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.
[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.