The purpose of this district is to permit the
use or erection of buildings for either residential use or a mixed
use of professional office and residence in one building. Within this
district, no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be
erected or altered to be used, in whole or in part, unless it complies
with the regulations set forth in this article. The following principal
uses shall be permitted in this district:
A.
A single detached one-family dwelling house, in connection with which there may be a private garage if consistent with § 450-82C. There shall not be more than one single detached one-family dwelling on a single lot.
B.
Accessory uses incidental or subordinate to a single
detached one-family dwelling.
C.
Residential uses mixed with professional offices,
provided that the professional office shall be located only on the
first floor of the building and shall meet the following criteria:
(1)
There shall be no physical evidence of said office use from the exterior of the building, except as allowed in § 450-82B.
(2)
The remodeling of any residential building in order
to create an impression of business activity is prohibited.
(3)
Separate entrances and exits shall be provided for
residential and nonresidential portions of the building.
(4)
The owner of the building shall be an occupant.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted
in this district:
C.
A detached garage of not more than a two-car capacity,
used solely by the persons living in the dwelling house, and a building
for housing garden tools, provided that such garage or building is
on the same lot as the dwelling house or on a lot contiguous thereto.
No such accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the
construction of the dwelling house has been commenced, nor shall an
accessory building be used unless the dwelling house has been completed
and put into use. No such accessory building shall exceed 450 square
feet, and it will be a maximum height of not more than 16 feet to
the peak of the roof.
D.
Public utility installations, subject to the following
special requirements:
Design considerations for permitted uses shall
be as follows:
A.
Parking and service areas.
(1)
Parking shall be screened from adjacent residential
properties with grass, shrubs, trees, fences and/or earthen berms
to protect residential properties from parking lot illumination and
headlight glare, automobile fumes and noise.
(2)
Curbing or curb stops shall be provided in all off-street
parking areas and along all accessways.
(3)
Off-street parking areas and accessways thereto shall
be properly drained, and all such areas shall have a paved hard surface.
(4)
All off-street parking areas and accessways shall
be so arranged that cars and trucks may be turned on the lot so that
it is not necessary to back into any roadway. Parking shall only be
located in the rear of the property.
(5)
Common or joint driveway access and parking to the
rear of sites is encouraged.
(6)
Access driveways onto major thoroughfares shall be
permitted only if alternatives, including side or rear access and
common or shared single access driveways, have been considered by
the Planning Board or Zoning Board.
(7)
Where appropriate, impervious parking coverage shall
be limited to the extent possible by the use of parking in or under
buildings, the elimination of excess paving, grassed landbank parking
and the use of permeable surfaces for paving.
(8)
Parking areas shall be designed to minimize pedestrian
and moving vehicle conflicts. Pedestrian walkways, parking lot islands,
signage and pavement texture differentiation shall be required by
the Planning Board or Zoning Board, where appropriate, to ensure the
safe movement of pedestrians.
(9)
No access shall be permitted to the parking area from
within the residential zone.
(10)
Every structure erected, designed or altered
for occupancy by any use as permitted in this section shall provide
an entrance and access at the rear of its building for the loading
and unloading of delivery trucks.
B.
Building design and use.
(1)
The treatment of side and rear walls of any building
in terms of building materials shall be similar to the treatment of
the front facade.
(2)
The display of merchandise or nonpermanent uses and/or
activities, e.g., vending machines, placed on the exterior premises
of any building is prohibited.
(3)
All buildings shall have a unified architectural treatment,
whether constructed as new or as an additional structure physically
and aesthetically integrated with the existing structure. The Planning
Board or Zoning Board shall consider in its architectural review items
such as materials, colors, building setbacks, facade treatments and
building height and shall encourage the revitalization of existing
structures to ensure compatibility with proposed building additions.
C.
Site design and building layout.
(1)
The site design layout of buildings and parking areas
shall be reviewed so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing design
and efficient arrangement. Particular attention shall be given to
safety and fire protection, impact on surrounding development and
contiguous and adjacent buildings and lands.
(2)
To promote a desirable visual environment and to ensure
a good civic design, the Planning Board or Zoning Board in its review
shall consider, but not be limited in its consideration of, visual
impacts of the proposed development, including views and view interference,
shadow effects, noise impacts and design compatibility with surrounding
land uses.
D.
General design requirements.
(1)
Any development in this district which will be used
wholly or in part for office purposes shall be designed so as to provide
a comprehensive development plan for the entire zone for which it
is a part, the goals being to control means of access and to coordinate
internal pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow relating to existing
development and architectural compatibility.
(2)
Any new facade or change in the facade of an existing
building shall be reviewed by the Planning Board or Zoning Board for
evaluation of architectural design.
A.
Lot area. A minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet
shall be provided for every use hereafter erected.
B.
Lot width. Each lot shall have a width of not less
than 50 feet.
C.
Lot depth. Each lot shall have a depth of not less
than 200 feet.
D.
Minimum yards.
(1)
Front yard. A front yard setback shall be provided
to be not less than 40 feet or no less than adjacent buildings, whichever
is greater.
(2)
Side yards. There shall be side yard setbacks to be
not less than 12 feet each side or 10% of lot width, whichever is
greater. (NOTE: When side or rear yards adjoin a residential district,
such yard shall be 40 feet.)
(3)
Rear yards. There shall be rear yard setbacks to be
not less than 35 feet. (NOTE: When side or rear yards adjoin a residential
district, such yard shall be 40 feet.)
E.
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
not be greater than 15% of the gross lot area.
F.
Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage, including
all structures, shall not be greater than 60% of the gross lot area.
G.
Height. A structure shall not have a greater height
than two stories or 30 feet, measured from the average grade line
perimetering the building to the top of the main roof cornice line,
excluding necessary utility-type roof structures.
