Residential-Agricultural/Conservation (RA-5) District. The purpose of the Residential-Agricultural/Conservation District is to encourage agricultural operations and open space preservation and allow very-low-density residential development that is consistent with those land uses, to maintain and protect the rural and small-town character of New Lebanon, to provide for and encourage open spaces and the protection of the Town's natural resources, and to foster safe pedestrian and traffic circulation consistent with the rural character.

Residential-Agricultural (RA-2 and RA-1) Districts. The purpose of the Residential-Agricultural (RA) Districts is to provide for low-density residential development consistent with goals to maintain and protect residential and neighborhood qualities and rural character, to protect the Town's natural resources, and to foster safe pedestrian and traffic circulation consistent with the rural character.

Central Commercial (CC). This district represents the "Town center" of New Lebanon, having the most dense concentration of commercial properties. In furtherance of the Town's comprehensive plan, this district is intended to have vibrant, customer intensive commercial activity in order to attract residents and visitors, and to the extent feasible, create a "walkable downtown." Residential and community-oriented uses are consistent with this downtown feel.

Commercial Districts (C and C-Rec). The purposes of the commercial districts are to provide areas in the Town for retail and nonresidential development in a variety of scales and with a variety of retail uses and services to meet the needs of the community, to add to the economic base of the community, and to ensure that commercial development is consistent with the character of New Lebanon.

Commercial-Industrial (C-I). The purpose of the Commercial-Industrial District is to provide a location for manufacturing, industrial and large commercial development in an area having adequate access to highways.

Commercial-Residential (C-R). The purpose of this district is to maintain the historically mixed-use area on the north side of Route 20 from New Lebanon Center east to the southerly intersection of Route 20 and Route 22.

Flood Zone Overlay (FZ-O). The purpose of the Flood Zone Overlay is to protect the public health and safety by regulating development in the area of Town subject to flooding as such area is identified on a map prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as such map may be amended from time to time, and to protect the important role these locations have in the environment.

Solar Overlay (S-O). The boundaries of the Solar Overlay District are intended to identify areas that may be appropriate for large-scale solar energy systems based on the following goals, and additional lands may be added to the Solar Overlay District by legislative action of the Town Board where consistent with the following goals:

Where district boundaries are indicated as following the center lines of streets, highways, railroad rights-of-way or waterways, these shall be construed to be such boundaries.

Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines as they exist on the date of adoption of this chapter, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

Where such boundaries are indicated to be approximately parallel or perpendicular to center lines of streets, highways, railroad rights-of-way or waterways, such boundaries shall be construed as being parallel or perpendicular thereto and at such distances therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale on said Zoning Map.

Where a district boundary divides a lot at the time of adoption of said boundary lines, the regulations for the less-restricted portion of such lot shall apply to the remainder of said lot up to a distance of not more than 50 feet from said boundary line.