SECTION "R-1" RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT       Top      To Zoning Page

20.00 - Statement of Intent.
The intent hereof is that this district shall provide uncongested, hazard-free residential neighborhoods which are comprised of single-family detached residences and compatible structures and uses.

20.01 - Permitted Principal Uses and Structures.
The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in the "R-1" district:

1. Single-family detached dwelling.
2. The growing of agricultural crops, including the usual agricultural structures and uses such as farm dwelling, noncommercial greenhouses, barns, and the like.
3. Public and private parks and playgrounds.
4. Forestry.
5. Public buildings and structures of a recreational or public service type.
6. Public information or event signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.

1. Churches.
2. The home office of a doctor of medicine, dentistry, or psychiatry, provided that the off street parking requirements of Section 8.00 shall be met.
3. Cemeteries.
4. Public or private schools.
5. Public or private utility structures, other than essential services, as defined in Section 7.00.
6. Nursing homes.
7. Kennels, poultry houses, livestock barns, and other uses and structures involving the care or storage of animals other than household pets.
8. Commercial greenhouses.
9. A residential structure which is in existence at the effective date of this ordinance may be altered to contain as many as three separate dwelling units so long as the exterior appearance of the structure is not, in the judgement of the Zoning Administrator, significantly changed in order to accommodate the additional dwelling units, and so long as all other legal requirements are met.
10. Additional permitted uses on a conforming or valid existing non-conforming lot.

1. Private garages, parking areas, and other customary residential outbuildings and structures.
2. Customary incidental home or farm occupations providing that all home occupations shall require a permit from the Town Council. Such permits shall be for three years, and may be renewed by the Town Council.
3. Signs advertising home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
4. Farm signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
5. Temporary real estate signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
6. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
7. Generally, uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
8. Uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception shall have been granted by the Board of Appeals.

1. Accessory structures shall be located only in rear yard or side yard, except for signs allowed herein.
2. No accessory structure exceeding 250 square feet in floor area or part thereof shall be located less than 15 feet from any side or rear lot line.
3. No minor accessory structure or part thereof shall be located less than three feet from any side or rear lot line, except that on corner lots no such structure shall be located less than fifteen feet from the edge of the street pavement.
4. Only one structure shall be allowed as a minor accessory structure on any given lot or parcel.
5. (see fences and pools under Common Regulations)
   
   

Lot Area	10,000 square feet
Lot Width	85 feet
Front Yard Depth	35 feet from town street
	50 feet from state road
	50 feet from county road
	150 feet from Rt. 50
Side Yard Width	15 feet
Side Yard Width for accessory structure	15 feet
Side Yard Width for minor accessory structure	3 feet
Rear Yard Depth	25 feet
Rear Yard Depth for accessory structure	15 feet
Rear Yard Depth for minor accessory structure	3 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.

1. Fences and walls not exceeding at any point four (4) feet in height above the elevation of the surface of the ground, may be looted in any front yard, but not beyond the property line. Ornamental front yard fence gates, finials, or other ornamental posts shall not exceed four and one half (4 1/2) feet in height. Fences and walls erected behind the front yard setback in any applicable zoning district as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance shall be permitted to a height of eight (8) feet in height above grade.
2. Fences and walls not exceeding at any point eight (8) feet in height above the elevation of the surface of the ground, may be located in any rear yard or side yard area.

1. Public and private conservation areas,including wildlife reservations, arboretum demonstration forests.
2. Floodways; flood prevention, erosion control, or similar works.
3. Fish or game hatcheries.
4. Public and private parks, and playgrounds for the purpose of conserving and enjoying the natural resources.
5. Forests, forestation.
6. Hunting and fishing cabins used only for temporary residence.
7. Agriculture, including the growing of crops and the production of livestock or poultry. Included are the usual agricultural structures and uses such as farm dwellings, commercial and noncommercial greenhouses, barns, poultry houses, and the like, providing that all poultry houses, feeder lots, and other uses involving the intensive handling or sheltering of animals shall be located at least 200 feet from any property line.
8. Duck blinds, goose blinds, and the like.
9. Riding stables of a noncommercial nature.
10. Single-family dwellings, and duplex dwellings.
11. Commercial and noncommercial hunting and fishing sites.
12. Public buildings and structures of a recreational, conservation, cultural or public service type.
13. Signs, including directional signs advertising a commercial enterprise and public information or event signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
14. Private or church cemeteries.

