No building shall be erected, moved, altered, added to or enlarged
nor shall any land or building be designed or used for any purpose
or in any manner other than as specified in this chapter.
A building or structure may be constructed on any lot of record
in any district where otherwise permitted even if said lot is less
than the minimum area required for building lots in the district in
which it is located, provided that the following conditions exist
or are met:
A.
Adjoining vacant land. The owner of said lot owns no adjoining vacant
land which would create a conforming lot if combined with the lot
which is deficient in area.
B.
Front and rear yards. Any structure erected on a nonconforming lot
shall have front and rear yards conforming to the minimums required
for the district in which said lot is located, except where conditions
make this impossible.
C.
Side yards. Any structure erected on a nonconforming lot shall have
a minimum side yard of 10 feet, except that it shall be 20 feet adjacent
to any street.
No more than one residential structure on any lot, other than
group housing, shall be permitted, unless lot area and yard requirements
are met for each dwelling, including required street frontage.
On a corner lot in any district where a front yard is required,
a yard shall be provided on each street equal in depth to the required
front yard on each such street. One rear yard shall be provided on
each corner lot, and the owner shall designate the rear yard on his
application for a permit.
Where a single lot under individual ownership extends from one
street to another parallel or nearly parallel street or alley, the
principal structure shall be erected to face the street on which those
adjoining structures face. The building height shall be measured from
the grade of the street designated as the street on which the building
fronts.
No fence, wall, hedge or other structure or planting shall be
erected or placed on a corner lot which shall cause obstruction to
vision at street intersections.
When a vacant lot in any district is situated between two improved
lots, the front yard of the vacant lot shall have a minimum depth
equal to the average depth of the front yards of the two adjoining
improved lots, but not less than 20 feet from the street right-of-way.
A.
The space in any required yard shall be open and unobstructed except
for accessory buildings in a side or rear yard and except for the
ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses, cornices, eaves
and other architectural features; provided, however, that such features
shall not project more than two feet into any minimum required yard
as specified in Schedule A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
B.
A paved terrace shall not be considered as part of a building in
the determination of yard sizes or lot coverage, provided that such
terrace is unroofed and without structural walls or other form of
enclosure exceeding six feet in height.
C.
In determining the percentage of building coverage or the size of
yards for the purpose of this chapter, enclosed porches or porches
open at the side but roofed shall be considered a part of the building.
D.
An open fire escape may extend into any minimum required yard not
more than four feet, provided that such fire escape shall not be closer
than six feet at any point to any lot line.
E.
Unenclosed entrance steps or stairways providing access in the first
story, cellar or basement of a building may extend into any minimum
required yard a distance not to exceed six feet in the front or rear
but not to exceed four feet in any minimum required side yard.
The yard requirements of this chapter shall not prohibit any
retaining wall or any fence, wall or hedge otherwise permitted and
in conformance with state regulations, provided that in any residential
district, such fence, wall or hedge shall be no closer to any front
lot line than two feet, except for the provision of four feet to enable
the passage of foot traffic, and shall comply with visibility at street
corners as provided in this article.
A.
Enclosed uses. Any use required by this chapter to be screened shall
provide a fence, screen or landscaping sufficient to obscure such
uses from view from abutting properties or from the public right-of-way.
B.
Unenclosed uses. Any commercial or industrial use which is not conducted
within a building, including but not limited to junkyards, storage
yards and building materials yards, and which is in, abuts or is adjacent
to a residence district or fronts on a public right-of-way shall be
obscured from view from such residence district and public right-of-way.
This section shall not apply to nurseries and the display for sales
purpose of new or used cars, trucks, trailers, bicycles, motorcycles,
snowmobiles or farm equipment if set back at least 50 feet from the
edge of the pavement.
C.
Approval by the Planning Board. Plans and site design for the installation
of such fencing or screening as are required by this zoning law shall
be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board prior to issuance of
a building permit. Any fencing or screening installed in accordance
with this section shall be maintained in good order to achieve the
objectives of this section. Failure to maintain fencing or to replace
dead or diseased plant materials shall be considered a violation of
this chapter.
On any lot, one accessory building, including a garage, noncommercial
home workshop or other accessory building or use in connection with
the principal dwelling or use, may be constructed and located, subject
to the following:
A.
Location. Nonresidential accessory buildings shall comply with front
and side yard requirements for the principal building. Accessory buildings
to a residential use which are not attached to a principal building
shall be erected in accordance with the following requirements:
B.
When an accessory building is attached to the principal building,
it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter
applicable to the principal building.
Height limitations shall not apply to belfries, church spires,
cupolas and domes not used for human occupancy; nor to chimneys, ventilators,
skylights, antennas, tanks and necessary mechanical appurtenances
usually carried above the roof.
All lots abutting a lake, pond, river, stream or similar permanent
water body shall provide a building setback line of not less than
100 feet from the high-water line of such abutting water body.
