[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
A. 
The restrictions and controls intended to regulate development in each district are set forth in the following district regulations. Any uses not specifically listed in the following district regulations are prohibited in the Town of Catskill.
B. 
In all districts that allow one-family and two-family residential dwellings, not more than two single-family or two-family dwelling units may be placed on a lot, provided that each dwelling is located so that it would conform to all area and bulk regulations of the district in which it is located if a separate lot were created for each dwelling. Where two single-family or two-family dwellings are permitted on one lot, said lot may not be subdivided unless there is separate water and sewer for each dwelling.
C. 
In zones where multiple-family dwellings are allowed or permitted, there may be more than one multiple-family dwelling per parcel.
These areas have soil conditions which generally are not conducive to intense development. They are located in the more rural areas of the Town and development which has already occurred here has taken place on large lots providing a low intensity of development. While the principal type of development should be residential, agriculture should continue in most areas and open-space types of commercial uses are allowed if properly located and designed.
These districts are generally suitable for an urban scale of development and are located around existing heavily developed areas. The purpose of these districts is to encourage growth in concentrated areas and to reduce the trend toward scattered development.
These areas reflect past trends toward commercial growth. The intent of these districts is to maintain commercial uses that are compatible with the surrounding moderate- and high-density residential districts.
These areas recognize the considerable industrial investments made in the Town. The intent of these districts is to provide areas for industrial expansion while reducing the potential for conflicts with nonindustrial land uses.
A. 
These include wetlands and, in the waterfront area, includes lands along the Catskill and Kaaterskill Creeks. These areas are environmentally sensitive and generally should not be developed.
B. 
The Zoning Map is designed to show wetlands according to the official New York State Freshwater Wetlands Map. As the New York State Freshwater Wetlands Map changes, so shall the Zoning Map be automatically changed.
Catskill Town Zoning
Table of Uses
P — Permit-by-right, not subject to Site Plan Review
X — Permitted Subject to Site Plan Review by the Planning Board
SP — Use allowed by Special Permit approval by the Planning Board; includes Site Plan Review
Zone
RA
MR
HR
GC
HC
I
C
Residential Uses
One-family dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
SP
Mobile homes not on permanent foundation
P
SP
Home Occupations
P
Accessory Uses
P
P
P
P
P
Two-family dwellings
SP
X
X
X
SP
Multiple-family dwellings
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Boarding houses
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Mobile home parks
SP
SP
Condominiums and townhouses
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Manufactured Homes affixed to permanent brick or block foundations
P
P
P
P
P
SP
Nonresidential Uses
Accessory uses
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Adult uses
SP
Agriculture
P
Pii
Pii
P
P
P
P
Automobile storage or repair shops
X
X
X
Bars or nightclubs
SP
X
X
Boat docking facilities
SP
SP
Boat ramps
SP
SP
Bowling alleys
X
X
Campgrounds/recreation vehicle parks
SP
Cannabis dispensaryv
SP
X
X
X
Cannabis loungev
SP
X
X
Car washing stations
X
X
Cemeteries
X
X
SP
Construction yard/storage yardiii
SP
SP
SP
SP
Crematories
SP
Cultural facilities
X
X
X
X
X
Dance halls or skating rinks
SP
X
X
Day nurseries or camps
X
X
X
X
X
Drive-in theaters
SP
Equipment rental or sales yard
X
X
Forestry
SP
SP
Funeral homes
X
X
General or professional offices
SP
SP
X
X
Golf courses and country clubs
X
Home occupations
P
P
P
P
P
Hospitals
SP
SP
SP
Hotels
SP
SP
Institutional or philanthropic uses
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Large-scale solar energy systems
