Village of Waterford, NY: zoning for new construction

Residence - The figures shown are for a one- or two-family dwelling. The district's other uses need at least 6,000 sq ft on 60 ft of frontage, with side yards of 10 ft on one side and 20 ft combined.

• For some of those uses the minimum floor area rises to 2,400 sq ft from 800 sq ft.
• On land inside the Waterfront Overlay, its waterline setback can exceed every yard shown here.

Residence-S - Besides what the Residence district permits, Residence-S takes multifamily dwellings of not more than 50 units in all, solely as subsidised, nonprofit housing for senior citizens and handicapped persons.

• The figures shown are for a one- or two-family dwelling. The district's other uses need at least 6,000 sq ft on 60 ft of frontage, with 10 ft on one side and 20 ft combined.
• For some of those uses the minimum floor area rises to 2,400 sq ft from 800 sq ft.
• There are no special permit uses in this district, and keeping poultry or livestock is prohibited.
• On land inside the Waterfront Overlay, its waterline setback can exceed every yard shown here.

Residence-M - The 80% building coverage cap includes accessory structures. A wide range of commercial and industrial uses is available here by special permit.

• By special permit: a retail store, business or professional office, bank or studio, a restaurant, a personal service shop, a social, recreational or fraternal club, or commercial recreation.
• Also by special permit: an automatic or coin-operated laundry, industrial or manufacturing uses, and a planned unit development including multifamily housing of more than four units.
• On land inside the Waterfront Overlay, its waterline setback can exceed every yard shown here.

Commercial - Where the property abuts the residence district, a 10 ft side yard is required rather than none. For the general commercial use there is no minimum lot area, no minimum frontage and no maximum building coverage.

• A gasoline station has its own standard: no minimum floor area, a 30 ft height limit and a 20 ft front yard measured to the pumps.
• On land inside the Waterfront Overlay, its waterline setback can exceed every yard shown here.

Waterfront Overlay - The minimum setback from the canal wall, or from the Mohawk and Hudson high water mark, is 25 ft or the average setback of adjacent waterfront buildings within 150 ft on both sides, whichever is greater. Where the underlying district differs, the more restrictive rule applies.

• A principal building with more than 5,000 sq ft of livable space, or a new or expanded paved area over 5,000 sq ft, goes to the Planning Board for site plan review.
• Coverage and building height requirements may be modified in specific instances where the development stays consistent with the overlay's design goals.
• A water-dependent or water-enhanced use tied to canal or river business may be authorised inside the setback, with conditions the Planning Board may impose.
• Vegetation removal in the buffer next to the waterline is restricted, and development may not hinder public use of the canal and river trails.
• The overlay boundary follows the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program map, not a line in the zoning law.