Accessory apartments are allowed in all districts that permit single-family dwellings.

To increase housing alternatives while maintaining neighborhood aesthetics and quality, one accessory apartment within a detached single-family dwelling shall be permitted, provided the following conditions are met:

In the interest of public safety, all homes, buildings and other structures shall clearly display, at a location that provides for unobstructed viewing from the street, the identifying building name and/or street address as recorded in the Town Assessor's office.

The size, type and location of the identifying building name and/or street address must be approved by the Salem Fire Chief or his designee and must conform to § 490-702, Signs, of this chapter.

Effective April 1, 1983, any home, building or other structure which requires a permit from the Building Department shall be required to comply with the building identification requirements of this section. Any property which is transferred after April 1, 1983, shall be required to comply with the building identification requirements of this section within 60 days of the date of the transfer.

Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure, which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular district where located.

Parking is permitted in the rear yard or side yard, provided that the recreational vehicle is located such that it conforms to the lot line setbacks of the particular district where located.

Parking is permitted outside on a driveway, provided that:

Parking is permitted for storage purposes, and any recreational vehicle shall not be:

The recreational vehicle shall be owned by the resident on whose property it is parked for storage.

Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, for any single-family or duplex dwelling originally constructed by a lawfully issued building permit, the Chief Building Official, Planning Director, and Building Inspector may together issue an administrative waiver of any setback violations, provided that the waiver may not be issued for any encroachment exceeding 10% of the required setback distance.

If the Chief Building Official, Planning Director, and Building Inspector together should deny such waiver request, the property owner may file an administrative appeal of such a decision with the Zoning Board of Adjustment or may alternatively seek a variance from the terms of the underlying setback requirement.

A person shall be permitted to expand otherwise permitted uses on premises subject to site plan jurisdiction of the Planning Board, notwithstanding the fact that said premises may not conform to lot coverage or setback requirements otherwise applicable to new uses, provided such expansion does not further diminish the lot coverage or increase the area or volume of the structure or uses which encroach into required setback areas.

Alteration or expansion of nonconforming structures. Alteration or expansion of a structure which is nonconforming solely because of dimensional requirements is permitted without Zoning Board of Adjustment approval, provided that:

Motor vehicle fuel may be stored and dispensed in Commercial-Industrial Subdistricts A, B, and C and in the Industrial District, at:

The Board of Adjustment may grant special exceptions to permit storage and dispensing of motor vehicle fuel in any district, for the exclusive purpose of fueling motor vehicles (and equipment) operated on the same lot for agricultural purposes, provided that the Board of Adjustment finds that such storage and dispensing will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare.

The minimum lot and land area shall be three acres.

The minimum lot frontage shall be 300 feet, and the minimum lot depth 200 feet.

No building or structure shall be closer than 50 feet to any lot line.

A space of not less than 20 feet wide, grassed or shrubbed and prohibited for parking, shall be maintained along each lot line, except at driveways.

The maximum percentage of land area of each lot which may be occupied by buildings shall be 25%.

Each motel shall consist of not more than 20 units per acre of land area.

Each motel unit shall have one paved parking space adjoining its entrance.

Planning Board site plan approval is required.

Stockade fence and/or evergreen vegetation shall buffer all neighbors from children play areas as determined by the Planning Board.

Where municipal sewer is not provided, the septic system shall meet State Water Supply and Pollution Control Division (WSPCD) requirements for the permitted use.

An off-street area shall be provided for the loading and unloading of five vehicles.

The number of students attending the center is limited to 35.

All relevant state laws shall be complied with.

All other restrictions for the district shall be complied with.

Purpose and intent. It is the purpose of this section to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the Town of Salem, and it is the intent to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Salem through regulation of the location of adult retail establishments, and it is the intent of this section that the regulations be utilized to prevent problems of blight and deterioration which accompany and are brought about by the concentration of sexually oriented businesses, and it is the intent of this section to address secondary effects of increased crime, urban blight, public lewdness, and spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and it is the intent of this section that the regulations be utilized to preserve quality of life and preserve property values and the character of the surrounding neighborhoods, and the provisions of this amendment have neither the purpose nor the effect of imposing limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials, and it is not the intent nor effect of this section to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market, and neither is it the intent nor effect of this section to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.

Definitions. See § 490-107.

Allowed locations and location restrictions of sexually oriented businesses.

Additional reasonable regulations. The Planning Board is empowered hereunder to review and approve permit applications for sexually oriented businesses and impose reasonable restrictions for buffering, outdoor lighting, parking, adequate ingress and egress from the site off of and onto public roads, and pedestrian movement and to provide for appropriate landscaping and building aesthetics in the Site Plan Review Regulations of the Town of Salem, New Hampshire, and to avoid site development layout which may result in negative environmental impacts.