Saratoga County
Town of Stillwater, NY: zoning for new construction
Residential lots in the Town of Stillwater run from a 0.23-acre minimum in T3G-1 Rural Gateway up to 1.5 acres in T2 Rural Conservation, across 11 zoning districts in all. No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. Power here is National Grid territory. The district table below has the setbacks, height limits and coverage - confirm the specifics with the building department at (518) 664-6148 x215 before you rely on a figure.
Looking specifically at an accessory dwelling unit? See ADU rules for Stillwater →
Zoning districts
| District | Min lot | Setbacks F / S / R | Max height | ADU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSR Cold Spring Road Transition | 2 ac | 50 / 25 / 25 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| SLZ-1 Saratoga Lake Zone-1 | 0.34 ac | 20 / 15 / 30 ft | 30 ft | As of right |
| R76 Route 76 Crossroads | 0.34 ac | 30 / 15 / 20 ft | 35 ft | No |
| MB Mixed-Use Business | 1 ac | 50 / 35 / 35 ft | 50 ft | No |
| R67 Route 67 Mixed-Use | 1 ac | 50 / 35 / 35 ft | 50 ft | No |
| T2 Rural Conservation | 1.5 ac | 50 / 25 / 30 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| T3N Neighborhood | 0.23 ac | 35 / 20 / 30 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| T3G Gateway | 0.14 ac | 35 / 15 / 10 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| T3G-1 Rural Gateway | 0.23 ac | 35 / 20 / 30 ft | 35 ft | As of right |
| T4 Riverfront Corridor | 0.14 ac | 15 / 15 / 10 ft | 40 ft | As of right |
| T5 Gateway | 0.11 ac | 0 / 0 / 5 ft | 40 ft | As of right |
CSR Cold Spring Road Transition - The 2 acres is required per dwelling unit and does not change with public water or sewer, so a duplex needs four acres.
- Setback and width requirements do not apply to agricultural uses and roadside stands.
- The 200 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
SLZ-1 Saratoga Lake Zone-1 - The 15,000 sq ft is required per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that. The 75 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
- The Saratoga Lake watershed overlay district (§ 210-13) applies over this area and sets watershed protection requirements, though no lot or bulk standards of its own.
R76 Route 76 Crossroads - The 15,000 sq ft is a flat lot minimum here, not an amount of land required per dwelling unit.
- The 60 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
MB Mixed-Use Business - The one-acre minimum is a flat lot area here, not an amount of land required per dwelling unit.
- The 200 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
R67 Route 67 Mixed-Use - Land per dwelling unit depends on utilities: 1 acre with both public water and sewer, 2 acres with either, and 3 acres with neither.
- On an unserviced parcel a four-unit proposal needs 12 acres, which is the steepest utility penalty in the town.
- The land figure applies per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that.
- The 200 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
T2 Rural Conservation - Land per dwelling unit is 1.5 acres with public water or sewer or both, and 2 acres with neither.
- The land figure applies per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that.
- Height is limited to 2 stories or 35 feet, and both limits apply.
- The 200 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
T3N Neighborhood, T3G-1 Rural Gateway - Land per dwelling unit is 10,000 sq ft with both public water and sewer, 20,000 sq ft with either, and a full acre with neither.
- Without either utility that is 1 acre, 43,560 sq ft, per dwelling unit, more than four times the fully serviced 10,000 sq ft.
- The land figure applies per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that.
- Height is limited to 2 stories or 35 feet, and both limits apply.
- The 150 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
T3G Gateway - The 6,000 sq ft is required per dwelling unit and does not change with public water or sewer, so a duplex needs twice that.
- Height is limited to 2 stories or 35 feet, and both limits apply.
- The 50 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
T4 Riverfront Corridor - The 6,000 sq ft is required per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that. Height is limited to 3 stories or 40 feet, and both limits apply.
- The 50 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
T5 Gateway - The front and side setbacks are build-to bands: the front may be 0 to 10, or 0 to 15 where an outdoor dining area or plaza fills the extra depth, and the side 0 to 5.
- A building may not be set back past the top of either band.
- The 5,000 sq ft is required per dwelling unit, so a duplex needs twice that.
- Height is limited to 3 stories or 40 feet, and both limits apply.
- The 50 ft figure is required road frontage, not lot width at the building line.
Short-term rentals
No local short-term-rental law on record - which is not the same as permission. The Town of Stillwater has no local short-term rental law, and that is not the same as permission. Confirm with the Building Department before counting on short-term rental income.
Conditions the code attaches:
- Saratoga County requires any room or space in a dwelling let for under 30 consecutive days to be on the county registry, and charges a 3% occupancy tax.
- County registration runs two years. An unregistered host faces fines of up to $500, and the booking platform is separately liable for processing an unregistered listing.
- New York State has required every short-term rental host to register the unit with the State through the county registry since 2025.
- A bed-and-breakfast, a permit-gated, owner-present lodging use rather than a whole-house rental, needs a special permit in every district except MB, where it is prohibited.
- Building Department: (518) 664-6148 x215.
Good to know
- UtilityNational Grid territory.
- Zoning codeTown of Stillwater Zoning, Chapter 210, Table 2 Bulk and Area Requirements, current through June 2025; Official Zoning Map adopted 19 June 2025
- Building dept(518) 664-6148 x215
- Last reviewed2026-07-31
Working out a budget? A standard-finish build here runs $204–$268/sq ft , and a conforming lot adds about $3,122 on top - see the full cost to build a house in Stillwater, or what an ADU costs here.
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Zoning figures for Town of Stillwater are compiled from the municipal code (last reviewed 2026-07-31) 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 (518) 664-6148 x215 before relying on any number. Source: the Offsite / Aldo zoning dataset.