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2024-05-22
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Division 2 Rules and Regulations
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Chapter 315 Zoning Regulations
Division 1 Town Ordinances
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Affordable Housing Commission
Ch 6
Assessor
Ch 15
Cemetery Commission
Ch 19
Conservation Commission
Ch 28
Elections
Ch 34
Finance, Board of
Ch 37
Fire Company
Ch 41
Flood and Erosion Control Board
Ch 45
Funds
Ch 49
Gifts, Grants, Devises, Bequests and Trusts
Ch 66
Lake Authority
Ch 70
Library
Ch 75
Meetings
Ch 84
Officers and Employees
Ch 93
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ch 100
Recreation Commission
Ch 103
Regional Agencies
Ch 114
Transit District
Ch 125
Water Pollution Control Commission
Ch 129
Youth Service Bureau
Ch 133
Zoning Board of Appeals
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 140
Affordable Housing
Ch 145
Alarm Systems
Ch 151
Bazaars and Raffles
Ch 157
Boating
Ch 162
Building Construction
Ch 166
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 173
Citations
Ch 197
Health and Sanitation
Ch 201
Historic District
Ch 238
Parks and Public Areas
Ch 260
Snowmobiles
Ch 264
Solid Waste
Ch 272
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 279
Taxation
Division 2 Rules and Regulations
Ch 300
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
Ch 310
Subdivision Regulations
Ch 315
Zoning Regulations
Ch 315 Art 1
Purpose and Authority
§ 315-1.1
Purpose and authority.
Ch 315 Art 2
Definitions
§ 315-2.1
Interpretation.
§ 315-2.2
Definitions.
Ch 315 Art 3
Zoning Districts
§ 315-3.1
Classes of districts.
§ 315-3.2
Zoning Map.
§ 315-3.3
Interpretation.
Ch 315 Art 4
Rural Districts
§ 315-4.1
Purpose of Rural Districts.
§ 315-4.2
Uses permitted in Rural Districts.
§ 315-4.3
Special permit uses.
§ 315-4.4
Signs.
§ 315-4.5
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
§ 315-4.6
Special flood hazard areas.
§ 315-4.7
Tidal area frontage.
Ch 315 Art 5
Waterfront Business Districts
§ 315-5.1
Purpose of Waterfront Business Districts.
§ 315-5.2
Uses permitted in Waterfront Business Districts.
§ 315-5.3
Signs.
§ 315-5.4
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
§ 315-5.5
Special flood hazard areas.
Ch 315 Art 6
Commercial Districts
§ 315-6.1
Purpose of Commercial Districts.
§ 315-6.2
Uses permitted in Commercial Districts.
§ 315-6.3
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
§ 315-6.4
Front yards.
§ 315-6.5
(Reserved)
§ 315-6.6
Special flood hazard areas.
Ch 315 Art 7
General Requirements
§ 315-7.1
Compliance with regulations.
§ 315-7.2
Building and structure height.
§ 315-7.3
Accessory buildings or structures in required yard areas.
§ 315-7.4
Reduction of lot area or dimensions.
§ 315-7.5
Required lot width and frontage.
§ 315-7.6
Projection into front, side or rear yards.
§ 315-7.7
Obstructions at street intersections.
§ 315-7.8
Lots on narrow streets.
§ 315-7.9
Indefinite rights-of-way.
§ 315-7.10
Use of land for access or parking.
§ 315-7.11
Number of family dwelling units per lot.
§ 315-7.12
Trailer camps and coaches and recreational vehicles.
§ 315-7.13
Lots with more than one family dwelling unit.
§ 315-7.14
Conversion of existing dwelling to two-family dwelling.
§ 315-7.15
Dumping and storing of refuse.
§ 315-7.16
Offensive uses.
§ 315-7.17
Other uses.
§ 315-7.18
Commercial cutting of timber.
§ 315-7.19
Deer fences.
§ 315-7.20
Stream crossing.
