Schedule of District Regulation

One and two family dwelling units on slopes of 15% or less (not including manufactured homes).
Agriculture
Small animal husbandry
Arts, crafts and antique shops

Minimum lot area: 5 acres
Minimum lot width: 200 feet
Minimum river/road frontage: 200 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 35 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Principal Permitted Uses

Private garages
Home-based businesses
Other customary uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

R-1

Accessory Uses

Single and two family dwelling units on slopes of 15% or less (not including manufactured homes).
Forest management (except sawmills)
Wildlife management
Agriculture (except intensive livestock operations)

Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet
Minimum lot width*: 150 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 40 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 30 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
Maximum Lot Clearing: 50%
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Scenic River

This district is intended to complement the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and protect the scenic character of that portion of the corridor which is presently undeveloped.

Principal Permitted Uses

Single and two family dwelling units (not including manufactured homes).
Professional business offices
Small scale retail and service enterprises (2) Arts, crafts and antique shops.

Development Standards

Principal Permitted Uses

Special Uses (1)

Customary accessory uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

Downtown Business

This district is intended to accommodate existing high-density commercial activity located along Bridge, Main and Fifth Streets and adjacent thereto, higher density residential development and associated service activites.

Development Standards

Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet
Minimum lot width*: 150 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 40 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 30 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
Maximum Lot Clearing: 50%
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Single and two family dwelling units on slopes of 15% or less (not including manufactured homes).
Forest management (except sawmills)
Wildlife management
Agriculture (except intensive livestock operations)

Principal Permitted Uses

1 and 2 family dwelling units on less than 15% slope (not including manufactured homes).

Principal Permitted Uses

R-2

Special Uses (1)

Eagle Capital of New York State

R-2

Development Standards

R-1

1 and 2 family dwelling units on greater than 15% slope
Sportsmens clubs as hunting preserves
Seasonal residences
Commercial recreational facilities
Campgrounds
Canoe liveries
Bed and breakfast facilities
Small motels

Accessory Uses

Private garages
Home-based businesses
Other customary uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

Rural Development

This district is intended to provide for moderate density rural residential neighborhoods combined with essential commercial support activities.

Notes:

(1) Special Uses are subject to site plan review by the Town of Tusten Planning Board.

(2) Small-scale retail and service enterprises include any of those uses listed as Special Uses for the District which comply with 3.4 hereof, not including eating and drinking establishments.

(3) A Scenic Overlay District applies to that area within two hundred fifty (250) feet of both sides of New York State 97. Within that district all uses other than residential shall be processed as Special Uses and Front Yards shall be increased by 50% and no more than 60% of natural vegetation shall be removed (except in RB Districts).

Accessory Uses

Small scale retail and service enterprises (2) Arts, crafts and antique shops.

Special Uses (1)

R-1

Private garages
Home-based businesses
Other customary uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

General Residential

This district is intended to provide for higher-density residential neighborhoods where public water and sewer infrastructure is available, along with other essential public services.

Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet
Minimum lot width*: 100 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 40 feet
Side: 25 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
Maximum Lot Clearing: 15%
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Principal Permitted Uses

R-1

Service Stations
Eating and drinking establishments
Commercial recreation
Upper floor single family dwelling units
Day care centers
Multi-family dwellings
Retail and service establishments

Minimum lot area: 5 acres
Minimum lot width: 200 feet
Minimum river/road frontage: 200 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 35 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Accessory Uses

R-1

Special Uses (1)

R-1

Development Standards

1 and 2 family dwelling units on greater than 15% slope
Sportsmens clubs as hunting preserves
Seasonal residences
Commercial recreational facilities
Campgrounds
Day care centers
Farm stands
Bed and breakfasts
Clubs
Children's camps
Manufactured home parks
Commercial recreation
Business and professional offices
Multi-family dwellings
Mining
Public utilities and facilities
Cemeteries
Auto service centers
Summer camps
Enclosed storage (mini-warehouses)

Private garage
Any customary use incidental to a permitted use
Non-flashing signs
Exterior spot lighting

Private Garages
Home-based businesses
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

Development Standards

Rural Residential

This district is intended to provide for low density development in combination with compatible commercial activities appropriate to rural areas of the Town of Tusten.

Single and two family dwelling units on slopes of 15% or less (not including manufactured homes).
Forest management (except sawmills)
Wildlife management
Agriculture
Manufactured homes on slopes of 15% or less
Public schools, parks and playgrounds
Churches and similar places of worship
Outdoor recreation with no alteration to land
Arts, crafts and antique shops

Accessory Uses

Retail shops
Service establishments
Eating and drinking establishments
Day care centers
Upper floor single family dwelling units
Cultural recreational facilities
Public facilities and utilities
Financial establishments
Assorted parking facilities and municipal parking lots
River access facilities

Special Uses (1)

Private garages
Home-based businesses
Other customary uses and buildings, provided such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.
Associated parking facilities

Minimum lot area: 3 acres
Minimum lot width: 300 feet
Minimum river/road frontage: 300 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 35 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Building Height:28 feet
Maximum Lot Clearing: 10%
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)

Accessory Uses

R-2

1 and 2 family dwelling units on greater than 15% slope
Public facilities and utilities
Public schools and related facilities
Forest management
Commercial / Municipal Parking Lots
Day care centers

1 and 2 family dwelling units on greater than 15% slope
Sportsmens clubs as hunting preserves
Seasonal residences
Bed and breakfast facilities

Development Standards

R-2

Town of Tusten

Sullivan County, NY

Development Standards

1 and 2 family dwelling units on greater than 15% slope
Manufactured homes
Educational institutions
Day care centers
Retail shops
Public facilities and utilities
Commercial recreation
Motor vechicle, trailer, boat or farm equipment service and sales
Service stations
Eating and drinking establishments
Storage buildings and warehouses
Hotels and motels
Building supply and lumber yards
Enclosed manufacturing establishments
Bed and breakfast facilities

Accessory Uses

Roadside Business

This district is intended to provide for commercial activity at relatively high density in areas with substantial highway access and public sewer services.

Special Uses (1)

Recreational River

This district is intended to complement the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and protect the scenic character of that portion of the corridor which is presently undeveloped but allow for moderate river recreational use and somewhat greater density of development.

Minimum lot width: 300 feet
Minimum river/road frontage: 300 feet
Minimum yard dimensions:
Front: 50 feet
Side: 35 feet
Rear: 50 feet
Maximum Building Height:
28 feet
Maximum Lot Clearing: 30%
*Note: Lot width is not lot frontage (see Definitions Section)