Building Setbacks & Zoning in Oyster Bay, NY (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Oyster Bay, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Oyster Bay's yard provisions let projections like AC units and ramps intrude into required setbacks by specific footages, cap corner-lot obstructions at 2.5 feet within 30 feet of an intersection, and let an established neighborhood's average front-yard pattern override the district minimum.
Oyster Bay Yard Setback and Encroachment Rules
Some RestrictionsOyster Bay Code § 246-4.4.2.1.1.3; § 246-4.4.4
Air conditioning condensing units (only if screened with dense evergreen plantings and/or solid fencing), window sills, steps, and other similar architectural features and minor utility structures, such as reduced pressure zone devices, shall be permitted to project no more than four feet into any side yard or six feet into any front or rear yard, but in any case not nearer than three feet from...
Structure Height Limits
Oyster Bay bars any structure from exceeding its district's maximum building height, but lets rooftop features like spires, chimneys and solar panels rise 10 feet above the roof in residence districts and 15 feet in nonresidence districts, so long as they cover no more than 10% of the roof.
Oyster Bay Building Height Exception Rules
Some RestrictionsOyster Bay Code § 246-4.5.1; § 246-4.5.2.1
4.5.1 Height of buildings and structures. No structure shall exceed the maximum permitted building height for the district in which it is located except as set forth below or otherwise permitted by law. 4.5.2.1 Spires, cupolas, belfries, parapet walls, chimneys, solar panels, flagpoles, antennas and other similar structures or architectural features covering a maximum of 10% of the horizontal a...
Lot Coverage Limits
Inside Oyster Bay's Aquifer Protection Overlay (APO) District, Zoning Code § 246-5.4.7.3.2 caps impervious lot coverage on larger one-family lots at a sliding scale starting near 4,000 square feet, dropping to as little as 6% of area on parcels over five acres, to protect the town's sole-source drinking water aquifer.
Oyster Bay Aquifer Overlay Lot Coverage Caps
Some RestrictionsOyster Bay Code § 246-5.4.7.3.2.1
One-Family Residence Districts. The maximum permitted lot coverage for a residential use on a lot which has an area of 10,000 square feet or greater in a One-Family Residence District and was not legally in use for one- or two-family residence purposes as of the effective date of this amendment, shall be as follows: 10,000 to 19,999 square feet: 4,000 square feet plus 20% of lot area in excess ...
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