For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of
Barrington is hereby divided into the following use districts:
A.
Wildlife Refuge District (WR). This district includes
land that is being preserved and managed for the specific purpose
of protecting an important animal species habitat area; it includes
both Town-owned land and land held by private organizations whose
stated goal is the preservation of significant natural areas, including
wildlife habitat areas.
B.
Conservation District (C). This district includes
freshwater and coastal wetlands, and other environmentally sensitive
land or natural areas which are in public ownership, or owned by a
private organization for the purpose of maintaining it in its natural
condition and/or protecting a plant or animal habitat area. It includes
undeveloped areas of the Town which contribute to open space as set
forth in the Barrington Comprehensive Plan.
[Amended 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
C.
Open Space - Passive Recreation District (OS-P). This
district includes land which is either publicly owned open space which
is being maintained for nonintensive recreational uses and activities,
or privately owned open space which is not suited for further development.
It includes undeveloped areas of the Town which contribute to open
space as set forth in the Barrington Comprehensive Plan.
[Amended 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
D.
Open Space - Active Recreation District (OS-A). This
district contains areas of the community which are being maintained
for active public use, including all permitted types of active outdoor
recreation, schools, government and municipal uses and cultural uses
and activities.
E.
Agriculture-Rural
District (AR). This district contains where agriculture is the primary
land use but also includes residential use. The future land use intent
is to preserve rural character, prime farmland and open spaces through
larger minimum lot sizes, and other land conservation strategies;
the extension of infrastructure such as public water or sewer lines
shall not be permitted.
[Added 12-2-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-17[1]]
F.
Recreation and Education District (RE). This district
contains privately owned areas of the community which are used for
permitted private educational institutions and active private recreational
activities.
G.
Residence 40 District (R-40). This district contains
areas of the community which are partially or fully developed at an
approximate density of one dwelling unit per acre, and areas for which
this density of development is considered appropriate.
H.
Residence 25 District (R-25). This district contains
areas of the community which are partially or fully developed at an
approximate density of two dwelling units per acre, and areas which
are planned for future development at this density.
I.
Residence 10 District (R-10). This district contains
development areas of the community which are developed at densities
in excess of two dwelling units per acre, and areas which are planned
for future development at approximately four dwelling units per acre.
J.
[2]Residence 40 and Residence 25 Cluster Districts (R-40C, R-25C). These districts contain those areas of R-40 and R-25 Districts rezoned pursuant to Article XX of this chapter by the Town Council to Residence 40 Cluster (R-40C) and Residence 25 Cluster (R-25C) Districts, respectively, to permit construction of clustered housing.
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection J, Residence 40 Conservation
Development District (R-40CD), added 2-6-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1,
was repealed 12-2-2019 by Ord. No. l 2019-17.
K.
Neighborhood Business District (NB). This district
contains areas of the community in which business uses are permitted
which are in character and scale with, and appropriate to, proximate
residential uses. It is intended to provide areas for commercial and
retail activities which do not generate the traffic, glare, noise
or larger parking areas associated with more intensive business uses
allowed in the Business District.
L.
Business
District (B). This district includes areas of the community suitable
and intended for intensive business and commercial activity and uses.
[Added 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12[3]]
M.
Residence-Business Flex District (RBF). This district, considered
a Business District, contains areas of the community in which residence
and business uses are permitted to intermingle within the district
and within mixed-use buildings in the district. Business and mixed-use
buildings are meant to be in character and scale with, and appropriate
to, proximate residential uses. Similar to the Neighborhood Business
District (NB), it is intended to provide areas for commercial and
retail activities which do not generate the traffic, glare, noise
or larger parking areas associated with more intensive business uses
allowed in the Business District. Unlike the NB, the RBF allows first
floor residential in mixed-use buildings so long as the first-floors
of such buildings are designed to readily convert to business uses
or live-work spaces in the future.
[Amended 9-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-13]
N.
Waterfront Business District (WB). This district contains
areas of the community which are now used or are planned for future
use of business enterprises requiring or appropriate for waterfront
or shoreline locations.
O.
Limited Manufacturing District (LM). This district
contains land currently in light manufacturing and related uses, and
areas which are considered suitable for future development of manufacturing
uses.
P.
Elderly Housing District (EH). This district contains those areas of Business or Manufacturing Districts rezoned pursuant to Article XXI of this chapter by the Town Council to an Elderly Housing (EH) District to permit construction of multi-unit housing for persons 62 years or older, or for persons with disabilities.
Q.
Government and Institutional (GI). This district includes properties that contain governmental buildings of the Town, state and federal government or their agencies. The purpose of this district is to recognize the extent of public land with governmental buildings and to provide guidance as to utilization of these lands. Per § 185-4, Town buildings and properties are exempt from provisions of this chapter.
[Added 2-6-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1]
The boundaries of the zoning districts described in § 185-6 are hereby established on a map entitled "Barrington Zoning Map," filed at the office of the Town Clerk,[1] with a true and accurate copy to be maintained in the
office of the Building Official, and shown on a set of reproductions
of the Barrington Assessor's Plats numbered one to 37. Said map is
hereby adopted as part of this chapter. The scales of the various
zoning plat sheets are as shown on the individual plats contained
in said set. In interpreting these zoning plat maps, the following
criteria shall be applied:
A.
Zoning district lines which are located within the
boundary of a street, right-of-way, railroad, stream or water body
shall be interpreted as following the center line of said feature.
B.
Zoning district lines which are located along shorelines
shall be construed as following the mean high tide water mark, and
where any alteration of the shoreline, either natural or artificial,
is made, the zoning district line shall be interpreted as relocating
to the new shoreline location.
C.
Where a zoning district line is located approximately
parallel to, in extension of or following a lot line or other mapped
feature, it shall be so construed.
D.
Where a lot or parcel of land is divided by a zoning district boundary, the regulations for either district may be applied for a maximum of 50 feet into the other district, following the granting of a special use permit pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV.
E.
Distances not specified on the Zoning Map shall be
determined by use of the scale indicated on the zoning plat sheet.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of this chapter.
