The purpose is to provide for industrial uses that provide employment
opportunities and diversify the tax base while not imposing hazards
or nuisances on neighboring residential uses, commercial uses, and
the environment.
[Amended 10-17-2017 ATM
by Art. 21, approved 1-29-2018]
A. In General Industrial Districts, all lots shall have a minimum frontage
of 150 feet and a minimum area of 43,560 square feet.
B. The maximum height of any building shall be 100 feet, as measured
from the mean point of grade of foundation. Chimneys, towers, and
other projections not used for human occupancy or storage may exceed
this height limitation by Special Permit from the Board of Appeals
except as otherwise provided by Special Permit or by right, and providing
they create no detrimental effects on the surrounding neighborhood.
C. Buildings or structures shall be set back as defined in Article
33, Setbacks.
D. For every first floor acre of building, there shall be a minimum
of four acres of land surrounding the same, or the equivalent proportions.
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 65% of the entire lot. Landscaped areas
are not included.
E. No building or structure shall be placed nearer than 100 feet to
an abutting residential district: this space shall include a thirty-foot
wide buffer of evergreen trees or existing trees provided that they
create an equivalent year-round buffer.
F. The design standards and plan content requirements contained in Article
24, Site Plan Review, shall be complied with, except:
(1)
Off-street parking spaces for manufacturing 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.
(2)
All parking, storage, and loading areas shall be at least 50
feet from any residential district.
(3)
Review of the off-street parking plan shall be the responsibility
of the Building Commissioner.
G. All Water, sewer, gas, electric, and other utility services shall
be underground.
H. No material or supplies shall be stored or permitted to remain on
any part of the property outside the building constructed thereon.
Any finished products or semi-finished products stored on the property
outside of said building shall be confined to the rear 1/2 of the
property and shall be appropriately screened on all sides, but shall
in no instance be placed on that side of a building paralleling an
existing or proposed street. No waste material or refuse shall be
dumped upon or permitted to remain upon any part of said property
outside of a building constructed thereon. The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to a sanitary landfill or resource recovery
facility otherwise permitted by this section.
I. 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.
J. Multiple buildings are allowed on each lot and more than one use
may be allowed in each building, provided all uses are permitted within
the district.