Lyme City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 6
Commercial Districts
§ 315-6.1 Purpose of Commercial Districts.
The purpose of the Commercial Districts is to provide areas suitable for retail, commercial and similar activities, predominantly intended to serve the residents of the community, suitably related to residential areas.
§ 315-6.2 Uses permitted in Commercial Districts.
All uses within Commercial Districts, except those permitted under § 315-6.2A, shall be subject to the site plan requirements of Article 11, unless waived by the Commission or its designated enforcement officer.
A.
Any use permitted in a Rural District as provided in Article 4.
B.
Business or professional offices and financial institutions.
C.
A retail business or retail service occupation including the manufacture or processing of materials only as incidental to a permitted retail occupation and provided that no objectionable noise, smell or unsightly condition is created which is noticeable off the premises. All activities shall be carried on within a building, except for the display of merchandise within 20 feet of a building.
D.
Restaurants, but not including taverns and cafes.
E.
Automobile service stations, public garages, automobile sales rooms, outdoor automobile sales areas and public parking areas.
F.
Accessory uses customary with, and incidental to, a permitted use.
G.
A family dwelling unit, either attached or detached from other buildings, is allowable on the same lot as a commercial use. If a commercial use or uses occur on a lot, only one family dwelling unit is permitted on the lot; no commercial uses are permitted if there are two single-family dwelling units on a lot.
H.
Signs, in conformance with Article 22 of these regulations.
I.
Marine service facilities, marine sales rooms, outdoor marine sales areas and public parking areas coincident with a primary facility use only; provided, however, that the display of boats and trailers for sale shall not be allowed within five feet of a property boundary with existing residential use or within the six-foot buffer area required by § 315-6.4 unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
§ 315-6.3 Required lot area, width, yards and coverage.
District | Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Front Yard (feet) | Side Yards Each (feet) | Rear* Yard (feet) | Maximum*** Land Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-40 | 40,000 | 200 | 30 | ** | 50 | 50% |
A.
*Measured from the high tide line, where applicable.
B.
**Side yard minimums shall be 30 feet each except when the provisions of Articles 13 and 14 require additional setbacks.
C.
***Total coverage by buildings and impervious surface shall not exceed 50% combined.
§ 315-6.4 Front yards.
A continuous strip not less than six feet wide shall be maintained between the street line and the balance of the lot in all Commercial Districts, which strip shall be suitably landscaped and maintained in good appearance. This strip may be traversed by not more than two driveways, except that there may be one additional driveway for each additional 200 feet of frontage in excess of 300 feet. Unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, driveways shall not be less than 20 nor more than 30 feet in width, measured at and parallel to the street line.
§ 315-6.6 Special flood hazard areas.
All areas of this district which lie within the area of special flood hazard or within a floodway, as defined in § 315-15.3, shall be subject to the flood management standards of Article 15.
