Rural Agricultural District (RA)
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The purpose of this district is to maintain the Town's working
landscape by promoting agriculture, forestry, recreation, land conservation,
and low-density residential uses, as well as compatible open space
and rural uses, by encouraging such activities and discouraging large-scale
residential development.
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Rural Residential District (RR)
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The purpose of this district is to allow residential uses in
a rural setting, at a lower density than is allowed in the hamlets.
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Hamlet Mixed-Use District (HM)
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The purposes of this district are to maintain the traditional scale, density, architectural style, and mixed-use character of the existing Amenia and Wassaic hamlet core areas, to allow them to be restored, revitalized and expanded to become more economically viable, and to allow for the creation of new hamlet centers where access to commuter rail stations makes such centers viable for transit-oriented development. See § 121-12.1.
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Hamlet Residential District (HR)
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The purpose of this district is to maintain the traditional scale, density, and character of small hamlets and the residential neighborhoods surrounding the hamlet cores and to allow expansion into surrounding land areas that are generally within walking distance from the hamlet centers or the train stations. See § 121-12.1.
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Suburban Residential (SR)
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The purpose of this district is to maintain the character of
existing suburban density residential developments and to allow a
limited extension of suburban growth patterns.
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Highway Commercial District (HC)
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The purpose of this district is to allow commercial uses that
rely heavily on automobile and truck access and that would not be
compatible with a hamlet mixed-use area.
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Office/Commercial/Industry Mixed-Use District (OC)
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The purpose of this district is to allow areas for light industrial,
service commercial, office, and research facilities. Such districts
may also include, where compatible, housing and limited retail commercial
development intended to support the primary uses or to provide adaptive
reuses for existing commercial or industrial buildings.
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Industrial/Manufacturing District (M)
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The purpose of this district is to allow industrial and related
uses and adult entertainment, uses that are not compatible with most
commercial, office, or residential uses, in isolated and well-buffered
locations.
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Floodplain Overlay District (FPO)
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Stream Corridor Overlay District (SCO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to protect the water resource values and biodiversity of the Wassaic Creek, Amenia Creek, Webutuck Creek, and Ten Mile River and certain designated tributaries. See § 121-14.
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Scenic Protection Overlay District (SPO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to protect the scenic character of scenic resources in the Town, including scenic road corridors, the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, and prominent scenic areas that remain substantially undeveloped and/or that lie within important scenic viewsheds. See § 121-14.1.
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Historic Preservation Overlay District (HPO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to protect the historic character of those hamlets and individual buildings and sites that have recognized historic significance, while encouraging their adaptive reuse where appropriate. See § 121-14.2.
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Aquifer Overlay District (AQO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to protect groundwater resources that provide both public and private drinking water supplies. See § 121-15.
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Mixed-Use Institutional Conversion Overlay District (MCO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to provide use and design flexibility to encourage productive reuse of privately owned portions of what was formerly the Wassaic Developmental Center (now Taconic DDSO) campus. This district provides greater use flexibility and a procedure for master planned development of this property in a manner that advances the Town's development goals. See § 121-16.
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Soil Mining Overlay District (SMO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to provide environmentally appropriate locations for soil mining to occur where landowners can achieve a reasonable return on their land from sand and gravel mining without adversely impacting their neighbors. See § 121-17.
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Resort Development Overlay District (RDO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to provide use and design flexibility to encourage resort development that fits into the rural character of the Town and protects its scenic, historic, and environmental resources. This district provides a procedure for master planned development of large properties to promote tourism, recreation, and open space and natural areas protection. See § 121-18.
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Mobile Home Park Overlay District (MHO)
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The purpose of this overlay district is to provide appropriate locations for mobile home parks to be located, consistent with the requirements of § 121-44.
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