5291 Rte 44 Amenia, NY 12501-5450

Hamlet Mixed-Use District (HM) 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 . Hamlet Residential District (HR) 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 . Suburban Residential (SR) 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. Highway Commercial District (HC) 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. Office/Commercial/Industry Mixed-Use District (OC) 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. Industrial/Manufacturing District (M) 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. Floodplain Overlay District (FPO) The purpose of this overlay district is to control development within the one-hundred-year floodplain in order to minimize flood damage and protect water resources. This district also incorporates, by reference, the Town's existing floodplain protection chapter. [1] See § 121-13 . Stream Corridor Overlay District (SCO) 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 . Scenic Protection Overlay District (SPO) [Amended 10-20-2011 by L.L. No.