Gloversville, NY Zoning

7 districts. 3 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

res_sf 2ind 2res_mf 1com 1cbd 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single-Family Low Densityres_sf35 ft[1] / /
R-2Single-Family Medium Densityres_sf35 ft[2] / /
R-3Multi-Family Residentialres_mf45 ft[3] / /
CNeighborhood Commercialcom / /
CBCentral Businesscbd / /
BBusiness/Light Industrialind / /
IIndustrialind / /

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

HD
Historic District Overlay
HP
FP
Floodplain Overlay District
FP
WET
Wetland Protection Overlay
ENV

Adopted building codes

Statewide except NYC

2018
2024
2020
2018
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
2018

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Formulas

Definitions

min_lot_area_sf
Minimum lot area in square feet
min_lot_width_ft
Minimum lot width in feet
front_setback_ft
Front setback requirement in feet
side_setback_ft
Side setback requirement in feet
rear_setback_ft
Rear setback requirement in feet
max_height_ft
Maximum building height in feet
lot_coverage_pct
Maximum lot coverage as decimal (0.45 = 45%)
far
Floor Area Ratio (dimensionless)
du_per_ac
Dwelling units per acre
parking_ratio
Parking spaces per unit or per 1000 GSF

Capacity calculations

note
Density calculations based on minimum lot area: DU/AC = 43,560 / min_lot_area_sf

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Sources & references

Citations
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Research status

Known issues

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