[Added 10-24-2001]
In accordance with Town plans, this district
is intended to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family
living and to achieve one or more of the following goals: mitigate
the impacts of development on environmentally sensitive features such
as floodplains, steep slopes, watercourses, wetlands or areas with
poor drainage; provide adequate space for individual septic systems
in areas without access to sanitary sewers; or mitigate development
impacts on areas with existing semi-rural character.
In a Residential Large Lot RLL District, no
building or premises shall be used, and no building or part of a building
shall be erected, in whole or in part, for any uses except the following:
B.
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses shall
be permitted, in the rear yard only, limited to the following:
[Amended 3-9-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005; 11-14-2007 by L.L. No.
12-2007; 11-25-2008 by L.L. No. 6-2008]
(2)
A screen, garden or tea house, gazebo, tool storage
shed or a cabana for a swimming pool, none of which shall exceed 250
square feet in area.
(3)
In a rear yard or in a side yard, provided that it
shall be no less than five feet from the lot line, one private garage
building not exceeding 600 square feet in area and limited to use
of persons resident on the premises.
(4)
One building for private horticultural purposes not
exceeding 336 square feet in area.
(5)
In a rear yard, but not within 10 feet of a lot line,
the open storage of camping trailers, boats, boat trailers and utility
trailers which do not exceed 24 feet in length and/or six feet in
height, provided that the trailer or boat shall be screened from view
with a fence or other suitable material to reduce the visual impact
of this open storage on adjacent residences. Storage of camping trailers,
recreational vehicles, self-contained motorized homes or boats longer
than 24 feet and/or higher than six feet shall be within enclosed
buildings or off the site. For purposes of this requirement, open
storage shall begin 72 hours within any four-day period after the
vehicle, boat or trailer is on site. Vehicles, boats or trailers in
the driveway less than 72 hours are not considered to be in open storage.
(6)
In a rear or a side yard, an air-conditioning unit,
provided that the following conditions are met: the noise level of
the unit shall not exceed 78 decibels; the unit shall be screened
with fencing or other suitable material so as to reduce the visible
impact from adjacent property owners and from the road; and the unit
shall be no closer than five feet to any lot line. If these conditions
are met, the Building Inspector shall issue a building permit for
the air-conditioning unit.
(7)
In the rear yard, a compost pile, provided that the
owner of the property has taken reasonable precautions to reduce offensive
odors, the compost pile is in compliance with the property maintenance
regulations of the Town Code[1] and is suitably located and/or screened so as not to detract
from the appearance of the neighborhood.
(8)
In a rear yard only, a stand-by electrical power generator,
provided that the following conditions are met: the generator shall
be located behind the house, shall not extend past the side of the
house, and shall not be closer than 10 feet to any lot line; the generator
shall be used only during electrical power outages and as required
by the manufacturer for maintenance purposes; maintenance operation
of the generator shall take place only during daylight hours; the
generator shall only operate on LP or natural gas; documentation of
the noise level of the generator per manufacturer’s specifications
at seven meters (23 feet) from the unit shall be presented with the
application for a building permit and shall not exceed 72 decibels.
C.
Conditional uses shall be permitted as follows, subject to approval by the Planning Board in accordance with Chapter 217, Article II, of these regulations, and subject to the requirements specified below and elsewhere in these regulations, including site plan approval in accordance with Chapter 217, Article III, of these regulations:
(1)
Places of worship, including parish houses, convents,
rectories or parsonages. In accordance with the purpose and intent
of the RLL District, these uses shall be subject to the following
special requirements in addition to all other applicable requirements
set forth in these regulations:
(a)
Minimum lot area shall be two acres.
(b)
Maximum gross floor area of any building on a two-acre lot shall not exceed 7,000 square feet. On lots larger than 2 acres, gross floor area for each building may increase by 2,000 square feet for each additional acre of lot size up to a limit of 14,000 square feet. Buildings for permitted accessory uses listed in § 203-1.1B shall be further restricted by that section, by § 207-6, and by any other relevant sections of the Comprehensive Development Regulations.
(c)
Maximum building height and building coverage
shall conform to the requirements for the district.
(d)
Impervious surface coverage shall not exceed
35% of the lot.
(e)
Pavement setback shall be 30 feet from any lot
line.
(f)
No building or part thereof used for public
assembly or group meetings shall be closer than 100 feet to any street
line or lot line.
(g)
A parish house, convent, rectory or parsonage
shall conform to the setback requirements for the district.
(h)
A semi-opaque, vegetative screen shall be established
and maintained on all residential lot lines.
(i)
The entire lot, except for areas covered by
buildings and parking or loading areas, shall be suitably landscaped
and properly maintained.
(j)
Places of worship shall be held liable for any
conditional use, including day-care centers, and related operations
and activities that take place within their facilities.
(2)
Fire stations and ambulance services and public utility
rights-of-way, as well as structures and other installations necessary
to serve areas within the Town, subject to such conditions as the
Planning Board may impose in order to promote the health, safety,
appearance and general welfare of the community and the character
of the neighborhood in which the proposed structure is to be constructed.
(3)
Day-care centers operated as a subsidiary use to a
place of worship.
(4)
Comfort care homes, subject to site plan approval and to the
following special requirements in addition to all other applicable
requirements set forth in these regulations:
[Added 4-9-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
(a)
Minimum lot area shall be 1 1/2 acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
(c)
Pavement shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from any lot
line.
(d)
Parking shall not be permitted in a front yard. Parking areas
shall be screened as required by the Planning Board.
(e)
A minimum of 12 parking spaces shall be provided. Additional
parking may be required at the discretion of the Planning Board.
(f)
All proposed exterior lighting shall require approval by the
Planning Board.
D.
Home occupations are permitted within this district,
provided that there shall be no substantial increase in noise, traffic
generation or electrical interference with television, radio or telephones
of adjacent residences, and other than signs as permitted in these
regulations, no external changes to the principal building which would
indicate a change from the residential character of this district.
Any substantial change listed above shall result in termination by
order of the Building Inspector.
All uses shall be subject to all applicable off-street parking and loading requirements set forth in Chapter 205, Articles I and II, of these regulations. In addition, the following off-street parking standards shall apply:
A.
No overnight parking of commercial vehicles, except
within an enclosed garage, shall be permitted within a residential
district.
