Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Greene, New York

Village of Greene’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the Village of Greene, Chenango County, NY

  • Chapter 125 states its purpose is to regulate the location, use and occupancy of buildings and land and to divide the village into districts.

  “this chapter may be known and may be cited as the "village of greene zoning law."”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside the Village of Greene

  • Districts are shown on the village of greene zoning map, originally adopted February 15, 1966 and revised as certified by the village clerk; the map is on file with the village clerk.
  • Where a district line divides a lot, the owner may extend either district's regulation to the whole lot, but no more than 25 feet beyond the boundary.

  districts: R residence, C-1 commercial, C-2 commercial service, I industrial, PDD planned development

  “the village of greene is hereby divided into the following types of districts: r residence district c-1 commercial district c-2 commercial service district i industrial district pdd planned development district”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  One-family detached dwellings in the R Residence district, Village of Greene

  • Multiple dwellings in R: each unit not less than 800 square feet.
  • No agricultural/rural district exists among the village's five districts.

  minimum living area, one-family detached: >= 1200 square feet · minimum unit size, multiple dwelling: >= 800 square feet

  “one-family detached dwellings containing a minimum living area of 1,200 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R Residence district, Village of Greene

  • A smaller parcel under one ownership at adoption of the chapter, with no adjoining land owned, may be used as a lot for any permitted purpose if all other district regulations are met.

  lot area, one-family detached: >= 10500 square feet · lot width, one-family detached: >= 80 feet · lot area, two-family: >= 12000 square feet · lot area, multiple dwelling: >= 5000 square feet per family (lot width 90 feet)

  “one-family detached dwelling 10,500 80 two-family dwelling 12,000 80 multiple dwelling 5,000 per family 90 nonresidential uses 10,500 80”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Principal buildings in new development areas of the R Residence district, Village of Greene

  • Accessory buildings: none in front of the principal building; 3 feet from rear and side property lines.
  • In established areas a new building may extend as near the street line as the average existing building in the same block on the same side of the street.
  • C-1, C-2 and I districts require a rear setback of at least 10 feet.

  front yard: >= 30 feet (from the walk, or from the roadside if no walk) · rear yard: >= 30 feet · side yard (each side): >= 10 feet

  “front yard: 30 feet set back from the walk or, if no walk, 30 feet set back from the roadside. (b) rear yard: 30 feet set back from the property line. (c) side yard: 10 feet set back from the property line on both sides.”

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• Building permit — Building permits inside the Village of Greene
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside the Village of Greene
• Building code adopted — Building code inside the Village of Greene
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside the Village of Greene
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside the Village of Greene

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