Open fire escape: up to four feet into side or rear yards.

Awnings or movable canopies: up to six feet into any yard.

Cornices, eaves and other similar features: up to three feet into any yard.

Accessory structures: not less than three feet from any side or rear lot line; not less than 15 feet from any dwelling on an adjacent lot; not within any required front yard.

Customary yard accessories: lawn ornaments, fences, walls, poles, posts and the like may be located within any required yard, subject to height limitations and requirements limiting the obstruction of visibility (see Zoning Schedule[1] and § 119-17).

Home occupations shall be conducted entirely within the residence or within an accessory structure. The area for the home occupation shall not exceed 25% of the gross area of the residence or 400 square feet, whichever is less.

No alteration of the principal residential building or accessory structure shall be made which changes the character and appearance thereof as a dwelling.

No stock-in-trade shall be displayed or sold on the premises.

The home occupation shall be carried on by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit. No nonresident may be employed either full or part time in the home occupation.

There shall be no outdoor storage of equipment or materials used in the home occupation.

No mechanical, electrical or other equipment which produces noise, electrical or magnetic interference, vibration, heat, glare or other nuisance outside the residential or accessory structure shall be used.

No home occupation shall be permitted which is noxious, offensive or hazardous by reason of vehicular traffic, generation or emission of noise, vibration smoke, dust or other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, refuse, radiation, or other objectionable emissions.

No sign, other than one unlighted sign not over two square feet in area, attached flat against the dwelling and displaying only the name of the occupation, shall be allowed.

The home occupation shall not result in or cause vehicular traffic that will create a nuisance to abutting properties or be detrimental to the residential character of the neighborhood.

Providing instructions to not more than two students at a time, except for the occasional groups.

Day care of not more than six nonresident children.

Office facilities for accountants, architects, brokers, engineers, lawyers, insurance agents, realtors, and members of similar professions.

Consultation or emergency treatment by a doctor or a dentist, but not the general practice of his profession.

Office facilities for the ministers, priests and rabbis.

Office facilities for salesmen, sales representative and manufacturer's representatives when no retail or wholesale sales are made or transacted on the premises.

Studio of an artist, photographer, craftsman, writer, composer or similar person.

Shop of a beautician, barber, hair stylist, manicurist, dressmaker, tailor or similar person.

Homebound employment of a physically, mentally or emotionally handicapped person who is unable to work away from home by reason of his disability.

Home typing or computing services.

Vehicle or boat repair or painting.

Large or small engine repair services.

Vehicle or equipment sales.

Vehicle or equipment rental.

Furniture sales.

Funeral director, mortuary or undertaking.

Heating, plumbing or air-conditioning services.

Laboratory or taxidermy services.

Medical or dental clinic.

Private club, restaurant, fraternity or sorority.

Veterinary hospital or kennel.

Adult entertainment business.

Garage, porch or yard sales.

Tattoo or body piercing studios or parlors.

Whenever a building or structure existing at the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged more than 50% in floor area, number of employees, number of housing units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking shall be provided in compliance with the full requirements for the entire building.

For changes or enlargements of less than 50%, additional parking shall be required on the basis of the enlargement only.

Ninety-degree parking: nine feet by 19 feet; twenty-five-foot aisles.

Sixty-degree parking: 10 feet by 19 feet; twenty-foot aisles.

Forty-five degree parking: 12 feet by 19 feet; fifteen-foot aisles.

Parallel parking: nine feet by 23 feet.

Parking for all residential uses shall be located on a buildable portion of the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve. Spaces other than driveways shall not encroach on any required yards.

For commercial or industrial uses, such spaces shall be provided on the same lot or not more than 700 feet from the principal use. No open or enclosed parking area shall encroach on any required front yard or required open area. Adequate access drives shall be provided from an adjoining public street.

Dimensions. A loading space shall have a minimum dimension of 12 feet in width and 50 feet in length, exclusive of driveways, aisles and other circulation areas. Height clearance shall not be less than 15 feet.

Location restrictions. Loading areas shall not encroach on any required front or side yard, accessway or off-street parking area, except that, in commercial districts, existing off-street parking areas may be used for loading spaces for not more than three hours per day.

Setback. Loading areas, circulation and service lanes, shall be separated from the paving edge of any public thoroughfare and from adjoining property lines by planting a strip at least 20 feet in width.

Planning Board review. The location, number, size and design of loading spaces and accessways thereto shall be approved by the Planning Board prior to issuance of permit or certificate of occupancy by the Zoning Officer.

At least 8% of the area of lot used for off-street parking shall be landscaped with acceptable trees, shrubs or lawn.

