• 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)
  

• 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)
  

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

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

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.

• 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
  

• 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.
  

• 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)
  

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.

Rural Development

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

​​​Town of Tusten                         Eagle Capital of New York State

Sullivan County, NY​  

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.

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

• 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)
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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)
  

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.

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.

• 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
  
• 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
  

• 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)
  

• 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)
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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
  

• 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.
  

• 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)
  

• 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
  

• 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)
  

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.

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

• 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)
  

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

• 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