1. Golf courses, commercial or private, not lighted for night play and not including miniature golf courses or driving ranges. Included as an accessory use may be a building for a golf shop, locker room, snack bar, and other uses incidental to the golf course.
2. Churches, temples, convents, and monasteries.
3. The home office of a doctor of medicine, dentistry, or psychiatry in his residence, provided that the off street parking requirements of Section 8.00 shall be met.
4. Campgrounds and travel trailer parks for transient or seasonal use only, provided that no building, structure, or campsite shall be located less than 200 feet from any other boundary of the tract including the waterfront boundary.
5. Public and private schools.
6. Commercial riding stables.
7. Refuse disposal sites, subject to the provisions of Section 8.05.
8. Utilities other than essential services, as defined in Section 7.00.
9. Sewage disposal plants, provided such plants shall not be less than 500 feet from any dwelling, school church, or other structure intended for human occupancy.
10. Mobile homes, and mobile homes parks subject to the provisions of Section 8.03.
11. Farm labor camps for temporary occupancy, provided such camp is located at least 200 feet from all property lines and occupied by no more than 20 persons.
12. Waste water irrigation areas where such systems are approved by the health department and cause no objectionable odors, fumes, noises, or other adverse environmental conditions.
13. Additional permitted uses on a conforming or valid existing non-conforming lot.

1. Generally, uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
2. Permanent residences for custodial quarters.
3. Living quarters for persons employed on the premises.
4. Private garages and parking areas, swimming pools, and other customary outbuildings and structures.
5. Customary incidental home or farm occupations providing that all home occupations shall require a permit from the Town Council. Such permits shall be for three years, and may be renewed by the Town Council.
6. Roadside stands offering for sale agricultural products in season, provided that no less than 75 percent of the products offered for sale are produced on the premises where such roadside stand is located.
7. A guesthouse, provided that such house is used exclusively for nonpaying guests. No such guesthouse shall be used for purposes of permanent residence not be rented or sold separately from the principal dwelling.
8. Temporary real estate signs, all such signs subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
9. Uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception shall have been granted by the Board of Appeals.
10. Temporary buildings, and structures incidental to construction, which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
11. (see fences and pools under Common Regulations)
    
    

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Lot Area	1 acre
Lot Width	150 feet
Front Yard Depth	60 feet
Side Yard Width	25 feet
Rear Yard Depth	60 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.

1. Gasoline sales.
2. Sale of snacks, soft drinks, and miscellaneous items, such use not to exceed 600 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Service and minor repair of motor vehicles.
4. Public information and event signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
5. Auction galleries.
6. Uses and structures permitted in the "C-1" district.

1. Major repair of motor vehicles.
2. Sale of motor vehicles.
3. Utilities, other than essential services as defined in Section 7.00.
4. Additional permitted uses on a conforming or valid existing non-conforming lot.

1. Uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
2. Uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception has been granted by the Board of Appeals.
3. Temporary real estate signs, signs on the premises advertising commercial enterprises, directional signs advertising commercial enterprises, all such signs subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
4. (see fences and pools under Common Regulations)
   
   

Lot Area	15,000 square feet
Lot Width	100 feet
Front Yard Depth	40 feet
Side Yard Width	15 feet
Rear Yard Depth	25 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.

The maximum site coverage by all buildings, including those serving both principal and accessory uses shall be 50 percent.

1. All of the principal uses and structures permitted in the "R-2" district.
2. Antique shops, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Art shops, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
4. Grocery or food store, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
5. Beauty shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
6. Florist shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
7. General dry goods and/or hardware store, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
8. Gift shop, book shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
9. Pharmacy, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
10. Shoe repair shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
11. Taxidermy business, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
12. Upholstery shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
13. Professional office, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
14. Bank, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
15. Coin operated laundromat, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
16. Boarding houses, lodging houses, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
17. Tailor shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
18. Retail businesses generally, but not including uses which would comprise a nuisance to adjacent property owners due to excessive noise, traffic, light or other offensive conditions, and not including any building in excess 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.

1. All uses and structures listed in Section 22.01, but providing that such businesses may have greater than 3,000 square feet of gross floor area but no greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Bakery, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Business offices, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of floor area.
4. Dry cleaning, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
5. Restaurants and food carry-out establishments, not including drive-in type eating places, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
6. Funeral establishments and chapels, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
7. Farm implement sales, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
8. Automobile and farm equipment repair and service establishments, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
9. Hotel, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
10. Newspaper and print shop, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
11. Building supplies and warehousing of building supplies, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
12. Frozen food lockers, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
13. Commercial swimming pool, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
14. Commercial greenhouses, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
15. Rest homes, nursing homes, or other institutions for human care of the treatment of noncontagious diseases, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
16. Utilities, other than essential services as defined in Section 7.00.
17. Off sale alcoholic beverages.
18. Additional permitted uses on a conforming or valid existing non-conforming lot of record.

