Customary home occupations shall be permitted in those districts
designated in the Schedule of Uses, provided that:
A.
No display of goods or signs are visible from the street.
B.
Such occupation is incidental to the residential use of the premises
and is carried on in the main building by a resident thereof with
no assistants who do not reside on the premises.
C.
Only customary household appliances and equipment are used.
D.
Such occupation is carried on in an area not exceeding 30% of the
area of one floor of the main building.
A.
Any proposed excavation adversely affecting natural drainage or structural
safety of adjoining buildings or lands shall be prohibited. Excavations
shall not create any noxious or injurious substance or condition or
cause public hazard.
B.
In the event that construction of a building or structure is stopped
prior to completion, and the building permit is allowed to expire,
the premises shall be immediately cleared of any rubbish or building
materials, and any excavation with a depth greater than two feet below
existing grade shall immediately be filled in and the topsoil replaced,
or all such excavations shall be entirely surrounded by a substantial
fence at least six feet high that will effectively block access to
the area in which the excavation is located, and such fence shall
be properly maintained.
In any district, the following standards for activities shall
apply:
A.
No offensive or objectionable vibration, odor or glare shall be noticeable
at or beyond the property line.
B.
No activity shall create a physical hazard by reason of fire, explosion,
radiation or other such cause to persons or property in the same or
adjacent district.
C.
There shall be no discharge of any liquid or solid waste into any
stream or body of water or any public or private disposal system or
into the ground of materials of a nature that may contaminate any
water supply, including groundwater supply.
D.
There shall be no storage of any material either indoors or outdoors
in such a manner that it facilitates the breeding of vermin or endangers
health in any way.
E.
The emission of smoke, fly ash or dust which can cause damage to
the health of persons, animals or plant life or to other forms of
property shall be prohibited.
A.
Accessory buildings not attached to principal buildings without a
rated fire separation shall be located no closer to the principal
building than 12 feet. Accessory buildings with a minimum three-quarter
hour rated fire separation on the walls facing the principal building
may be no closer than five feet to the principal building. Accessory
buildings not attached to principal buildings shall be located no
closer to the principal building than 12 feet or a distance equal
to the height of each accessory building, whichever is greater.
[Amended 5-22-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
B.
In a residential district, accessory uses not enclosed in a building,
including swimming pools and tennis courts, may not be located in
the front yard of such lot and shall be distant not less than 20 feet
from any lot line and shall not adversely affect the character of
any residential neighborhood by reason of noise, glare or safety.
No boat trailer nor travel trailer nor truck over one ton shall be
stored on any residential lot except in the rear yard and not closer
than the required side yard to any side lot line.
For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards at street intersections,
on any corner lot no obstructions between a height of 2 1/2 feet
and 10 feet above the adjacent top of curb elevation shall be permitted
to be planted, placed, erected or maintained within the triangular
area formed by the intersecting pavement lines or their projections,
where corners are rounded, and a straight line joining the pavement
lines at points 50 feet distant from their point of intersection.
B.
In any commercial or industrial district, there shall be no restriction
on fences or walls, except that on a residential district boundary
line such fences or walls shall be limited to eight feet in height.
C.
In any district, no fences or walls shall be permitted which restrict
visibility on corners affecting traffic safety.
D.
In any district, no walls and no fences consisting of other than
chain link shall be permitted from the lot line to the front setback.
Professional office or studio of an architect, artist, accountant,
dentist, engineer, lawyer, musician, physician, real estate salesperson,
agent or broker or teacher shall be permitted in those districts designated
in the Schedule of Uses, provided that:
