A. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the Town of Minden is divided into the following types of classes of districts:
(1) 
R-1 Residential.
(2) 
A Agricultural.
(3) 
C-1 Commercial.
(4) 
Planned Development District.
(5) 
Stream Corridor Overlay.
(6) 
Floodplain Overlay.
(7) 
Wetland Overlay.
(8) 
Waterfront Recreation/Open Space.
B. 
Said districts are bounded and defined as shown on a map entitled "Town of Minden Zoning Map," hereinafter called the "Zoning Map," adopted by the Town Board and certified by the Town Clerk, which accompanies and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment at the end of this chapter.
C. 
Purposes of districts.
(1) 
R-1 Residential. To allow primarily for residential development and limited, small-scale commercial uses and low-impact home occupations that are supported by limited soil capacity for on-site septic systems.
(2) 
A Agricultural. To conserve, protect, and encourage the development and improvement of agricultural land for the production of food and other products, and also conserve, protect, and encourage agricultural lands for their natural and scenic benefits; to maintain a critical mass of agricultural land and prevent further fragmentation of the Town's existing farms and farmland; to encourage a development pattern that keeps farmland in productive use or available for future agricultural use consistent with the Town of Minden Comprehensive Plan; to promote active agricultural land uses; to encourage low-density residential and limited, small-scale commercial land uses and low-impact home occupations that are compatible with agricultural uses and available soils and water resources.
(3) 
C-1 Commercial. To allow for a mix of commercial uses that are consistent with the rural scale, dimensions, character, and environment, and to ensure that commercial uses are compatible with residential uses and agricultural uses nearby.
(4) 
PDD Planned Development District. The Planned Resort Development District is an unmapped "floating" zoning district that is established only upon approval of an applicant's submission to the Town of Minden Town Board. The purpose of this floating district is to allow for expansion of or establishment of in residential and commercial uses to be developed as a unit and in a manner that encourages flexibility and innovation in siting, design, and scale of structures to minimize environmental, aesthetic, cultural, or infrastructure impacts.
(5) 
SC Stream Corridor Overlay. The purpose of this overlay district is to protect the critical vegetation and banks along the streams located within the Town of Minden.
(6) 
F Floodplain Overlay. To ensure the safety, health and welfare of Minden residents and land uses in areas subject to flooding as mapped on the official Town of Minden FIRM maps.
(7) 
W Wetland Overlay. To protect the ecological and hydrological functioning of the wetland areas in the Town of Minden.
(8) 
WRO Waterfront Recreation/Open Space. To protect open spaces along the Mohawk River and to allow for agriculture, low-density, small-scale and recreation and waterfront-related uses.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. 
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C. 
Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad line, such boundary shall be deemed to be located midway between the main tracks of said railroad line.
D. 
Where the boundary of a district follows a stream or other body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be the center line of such stream or body of water unless otherwise indicated.
E. 
Where the district boundary lines are indicated to be approximately parallel to a street or highway, they will be considered to be 500 feet from the nearest street or highway line and parallel to it, or along the back line of properties of record fronting on said street or highway, whichever line is closer to the street at the time this chapter becomes effective, unless otherwise noted.