Wetlands or land under water. In all districts, no more than 10% of the required lot area, as defined in this Article V, shall consist of wetlands or land under water.

Lot area, width, shape and frontage. Except as provided in Subsections C, D and § 250-5.5, no building, except a detached building of accessory use, shall be constructed on a lot having less area than the "Required Lot Area" or having less width than the "Required Lot Width Through Building," specified in the following table for the district in which said lot is located:

Recreation District. In a Recreation District, except for municipal recreation uses, the following minimum areas and frontages are required:

Retail Commercial, Commercial and Office Park and Industrial Districts.

One dwelling per lot. In all districts, not more than one building on each lot shall be constructed as a dwelling or so used except as provided in Section 3.4.

Reduction of occupied lots. No lot on which a building is located in any district shall be reduced or changed in size or shape so that the building or lot fails to comply with lot area, width, setback or yard provisions of this bylaw, or, if such building or lot already fails to comply with said provisions, such reduction or change would bring about a greater degree of noncompliance with said provisions. This prohibition shall not apply, however, when a portion of a lot is taken or conveyed for a public purpose.

Setbacks for buildings.

Exception for existing alignment.

Setbacks for other uses. In all districts, no open display of goods or products, no open storage of materials or equipment, no sign over two square feet in area and, except for a flag, utility or light pole, no structure over five feet in height shall be located nearer to the exterior line of any street than 20 feet, or, where the street has a width of less than 40 feet, nearer to the center line thereof than 40 feet.

Corner clearance. In all districts, no building shall be constructed within the triangular area formed by the exterior lines of intersecting streets and a line joining points on such lines 50 feet distant from their point of intersection or, in case of a rounded corner, the point of intersection of their tangents and no structure; no foliage, shrubbery or other planting and no open display, storage or other open use shall be located within said triangular area in such a manner as to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner.

Side and rear yards. In all districts, no building shall be constructed nearer to the side lines of its lot than the "Required Side Yard Width," or nearer to the rear line of its lot than the "Required Rear Yard Depth," specified in the following Subsections (1) through (4):

Building space. In all districts, no building shall be constructed nearer than 10 feet to any other detached building on the same lot.

Yard and spacing exceptions. On an existing lot exempted from lot area and width requirements hereof under the provisions of § 250-5.1F above, the required side yard width may, without authorization by the Board of Appeals, be reduced by six inches for each foot by which the width of said lot (measured as herein specified) is less than the required lot width through the building required under § 250-5.1B(1); provided, however, that no side yard shall be so reduced to less than six feet. For purposes of this subsection, the width of the lot shall mean the minimum distance measured through the building and parallel to the street from one side lot line to the other side lot line. In addition, the Board of Appeals may, in the specific case of an irregular or shallow lot, or a lot unusual either in shape or topography, vary the yard and spacing regulations hereof, provided that, in the opinion of said Board, it is impractical or extremely difficult to adhere to such regulations.

Building.

Projections. Nothing herein shall prevent the projection into any required setback area or yard of cornices, eaves, sills or ornamental features not over three feet in width or of terraces, steps or uncovered porches not over three feet high above average finished grade and nothing herein shall prevent the projection above a roof of chimneys or antennas or of steeples, domes, towers or similar projections not used for human occupancy.

In a mixed residential development, the regulations of this § 250-5.4 shall apply to any grant of a special permit which is authorized by the Planning Board pursuant to Article VIII. Granting of a special permit for a mixed residential development is subject to review and approval of a definitive plan, the standards set forth in MGL c. 40A, § 9, these Protective Bylaws, the rules and regulations promulgated by the Lunenburg Planning Board for granting of a special permit and the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land,[1] unless specifically waived as provided in said regulations.

Intensity and dwelling unit mix.

Dimensional regulations.

Design.

Affordability guarantee.

Common area and facilities. All common areas and facilities shall be owned and maintained by a nonprofit organization the principal purpose of which is the preservation and maintenance of common areas and facilities or a corporation or trust owned or to be owned in common by the owners of the dwelling units within the mixed residential development in which the ownership of the common areas and facilities runs with the title to the dwelling units and is not separably alienable.

Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 250-6.1, except as follows:

Open space and landscaping.

In Residence A, Residence B or Outlying Districts, the following regulations shall apply to any grant of a special permit for a planned residential area, a single-lot, unified development, as may be authorized by the Planning Board pursuant to Article VIII. Pursuant to approval of the definitive plan in accordance with the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land,[1] adopted by the Lunenburg Planning Board, said application shall be reviewed in accordance with the standard set forth in MGL c. 40A, § 9, these Protective Bylaws and rules and regulations promulgated by the Lunenburg Planning Board for granting of a definitive plan.

Intensity.

Dimensional regulations.

Design.

Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 250-6.1 and in accordance with the Regulations of the Planning Board of the Town of Lunenburg Governing the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas except as follows:

Open space and landscaping.

Ownership and maintenance.

Purpose. The purpose of cluster development is to encourage the preservation of usable open space, agricultural lands, and forested lands in the Town of Lunenburg and assist in preserving the rural residential character of the Town.

Applicability. In a Residence A, Residence B, or Outlying Districts, where subdivisions, planned residential and mixed residential lots or exclusive use areas proposed to be developed with single-family dwellings consist of 25 acres or more, the following conditions must be met, pursuant to approval of a definitive plan in accordance with the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land, adopted by the Lunenburg Planning Board.[1]

Intensity.

Dimensional requirements.

Design.

Anti-segmentation. No development or series of developments shall be segmented or phased, nor shall any contiguous parcels in single or common ownership as of or subsequent to the date of adoption hereof be conveyed or otherwise transferred, so as to avoid compliance with, defer or curtail the applicability or requirement(s) of this bylaw. It is not the form of ownership but control that determines single or common ownership hereunder, which shall expressly include ownership by affiliated or related persons and/or entities such as, but not limited to, business organizations in the same or similar ownership and joint tenancies, tenancies in common or trusts with a commonality of legal or equitable interest(s) therein.