3 rules for unincorporated Orange County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Setbacks set by each town or village zoning code. Typical Orange County residential: 25-50 ft front, 10-15 ft side, 30-40 ft rear. Agricultural zones larger (50-100 ft). Town of Wallkill R-1: 35 ft front, 15 ft side. Warwick R-3: 40 ft front, 20 ft side.
Residential structure height limits typically 30-35 ft in Orange County towns. Commercial zones 40-50 ft. Village of Goshen historic district caps at 35 ft. Hudson River shoreline towns (Cornwall, New Windsor) have view-preservation height rules.
Lot coverage limits in Orange County NY residential zones typically run 20-40% for building coverage and 50-60% for total impervious surface. Town of Wallkill R-1 caps building coverage at 25%; Town of Newburgh R-3 at 30%. Hudson River and Moodna Creek watershed towns enforce stricter impervious limits to protect water quality under NYSDEC SPDES requirements.
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