The purpose of development standards in the residentially zoned areas of Harrisville is to provide for the orderly development of land by setting size and area requirement for proposed lots and to ensure that development on each lot or parcel provides adequate room for the use of the lot, sets the character of the neighborhood in the placement of buildings and types of uses, and considers the need of the land owner and the impact of such uses to adjacent land owners and the community overall.

1. Lot Area and Frontage Requirements
   Each lot or parcel in the respective zone shall comply with the minimum requirements of this regulation as provided below except when such lot or parcel has a noncomplying right.

   	A-1	R-1-20	RE-15	R-1-10
   Minimum lot area	40,000 sq ft	20,000 sq ft	15,000 sq ft	10,000 sq ft
   Minimum lot frontage	100 ft	100 ft	100 ft	90 ft

2. Residential Building Setbacks
   Any structure intended for use as a residential dwelling, including any accessory structure attached to the dwelling structure such as a garage, shall maintain a minimum distance in feet from the property line to the building according to the following table. Notwithstanding the setback requirement, easements or other recorded restrictions to portions of a property are not superseded by setback requirements and must be considered when locating structures:

   Type of yard	Zone
   	A-1	R-1-20	RE-15	R-1-10
   Front	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	25 ft
   Interior Side	12 ft	10 ft	10 ft	8 ft
   Side facing corner	20 ft	20 ft	20 ft	20 ft
   Rear	30 ft	30 ft	30 ft	25 ft

3. Additions to existing homes
   Any single family dwelling structure having been occupied for a minimum of five years may make an expansion of the dwelling that extends into the area of the rear yard setback for the main portion of the home provided the expansion.
   1. Maintains the sideyard setbacks of the respective zone,
   2. Maintains a minimum setback of 15 feet from the rear property line, and
   3. Is no wider than half the width of the existing house
4. Other Main Building Setback
   Nonresidential buildings or structures which are used for the main permitted land use shall maintain a minimum distance in feet from the property line to the building or structure according to the following table:

   Zone

   A-1 and R-1-20

   RE-15

   R-1-10

   Type of setback

   F

   S

   C

   R

   F

   S

   C

   R

   F

   S

   C

   R

   Barn or farm Animal Boarding Establishment

   100'

   15'

   70'

   15'

   Church

   30'

   30'

   25'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   25'

   30'

   25'

   30'

   20'

   20'

   Golf course building

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   30'

   Produce stand

   30'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   25'

   30'

   25'

   10'

   20'

   20'

   Plant nursery sales office

   30'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   25'

   30'

   Plant greenhouse

   60'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   60'

   10'

   30'

   10'

   School

   30'

   30'

   25'

   30'

   30'

   20'

   30'

   30'

   25'

   20'

   20'

   20'

   Substation

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   T.V., radio, telecommuni- cation tower

   75'

   75'

   75'

   75'

   F = Front setback, S = Side setback, C = Corner side setback, R= Rear setback
5. Main Building height Minimum- 10 feet Maximum-
   1. Residential, other main building- 35 feet
   2. Fruit or vegetable stand, green house, coop- 15 feet
6. Residential Building size and design
   1. The maximum footprint of a residential dwelling excluding attached accessory uses shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet.
   2. In order to maintain the traditional residential character developed in Harrisville certain design elements on residential buildings are required. Those required elements are:
      1. Roofs with a pitch no shallower than a ratio of run to rise 3 to 1
      2. Main exterior wall finish materials of brick, stone, siding(vinyl, aluminum, wood or hardiplank)with a maximum 12" width horizontal lines , stucco or glass. Structural block, atlas brick and other larger dimensional concrete masonry units are not permitted for residential dwellings but only for accessory structures or other main buildings.

Main exterior wall finish materials of brick, stone, siding(vinyl, aluminum, wood or hardiplank)with a maximum 12" width horizontal lines , stucco or glass. Structural block, atlas brick and other larger dimensional concrete masonry units are not permitted for residential dwellings but only for accessory structures or other main buildings.

All required setbacks and areas not used for a building, parking or access are required to be landscaped before occupancy of the building is allowed except for single family homes. If occupancy is to occur during the winter months then the landscaping must be installed before the beginning of the upcoming June. For single family homes the front yard area is required to be landscaped within (18) months of occupancy of the dwelling.