§ 315-7.21
Stormwater management and low-impact development.
§ 315-7.22
Setback surveys.
§ 315-7.23
Cannabis.
Ch 315 Art 8
Additional Requirements for Certain Uses
§ 315-8.1
Customary home occupations.
§ 315-8.2
Accessory apartments.
§ 315-8.3
Short-term rentals (STRs).
§ 315-8.4
Wireless telecommunication towers, antennas and facilities.
§ 315-8.5
Farm wineries.
Ch 315 Art 9
Alternative Standards
Ch 315 Art 10
Administration and Enforcement
§ 315-10.1
Interpretation.
§ 315-10.2
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 315-10.3
Zoning permit and certificate of zoning compliance required.
§ 315-10.4
Fees.
§ 315-10.5
House numbering required.
§ 315-10.6
Review and approval of first lot division.
§ 315-10.7
Exemption of free split for lots created for affordable housing use or conservation.
Ch 315 Art 11
Site Plans
§ 315-11.1
Purpose.
§ 315-11.2
Requirements for site plan.
§ 315-11.3
Optional informal discussion of site plan with Commission.
§ 315-11.4
Application for site plan approval.
§ 315-11.5
Contents of site plan application.
§ 315-11.6
Site plan objectives.
§ 315-11.7
Approval of site plan.
§ 315-11.8
Surety.
§ 315-11.9
Amendments to approved site plan.
§ 315-11.10
Commencement of construction.
§ 315-11.11
Certificate of occupancy.
Ch 315 Art 12
Special Permits
§ 315-12.1
Purpose.
§ 315-12.2
Authority.
§ 315-12.3
Application for special permit.
§ 315-12.4
Referrals.
§ 315-12.5
Conditions for granting special permit.
§ 315-12.6
Permitted stipulations with special permit.
§ 315-12.7
Commission action.
§ 315-12.8
Revocation of approval; abandonment.
§ 315-12.9
Amendments or modifications.
§ 315-12.10
Time period and expiration.
§ 315-12.11
Inspection.
Ch 315 Art 13
Coastal Management
§ 315-13.1
Purpose.
§ 315-13.2
Coastal site plan.
§ 315-13.3
Exempt uses.
§ 315-13.4
Long Island Sound waters.
Ch 315 Art 14
Conservation District
§ 315-14.1
Purpose.
§ 315-14.2
Setback from water bodies.
§ 315-14.3
Restrictions on use of land adjoining tidal wetlands.
§ 315-14.4
Additional requirements for residential structures over 4,000 square feet in total area.
§ 315-14.5
Removal of soil and earth materials.
§ 315-14.6
Dumping and storing of refuse.
§ 315-14.7
Burning of undergrowth.
§ 315-14.8
Commercial cutting of timber.
Ch 315 Art 15
Floodplain District
§ 315-15.1
Purpose.
§ 315-15.2
Delineation of floodplain areas.
§ 315-15.3
Definitions.
§ 315-15.4
Enforcement of Floodplain District regulations.
§ 315-15.5
Variances.
§ 315-15.6
Uses permitted in Floodplain Districts (FP-40).
§ 315-15.7
Uses prohibited.
§ 315-15.8
Minimum lot area and width.
§ 315-15.9
Aboveground storage tanks.
§ 315-15.10
Portion of structure in flood zone.
§ 315-15.11
Structures in two or more flood zones.
§ 315-15.12
Structures entirely or partially over water.
Ch 315 Art 16
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
§ 315-16.1
Plans required.
§ 315-16.2
Soil erosion and sediment control plan.
§ 315-16.3
Minimum acceptable standards.
§ 315-16.4
Issuance or denial of certification.
§ 315-16.5
Conditions relating to soil erosion and sediment control.
§ 315-16.6
Use of noninvasive species.
§ 315-16.7
Inspection; progress reports.
Ch 315 Art 17
Cutting and Removal of Forest Species
§ 315-17.1
Purpose.