1. Private garages, parking areas, and other customary residential outbuildings and structures.
2. Customary incidental home or farm occupations providing that all home occupations shall require a permit from the Town Council. Such permits shall be for three years, and may be renewed by the Town Council.
3. Signs of the types listed in Section 8.02, and subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
4. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
5. Generally uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
6. Uses and structures customarily associated with the directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception shall have been granted by the Board of Appeals.
7. (see fences and pools under Common Regulations)
   
   

Front Yard Depth	25 feet
Side Yard Depth	None except a side yard of 15 feet shall be required when such use is adjacent to a residential building or district.
Rear Yard Depth	25 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.

1. All of the principal uses and structures permitted in the "R-2" district.
2. Antique shops, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Art shops, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
4. Grocery or food store, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
5. Beauty shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
6. Florist shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
7. General dry goods and/or hardware store, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
8. Gift shop, book shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
9. Pharmacy, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
10. Shoe repair shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
11. Taxidermy business, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
12. Upholstery shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
13. Professional office, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
14. Bank, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
15. Coin operated laundromat, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
16. Boarding houses, lodging houses, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
17. Tailor shop, providing that no such use shall exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.
18. Retail businesses generally, but not including uses which would comprise a nuisance to adjacent property owners due to excessive noise, traffic, light or other offensive conditions, and not including any building in excess 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.

1. All uses and structures listed in Section 22.01, but providing that such businesses may have greater than 3,000 square feet of gross floor area but no greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Bakery, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
3. Business offices, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of floor area.
4. Dry cleaning, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
5. Restaurants and food carry-out establishments, not including drive-in type eating places, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
6. Funeral establishments and chapels, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
7. Farm implement sales, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
8. Automobile and farm equipment repair and service establishments, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
9. Hotel, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
10. Newspaper and print shop, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
11. Building supplies and warehousing of building supplies, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
12. Frozen food lockers, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
13. Commercial swimming pool, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
14. Commercial greenhouses, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
15. Rest homes, nursing homes, or other institutions for human care of the treatment of noncontagious diseases, providing that no such use shall occupy greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
16. Utilities, other than essential services as defined in Section 7.00.
17. Off sale alcoholic beverages.
18. Additional permitted uses on a conforming or valid existing non-conforming lot of record.

1. Private garages, parking areas, and other customary residential outbuildings and structures.
2. Customary incidental home or farm occupations providing that all home occupations shall require a permit from the Town Council. Such permits shall be for three years, and may be renewed by the Town Council.
3. Signs of the types listed in Section 8.02, and subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
4. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
5. Generally uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
6. Uses and structures customarily associated with the directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception shall have been granted by the Board of Appeals.

The minimum requirements for the "C-1" district shall be as follows:

Front Yard Depth	25 feet
Side Yard Depth	None except a side yard of 15 feet shall be required when such use is adjacent to a residential building or district.
Rear Yard Depth	25 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.

The maximum site coverage by all buildings, including those serving both principal and accessory uses, shall be 70 percent.

SECTION "R-2" RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT       Top      To Zoning Page

21.00 - Statement of Intent.
The intent hereof is that the "R-2" district shall provide land for moderate density multifamily residential uses and certain other uses and structures which are compatible therewith.

21.01 - Permitted Principal Uses and Structures.
The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in the "R-2" district:

1. The same permitted principal uses and structures as for the "R-1" district.
2. Duplex dwellings.
3. Town houses.
4. Garden type apartments.
5. Condominiums.

1. Private garages, parking areas, and other customary residential outbuildings and structures.
2. Customary incidental home or farm occupations providing that all home occupations shall require a permit from the Town Council. Such permits shall be for three years, and may be renewed by the Town Council.
3. Signs advertising home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
4. Farm signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
5. Temporary real estate signs, subject to the provisions of Section 8.02.
6. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
7. Generally, uses and structures customarily associated with and directly incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures.
8. Uses and structures customarily associated with the directly incidental to the uses and structures permitted by special exception only after such special exception shall have been granted by the Board of Appeals.

1. Accessory structures shall be located only in a rear yard or side yard, except for signs allowed herein.
2. No accessory structure or part thereof shall be located less than eight feet from any side lot line, except that on corner lots no such structure shall be located less than 15 feet from the edge of the street pavement.
3. (see fences and pools under Common Regulations)
   
   

Lot Area	10,000 square feet or
	4,800 sq.ft per dwelling unit
	whichever is more
Lot Width	85 feet
Front Yard Depth	35 feet from town street
	50 feet from state road
	50 feet from country road
	150 feet from Route 50
Side Yard Width	15 feet
Side Yard Width accessory structure	8 feet
Side Yard minor accessory structure	3 feet
Rear Yard Depth	25 feet
Rear Yard Depth accessory structure	15 feet
Rear Yard minor accessory structure	3 feet
Corner Lot Restrictions:	On corner lots, all sides of the lot which face a street must comply with the applicable front setback. The sides of the lot which do not face a street must comply with applicable side yard setbacks.