For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of
Stanford hereby establishes and divides the Town into the following
five zoning districts:
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Conservation Residential District
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CR
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Agricultural Residential District
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AR
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Rural Residential District
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RR
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Rural Center District
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RC
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Lake Recreation District
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LR
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A.
The location and boundaries of said districts are
shown on the Zoning Map, Town of Stanford, a copy of which is included
in the pocket part at the end of this volume.
B.
Said map, together with all explanatory matter thereon
and all amendments thereto, is hereby adopted and is declared to be
an appurtenant part of this chapter. Said map shall be kept up-to-date
and shall be located in the Town Clerk's office for the use and benefit
of the public. A certified copy of said map shall also be on file
in the office of the Town Building Inspector.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of any of the aforesaid zoning districts as shown on the
Zoning Map,[1] the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where the district boundaries are shown to approximately
follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
B.
Where the district boundaries are shown to approximately
follow the center lines of streets or roads, street or road rights-of-way
or waterways, such center lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C.
Where the district boundaries are shown to be approximately
parallel to the center lines of streets or roads, street or road rights-of-way
or waterways, such boundaries shall be construed to be parallel to
said boundaries, with distances shown on the Zoning District Map being
perpendicular distances from such center lines.
D.
In any other cases, the boundary line shall be determined
by use of the scale of the Zoning Map.
E.
When a district boundary divides a lot in single ownership,
the regulations which apply in the less restricted portion of the
lot shall be deemed to extend within the lot beyond the district boundary
for a distance not exceeding 35 feet.
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included
in the pocket part at the end of this volume.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided:
A.
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be
used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall
hereafter be erected, moved, altered, reconstructed or enlarged for
any purpose except in conformance with the regulations herein specified
for the district in which it is located.
B.
No part of a yard or other open space required in
connection with any building or use shall be included as part of a
yard or other open space similarly required for another building.
C.
No yard or lot existing at the time of the passage of this chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards of lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the minimum requirements established by this chapter, with such lots established in full accordance with the requirements of Chapter 140, Subdivision of Land.
D.
No off-street parking or loading space required for
one building or use shall be included as meeting, in whole or in part,
the off-street parking or loading space required for another building
or use except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
E.
No off-street parking or loading space shall be so
reduced in area that it does not meet the minimum requirements of
this chapter.
F.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, there
shall be no more than one principal building or use and its accessory
structures or uses on any one lot within any residential district.
G.
Within each district, the regulations set forth by
this chapter shall be considered minimum regulations and shall apply
uniformly to each kind of building, structure or land.