SP
SP
SP
Junkyards
SP
Kenneliv
SP
SP
SP
SP
Laundry or dry cleaning plants
X
X
Logging
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Manufacture, assembly, and fabrication
SP
SP
SP
SP
Marinas
SP
SP
Membership club or commercial recreational uses
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
X
Mining and other extractive operations
SP
SP
SP
Motels
SP
SP
Newspaper offices and printing shops
X
X
X
Nursing or convalescent home
SP
SP
SP
Private academies or schools or parochial
X
X
X
X
X
Public utilities
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Recreational commercial water dependent uses (public or private)
SP
Recreational water dependent uses (public or private)
SP
Religious institutions
X
X
X
X
X
Research laboratories
SP
X
Resorts
SP
SP
Restaurants
SP
X
X
Retail Uses, not otherwise specified
SP
X
X
X
Schools conducted for profit
X
X
Self service laundries
X
X
Service stations
SP
SP
Shipping containersvi
P
P
P
P
Shopping centers
SP
SP
Short term rentals
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Stables and riding academies
X
Stables for horses for noncommercial purposes
P
P
Theaters or concert halls
SP
SP
SP
X
X
Veterinarian offices, animal hospitals
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Warehousing
SP
SP
Water dependent industrial uses
SP
Wholesale business or services not otherwise specifically mentioned
X
X
i
Limited to parcels within this district with direct frontage on US Route 9W.
ii
Roosters not permitted in MR or HR.
iii
The keeping of up to three pieces of functioning equipment is permitted if located at primary residence of contractor, in all zones. 1.5 acre minimum lot size and 50-foot side yard setbacks are required for HR and MR zones.
iv
In RA shall require a 500-foot setback from nearest residence.
v
Cannabis dispensaries and lounges are prohibited on the same road and within 500 feet of a school or community facility, on the same road and within 200 feet from a house of worship, and within 2,000 feet of another dispensary or lounge.
vi
Shipping containers are permitted in RA, GC, HC, and I subject to provisions of Chapter 132A.
Yard and Lot Requirements
Shared common walls in townhouses are exempt from setback requirements. Townhouses otherwise are subject to setback requirements. Land of homeowner associations or the equivalent serving a townhouse complex in combination with the footprint of said townhouses and any other structures serving the townhouse complex shall represent a "lot" for purposes of calculating maximum lot coverage and minimum lot size.
District
Minimum Lot Sizeiv
Minimum Lot Widthii
Front Yard Setbackiii
Side Yard Setbackv
Rear Yard Setbackvi
Maximum Lot Coverage (%)
Maximum Height
RA without public water or seweri
1.50 acres
150 feet
50 feet
30 feet
100 feet
30
35 feet
RA with public water or seweri
1.00 acres
150 feet
50 feet
30 feet
50 feet
40
35 feet
RA with public water and seweri
0.50 acres
100 feet
50 feet
30 feet
30 feet
40
35 feet
MRi
0.50 acres
100 feet
50 feet
30 feet
50 feet
30
35 feet
HRi
0.25 acres
75 feet
25 feet
10 feet
30 feet
30
35 feet
GCi
0.25 acres
75 feet
15 feet
10 feet
30 feet
None
35 feet
HCi
0.50 acres
100 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
None
5 stories
Ii
3.00 acres
200 feet
200 feet
100 feet
40 feet
None
5 stories
Ci
5.00 acres
250 feet
100 feet
200 feet
100 feet
30
35 feet
i
A parcel's Zoning District can be seen by turning on the zoning layer on the Town's GIS Map, a link for which is on the Town's homepage (www.townofcatskillny.gov).
ii
The average distance between side lot lines taken at the front yard or building line and measured at right angles to the side lot lines along and parallel to the street.
iii
A yard extending from the from property line to a building/structure. The front property line is considered the property line that is crossed (e.g., by a driveway) to gain access to the parcel from a public road or approved private road.
iv
Minimum lot size. Calculation of minimum lot size does not include any portion of a lot beneath a public or private roadway.
v
A yard extending from the side property line to a building/structure.
vi
A yard extending from the rear property line to a building/structure.