§ 315-17.2
Permit required.
§ 315-17.3
Standards.
Ch 315 Art 18
Earth Materials Operations
§ 315-18.1
Purpose.
§ 315-18.2
Uses allowed without permit.
§ 315-18.3
Waiver of certain requirements for farm ponds.
§ 315-18.4
Preexisting operations.
§ 315-18.5
Applicability.
§ 315-18.6
Plan requirements.
§ 315-18.7
Conditions.
§ 315-18.8
Limitations.
§ 315-18.9
Waiver.
§ 315-18.10
Application and fee.
§ 315-18.11
Renewals and expirations.
Ch 315 Art 19
Eightmile Watershed Overlay District
§ 315-19.1
Purpose and intent.
§ 315-19.2
Boundaries.
§ 315-19.3
Activities within Overlay District.
§ 315-19.4
Activities requiring zoning permit.
§ 315-19.5
Activities permitted by special permit.
§ 315-19.6
Overlapping regulations.
§ 315-19.7
Severability.
Ch 315 Art 20
Determination of Net Buildable Lot Area
§ 315-20.1
Resource characteristics.
§ 315-20.2
Exception to net buildable lot area requirements.
Ch 315 Art 21
Parking, Access and Circulation
§ 315-21.1
Parking facilities required.
§ 315-21.2
Location of required parking facilities.
§ 315-21.3
Shared parking.
§ 315-21.4
Parking space requirements.
§ 315-21.5
Parking layout.
§ 315-21.6
Stormwater drainage and surfacing.
Ch 315 Art 22
Signs
§ 315-22.1
Sign permit required.
§ 315-22.2
Definitions.
§ 315-22.3
Exempt signs.
§ 315-22.4
Prohibited signs.
§ 315-22.5
Temporary signs.
§ 315-22.6
Signs in Rural Districts.
§ 315-22.7
Sign standards for Commercial and Waterfront Business Districts.
§ 315-22.8
Applications for sign permits.
Ch 315 Art 23
Nonconformities
§ 315-23.1
Continuance of nonconforming uses.
§ 315-23.2
Nonconforming buildings.
§ 315-23.3
Existing nonconforming lots.
§ 315-23.4
Change of plans.
Ch 315 Art 24
Zoning Board of Appeals
§ 315-24.1
Establishment.
§ 315-24.2
Officers and alternates.
Ch 315 Art 25
Amendments and Validity
§ 315-25.1
Amendments.
§ 315-25.2
Validity.
Appendix
Ch A400
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 315
Zoning Regulations
[Adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Lyme
11-6-1964
, as amended through
10-7-2019
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A, Fee Schedule
Attachment 2 - Appendix B, Zoning Map
Attachment 3 - Appendix C, Lyme Road Map
Attachment 4 - Appendix D, Application Materials
Attachment 5 - Appendix E, Determination of Net Buildable Lot Area: Example
Attachment 6 - Appendix F, Guidelines for Tidal Areas in Lyme
Attachment 7 - Appendix G, Eightmile Watershed Overlay District Map
Attachment 8 - Appendix H, Backyard Stream Buffers
Attachment 9 - Appendix I, Design Elements for Stormwater Management and Low Impact Development
Article 1
Purpose and Authority
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§ 315-1.1
Purpose and authority.
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Article 2
Definitions
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§ 315-2.1
Interpretation.
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§ 315-2.2
Definitions.
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Article 3
Zoning Districts
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§ 315-3.1
Classes of districts.
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§ 315-3.2
Zoning Map.
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§ 315-3.3
Interpretation.
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Article 4
Rural Districts
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§ 315-4.1
Purpose of Rural Districts.
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§ 315-4.2
Uses permitted in Rural Districts.
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§ 315-4.3
Special permit uses.
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§ 315-4.4
Signs.
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§ 315-4.5
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
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§ 315-4.6
Special flood hazard areas.
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§ 315-4.7
Tidal area frontage.
