New York regulations

9 NYCRR 575.2

Executive Department

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Measuring distances

Measuring distances

Compiled text through Sep 15, 2021

Register checked through Jul 29, 2026

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Sep 15, 2021
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July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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Jun 6, 2026
(a)All distances specified in the shoreline restrictions are measured horizontally. Shoreline lot widths are measured along the shoreline as it winds and turns at the mean high water mark.
(b)Building setback restrictions are measured along the shortest line between any point of the structure and any point on the mean high water mark.
(c)Wastewater treatment system setbacks are measured along the shortest line between any point of the seepage pit, drainage field or other leaching facility and any point on the mean high water mark.
(d)In the case of the Great Sacandaga Lake, mean high water mark shall mean the spillway elevation contour of 771 feet above mean sea level.

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