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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Southampton, NY (2026)

1 verified zoning overlays & bonuses rules for Southampton, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Density Bonus Law

In the Town of Southampton outside the villages, Town Code § 330-9 lets the Planning Board, or the Chief Building Inspector for carriage houses, raise residential density above what a lot's zoning district otherwise allows. Subdivisions can gain up to a 30% density increase for transferring development rights or Pine Barrens Credits, or up to 50% for building community benefit units.

Southampton Zoning Density Incentive Program

Significant Restrictions

Southampton Town Code § 330-9

§ 330-9. Density incentive provisions. ... A. Purpose. ... this section authorizes the Planning Board or, in the instance of carriage houses, the Chief Building Inspector ... to increase density on certain parcels as receiving sites for development rights or Pine Barrens Credits (PBC) ... or to increase residential density if the project proposes the construction of community benefit units as t...

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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Suffolk County