Wherever the side of any lot of record in a residential district abuts on a commercial or light industrial use, or wherever any lot of record in a residential district is located directly across the street from a commercial or light industrial use, such lot of record may be used for the office of a physician, lawyer, engineer, architect, real estate broker, insurance agent, or similar business; provided that such office building shall leave side and rear yards as provided for the district in which it is located; and provided, further, that, such office use shall be accompanied by off-street automobile parking as required in section 20-5. The yard requirements of this section, however, shall not prevent a building existing on a lot of record on June 3, 1975, from being used for such an office.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 5.1)

If, in the opinion of the building official, a lot is so small or narrow or shallow that it is not feasible or practicable to meet the yard or lot size requirements of section 20-56, then the building official, in his discretion, may permit a single-family dwelling and its accessory buildings to be erected on any such lot of record or parcel of land which became legally established and defined by deed or act of sale before June 3, 1975, if such lot is located in an R-70, R-50, R-A residential or C commercial district; provided that the side yard of no dwelling shall be less than three (3) feet.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 5.2)

(a)

Where the dedicated street right-of-way is less than fifty (50) feet, the depth of the front yard shall be measured from a point twenty-five (25) feet from the centerline of the street to the front building line.

(b)

Steps or stoops, eaves, cornices, belt courses, window sills, and unenclosed and uncovered porches may project into any required yard provided such construction does not project nearer than two (2) feet to the lot lines. Except on the street side of a corner lot, unenclosed carports may project into a side or rear yard, provided such construction does not project nearer than two (2) feet to the lot lines.

(c)

On lots occupied by dwellings, not more than forty (40) percent of the rear yard of the main building may be occupied by one-story buildings of accessory use, and garage apartments where permitted.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 5.3)

In the case of a housing project consisting of a group of two (2) or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of ground at least three (3) acres not subdivided into the customary streets and lots which will not be so subdivided or where the existing or contemplated street and lot layout make it impracticable to apply the requirements of this chapter to the individual buildings in such housing projects, the application of such requirements to such housing project shall be made to the town council after recommendation by the planning commission, and shall be made in a manner that will be in harmony with the character of the neighborhood, and will insure a density of land use no higher and a standard of open space at least as high as required by this chapter in the district in which the proposed project is to be located. In no case shall the town council authorize a project without prior approval of the planning commission. Prior to such approval, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing with due advertisement as required by state law for an amendment to the chapter and the town council shall similarly hold a public hearing before authorizing such a project.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 5.4)