Manchester City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
R-20,000 Residence District
§ 250-40 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide a location for single-family residential development, the individual lots of which contain a minimum of 20,000 square feet or approximately two families per acre. The area may or may not be served with public water and/or sewerage facilities, and by reason of this larger lot size in the urban locations of the Town, more open space is obtained and is more noticeable in this residence district than others.
§ 250-41 Applicability of regulations.
The regulations contained in this article and the applicable regulations contained in other articles shall apply in the R-20,000 Residence District.
§ 250-42 Principal permitted uses.
[Amended 3-10-2026 by Ord. No. 271]
In the R-20,000 Residence District, the following principal uses shall be permitted:
A.
(Reserved)
B.
Churches, schools and colleges.
C.
Dwellings, single-family.
D.
Family day care, as defined in § 250-125.
§ 250-43 Conditional uses requiring Board authorization.
[Amended 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 188; 8-13-2013 by Ord. No. 214; 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 244; 3-10-2026 by Ord. No. 271]
In the R-20,000 Residence District, the following conditional uses require Board authorization:
A.
Buildings and properties of a cultural, civic, educational, social or community service type, such as libraries, ponds and playgrounds, community centers, but not storage yards, warehouses or service garages.
B.
Antique shops and/or arts and craft shops where operated solely by the resident.
C.
Beauty parlors or barbershops operated solely by the resident.
D.
(Reserved)
E.
(Reserved)
F.
Funeral establishments.
G.
Country clubs, private clubs and similar recreational uses privately owned and/or operated.
H.
Nursery schools or child-care centers.
I.
Public utility buildings, structures or uses not considered essential utility equipment as enumerated in § 250-125.
J.
The professional office of a resident physician, insurance agent, realtor, or other profession determined by the Board to be similar in use and characteristics.
K.
Bed-and-breakfasts, subject to the provisions of § 250-13 hereof.
L.
Community solar energy generating system (CSEGS), subject to the provisions of § 250-8 hereof, as amended herein.
§ 250-44 Accessory uses.
In the R-20,000 Residence District, the following accessory uses shall be allowed:
A.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any principal permitted use or authorized conditional use.
B.
Incidental home or farm occupations.
C.
Existing cemeteries, when accessory to a church.
D.
Swimming pools, tennis and other similar courts, when accessory to a residence, subject to the provisions of § 250-26 hereof.[1]
[Amended 8-13-2013 by Ord. No. 214]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 105-41E, regarding the keeping of not more than four roomers or borders, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 188.
E.
One private stable as regulated in § 250-25.
F.
A private parking area, not including commercial parking lots, on the same premises as any permitted, conditional or nonconforming use; and private parking areas off-premises, subject to § 250-77B.
§ 250-45 Height regulations.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 203]
No principal structure shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed the maximum height restrictions as described in § 250-26C.
