The Village of Hudson Falls is hereby divided into six classes of districts, termed and hereafter referred to as:

Overlay districts. The Village of Hudson Falls hereby establishes and/or recognizes the following overlay district(s):

The purposes of the districts are as follows:

Hudson Falls Historic District. The United States Department of the Interior National Park Service designated a portion of Hudson Falls on the National Register of Historic Places. The Zoning Map identifies the Hudson Falls Historic District in an effort to communicate the importance of the Village's historic resources. The Village desires to protect and preserve these resources. Additional information on the designation can be obtained from the Village Historian and/or on the National Park Service web site at www.cr.nps.gov/nr.

Zoning District Amendments. The following 10 contiguous, vacant parcels currently identified on the Tax Assessment map of the Town of Kingsbury as SBL Nos. 146.17-8-14,146.17-8-14.2, 146.17-8-14.3, 146.17-8-14.4, 146.17-8-14.5, 146.17-8-14.6, 146.17-8-14.7, 146.17-8-14.8, 146.17-8-14.9, 146.17-8-14.10 shall be rezoned from "Residence District Class A" to "Mixed Use" as per Table 1, Schedule of Uses, of Attachment 1 to Chapter 215.

Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines or right-of-way lines of streets, highways, railroads or public utility easements, said boundaries shall be construed to be coincident with such lines.

Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center lines of right-of-way lines of streets, highways, railroads or public utility easements, said boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distances as indicated on the Village of Hudson Falls Zoning Map or as shall be determined using the scale on the Village of Hudson Falls Zoning Map.

Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the Village boundary line, property lines, lot lines, or projections thereof, said boundaries shall be construed to be coincident with such lines or projections thereof.

Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the Village boundary line, property lines, lot lines, or projections thereof, said boundaries shall be construed as being parallel and at such distances therefrom as are indicated on the Village of Hudson Falls Zoning Map, as shall be determined using the scale on the Village of Hudson Falls Zoning Map.

Where a street, highway, railroad or public utility easement, center line or right-of-way line is coincident with a zoning boundary line and varies from the actual on-the-ground physical monument or mark, then such on-the-ground physical monument or mark shall determine said zoning boundary.

Where uncertainty exists in determining the precise location of any district boundary line, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall interpret the intent and purpose of the Zoning Map. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall render such interpretation within 30 days of receipt of all information it deems necessary to make its interpretation. A public hearing is not required for an interpretation.

General. No land shall be used or structure altered, erected or used except in conformity with the regulations herein prescribed for the district in which such land or structure is located.

Principal building in residential zones. In areas zoned for single-family dwellings, a maximum of one single-family dwelling (principal building for dwelling purposes) may be (used or) constructed per lot, regardless of lot size. Additionally, the minimum lot size as indicated in Table 3[1] shall constitute the minimum area per principal building allowed within the zone.

It shall be unlawful to use, occupy, maintain or convert the first floor or ground floor of any building or structure used for commercial or nonresidential uses or purposes, including, but not limited to, stores, retail establishments and restaurants, for or to residential use in the Mixed Use and Commercial Zoning Districts. This prohibition shall not apply to any structure which was designed and intended for residential use at the time of its construction.

Provided that a special use permit has been obtained from the Board of Trustees, the second floor or higher floor of a structure located on property in the Mixed Use Zone, and provided that the first floor of such structure is an allowed use in the Mixed Use Zone, may be used for multifamily dwellings or apartment units. Except as herein provided, when reviewing a special use permit application, the Board of Trustees shall apply the procedural and substantive requirements set forth in Article V, Special Use Permits, of Chapter 215. For purposes of the application of Article V, Chapter 215, to this section, the phrase "Planning Board" shall be substituted by "Board of Trustees." In the review of an application for a special use permit under this section, the Board of Trustees may determine, based upon the circumstances presented, that strict application of the minimum lot area requirements for multifamily dwellings as set forth in Attachment 3, Table 3, of Chapter 215, and the minimum vehicle parking requirements for multifamily dwellings in § 215-45, Table 8, is not required. The Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, determine for each application the number and location of multifamily dwellings or apartment units that may be allowed and whether sufficient vehicle parking spaces in number and location are proposed or whether additional parking spaces are necessary. The Board of Trustees may, as a condition of granting any special use permit, specify its terms of validity as set forth in § 215-29. In addition to any other authority set forth in Article V of Chapter 215, the Board of Trustees, in granting any special use permit, may impose such reasonable conditions and restrictions as are directly related to and incidental to the special use permit.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 215-27E, prior to scheduling a public hearing on a special use permit application, the applicant for such special use permit shall, after filing said application, appear at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees for the purposes of determining whether the application is complete. If the Board of Trustees deems the application to be complete, the Board of Trustees shall schedule a public hearing which shall, unless determined otherwise by the Board of Trustees, be conducted at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees.