The purpose of an HN — Hamlet Neighborhood Zone is to
provide opportunities for village- and hamlet-scale residential development
to serve the varied housing needs of the residents while preserving
the historical nature of the Town. This zone encourages the redevelopment
of the Town's hamlets while providing the Town and the residents of
the zone with the ability to assert reasonable controls over development
in the designated zone that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,
the historic nature of the zone, and organized and logical growth.
In the HN — Hamlet Neighborhood, 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, subject to Article
XXIV, §
212-167, Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units.
B. Two-family residence and their accessory buildings, subject to Article
XXIV, §
212-167, Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units.
Such necessary uses as are customarily incidental to the above
uses:
A. Accessory buildings, subject to Article
XXIV, §
212-167, Accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units.
B. Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
C. Accessory dwelling unit, subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-128.
G. Professional offices, where such office is part of the residence
property and no more than three persons not residing on the premises
are employed.
I. Temporary buildings as defined in Article
IV.
J. 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.
K. Minor solar collection system subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-139.1.
The following uses are allowed upon site plan approval by the Planning Board pursuant to Article
III, §
212-19, subject to the design standards set forth in relevant sections of Article
XX:
B. Child-care centers, group child care.
C. Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship,
convents, rectories, parish houses.
E. 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.
G. Multiple-family residence, subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-133.
I. Public and private community parks and preserves.
J. Residential care/assisted living/rehabilitation facilities.
K. Major solar collection system subject to the provisions of Article
XX, §
212-139.2.
No buildings or other structures, or parking areas shall be located within 50 feet from a perennial or intermittent stream edge or any wetland as defined by local, state or federal law and further provided for in §
212-124.