corner lot every yard abutting a street is a front yard, so the lot has two front yards, two side yards and no rear yard.
A lot of two acres or more with public sewer may be subdivided to create one flag lot per parent parcel, reached by a 25-foot strip held in fee by the rear owner.
The 20% impervious cap counts all impervious surfaces against the net lot area, and no floor area ratio applies to a house; the ratio applies only to uses that need a special permit.

ADUs vs. short-term rentals in Pomona

Short-term rentals prohibited for Village of Pomona. Short-term rentals are banned in the Village of Pomona under § 130-16V. A short-term rental is a dwelling unit let for 29 consecutive nights or less for money or other valuable consideration. These are separate questions from whether you can build an ADU — a unit you're allowed to add isn't automatically one you're allowed to rent nightly, so check both.

Good to know

Residential lot minimum0.92 ac — an ADU still has to fit the district's lot and setback envelope.
UtilityOrange & Rockland territory.
Zoning codeecode360.com/12718574
Building dept(845) 354-0545

ADU FAQ — Pomona, NY

Are ADUs allowed in Pomona, NY?

Village of Pomona has 1 district. The only district prohibits ADUs. Check your address with the free ADU checker, or confirm with the building department at (845) 354-0545.

Do I need a special permit for an ADU in Pomona?

No. No district in Village of Pomona permits an ADU, so there is no permit to apply for. Codes change, so verify with the building department at (845) 354-0545 before ruling it out.

Can I use an ADU as a short-term rental in Pomona?

Short-term rentals prohibited for Village of Pomona. ADU occupancy and short-term-rental rules are separate: an ADU you can build isn't automatically one you can rent nightly. Confirm both before you count on STR income.

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What an ADU costs to build in Pomona

Permission is one question and budget is another. An 800 sq ft accessory unit here runs roughly $225k–295k at a standard finish, and the per-square-foot rate comes in above a full house because the kitchen, bath, panel and heating plant cost the same either way. See the full cost to build an ADU in Pomona, priced by size.

How we know this

Sections analyzed: Ch. 130 Art IV Use Regulations; § 130-15D(1)-(7) Camps, incl. D(5) caretaker residence per 50 acres; Art II Definitions
Districts confirmed: 1 of 1 — every mapped district.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-21
Not covered here: Overlay districts, the zoning map, and any conditions attached to an individual parcel. Size limits and owner-occupancy terms sit in the code section above, not in this summary.

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ADU information for Village of Pomona is compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-07-21) and provided for decision-support only — not legal or architectural advice. ADU eligibility, size, owner-occupancy and permit conditions vary by district and often carry exceptions; verify with the building department at (845) 354-0545 before relying on any answer. Source: the Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset.