[Amended 1-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
To provide a sound environment including adequate
open spaces for access to light and air, to facilitate the prevention
of fire, to prevent undue concentration of population, and to lessen
congestion in the streets, no building or premises shall be erected,
altered or used except in accordance with the standards set forth
in this article.
[Amended 4-1-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-001]
A. The Town of Milton Density Control Table is hereby adopted and declared
to be part of this Town of Milton Zoning Ordinance shows height, area
and bulk requirements within each zoning use district within the Town
of Milton.
[Amended 1-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
B. For purposes of calculating the permitted density or allowable density in all districts, the gross area shall be divided by the applicable lot area stated in each district, unless otherwise specifically set forth therein. For purposes of this section, "gross area" shall include the lot areas and the area of land set aside for common open space or recreational use but shall exclude any area designated as a buffer for any tidal tributary stream, freshwater pond, lake or river pursuant to §
220-59, any wetlands, either tidal or freshwater, designated as protected by state or federal law or both, and any public or private right-of-way.
There shall be a front yard of at least 15 feet
on the side street of a corner lot in any district.
In all districts where residences are permitted,
a lot held in single ownership may be improved for residential use
according to the minimum lot size per dwelling unit and area bulk
regulations for the district as set forth in the Density Control Table,
provided that there shall be no more than one principal building and
use on each lot except as provided herein. If two or more residential
structures are proposed to be located on the same lot, the maximum
average density requirement must be complied with, and the lot shall
be subdivided so as to provide adequate width and yards.
Side yards for semidetached, townhouses or multifamily
dwelling units, where permitted, shall be required at the ends of
the total structure only.
On a street or road with existing buildings
having a front yard setback that is less than that required in the
district, any new or relocated building may have a front yard setback
that is equal to the average setback of those existing buildings located
on the same side of the street or road and being within 300 feet of
the new or relocated building. Any vacant lot shall be calculated
as having the required setback for the district.
Projections such as chimneys, silos, church
spires, domes, elevator shaft housings, water tanks, antennas, aerials,
flagpoles, solar energy collectors and equipment used for the mounting
and operation of such collectors, and other similar objects not used
for human occupancy shall be subject to site plan approval prior to
issuance of a building permit.
[Amended 1-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
In the case of a lot running through from one
street to another street or alley, the frontage for the majority of
the buildings in the block front shall be considered the primary frontage
for the purposes of this chapter. In cases where there is no clearly
defined frontage, the owner, when applying for a building permit,
shall specify which lot line is considered the primary frontage. The
rear portion of such a lot shall, however, be treated as a lot front
for the purposes of determining required setbacks and locations of
permitted structures and uses.
Where a residential district and a nonresidential
district are separated by a street, there shall be provided in the
nonresidential district a landscaped setback or yard area a minimum
of 15 feet in depth.
[Amended 1-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-008]
All parcels adjoining an agricultural preservation
district shall provide a minimum fifty-foot-wide landscape buffer,
to include trees, along the agricultural preservation district and
the placement of any principal structure shall be 100 feet from the
agricultural preservation district line.