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Saratoga County

Town of Stillwater, NY: zoning for new construction

11 districts Min residential lot 0.23–1.5 ac National Grid

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.

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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:

Good to know

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.

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