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Article 5
Waterfront Business Districts
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§ 315-5.1
Purpose of Waterfront Business Districts.
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§ 315-5.2
Uses permitted in Waterfront Business Districts.
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§ 315-5.3
Signs.
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§ 315-5.4
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
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§ 315-5.5
Special flood hazard areas.
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Article 6
Commercial Districts
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§ 315-6.1
Purpose of Commercial Districts.
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§ 315-6.2
Uses permitted in Commercial Districts.
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§ 315-6.3
Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
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§ 315-6.4
Front yards.
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§ 315-6.5
(Reserved)
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§ 315-6.6
Special flood hazard areas.
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Article 7
General Requirements
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§ 315-7.1
Compliance with regulations.
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§ 315-7.2
Building and structure height.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.3
Accessory buildings or structures in required yard areas.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.4
Reduction of lot area or dimensions.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.5
Required lot width and frontage.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.6
Projection into front, side or rear yards.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.7
Obstructions at street intersections.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.8
Lots on narrow streets.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.9
Indefinite rights-of-way.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.10
Use of land for access or parking.
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§ 315-7.11
Number of family dwelling units per lot.
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§ 315-7.12
Trailer camps and coaches and recreational vehicles.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.13
Lots with more than one family dwelling unit.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.14
Conversion of existing dwelling to two-family dwelling.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.15
Dumping and storing of refuse.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.16
Offensive uses.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.17
Other uses.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.18
Commercial cutting of timber.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.19
Deer fences.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.20
Stream crossing.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.21
Stormwater management and low-impact development.
chevron_right
§ 315-7.22
Setback surveys.
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§ 315-7.23
Cannabis.
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Article 8
Additional Requirements for Certain Uses
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§ 315-8.1
Customary home occupations.
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§ 315-8.2
Accessory apartments.
chevron_right
§ 315-8.3
Short-term rentals (STRs).
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§ 315-8.4
Wireless telecommunication towers, antennas and facilities.
chevron_right
§ 315-8.5
Farm wineries.
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Article 9
Alternative Standards
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Article 10
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 315-10.1
Interpretation.
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§ 315-10.2
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
chevron_right
§ 315-10.3
Zoning permit and certificate of zoning compliance required.
chevron_right
§ 315-10.4
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 315-10.5
House numbering required.
chevron_right
§ 315-10.6
Review and approval of first lot division.
chevron_right
§ 315-10.7
Exemption of free split for lots created for affordable housing use or conservation.
chevron_right
Article 11
Site Plans
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§ 315-11.1
Purpose.
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§ 315-11.2
Requirements for site plan.
chevron_right
§ 315-11.3
Optional informal discussion of site plan with Commission.
chevron_right
§ 315-11.4
Application for site plan approval.
chevron_right
§ 315-11.5
Contents of site plan application.
chevron_right
§ 315-11.6
Site plan objectives.
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§ 315-11.7
Approval of site plan.
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§ 315-11.8
Surety.
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§ 315-11.9
Amendments to approved site plan.
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§ 315-11.10
Commencement of construction.
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§ 315-11.11
Certificate of occupancy.
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Article 12
Special Permits
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§ 315-12.1
Purpose.
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§ 315-12.2
Authority.
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§ 315-12.3
Application for special permit.
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§ 315-12.4
Referrals.
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§ 315-12.5
Conditions for granting special permit.
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§ 315-12.6
Permitted stipulations with special permit.
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§ 315-12.7
Commission action.
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§ 315-12.8
Revocation of approval; abandonment.
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§ 315-12.9
Amendments or modifications.
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§ 315-12.10
Time period and expiration.
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§ 315-12.11
Inspection.
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Article 13
Coastal Management
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§ 315-13.1
Purpose.
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§ 315-13.2
Coastal site plan.
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§ 315-13.3
Exempt uses.
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§ 315-13.4
Long Island Sound waters.
