Buffalo Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Retains land for low-density residential, open space, and agricultural uses and prevents premature urbanization.

Allows large-lot, low-density single-family detached homes in areas with unique natural features.

Provides for suburban-density single-family detached dwellings and directly related uses.

Provides for urban-density single-family detached dwellings and directly related uses.

Provides for low-to-moderate-density one- and two-family dwellings in traditional neighborhoods near downtown.

Provides for a mixture of two-family, triplex, fourplex, townhouse, and quadraminium dwellings at low-to-moderate density.

Provides for high-density multiple-family housing in locations with access to major roadways and commercial facilities.

Provides for high-density multiple-family housing in and around the central business district.

Provides for high-density multiple-family housing and special-purpose residential dwellings.

Provides a separate district for manufactured housing parks and single-family detached manufactured homes.

Provides for high-density residential use transitioning to low-intensity business, allowing an intermix of the two.

Provides low-density residential use in areas not yet served by full public utilities and controls their future urban development.

Provides for low-intensity retail and service outlets on a limited community-market scale at the edge of residential districts.

Provides for motor-vehicle-oriented high-intensity commercial and service activities.

Provides for commercial and service activities that draw customers from the entire community or region.

Regulates high-intensity commercial uses located in the downtown central business district.

Provides for medical service developments and directly supportive facilities such as clinics and hospitals.

Provides for wholesale and retail trade of large-volume items, storage, and warehousing in a transitional character.

Provides for limited light-industrial offices, wholesale showrooms, and related uses in a high-amenity, landscaped environment.

Provides for warehousing and light industrial development of an office/warehouse character.

Provides for heavy industrial and manufacturing uses that, by their nature, require isolation.

Regulates uses near an airport, including aircraft hangars, flight-based operations, and aircraft repair.

Allows the integration of varying residential, commercial, and industrial uses across coordinated land parcels.

Preserves and enhances public and private open space, natural areas, and improved park and recreation areas.