The purpose of the HC1 — Hamlet Center Zone is to provide
opportunities for village- and hamlet-scale residential and small-scale,
pedestrian-oriented, commercial development to serve the varied needs
of local residents, to encourage redevelopment of the Town's hamlet,
and to provide the Town with the ability to assert reasonable controls
over such development consistent with the Ulysses Comprehensive Plan
and the goals of organized and logical growth, increased employment
opportunities and an increased tax base.
In the HC — Hamlet Center Zone, no building or structure
shall be erected, altered or extended, and no land or building thereof
shall be used for any purpose or purposes other than the following:
A. Single-family residence and their accessory buildings.
B. Two-family residence and their accessory buildings.
Such necessary uses as are customarily incidental to the above
uses:
A. Accessory building for business.
B. Accessory dwelling unit, subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-128.
C. Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
D. Elder cottages, subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-139.5.
H. Minor solar collection system subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-139.2.
I. Off-street loading areas.
J. Professional offices, where such office is part of the residence
property and no more than three persons not residing on the premises
are employed.
L. Temporary buildings as defined in Article
IV.
M. Vehicle parking, pursuant to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-121. Limited parking is permitted between the facade of a primary building and the street; most parking must be located to the side or behind primary buildings.
The following uses are allowed upon approval of a site plan by the Planning Board pursuant to Article
III, §
212-19, subject to the design standards set forth in relevant sections of Article
XX:
C. Banks and other financial institutions, provided that there is no
drive-through window.
D. Child-care centers, group child care.
E. Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship,
convents, rectories, parish houses.
H. Fire stations and other public buildings necessary for the protection
or servicing of a neighborhood.
I. Clubhouse, hall, post, temple and other facilities associated with
the activities of social organizations, except that the on-premises
sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
K. Gasoline and other retail vehicle fuel sales, subject to the standards set forth in Article
XX, §
212-131, and subject to the requirement that no gasoline or other retail vehicle fuel sales business locate within one mile of any existing gasoline or other retail vehicle fuel sales business.
O. Major solar collection system subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-139.2.
P. Multiple-family residence, subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-133.
Q. Outdoor dining facilities, excluding any permanent structures within
any required setback areas.
R. Places of amusement, such as theatres, including bowling alleys,
game arcades, and skating rinks.
T. Public and private schools, nursery schools and institutions of higher
education.
U. Public and private community parks and preserves.
V. Residential care/assisted living/rehabilitation facilities.
W. Restaurants, bars and other places for serving food and beverages,
and provided that there is no drive-through window.
X. Repair shop, personal services, provided the establishment does not
exceed 5,000 gross square feet in floor area, with the exception of
basement storage areas.
Y. Retail use, provided the establishment does not exceed 5,000 gross
square feet in floor area, with the exception of basement storage
areas, and provided that there is no drive-through window.
Buildings or other structures or parking areas are required to be setback from perennial and intermittent streams and any state, federal or locally designated wetlands as provided in §
212-124.