For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Stanford hereby establishes and divides the Town into the following five zoning districts:
Conservation Residential District
CR
Agricultural Residential District
AR
Rural Residential District
RR
Rural Center District
RC
Lake Recreation District
LR
A. 
The location and boundaries of said districts are shown on the Zoning Map, Town of Stanford, a copy of which is included in the pocket part at the end of this volume.
B. 
Said map, together with all explanatory matter thereon and all amendments thereto, is hereby adopted and is declared to be an appurtenant part of this chapter. Said map shall be kept up-to-date and shall be located in the Town Clerk's office for the use and benefit of the public. A certified copy of said map shall also be on file in the office of the Town Building Inspector.
C. 
The Zoning Map, Town of Stanford, as adopted by the Town Board on March 24, 1986, and as amended to date, shall be incorporated without modification in this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included in the pocket part at the end of this volume.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid zoning districts as shown on the Zoning Map,[1] the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where the district boundaries are shown to approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
B. 
Where the district boundaries are shown to approximately follow the center lines of streets or roads, street or road rights-of-way or waterways, such center lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C. 
Where the district boundaries are shown to be approximately parallel to the center lines of streets or roads, street or road rights-of-way or waterways, such boundaries shall be construed to be parallel to said boundaries, with distances shown on the Zoning District Map being perpendicular distances from such center lines.
D. 
In any other cases, the boundary line shall be determined by use of the scale of the Zoning Map.
E. 
When a district boundary divides a lot in single ownership, the regulations which apply in the less restricted portion of the lot shall be deemed to extend within the lot beyond the district boundary for a distance not exceeding 35 feet.
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included in the pocket part at the end of this volume.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided:
A. 
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, moved, altered, reconstructed or enlarged for any purpose except in conformance with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B. 
No part of a yard or other open space required in connection with any building or use shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.
C. 
No yard or lot existing at the time of the passage of this chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards of lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established by this chapter, with such lots established in full accordance with the requirements of Chapter 140, Subdivision of Land.
D. 
No off-street parking or loading space required for one building or use shall be included as meeting, in whole or in part, the off-street parking or loading space required for another building or use except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
E. 
No off-street parking or loading space shall be so reduced in area that it does not meet the minimum requirements of this chapter.
F. 
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, there shall be no more than one principal building or use and its accessory structures or uses on any one lot within any residential district.
G. 
Within each district, the regulations set forth by this chapter shall be considered minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each kind of building, structure or land.