The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. 
Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers, fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers or air-conditioning or heating equipment, provided that such features shall not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the area of the roof of a building and are set back from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot by which such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified for the district in which they are located. In no case shall such features exceed 10 additional feet in height. All such mechanical equipment located on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened.
B. 
Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located by more than four feet.
C. 
Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes they are intended to serve.
A. 
An outer court shall be at least 20 feet wide, as wide as its depth or as wide as the height of the highest wall adjoining said court, whichever is the greatest.
B. 
An inner court shall be at least 50 feet in its least horizontal dimension. Two open and unobstructed passageways, each at least 14 feet high and 12 feet wide, to permit access by fire-fighting equipment, shall be provided at ground level to an inner court.
A. 
The distance between two principal buildings on the same lot shall be no less than the height of the taller building.
B. 
The distance between a principal building and an accessory building shall be no less than the height of the accessory building, but in no event less than 15 feet.
[Added 8-12-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
A. 
No building, structure or water well shall be erected, constructed and/or located within 100 feet of a cemetery or burial ground.
B. 
The Planning Board, in its sole discretion, as part of any subdivision, site plan or special permit approval, may require the applicant/owner to erect fencing and/or install plantings as a physical and/or visual barrier between a cemetery or burial ground and the developable areas of land that are adjacent to the cemetery or burial ground.
C. 
No building permit or water well permit shall be issued to authorize location of a building, structure or water well within 200 feet from any cemetery or burial ground until the Planning Board has first rendered a decision pursuant to the provisions above.
D. 
A map showing the general location of cemeteries and burial grounds located within the Town shall be filed in the Town Clerk's office. Said map is for general information purposes and shall not be deemed complete and exhaustive. The above requirements are intended to protect all cemeteries and burial grounds, including those not shown on the map.