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This article sets forth detailed descriptions of the residential zoning districts and their respective dimensional and bulk regulations, requirements, and design standards. The various open space subdivision or open space condominium options indicated within some of the residential zoning districts are open space ratio, or OSR, driven. While the overall maximum gross density stays essentially the same within each residential zoning district for each option within a specific residential zoning district, as the minimum OSR increases, the maximum permitted net density increases. Under the conventional subdivision and other options presented for each residential zoning district, the site intensity and capacity calculations, as well as the natural resource protection standards and guidelines set forth in Articles VIII and XV of this chapter, shall be adhered to. The residential zoning districts are generally organized into a residential density hierarchy.
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District intent. The R-1 District is intended to permit residential development at intensities that are consistent with the maintenance of a rural countryside character and lifestyle. It serves as a transitional district between the farmland areas and the countryside, estate, and suburban intensity areas of the Town. It is the most rural of the residential planned land use districts. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (individual systems for conventional subdivisions and group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-1 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1A at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-2 District is intended to permit residential development at intensities that are consistent with the maintenance of a countryside character and lifestyle. It serves as a transitional district between the more rural areas, or rural countryside and farmland areas, and the more estate and suburban intensity areas of the Town. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (individual systems for conventional subdivisions and group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-2 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1B at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-3 District is intended to provide for estate-type housing on very large lots. It preserves and enhances the estate character of the district and surrounding areas and the attractiveness associated with such areas. The R-3 District may also be used as a transitional district located between residential districts of higher and lower intensity levels such as the R-2 and R-4 Districts. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (individual systems for conventional subdivisions and group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-3 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1C at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-4 District is intended to provide for suburban estate-type housing on large lots. It preserves and enhances the suburban estate character of the district and surrounding areas and the attractiveness associated with such areas. The R-4 District may also be used as a transitional district located between residential districts of higher and lower intensity levels such as the R-3 and R-5 Districts. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (individual systems for conventional subdivisions and group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-4 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1D at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-5 District is intended to provide for a suburban residential development character in cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums only. The R-5 District may also be used as a transitional district located between residential districts of higher and lower intensity levels such as the R-4 and R-6 Districts. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (group systems) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-5 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1E at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-6 District is intended to serve as a transitional residential district in cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums only between areas of a lesser land use intensity and those of a higher land use intensity, such as between the urban areas of adjacent municipalities and the suburban and rural areas of the Town of Barton. It provides for the continuation of rural and suburban open space while, at the same time, allowing for the clustering and compact development of residential lots. The R-6 District may also be used as a transitional district between the less dense R-5 District and other higher density residential districts. It is intended to be served by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (group systems) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-6 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1F at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-7 District is the most dense of the single-family residential district types. It is intended to provide for the continuation of higher density, urban-type, single-family dwelling lots in areas of the Town of Barton. This district may also serve as a transitional district between areas of a lesser land use intensity and those of a higher land use intensity, such as between the urban areas of adjacent municipalities and the suburban and rural areas of the Town of Barton. It permits urban-type, single-family residential development in a manner consistent with the provision of a high-quality urban community character. Areas of open space may also be provided in this district in the amounts prescribed to maintain this character through the various cluster/open space subdivision or open space condominium options. The R-7 District may be used as a transitional district between the less dense residential districts and other higher density residential districts. This district may be served by either public sanitary sewer facilities (in either conventional or cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) or by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions not served by public sanitary sewer) and private wells.
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District standards. The R-7 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Tables 1G and 1H at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-8 District is intended to be used exclusively in existing residential subdivisions (minor and major including certified survey maps) located in the existing hamlets of the Town of Barton, such as Young America, as well as in the various waterfront areas of the Town. The R-8 District is not intended to be expanded into areas not already subdivided. The R-8 District is designed to minimize nonconforming and substandard lot sizes, as such lots would become if placed under more rural- or suburban-oriented land use (and ultimately zoning) classifications. The number of existing substandard lots is to be limited through the combination of abutting substandard lots into a single lot under the same ownership. This district also provides for the minor infilling of vacant or redevelopment areas consistent with this district and the established character of the neighborhood as defined by earlier approved subdivisions and certified survey maps. The district may be served by either public sanitary sewer facilities or by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems and private wells.
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District standards. The R-8 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1I at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
C. 
Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-9 District is the least dense of the two multifamily residential district types. The R-9 District is intended to permit medium-density, urban-type, multiple-family residential development at planned locations in a manner consistent with the provision of a high-quality, urban, community character. Areas of open space may also be provided to maintain this character. This district may be served by either public sanitary sewer facilities (in either conventional or cluster/open space options) or by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (group systems for cluster/open space options not served by public sanitary sewer) and private wells. This district may serve as a transitional district between areas of a lesser land use intensity and those of a higher land use intensity, such as between the urban areas of adjacent municipalities and the suburban and rural areas of the Town of Barton. It may also be used as a transitional district between the R-8 and the R-10 Districts, the R-7 and R-10 Districts, and the R-6 and R-10 Districts.
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District standards. The R-9 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Table 1J at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
C. 
Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.
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District intent. The R-10 District is the most dense of the residential district types. The R-10 District is intended to permit high-density, urban-type, multifamily residential development in a manner consistent with the provision of a high-quality, urban character within a suburban setting. Areas of open space may also be provided to maintain this character. This district may be served by either public sanitary sewer facilities (in either conventional or cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums) or by on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems (group systems for cluster/open space subdivisions or open space condominiums not served by public sanitary sewer) and private wells. This district may serve as a transitional district between areas of a lesser land use intensity and those of a higher land use intensity, such as between the urban areas of adjacent municipalities and the urban, suburban, and rural areas of the Town of Barton. It may be used as a transitional district between the less dense R-9 District and other higher intensity commercial or institutional use districts with the provision of adequate landscape buffer yards.
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District standards. The R-10 District is further intended to have the development standards as set forth in Tables 1K and 1L at the end of this chapter. Those developments served by on-site sewage disposal systems must meet all requirements set forth under § 500-14 of this chapter.
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Permitted, accessory, and special uses. See § 500-66, Article X, § 500-72, and § 500-75 of this chapter.