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Burrillville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

- ZONING DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS

Sec. 30-111. - Table of dimensional regulations.

TABLE II

Minimum Yard Setback

(feet)
Maximum Height of

Structure 2
District Minimum
Lot Size
(square feet)
Minimum Lot
Frontage
(feet)
Front 1 Rear Side
(each)
Building Coverage
(percent)
Main Accessory
OS open space:
  Conservation and open space 5 acres 450 60 40 15 20 50 25
F-5 farming/residential district:
  Single-family dwelling, farming or animal raising and any other permitted use 5 acres 450 40 40 15 20 50 25
F-2 farming/residential district:
  Single-family dwelling and any other permitted use 2 acres 300 40 40 15 15 35 25
R-40 suburban residential district:
  Single-family dwelling and any other permitted use 40,000 5 150 40 40 15 15 35 15
R-20 suburban residential district:
  Single-family dwelling and any other permitted use 20,000 5 125 30 30 10 25 35 15
R-12 village residential district:
  Single-family dwelling 12,000 5 100 30 30 10 25 35 15
  Two-family dwelling and other permitted use 15,000 5 125 30 30 10 25 35 15
  Multifamily dwelling (See special regulations, section 30-204)
R-7 single family residential district:
  Single-family dwelling 7,500 5 75 30 30 10 25 35 15
VC village commercial district:
  Any permitted commercial use None None 35 3 30 15 30 35 15
  Any residential use 20,000 6 125 30 30 15 30 35 15
GC general commercial district:
  Any permitted commercial use None None 55 3 30 15 25 35 15
  Any residential use 20,000 6 125 30 30 15 25 35 15
LI limited industrial district:
  Any permitted industrial use None 200 40 40 15 25 35 4 35 4
(Minimum distance from R or F zone or use—100 feet; C zone or use—40 feet)
GI general industrial district:
  Any permitted use None 200 40 40 15 25 35 4 35 4
(Minimum distance from R or F zone or use—100 feet; C zone or use—40 feet)

 

1 Measured from front property line. (See section 30-115 for corner lots.)

2 Does not include spires, chimneys, towers, monuments, flagpoles, etc.

3 Only when adjacent to an R or F district, otherwise no requirements.

4 Any part may be higher if it is set back from lot and street lines one foot for each foot of height in excess of 35 feet [in] addition to the yard regulations.

5 The minimum lot size for agricultural uses is two acres.

6 Subject to the provisions of 30-169, mixed use buildings.

(Ord. of 4-12-2000; Res. of 9-24-2003; Ord. of 8-14-2024(2); Ord. of 2-26-2025(2))

Sec. 30-112. - Yard exceptions.

The space in a required front, side or rear yard shall be open and unobstructed with the following exceptions:

(1)

An uncovered porch may extend up to ten feet in a side or rear yard, but must be at least six feet from the boundary line.

(2)

Ordinary projections of windowsills, cornices and other ornamental features may extend up to one foot into a yard.

(3)

A permitted accessory structure may cover up to 25 percent of a side or rear yard area but may be placed no closer than ten feet to a lot line. Such an accessory structure may not project into a front yard area. For waterfront properties a permitted accessory structure may be located in the front yard whenever there is hardship in locating such structure in the side yards.

(4)

Landscape features such as trees, fences, shrubs and terraces may be placed in any yard area.

(Ord. of 5-27-2009)

Sec. 30-113. - Exception to minimum frontage.

In a residential or farming district street frontage for lots fronting entirely on culs-de-sac may be reduced up to 20 percent below the lot width required in article IV of this chapter.

Sec. 30-114. - Exception to minimum setback requirements.

The zoning board may, in its discretion, grant a variance to modify the requirement of a minimum setback from the front lot line of the property, in addition to any other reasons herein provided, when it determines that the strict enforcement would not be in harmony with the existing buildings or structures adjoining the land of the applicant involved.

(Ord. of 5-27-2009)

Sec. 30-115. - Frontage on corner lots.

For the purpose of complying with the front yard setback requirements, the longer of the two street lines shall be interpreted as the front lot line of any corner lot. All dimensional regulations of article IV shall apply, except that the side yard which is adjacent to a street shall have a depth equal to one-half the sum of the required side yard and front yard depths for the district.

Sec. 30-116 - Vision clearance at corner.

At street intersections in all districts, no building or structure shall be erected and no vegetation shall be maintained between a height of three feet and ten feet above street level within the triangle formed by the two intersecting street lines and a third line joining points on these street lines 15 feet from the intersection.

Add the following diagram:

(Ord. of 2-26-2025(2))