Village of Woodridge, NY: zoning for new construction

Residential Resort - A lot here needs 20,000 square feet with central sewer and water, and 75 feet of width. A building sits 60 feet back from the front line, 25 feet from each side with 60 feet for both, and 25 feet from the rear, and reaches 35 feet.

• Without central sewer and water the lot needs 40,000 square feet, which is 0.9183 acre, and 150 feet of width.
• The building footprint may cover 15% of the lot and hard surface 20%, because the chapter counts the building together with every impervious surface.
• A cluster subdivision needs a special permit and may put a dwelling on 7,500 square feet, which is 0.1722 acre, with central sewer and water, or 40,000 square feet without.
• A two family dwelling needs the equivalent of two minimum sized lots in lot area, because the standards apply to each dwelling unit.
• A yard bordering a lake, stream or body of water listed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation runs at least 100 feet deep, apart from boathouses and docks.
• A manufactured home is allowed only inside an approved manufactured home park, and the park needs a special permit.

Low Density Residential - A lot here needs 10,000 square feet and 85 feet of width. A building sits 40 feet back from the front line, 12 feet from each side with 30 feet for both, and 30 feet from the rear, and reaches 35 feet.

• The building footprint may cover 20% of the lot and hard surface 30%, because the chapter counts the building together with every impervious surface.
• A cluster subdivision needs a special permit and may put a dwelling on 7,500 square feet, which is 0.1722 acre, with central sewer and water, or 40,000 square feet, which is 0.9183 acre, without.
• A two family dwelling needs the equivalent of two minimum sized lots in lot area, because the standards apply to each dwelling unit.
• A residential lot needs a front lot line at least 50 feet long, which is frontage rather than lot width.
• A residential land development on municipal sewer and water is figured at 10,000 square feet a dwelling unit, on this district's standards, with clearing held to 60%.
• A yard bordering a lake, stream or body of water listed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation runs at least 100 feet deep, apart from boathouses and docks.

Moderate to High Density Residential - A lot here needs 10,000 square feet and 75 feet of width. A building sits 35 feet back from the front line, 12 feet from each side with 30 feet for both, and 25 feet from the rear, and reaches 50 feet.

• The building footprint may cover 30% of the lot and hard surface 40%, because the chapter counts the building together with every impervious surface.
• A cluster subdivision needs a special permit and may put a dwelling on 7,500 square feet, which is 0.1722 acre, with central sewer and water, or 40,000 square feet, which is 0.9183 acre, without.
• A two family dwelling needs the equivalent of two minimum sized lots in lot area, because the standards apply to each dwelling unit.
• A multifamily dwelling needs a special permit, and its side yard grows by 10 feet for each dwelling unit over two in the structure.
• Multifamily density is held to the dwelling units per acre the district would allow if the land were developed for one family use.
• A yard bordering a lake, stream or body of water listed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation runs at least 100 feet deep, apart from boathouses and docks.

Village Commercial - A lot here needs 7,500 square feet and 50 feet of width, and the schedule asks for no front yard. A building sits 10 feet from each side with 20 feet for both and 10 feet from the rear, and reaches 50 feet.

• The building footprint may cover 50% of the lot and hard surface 75%, because the chapter counts the building together with every impervious surface.
• Where firewalls are provided the side yards may be waived, so buildings may directly adjoin.
• A cluster subdivision needs a special permit, and without central sewer and water no dwelling may sit on less than 40,000 square feet, which is 0.9183 acre.
• A multifamily dwelling needs a special permit, and its side yard grows by 10 feet for each dwelling unit over two in the structure.
• A two family dwelling needs the equivalent of two minimum sized lots in lot area, because the standards apply to each dwelling unit.
• A yard bordering a lake, stream or body of water listed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation runs at least 100 feet deep, apart from boathouses and docks.

Business and Light Industrial - A lot here needs 5,000 square feet and 50 feet of width, and the schedule asks for no front yard. A building sits 10 feet from each side with 20 feet for both and 10 feet from the rear, and reaches 50 feet.

• The building footprint may cover 50% of the lot and hard surface 75%, because the chapter counts the building together with every impervious surface.
• Where firewalls are provided the side yards may be waived, so buildings may directly adjoin.
• A cluster subdivision is not available in this district.
• Annual membership clubs, clubhouses, essential services and public buildings are the uses permitted outright; everything else needs a special permit.
• A public garage for more than five motor vehicles may not have an entrance or exit within 50 feet of a residential district.
• A yard bordering a lake, stream or body of water listed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation runs at least 100 feet deep, apart from boathouses and docks.