[Added 3-10-2009 ATM by Art. 6]
A. 
Within the built-up area where organized community services, such as fire and police protection and community water and sewer service are provided, where the public street and sidewalk infrastructure is sufficiently available, and where medical and professional services, educational and employment opportunities can be situated close to one another and convenient to many residential neighborhoods, it is desirable to provide an area for medical and professional services, educational institutions and a mixture of these uses.
B. 
This Residence/Office/Institutional Overlay District is intended to be comprised of a mix of medical and professional services, educational and residential units and be compatible with nearby residential and institutional uses. The existing residential scale and appearance of this district shall be maintained and enhanced.
A. 
Boundaries: all parcels with frontage, as of the date if adoption, on the South Main Street corridor from Pickering Corner to the Town Library/Episcopal Church.
B. 
Percent coverage: 70%.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Professional offices. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
B. 
Medical offices. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
C. 
Hospitals. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
D. 
Schools. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
E. 
Community centers. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
F. 
Day care. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.)
Uses which may be permitted by special exception shall be as follows:
A. 
Veterinarians and animal hospitals. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.
B. 
Churches. (NOTES: Requires Planning Board approval under the provisions of RSA 676:4. All parking areas for other than single-family uses shall be located at the rear of buildings. Where the Planning Board determines that such placement is not practicable, parking may be located at the side of buildings, provided that no part of the parking area is located forward of the front elevation of the building. Any parking area located on the side of a building shall be screened from the road.
Proposals should be harmonious with existing structures within the district.
A. 
Scale. The scale of a building is its size relative to common reference points: e.g., the human body and nearby structures. New construction should be consistent with the dominant cornice and peak or ridge height of other nearby structures within the ROI.
B. 
Proportion. Proportion deals with height, width, depth, and spacing relationships and is important both in the overall dimensions of the building and in its individual components. New construction should be consistent with the proportions of other nearby structures within the ROI.
C. 
Massing. Massing refers to the shapes, sizes, articulation, composition, and voids created by the three-dimensional forms that constitute the structure. Massing tends toward aggregations of simple geometric shapes in keeping with traditional New Hampshire village architecture. New construction should be consistent with the dominant massing of other nearby principal structures within the ROI.