DIMENSIONAL REGULATION TABLES

(1)

A lot or parcel of land having an area or a frontage of lesser amounts than required by this table may be considered as coming within the area and frontage requirements of this article, provided such lot or parcel of land was shown on a plan or described in a deed duly recorded or registered at the time of the effective date of this bylaw (October 1, 1958) and did not at the time of the effective date of this bylaw (October 1, 1958) adjoin other land of the same owner available for use in connection with such lot or parcel. In all districts, except as herein provided, no dwelling shall be constructed on a lot having a width at any point between the frontage way and that part of the dwelling nearest thereto of less than 80% of the frontage distance required for the district in which said lot is located.

(2)

To be measured from the right-of-way line where a plan of the way is on file with the Registry of Deeds or, in the absence of such a plan, from a line 25 feet from and parallel with the center line of the traveled way.

(3)

Side yard minimum setback requirement shall be 50 feet when a lot is adjacent to a Single Residential SRA, SRB, SRC or SRD District or Agricultural Residential District except for accessory structures with a footprint less than or equal to 120 square feet and a height less than 15 feet which shall have a minimum side and rear setback of 10 feet.

(4)

Rear yard minimum setback requirement shall be 50 feet when a lot is adjacent to a Single Residential SRA, SRB, SRC or SRD District or Agricultural Residential District except for accessory structures with a footprint less than or equal to 120 square feet and a height less than 15 feet which shall have a minimum side and rear setback of 10 feet.

(5)

No open display or other open use, where permitted, and no structure shall be located nearer than 30 feet to the exterior line of any public or private way, except the following: utility pole; mailbox; plants growing in the soil if not obstructing the view of vehicles entering and leaving the premises; and parking lot for vehicles.

(6)

In all General Business Districts and Commercial & Industrial Districts, except as herein provided, no building shall be constructed on a lot having less area or having less frontage on a public or private way than the area and frontage, respectively, required for the least restricted Single Residential District adjacent thereto.

(7)

Except as noted herein, chimneys, spires, towers and other projections not used for living purposes, whether constituting separate structures or attached to buildings, may be constructed above the height limitations hereinbefore established, but no such structure or projection shall be constructed in any district to a height greater than 50 feet without authorization of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Exception: personal wireless service facilities (see § 300-6.2F).

(8)

Except for accessory structures with a footprint less than or equal to 120 square feet and a height less than 15 feet, which shall have a minimum side and rear setback of 10 feet.

(9)

For lots in the UCBD, the following dimensional flexibility may be allowed by special permit:

a. The minimum setbacks may be decreased down to the following limits: front linear feet: 0; side linear feet: 10; rear linear feet: 20.

b. The maximum building height may be increased up to the following limits: number of stories: 3.5; linear feet: 50.

c. The maximum percent coverage including accessory building may be increased up to a limit of 80%.

d. The special permit granting authority (SPGA) for the above shall be the Zoning Board of Appeals except when the lot principal use requires a special permit of the Planning Board, in which case the SPGA for the above shall be the Planning Board.