Southampton Village, NY Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Section 116-11.1A replaces a single setback number per district with a table keyed to lot area. It covers principal buildings and also accessory buildings and structures, and it applies in the R-120, R-80, R-60, R-40, R-20, R-12.5 and R-7.5 districts and the MF-20 Multifamily Residence District. In the first table, a lot under 7,499 square feet needs a 25-foot front yard, a 10-foot minimum side yard and a 25-foot rear yard, with accessory buildings 35 feet from the street and 10 feet from side and rear lot lines. The 7,500 to 12,499 band steps up to 25 front, 12 side and 30 rear. The 12,500 to 19,999 band requires 30 front, 15 side and 35 rear, with accessory buildings 40 feet from the street and 12 feet from side and rear lines. The 20,000 to 39,999 band requires 40 front, 20 side and 60 rear, with accessory buildings 50 feet and 15 feet. A second table continues the pattern: 40,000 to 59,999 square feet needs a 60-foot front yard and a 70-foot rear yard, while the 60,000 to 79,999 and 80,000 or greater bands both need an 80-foot front yard and a 100-foot rear yard.

Subsections B and C add district floors. The minimum front yard for a principal building is 80 feet in R-120, R-80 and R-60, 60 feet in R-40, 40 feet in R-20, 30 feet in R-12.5, 25 feet in R-7.5 and 50 feet in MF-20, and whichever of the table figure or the district figure is greater controls. Subsection D computes side yards on lots under 40,000 square feet from 4/10 of the lot width. Under § 116-11D(3), a required yard stays open to the sky except for retaining walls and accessory buildings in a rear yard, and § 116-11D(5) applies the front yard rules on both frontages of a lot that extends from street to street.