The following table includes the minimum requirements for a building lot. Unless otherwise indicated this table does not indicate the number of lots that can be created from a parcel.
NR
Neighborhood Residential
RR
Rural Residential
RA
Rural Agricultural
CV
Conservation
MC
Mixed-Use
Commercial
LIO, LIO-A
Light Industrial/
Office
Minimum lot area With public sewer and water facilities (square feet)
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Without public sewer and water facilities (acre)
1
1 except for major subdivisions; see § 270-6.5
1 except for major subdivisions; see § 270-6.5
1
1
1
Minimum front yard setback (feet)
50
50
50
50
40
40
Minimum side yard setback (feet)
15 feet
15 feet
15 feet
15 feet
0 or 7.5 feet if buildings are not attached 1 foot
15 feet
Accessory building with less than 15 feet building height and 200 square feet or less
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
Minimum rear yard setback
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
Accessory building less than 15 feet building height and 200 square feet or less
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
1 foot
Minimum lot frontage (feet)
150
250; see § 270-6.3
250; see § 270-6.3
250; see § 270-6.3
150
150
Minimum lot width (feet)
100
100
100
100
125
125
Maximum lot coverage (%)
25%
25%
25%
15%
60%
60%
Maximum building height (feet)
35; see § 270-6.4
35; see § 270-6.4
35; see § 270-6.4
35; see § 270-6.4
35; see § 270-6.4
35; see § 270-6.4
[Amended 12-15-2016 by L.L. No. 4-2016]
For relief from the minimum lot size and minimum lot frontage requirements in the CV, RR, RA, VHMU, VHR and VHT Districts, see Chapter 240, Subdivision of Land, which permits smaller lot dimensions by utilizing the conservation subdivision procedure.
A. 
A lot in the RR, RA, or CV Districts may derive its Frontage and access by means of a narrow portion of land connecting the Public Highway and the larger rear portion of the lot, provided that no portion of the access from the frontage shall be less than 25 feet wide. The front yard setback of such a flag lot shall be measured from the rear lot line of the lot between the flag lot and the public highway. In the case of a lot with radial or angled side lot lines, the front yard setback shall be established where the lot meets the minimum lot width requirement when measured parallel to the street from which the lot derives access.
B. 
Two or more adjacent flag lots shall provide access by a common driveway as provided in Chapter 240, Subdivision of Land.
C. 
No more than four flag lots shall be served by a common driveway.
The following structures are exempt from building height requirements in the table above: church steeples, water towers, farm structures, public monuments, and those structures subject to approval under other local laws such as Chapter 202, Renewable Energy Facilities, and Chapter 249, Telecommunications Towers and Facilities.
For major subdivisions in the RR and RA Districts, the minimum lot size shall be two acres, unless the subdivider elects to proceed with subdivision approval pursuant to the conservation subdivision procedures as provided in Chapter 240, Subdivision of Land, in which case, for the purposes only of determining the number of lots which could be permitted if the property were subdivided into lots conforming to the minimum lot size requirements, the minimum lot size shall be deemed to be one acre.
The following table includes the maximum density and related restrictions in the MC Zone:
Type of Dwelling
Dwelling Units per Acre
Restrictions
Multifamily (rental)
8
No greater than 20 dwelling units per building
Multifamily (townhouse or condominium), owner-occupied
10
No greater than 20 dwelling units per building (or series of buildings)
Multifamily (detached dwelling units)
6
No greater than eight individual building per parcel
Multifamily condominium (rental), over commercial
2 residential dwelling units per 5,000 square feet commercial space
Multifamily, multistory (rental)
8
3 story maximum, 60% lot coverage limit, maximum 20 units per building (or series of buildings)
Multifamily condominium, multistory (greater than two stories)
10
70% green space requirement, 15 units per building maximum (or series of buildings)
Single-family
4
70% green space requirement
[Added 3-17-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
A. 
Single-, two-, and multifamily dwellings are permitted subject to a maximum allowable density of two dwelling units per acre with a maximum of 10 dwelling units per lot. Subject to the foregoing limits, the maximum number of dwellings that can be built on a lot is the equal to the maximum number of conforming lots that could be created if the lot were subdivided in accordance with Chapter 240, Subdivision of Land, as calculated by the Town Planning Director. This determination by the Town Planning Director of the maximum number of dwellings shall be recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office and cross-referenced to the deed of the lot in question and the maximum number of dwellings for said lot shall not increase even if said lot is thereafter subdivided.
B. 
The following review is required:
Number of Dwellings on a Lot
Review Required
One single- or two-family dwelling
No SPR or SUP required
Two to four single or two-family dwellings
SPR (SITE PLAN REVIEw)
All others
SUP
C. 
These provisions shall not apply to farm worker housing on lots on which a farm operation is conducted.
[Added 3-17-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
In the Neighborhood Residential District, only one single-family dwelling plus one accessory unit dwelling per lot is allowed. In the Conservation District, only the following is allowed per lot: one single-family dwelling plus one accessory unit dwelling, or one two-family dwelling.