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

Village of Sidney’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Sidney village (Delaware County), NY

  “this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "zoning law of the village of sidney, new york."”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts in Sidney village; Article III lists R-1, R-1A, R-2 and R-3 residential districts (commercial B-2 and industrial I-1 districts are also referenced in the chapter)

  • Only the residential district article was opened in detail.

  “article iii residential districts § 215-7 r-1 residential districts. § 215-8 r-1a residential districts. § 215-9 r-2 residential districts. § 215-10 r-3 residential districts.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Residential District (main single-family district), Sidney village

  • R-1A uses the same requirements as R-1 except townhouse developments
  • R-3: 10,500 sq ft, and not less than 1,000 sq ft per dwelling unit for multiple dwellings

  minimum lot area: >= 10500 square feet · minimum lot width: >= 70 feet

  “e. area, height, density and yard requirements. (1) minimum lot area: 10,500 square feet. (2) minimum lot width: 70 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Residential District, Sidney village

  • Front yard may be less than 35 feet where an approved and filed subdivision plan provides a smaller front yard
  • Accessory buildings may be located not less than three feet from the side or rear lot line but not within 12 feet of an existing dwelling (text partly cut off in the page capture)

  front yard: >= 35 feet (approved subdivision plan with smaller front yard) · side yard: >= 4 feet (not less than 12 feet from an existing building on an adjacent lot) · rear yard: not less than the height of the principal building

  “(5) required yards. (a) front yard: 35 feet, except in cases where a subdivision plan has been approved and filed at the village of sidney and the delaware county clerk's office with a front yard less than 35 feet. (b) side yards: four feet, but not less than 12 feet from an existing building on an adjacent lot. (c) rear yard: not less than the height of the principal building.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 Residential District, Sidney village

  • R-3 allows 40% maximum lot coverage

  maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent

  “(3) maximum lot coverage: 30%. (4) maximum building height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Residential District, Sidney village

  • R-3: 40 feet or not more than three stories

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (or 2 1/2 stories)

  “(4) maximum building height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home parks in Sidney village; permitted in the R-3 district only by special permit. Individual-lot manufactured homes were not checked.

  • Special permit required
  • Rules for manufactured homes on individual lots in R-1/R-2 not verified

  “b. special permit uses. (1) same as r-2. (2) clubhouses. (3) golf courses and country clubs; tennis clubs and other recreational facilities not conducted for profit. (4) establishments for cultural and social purposes operated by not-for-profit membership corporations. (5) mobile home parks.”

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Sidney village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Sidney village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Sidney village
• Inspections — Inspections inside Sidney village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Sidney village

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