All loading berths, parallel circulation and service lanes and parking areas of three or more spaces shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any property used for residential purposes. Screening shall consist of a decorative wall or fence of an acceptable design or evergreen plant materials, to visually soften said wall or fence, or a combination thereof. Walls or fences shall not be less than four feet nor more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in a healthy, growing condition. Either type of screening should not obscure visibility at intersections.

Planning Board approval. All landscaping and screening plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board prior to installation.

Off-street parking schedule. Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

Interpretations.

Access drives shall not open upon any public right-of-way:

The following provisions shall not apply to access drives serving single- or two-family dwellings but shall apply in case of other uses:

In cases where the size of an existing lot of record at the effective date of this chapter is such that the strict application of these requirements would prohibit highway access to the property, a plan for access which shall provide the greatest traffic safety possible under the circumstances shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a permit.

No sign shall be permitted which is an imitation of or in any way resembles official traffic devices or which uses the words "stop," "danger," or "slow" predominantly or in any manner which implies the need of stopping or the existence of danger to motorists.

Any sign which obstructs from view of the motorists any traffic control device or which reduces the clear view of oncoming vehicles to a distance of less than 500 feet.

Any sign which produces glare, in extent or direction which may affect highway safety.

Any sign containing flashing, pulsating, intermittent, rotating or moving lights or simulation thereof.

Any sign containing or consisting of banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices.

Signs affixed to or painted upon rocks, trees, utility poles or other such structures not intended for such use.

The following signs shall be permitted in any district without a permit:

The following signs are permitted in any district but require a zoning permit:

Time and temperature signs with intermittent lighting and/or rotation only of that portion displaying time and temperature are permitted in commercial and industrial districts.

No sign or billboard shall be larger than 100 square feet and shall not project more than 30 feet above the average ground level at the base of the sign.

Signs permitted in the Central Business District shall have a total face area of not more than one square foot per linear foot of width for each linear foot of principal footage of the lot, but not to exceed the total area of 20 square feet. Such signs shall not project more than five feet beyond the principal building on the lot; provided, further, that such sign shall not extend more than 20 feet above ground level or exceed the part of the building housing the business or service advertised, whichever is less restrictive.

Number of signs. Each building may have one sign oriented to each street on which the building as a whole or its predominant use fronts.

Projecting signs. No sign shall overhang the right-of-way of a public highway. No sign, except on a canopy providing shelter, shall overhang more than 1/3 of the sidewalk.

Illumination. Signs shall be illuminated only by a steady stationary shielded light source directed solely at the sign or internal to it, without causing glare for motorists, pedestrians or neighboring premises. Illuminated signs shall not produce more than one footcandle of illumination four feet from the sign.

Roof signs. No sign shall be placed on the roof of any building nor extend more than four feet above the building, except that this shall not apply to painting a sign on the roof of a building and except that four-story buildings may have one roof sign not exceeding 200 square feet and not projecting more than eight feet above the building.

Obsolete signs. It shall be unlawful to maintain for more than 30 days any sign which has become obsolete because of discontinuance of the business, service or activity which it advertises.

Removal. Such obsolete signs shall be removed by the owner, agent or person having beneficial use of the building or structure upon which such sign may be found within 10 days after written notice by the Zoning Officer. Upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such order, the Zoning Officer is authorized to cause removal of such sign, and any expense incidental thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building or structure to which such sign is attached.

Construction signs. One unlighted sign up to 32 square feet identifying persons or firms involved in construction on the site of the sign. Also, one illuminated sign up to 40 square feet identifying the owner and activity for which the building is intended.

Event signs. One unlighted sign up to 32 square feet announcing a campaign, drive or event. Event signs are temporary, nonpermanent posters and signs covering such things as political events, fairs, sporting events and shows. They shall be permitted in nonresidential areas only four weeks prior to the event and must be removed two weeks after the event.

This procedure shall be applicable only to lands zoned for residential purposes for which the owner shall file a written application.

Density. The permitted number of dwellings shall in no case exceed the number of units which could be permitted if the land were subdivided into lots conforming to the minimum lot size and density requirements specified in the Density Schedule of this chapter.[1]

Dwelling types. The dwelling types permitted may be detached, semidetached, attached and multistory structures, as permitted in the respective districts.

Open space. In the event that this procedure results in lands available for open space or recreation uses, such lands shall either be deeded to the municipality or held in corporate ownership by the owners of the lots within the development, and the deeds of all property within the development shall carry a clause giving the lot owners an interest in such open land, which shall be used for recreational and open space uses only. Agreements shall be made to provide for the continuing maintenance of such open space and recreation areas. (A planned unit development section is available for enactment by amendment if and when it should be needed.)

Site plan review. The proposed site plan, including areas within which structures may be located, the height and spacing of building, open spaces, landscaping, parking areas, streets and other physical features as shown or otherwise described in the accompanying statement shall be subject to review and public hearing by the Planning Board.