Except by a special permit from the Board of
Appeals, no projections into the required yards or other required
open space shall exceed the following dimensions:
A.
Balcony or bay window may project up to two feet into
a required yard or other open space provided it is limited in total
length to 1/2 the length of the building face or side as the case
may be.
B.
Open terrace, step, stoop or deck under four feet
in height (total, including railing if any, measured from finished
grade) may project into a required yard or open space up to 1/4 the
required setback but not closer than eight feet to any property line.
C.
Steps, stoops or decks over four feet in height (total,
including railings if any, measured from finished grade), windowsill,
chimney, roof eave, fire escape, fire tower, awning, storm enclosure
or similar architectural features may project not more than two feet
into a required yard or open space.
A.
Fences or walls along the rear or side lot lines of any lot shall not exceed six feet in height. Fences or walls along lot lines shall not extend into the required front yard of the lot, or along the required front yard of any adjoining lot (i.e., corner lot). Except as provided in Subsection C, in no case shall a fence bordering a public way exceed four feet in height.
[Amended 6-21-1999 STM by Art. 11]
B.
The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply to plantings,
arbors, flagpoles, or to any necessary retaining walls or to any fences
or walls which are less than four feet high and less than 60% solid,
or to any playground or laundry-drying equipment in the rear yard.
C.
Chain link fences, not exceeding five feet in height,
are permitted in front yards and along front lot lines, except that
chain link fences are not allowed in front yards in the PIDD. Chain
link fences exceeding five feet in height are permitted in front yards
and along front yard lot lines in business and industrial districts
by special permit.
[Amended 9-22-2008 STM by Art. 4]
D.
Fences or walls surrounding private outdoor swimming
or wading pools shall completely surround said pools and shall not
be less than four feet in height and shall be so constructed and maintained
so as not to have openings, holes or gaps larger than four inches
in any dimension except for doors or gates, and if a picket fence
is erected, the horizontal openings shall not exceed four inches.
A dwelling or accessory building may be used as part of such enclosure.
E.
Fences shall be erected with the finish side facing
abutting properties and shall not exceed four inches plus the above-listed
nominal fence heights, measured from the average grade.
F.
Barbed
wire, electrified or similar fencing shall not be permitted in any
residential district except for agricultural purposes in R-1 or R-4
districts unless authorized by special permit from the Zoning Board
of Appeals.
[Added 9-22-2008 STM by Art. 6]
G.
Temporary
security fences shall be allowed in conjunction with valid building
permits for construction and/or demolition at a site. Such fences
shall not exceed eight feet in height and shall be constructed of
chain link materials. Said fences will be allowed for a period of
not more than 90 days, with extensions granted for up to one year
upon written request to the Building Inspector. Extensions to allow
such fences beyond these time periods may be granted by the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
[Added 9-22-2008 STM by Art. 6]
[Amended 6-21-1999 STM by Art. 12]
On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall
be erected, placed, planted or allowed to be or to grow in such a
manner as to impede vision between a height of three feet and 10 feet
above the street level with the triangular area formed by the intersection
of any two street lines and a line joining points along said street
lines 20 feet from the point of intersection of the two street lines.
Any lot or use created after the effective date
of this bylaw shall comply with the requirements stated below.
A.
Industrial/business abutting residential. Wherever
a lot in an industrial or business district abuts land in a residential
district, a buffer strip shall be created on said lot along the industrial
or business district side of the zoning district boundary as illustrated
in Plate 3 at the end of this bylaw. The width of the buffer strip
shall be at least twice the minimum yard requirement of the abutting
residential district for the adjacent yard, but in no event less than
40 feet, and in the PIDD the width of the buffer strip shall be no
less than 50 feet from a residential district. Such buffer strip shall
be suitably landscaped and screened densely along the residential
district boundary so as to screen effectively any business or industrial
activity from the ground-level view from adjacent residential property.
No parking areas, storage of materials or signs shall be located in
a buffer strip.
[Amended 9-22-2008 STM by Art. 4]
B.
Industrial/business within residential district. Wherever
a lot in a residential district is in nonresidential use, a buffer
strip shall be created on the nonresidentially used lot along the
lot line(s) separating the nonresidentially used lot from any residentially
used lot(s). The width of the buffer strip shall be at lease twice
the minimum yard requirement of the residential district, but in no
event less than 40 feet. The buffer strip shall be landscaped and
screened along the property line separating the nonresidential use
from the residential use. Furthermore, no parking areas, storage of
materials or signs shall be located in the buffer strip.
C.
Multifamily abutting single family. Wherever a lot
in new multifamily dwelling use abuts a lot in single-family dwelling
use, a buffer strip shall be created on the lot in multifamily use
along the side or rear lot line(s) adjoining the lot(s) in single-family
use. Said buffer strip shall be landscaped and screened so as to screen
effectively the multifamily dwelling use from ground-level view and
any adjacent single-family dwelling. No parking areas, storage of
material or signs shall be located in a buffer strip.
A.
Landscaping and maintenance. Every required front
yard in any residential district shall be landscaped in conformance
with the surrounding neighborhood and kept open and unobstructed.
B.
Parking of recreational vehicles or equipment. Parking
of recreational vehicles or equipment, such as boats, trailers or
campers, is prohibited in the entire front yard (measured from the
street line to the front of the dwelling) in any residential district
for a period exceeding 30 consecutive days except by special permit
from the Board of Appeals.
C.
Front yards in business and industrial districts.
Not more than 75% of the required front yard area in an I-2 Industrial
District or B-2 Business District or not more than 50% in an I-1 Industrial
District or B-1 Business District shall be used for parking and driveways.
In no event shall the required front yard be traversed by more than
two driveways, unless authorized by special permit of the Board of
Appeals. A planted buffer strip, not less than five feet wide in the
I-2 District or B-2 District and not less than 10 feet wide in the
I-1 District or B-1 District, shall be provided within the required
front yard, adjacent to the street line of the lot.
