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

Village of Ardsley’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Ardsley village limits: the village adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance, Code Chapter 200 Zoning

  • Use and dimensional rules are set by the village zoning districts in Chapter 200 (Art. II onward); each district's specific rules were not read in this pass.

  “for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, the village of ardsley, new york, is hereby divided into the following types of districts:”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Ardsley village limits

  • Districts listed in § 200-3a: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 one-family/residential districts, CCH conservation or clustered housing, RO residence office, B-1, B-2 and B-3 business districts, and overlay R-4A workforce/affordable housing.
  • The boundary map is the official 'village of ardsley zoning map' adopted November 19, 2012, which the source says is on file in the office of the village clerk; map availability online was not checked.

  “said districts are bounded and defined as shown on the official map entitled "village of ardsley zoning map," adopted november 19, 2012, and certified by the village clerk and which is on file in the office of the village clerk.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  One-family dwelling lots inside Ardsley village, in any zoning district (Chapter 200, Article IX § 200-83c)

  • Basic permitted gross land coverage is set by a table keyed to lot size, applying irrespective of zoning district.
  • The Planning Board may, by special permit under § 200-83d, allow an increase up to the maximum shown in the table.
  • further, in either case, an additional 10 square feet of gross land coverage shall be permitted for each one foot of front yard setback in excess of the minimum required: (quoted from the same section; the coverage table rows were not fully legible in the opened text)

  basic permitted gross land coverage: table by lot size, see § 200-83c (Planning Board special permit may allow up to the maximum in the table)

  “the following table establishes the basic permitted gross land coverage for one-family uses on lots of the sizes indicated, irrespective of zoning district.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land subdivision inside Ardsley village limits

  • Chapter 175 'subdivision of land' (§ 175-1 to § 175-27) is listed in the village code index; its procedures and standards were not read in this pass.

  “chapter 175 subdivision of land (§ 175-1 – § 175-27)”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Village-level fees for work inside Ardsley village (fees chapter in the Village code)

  • Only the code index entry for Appendix Chapter A210 Fees (§ A210-1 to § A210-6) was confirmed; the fee amounts themselves were not opened.

  “appendix chapter a210 fees (§ a210-1 – § a210-6)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Ardsley or Westchester County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Ardsley village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Ardsley village
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable to construction inside Ardsley village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Ardsley village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for buildings inside Ardsley village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Ardsley means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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