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Article 14
Conservation District
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§ 315-14.1
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.2
Setback from water bodies.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.3
Restrictions on use of land adjoining tidal wetlands.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.4
Additional requirements for residential structures over 4,000 square feet in total area.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.5
Removal of soil and earth materials.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.6
Dumping and storing of refuse.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.7
Burning of undergrowth.
chevron_right
§ 315-14.8
Commercial cutting of timber.
chevron_right
Article 15
Floodplain District
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§ 315-15.1
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.2
Delineation of floodplain areas.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.3
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.4
Enforcement of Floodplain District regulations.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.5
Variances.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.6
Uses permitted in Floodplain Districts (FP-40).
chevron_right
§ 315-15.7
Uses prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.8
Minimum lot area and width.
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§ 315-15.9
Aboveground storage tanks.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.10
Portion of structure in flood zone.
chevron_right
§ 315-15.11
Structures in two or more flood zones.
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§ 315-15.12
Structures entirely or partially over water.
chevron_right
Article 16
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
chevron_right
§ 315-16.1
Plans required.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.2
Soil erosion and sediment control plan.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.3
Minimum acceptable standards.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.4
Issuance or denial of certification.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.5
Conditions relating to soil erosion and sediment control.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.6
Use of noninvasive species.
chevron_right
§ 315-16.7
Inspection; progress reports.
chevron_right
Article 17
Cutting and Removal of Forest Species
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§ 315-17.1
Purpose.
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§ 315-17.2
Permit required.
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§ 315-17.3
Standards.
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Article 18
Earth Materials Operations
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§ 315-18.1
Purpose.
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§ 315-18.2
Uses allowed without permit.
chevron_right
§ 315-18.3
Waiver of certain requirements for farm ponds.
chevron_right
§ 315-18.4
Preexisting operations.
chevron_right
§ 315-18.5
Applicability.
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§ 315-18.6
Plan requirements.
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§ 315-18.7
Conditions.
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§ 315-18.8
Limitations.
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§ 315-18.9
Waiver.
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§ 315-18.10
Application and fee.
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§ 315-18.11
Renewals and expirations.
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Article 19
Eightmile Watershed Overlay District
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§ 315-19.1
Purpose and intent.
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§ 315-19.2
Boundaries.
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§ 315-19.3
Activities within Overlay District.
chevron_right
§ 315-19.4
Activities requiring zoning permit.
chevron_right
§ 315-19.5
Activities permitted by special permit.
chevron_right
§ 315-19.6
Overlapping regulations.
chevron_right
§ 315-19.7
Severability.
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Article 20
Determination of Net Buildable Lot Area
chevron_right
§ 315-20.1
Resource characteristics.
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§ 315-20.2
Exception to net buildable lot area requirements.
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Article 21
Parking, Access and Circulation
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§ 315-21.1
Parking facilities required.
chevron_right
§ 315-21.2
Location of required parking facilities.
chevron_right
§ 315-21.3
Shared parking.
chevron_right
§ 315-21.4
Parking space requirements.
chevron_right
§ 315-21.5
Parking layout.
chevron_right
§ 315-21.6
Stormwater drainage and surfacing.
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Article 22
Signs
chevron_right
§ 315-22.1
Sign permit required.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.2
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.3
Exempt signs.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.4
Prohibited signs.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.5
Temporary signs.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.6
Signs in Rural Districts.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.7
Sign standards for Commercial and Waterfront Business Districts.
chevron_right
§ 315-22.8
Applications for sign permits.
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Article 23
Nonconformities
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§ 315-23.1
Continuance of nonconforming uses.
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§ 315-23.2
Nonconforming buildings.
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§ 315-23.3
Existing nonconforming lots.
chevron_right
§ 315-23.4
Change of plans.
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Article 24
Zoning Board of Appeals
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§ 315-24.1
Establishment.
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§ 315-24.2
Officers and alternates.
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Article 25
Amendments and Validity
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§ 315-25.1
Amendments.
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§ 315-25.2
Validity.
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