Town of Fremont, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential Recreation District - On an on-site well and septic system at a slope of 0 to 8% the minimum lot is 40,000 square feet, 150 feet wide and 150 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 25 foot side yards, 60 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard, 15% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• Slope sets the lot minimum here: 80,000 square feet at a slope of 8 to 15%, 120,000 square feet at 15 to 25%, and 200,000 square feet at 25% and above.
• The minimum lot area rises by 40,000 square feet where a seasonal high water table or bedrock lies 4 feet or less down, and by 80,000 square feet where either lies less than 2 feet down.
• On central sewage and water the minimum lot is 30,000 square feet, 125 feet wide and 125 feet deep, with a 50 foot front yard, 50 feet for both sides, a 40 foot rear yard and 25% lot coverage.
• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Residential District - On an on-site well and septic system the minimum lot is 40,000 square feet, 150 feet wide and 150 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 25 foot side yards, 60 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard, 25% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• On central sewage and water the minimum lot is 30,000 square feet, 125 feet wide and 125 feet deep, with a 50 foot front yard, 50 feet for both sides and a 40 foot rear yard.
• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Hamlet District - On an on-site well and septic system the minimum lot is 30,000 square feet, 125 feet wide and 125 feet deep, with a 50 foot front yard, 25 foot side yards, 50 feet for both sides, a 40 foot rear yard, 15% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• On central sewage with an on-site well the minimum lot is 20,000 square feet, 100 feet wide and 100 feet deep, with a 40 foot front yard, 20 foot side and rear yards and 25% lot coverage.
• On central sewage and water the minimum lot is 12,000 square feet, 100 feet wide and 100 feet deep, with a 40 foot front yard, 20 foot side and rear yards and 25% lot coverage.
• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• That 40,000 square foot cluster floor is larger than the 30,000 square foot minimum this district sets, so cluster design lowers the lot minimum here only on central sewer and water.
• On a Tennanah Lake parcel with shoreline frontage, impervious surfaces in the waterfront yard may not exceed 15% of that yard, and the waterfront yard is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

River Conservation District - The minimum lot is 120,000 square feet whatever the water and sewage service, 150 feet wide and 150 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 50 foot side yards, 100 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard, 10% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• The town's conservation subdivision option does not reach this district, so lots here cannot be clustered on smaller parcels.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Mountain Conservation District (Basket Sub-District) - The minimum lot is 200,000 square feet whatever the water and sewage service, 200 feet wide and 200 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 50 foot side yards, 100 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard, 5% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Mountain Conservation District (Plateau Sub-District) - The minimum lot is 120,000 square feet whatever the water and sewage service, 150 feet wide and 150 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 50 foot side yards, 100 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard, 5% lot coverage and a 40 foot height limit.

• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Anawanda Lake Conservation District - The minimum lot is 120,000 square feet whatever the water and sewage service, 200 feet wide and 200 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 50 foot side yards, 100 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard and a 35 foot height limit.

• Coverage is capped as an area rather than a percentage: 6,000 square feet on a lot under 1 acre, 7,500 square feet on 1 to 2 acres and 9,000 square feet on 2 to 5 acres.
• The same coverage cap is 10,000 square feet on 5 to 10 acres and 15,000 square feet on 10 acres and above.
• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• Impervious surfaces inside a waterfront yard may not exceed 15% of that yard, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.

Muskoday-Tennanah Lake Conservation District - The minimum lot is 200,000 square feet whatever the water and sewage service, 200 feet wide and 200 feet deep, with a 60 foot front yard, 50 foot side yards, 100 feet for both sides, a 50 foot rear yard and a 35 foot height limit.

• Coverage is capped as an area rather than a percentage: 6,000 square feet on a lot under 1 acre, 7,500 square feet on 1 to 2 acres and 9,000 square feet on 2 to 5 acres.
• The same coverage cap is 10,000 square feet on 5 to 10 acres and 15,000 square feet on 10 acres and above.
• A conservation subdivision is granted by the Planning Board with the plat, not by right. Yards drop to 35 feet front and 20 side and rear, on 40,000 square feet on-site or 20,000 on central.
• Impervious surfaces inside a waterfront yard may not exceed 15% of that yard, and a yard bordering a lake, stream or other water body is at least 100 feet deep.
• A two-family dwelling requires twice the minimum lot area.
• Every residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long. An unattached accessory structure sits 5 feet from a side or rear lot line, or 10 feet for a garage absent special use approval.