Town of Forestburgh, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential Recreation District - A home in the RR District needs 2.3 acres on a lot 200 feet wide, set back 75 feet at the front, 50 feet at each side and 100 feet at the rear, no taller than 30 feet and covering no more than 20% of the lot.

• A group care facility is held to the same figures, and a bed-and-breakfast reaches them with site plan approval.
• A waterfront setback of 100 feet also applies, measured from the water rather than from a lot line.
• An accessory structure stands 75 feet from the front road and 25 feet from a side or rear line.
• Timber harvesting is a permitted use on 20 acres, and the table requires that acreage to be contiguous.
• Each special use and site plan use carries its own figures, 1 acre for a public utilities facility and 20 acres for a campground, with a kennel on 10 acres held 500 feet from every line.
• Property in Sullivan County Agricultural District 1 or 4 escapes the special use permit requirement for agricultural uses but still meets the bulk area standards.

Rural Conservation District - A home in the RC District needs 5 acres on a lot 300 feet wide, set back 150 feet at the front, 50 feet at each side and 150 feet at the rear, no taller than 30 feet and covering no more than 20% of the lot.

• A group care facility is held to the same figures as a dwelling.
• A waterfront setback of 100 feet also applies, measured from the water rather than from a lot line.
• An accessory structure stands 150 feet from the front road and 50 feet from a side or rear line.
• Timber harvesting is a permitted use on 20 acres, and the table requires that acreage to be contiguous.
• Each special use and site plan use carries its own figures, 1 acre for a public utilities facility and 20 acres for a campground, with a kennel on 10 acres held 500 feet from every line.
• Property in Sullivan County Agricultural District 1 or 4 escapes the special use permit requirement for agricultural uses but still meets the bulk area standards.

Neighborhood Business District - A dwelling is a permitted use in the B1 District and needs 2.3 acres on a lot 200 feet wide, set back 75 feet at the front, 50 feet at each side and 100 feet at the rear, no taller than 30 feet and covering no more than 20% of the lot.

• A group care facility is held to the same figures, and a bed-and-breakfast reaches them with site plan approval.
• A waterfront setback of 100 feet also applies, measured from the water rather than from a lot line.
• An accessory structure stands 75 feet from the front road and 25 feet from a side or rear line.
• Most commercial special uses, among them a restaurant, a retail store, a tavern and an office, sit on 1.5 acres with a 150 foot lot width, a 25 foot front yard and 50 foot side and rear yards.
• An office park or a place of worship needs 5 acres, indoor commercial recreation 4 acres and a public utilities facility 1 acre.
• Property in Sullivan County Agricultural District 1 or 4 escapes the special use permit requirement for agricultural uses but still meets the bulk area standards.

Gateway Business District - A dwelling is a permitted use in the B2 District and needs 2.3 acres on a lot 200 feet wide, set back 75 feet at the front, 50 feet at each side and 100 feet at the rear, no taller than 30 feet and covering no more than 20% of the lot.

• A group care facility is held to the same figures, and a bed-and-breakfast reaches them with site plan approval.
• A waterfront setback of 100 feet also applies, measured from the water rather than from a lot line.
• An accessory structure stands 75 feet from the front road and 25 feet from a side or rear line.
• A restaurant, a retail store, a service establishment, a gas station or an office sits on 1.5 acres with a 150 foot lot width and a 25 foot front yard.
• A public garage, light impact industrial or a warehouse needs 3 acres with a 200 foot lot width and 200 foot yards on every side.
• An office park or a place of worship needs 5 acres, indoor commercial recreation 4 acres and a public utilities facility 1 acre.

Four Corners Business District - A dwelling is a permitted use in the B3 District and needs 2.3 acres on a lot 200 feet wide, set back 75 feet at the front, 50 feet at each side and 100 feet at the rear, no taller than 30 feet and covering no more than 20% of the lot.

• A group care facility is held to the same figures, and a bed-and-breakfast reaches them with site plan approval.
• A waterfront setback of 100 feet also applies, measured from the water rather than from a lot line.
• An accessory structure stands 75 feet from the front road and 25 feet from a side or rear line.
• Most commercial special uses, among them a restaurant, a retail store, a tavern, a theater and an office, sit on 1.5 acres with a 150 foot lot width and 25 foot yards all round.
• A hotel or motel and a day-care center stay on 2.3 acres, a place of worship needs 5 acres and a public utilities facility 1 acre.
• Property in Sullivan County Agricultural District 1 or 4 escapes the special use permit requirement for agricultural uses but still meets the bulk area standards.