This article is established in the interest of promoting public
health, safety and welfare by providing open space for the access
of light and air circulation, preventing conflagration, facilitating
fire fighting, meeting current and future septic disposal needs, protecting
water supplies and environmentally sensitive areas, uncongested traffic
movements, and protecting views.
The Density and Bulk Control Schedule of required conditions
for each zoning district is included at the end of this chapter.
Except as herein provided, no structure shall be erected or
altered, or premises used, except in accordance with the standards
set forth in this article and the Density and Bulk Control Schedule.[1]
B.
Special regulations relating to side yards.
(1)
A structure having semidetached, townhouse or multifamily dwelling
units shall meet the side yard setback(s) only at the end(s) of the
structure facing the side yard(s).
(2)
Except as specified above in Subsection B(1), side yard setbacks shall be required for each separate lot on which a structure(s) is located.
(3)
Where the side wall of a building is not parallel to the side lot
line or the side lot line is irregular, the side yard may be varied.
In such case, the average width of the side yard shall not be less
than the otherwise required minimum width; provided, however, that
such yard shall not be narrower at any one point than 1/2 the otherwise
required minimum width.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Density and Bulk Control Schedule is included
at the end of this chapter.
Only the following projections shall be permitted within a minimum
yard setback:
A.
Removable awnings and canopies may project a maximum of four feet.
B.
Cornices, eaves, passive solar devices, and other such architectural
feature may project a maximum of two feet.
C.
Temporary exterior uncovered and unenclosed handicap access facilities,
as required by the health of a resident, may project up to the lot
line(s) if required to meet the access standards. Such facilities
shall be removed when the person(s) who required the use of such facilities
is no longer in residence.
D.
Unroofed and unenclosed paved surfaces at existing finished grade
may project up to the lot line(s).
A.
There shall be no more than one principal structure containing dwelling
units on a lot or a parcel except as may be approved under site plan
review and approval.
Where there is more than one principal structure on a lot in
any district, the space between such structures shall be at least
equal to the height of the taller of such structures.
The limitations of the height of buildings shall not apply to
parts of buildings which are nonhabitable; silos, chimneys, HVAC equipment,
ventilators, skylights, bulkheads, and towers or spires that are part
of nonresidential buildings.
A.
Front yards of less than minimum depth. In the A, AA, and AAA Districts
where there are principal structures on both abutting lots with front
yards of less than the required depth for the district, the front
yard for the middle lot need not exceed the average front yard of
the abutting structures. If there is a principal structure on the
abutting lot with a front yard of less than the required depth for
the district, the front yard of the middle lot need not exceed a depth
halfway between the depth of the abutting lot and the required front
yard depth.
B.
Front yards of more than minimum depth. In the A, AA, and AAA Districts
where there are principal structures on both abutting lots with front
yards greater than the required depth for the district, or if there
is a principal structure on one abutting lot with a front yard greater
than the required depth for the district, the front yard for the lot
shall be determined by averages as specified above.
In the case of a lot running through from one street to another
street, the front of such lot shall, for the purposes of this chapter,
be considered that frontage upon which the majority of the buildings
in the same block front; but in case there has been no clearly defined
frontage established, the owner may, when applying for a building
permit, specify on the permit application which lot line shall be
considered the front line. The rear portion of such a lot shall, however,
be treated as a front yard for the purposes of determining required
setbacks and locations of permitted structures and uses.
A.
Where a residential district abuts a nonresidential district on a
street line, there shall be provided in the nonresidential district,
for a distance of 50 feet from the district boundary line, a front
yard at least equal in depth to that required in the residential district.
B.
Where a nonresidential district abuts a side or rear yard in a residential
district, there shall be provided in the nonresidential district a
side or rear yard at least equal in depth to that required in the
residential district. In no case, however, shall the abutting rear
yard be less than 25 feet.
C.
Where a nonresidential district abuts a side or rear yard in a residential
district, the Planning Board may also require that a planting strip
with a minimum two-foot thickness and/or fence be provided on the
nonresidential lot to provide a buffer. Such planting strip shall
incorporate compact plant materials of not less than three feet in
height at planting, nor more than six feet in height at maturity.
All such plantings shall be maintained in good condition by the owner.
Lot coverage, as regulated in the Density and Bulk Control Schedule,[1] shall be as defined in this chapter and shall include
the area of all buildings, including accessory structures, and all
impervious surfaces on a lot.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Density and Bulk Control Schedule is included
at the end of this chapter.
