The purpose of the Maritime Industrial District is to provide
for harbor dependent industrial uses or industrial uses which provide
support to maritime activities.
[Amended 10-17-2017 ATM
by Art. 21, approved 1-29-2018]
A. The maximum height of any building shall be 35 feet, as measured
from the mean point of grade of foundation. Chimneys, spires, towers,
and other projections not used for human occupancy or storage may
extend above such height limitation only by Special Permit from the
Board of Appeals, and providing they create no detrimental effects
on the surrounding neighborhood.
B. No building or structure shall be placed nearer than 100 feet to
an abutting residential district.
C. Off-street parking shall be regulated in accordance with Article
24, Site Plan Review; except that parking shall be set back at least 25 feet from any property or street line; off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the premises at the rate of 1.1 per employee, or one for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area if employment is not known; no parking, storage, and loading areas shall be nearer than 50 feet to an abutting residential district; all outdoor storage and loading areas shall be screened from any public way or abutting residential properties by an opaque fence, of a design consistent with generally existing neighborhood architecture, being of sufficient height to screen 85% of the height of objects being screened and including sufficient evergreen plantings in front of the opaque fence to ultimately screen 100%; and street trees are required along all streets at a spacing of one every 30 feet.
D. All water, sewer, gas, electric, and other utility services shall
be underground.
E. All uses on a lot which include, but are not limited to, buildings,
driveways, parking areas, storage areas, impermeable surfaces, etc.
shall not cover more than 50% of the entire lot.
F. Buildings or structures shall be set back as defined in Article
33, Setbacks.
G. In Maritime Industrial Districts, all lots shall have a minimum frontage
of 150 feet and a minimum area of 43,560 square feet.
H. Permits.
(1)
Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Zoning Enforcement Officer
shall request a review and comment from the following, which shall
respond in writing within 14 days:
(a)
The Town Engineer, or designee, on the structural adequacy of
the surrounding streets, drainage issues, as well as the servicing
of the uses by Town water and sewer.
(b)
The Planning Director, or designee, on the adequacy of the parking
facility.
(c)
The Board of Selectmen, or designee, on the architectural appearance
of the proposed buildings.
(d)
The District Fire Chief, or designee, on issues under his jurisdiction.
(e)
The Safety Officer, or designee, on traffic and circulation
and other safety issues.
(2)
The Building Commissioner may grant or deny a permit based upon
the above review.
I. Multiple buildings are allowed on each lot and multiple uses may
be allowed in each building, provided all structures, buildings and
uses are permitted within the district.