Any and every new use and any and every new
building, structure and premises shall be used for or occupied, and
every building or structure shall be erected, constructed, established,
altered, repaired, enlarged or moved exclusively and only with conformity
with the requirements, character and conditions laid down for each
of the several districts established by this bylaw. Any use not specifically
listed herein or otherwise permitted in a district shall be deemed
as prohibited.
The Board of Appeals, as provided in Article X below, is authorized to decide on special permits and variances from these requirements which will not be contrary to the general intent of this bylaw or to the public interest.
[Added 5-22-1991 ATM, Art. 43]
A.
No new construction or substantial improvement of
an existing structure for residential, agricultural, business, manufacturing,
industrial or elderly housing use shall be allowed in the designated
special flood hazard areas as delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate
Map as provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated June
3, 1991, and as may be amended from time to time.
B.
"Substantial improvement" means any repair, reconstruction
or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds
50% of the market value of the structure either before the improvement
or repairs is started, or if the structure has been damaged and is
being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this
definition, substantial improvement is considered to occur when the
first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part
of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimensions of the structure.
