Within any Neighborhood Business District, as indicated on the
Zoning Map, any of the following uses are allowed:
A. Any use allowed in Single Residence or General Residence Districts.
B. Retail food and variety store.
D. Commercial laundry or drycleaning.
E. Hardware or housewares store.
F. Nursery or garden supply store.
H. Barber shop or beauty salon.
I. Restaurant, bakery or other facility for preparation of food for
retail sale on premises.
J. Real estate sales office.
O. Business apartments.
(1)
A business apartment is defined as a residential unit available
for use by one family, which is located in a building being used for
business purposes such as, but not limited to, retail, office, recreational,
restaurant or limited production uses.
(2)
The purpose of a business apartment is to encourage small businesses
and to provide convenient and affordable housing for individuals connected
to the business. If rented to others, the business apartment could
help subsidize business space to make the business more affordable
for starter businesses. Business apartments can also help reduce commuter
traffic if used by employees of the business.
(3)
A business apartment is allowed if the following conditions
are met:
(a)
There is only one business apartment on a lot used for business
purposes.
(b)
There are no hazards or significant nuisances created by mixing
a residential unit with the other use(s) within the building.
(c)
The business apartment is provided with two on-site parking
spaces for the exclusive use of the apartment residents which are
in addition to any minimum parking spaces required for the business
use(s). Signs shall identify the resident parking spaces, and said
signs are allowed beyond any limitations under § 9.308 of
the Zoning By-Laws.
(d)
The business apartment shall be served by Town water and Town
sewer unless the Board of Health approves on-site water and septic
systems.
(e)
The business apartment does not count as one of four maximum uses under §
375-14.3H.
The following uses are allowed only by Special Permit granted
by the Board of Appeals:
A. Any use permitted in Single Residence or General Residence Districts.
B. Retail Sales Outlet, professional or business office, retail service
or repair shop, other than those allowed, provided that, in the opinion
of the Board of Appeals, the proposed use serves primarily the need
of the surrounding neighborhood.
C. Gasoline station or automotive service station provided that no motor
vehicle repair except emergency work be done out of doors, and further
provided that the criteria for the permitting of a gasoline filling
station in General Business Districts be considered, and written findings
made relative to each criterion.
D. Day-care center, for pre-school aged children or private nursery
school, provided that outdoor play areas shall be securely fenced
and separated from vehicular ways and parking areas by a landscaped
buffer at least 10 feet wide.