Conformance Required. No building or structure shall be built or shall any existing building or structure be enlarged except in conformance with the regulations of this chapter as to lot coverage, lot area per dwelling unit, lot width, front, side and rear yards, and maximum height of structures, in the districts as set forth below except as may otherwise be provided elsewhere in this chapter.

Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations. See Appendix B, Table of Dimensional Regulations which is declared to be part of this chapter.[1]

Distance Between Buildings. Except in the Queset Commercial District and Community Housing Overlay District, and except in the case of an approved Planned Business Development and/or Planned Industrial Development, if more than one building (other than a one, two or three-car garage, a tool-shed, a greenhouse or a cabana) may lawfully be placed on any lot in single or common ownership, the distance between the nearest parts of such buildings shall be not less than 40 feet.

Frontage Required. No building shall be erected except on a lot fronting on a street, and there shall be not more than one principal building on any lot except that there may be two or more buildings on a lot subject to the provisions of § 235-40 and except that there may be two buildings on a lot subject to the provisions of Article VIII.

Computation of Lot Area. Land within the lines of a street on which a lot abuts shall not be counted as part of such lot for the purposes of meeting the area requirements of this chapter even though the fee to such land may be in the owners abutting lots.

Multiple Uses. In cases of multiple uses, the regulation for each use shall apply to the portion of the building or land so used. A multiple use of a premises for a residential and a business purpose in a business zone may be permitted subject to the foregoing and site plan submission and approval by the Planning & Zoning Board under § 235-57.

Side Lot Line. In no case shall a side lot line be created that the mean direction shall form an angle of less than 75° with the street line for a distance of 100 feet except where the side lot line intersects the arc of a cul-de-sac or turnaround, in which case the Planning & Zoning Board may waive the requirement.

Attached Garage. A garage or carport attached to any side of a dwelling and constructed as a part of the dwelling shall be considered as a part of the dwelling and shall meet all requirements for front, side, or rear yards, and height of structure which apply to the dwelling.

Storage Structure. A residential storage structure may be located to within five feet of a side or rear lot line, while a detached residential garage shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from a side yard and 20 feet from the rear lot line. A Storage Structure within a Residential District will not be a semi-trailer, or, except for temporary storage units that may be allowed for up to 12 months, a shipping container.

Certain Buildings. Tool sheds, garden sheds, storage sheds, garages, or other like buildings shall be allowed as accessory uses in the Residence Districts subject to the dimensional requirements in § 235-18 and as set forth in § 235-60 Definitions, Use A. Use, Accessory. Any accessory structure should be subordinate in size and appearance to the principal structure.

Small and medium-scale ground-mounted solar energy systems accessory to a principal structure are allowed with the following restrictions:

No height restriction on small- and medium-scale roof-mounted solar energy systems.

Large scale ground mounted solar systems outside of the Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District (SPOD), will require a special permit and will be subjected to the same established regulations as per section § 235-49.

Use of agricultural land should not be converted or permanently disturbed for use as solar power generation.