Farmington updates accessory‑structure code; county offers clarifying comments

Aug 12, 2026

A proposed Farmington local law reorganizes accessory‑structure standards, increases size caps in some districts, and removes a local stormwater schedule in favor of state practices; Ontario County staff recommended clarifications on cluster developments and definitions before local adoption.

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Staff summarized a Class 2 Farmington local law that reorganizes accessory‑structure definitions and dimensional standards and raises some residential maximums. "The proposed amendment ... increases the maximum permitted size of residential accessory structures ... from 300 square feet to 500 square feet while establishing significantly larger allowances, 1,200 to 2,000 square feet for business in industrial districts," the staff member said. The proposal consolidates dimensional standards into a new table and ties the number and size of accessory structures to lot area.

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