Zoning districts and associated purpose statements are established as shown in table 2-1.

(Ord. No. 2022-03, § 1(Exh. A), 12-13-2022)

(a)

DV-O, downtown village overlay.

(1)

Application submittal. The DV-O shall only apply upon a record owners' submittal of an application to rezone into the DV-O.

(2)

Standards. The following standards shall apply to all new development in the DV-O district.

a.

Parking. Developments in the DV-O district that contain at least 50 percent commercial uses may reduce the amount of parking required in section 12-47 by 25 percent.

b.

Maximum height. Developments in the DV-O district that contain at least 50 percent commercial uses may exceed the maximum height requirements in section 12-41 by an additional 12 feet.

c.

Pedestrian-orientated site features.

1.

To the maximum extent practicable, the area located outside of the right-of-way between a building and a street shall promote visual and pedestrian access onto the site and provide pedestrian-oriented amenities and landscaping to enhance the patron's or public's use of the space for passive activities such as resting, reading, and/or eating.

2.

At least one primary pedestrian entrance shall be provided for every façade facing a street.

d.

Design.

1.

Primary buildings shall be constructed of high quality, durable materials including, but not limited to stone, brick, masonry, or wood.

2.

The use of asphalt shingles, imitation stone, imitation brick, exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS), or vinyl siding is prohibited on any street-facing building façade.

3.

Each street-facing façade, regardless of exterior wall plane setback, shall incorporate two or more of the following elements for every 60 horizontal feet:

i.

Projections, recessions, or reveals such as, but not limited to, columns, pilasters, cornices, and bays, and having a change of wall plane that is a minimum of six inches in depth;

ii.

Change in texture and/or masonry patterns; and/or

iii.

Awnings or canopies extending at least four feet beyond the building face with a minimum vertical clearance of nine feet above the sidewalk. Glowing awnings (backlit, light showing through the material) are not permitted.

(b)

HP-O, historic preservation overlay.

(1)

Design standards. The Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, a section of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (36 C.F.R. Part 68, 1995), shall be hereby adopted and be design requirements for the HP-O district, excepting any standards relating to aesthetic paint color schemes.

(2)

Maintenance requirements.

a.

The town intends to preserve from deliberate or inadvertent neglect the exterior portions of designated properties and all interior portions thereof whose maintenance is necessary to prevent deterioration of any exterior portion.

b.

No owner, lessee, or occupant of any historically designated property shall fail to prevent significant deterioration of the exterior of the structure or special feature beyond the condition of the structure on the effective date of the designating ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2022-03, § 1(Exh. A), 12-13-2022)