Table of Contents

 

Chapter A - Definitions Ordinance

 

Article I - General               ............................................................................................................................................. 1

1-1           Short Title

1-2           Purpose

1-3           Meaning of Definitions

1-4           Tenses

1-5           SIC Manual

1-6           Erosion Control Definitions

1-7           Illustrations

 

Article II - Definitions        ............................................................................................................................................ 3

 

§               Glossary of Terms

 

Chapter B - Zoning Ordinance

 

Article I- Purpose and Authority ................................................................................................................................ 35

1-1           Short Title

1-2           Purpose

1-3           Jurisdiction

1-4           Authority

1-5           Compliance

1-6           Severability

1-7           Conflicting Provisions

1-8           Illustrations

1-9           Cumulative Requirements

 

Article II - Zoning Districts, Official Zoning Maps, and Uses ............................................................................. 41

2-1           Zoning Districts

2-1.2        Residential Zoning Districts

2-1.3        Commercial Zoning Districts

2-1.4        Industrial Zoning Districts

2-1.5        Institutional and Mixed Use Zoning Districts

2-1.6        Overlay and Special Purpose Zoning Districts

2-2           Official Zoning Maps

2-3           Application of District Regulations

2-4           Permitted Uses

                 Table 2.6, Permitted Uses

2-5           Use Conditions

2-6           Accessory Uses

2-7           Temporary Uses

 

Article III - Other Development Standards………………………………………………………………203

3-1           Dimensional Requirements

3-1.1        General Requirements

3-1.2        Supplementary Dimensional Requirements

3-2           Sign Regulations

3-3           Off-Street Parking, Stacking, and Loading Areas

3-4           Landscaping Standards

3-5           Bufferyard Standards

3-6           Common Recreation Areas

3-7           Protection of Public Rights-of-Way and Greenways

3-8           Supplementary Standards for Older Neighborhoods

3-9           Bonus Density for Affordable Housing

3-10         Water Supply and Sewage Disposal

3-11         Other Standards

 

Article IV - Historic/Historic Overlay Districts.................................................................................................... 280

4-1           Purpose

4-2           Historic District Commission

4-3           Historic Districts - Establishment and Amendment

4-4           H and HO District Uses and Dimensional Requirements

4-5           Certificate of Appropriateness

4-6           Compliance

 

Article V - Nonconforming Situations .................................................................................................................... 297

5-1           Purpose

5-2           Nonconforming Uses

5-3           Nonconforming Vacant Lots

5-4           Nonconforming Structures and Improvements

 

Article VI - Administration and Amendments ....................................................................................................... 305

6-1           Administration

6-1.1        General Responsibilities

6-1.2        Zoning Officer

6-1.3        Planning Board

6-1.4        Board of Adjustment

6-1.5        Special Use Permits Authorized by the Elected Body

6-2           Ordinance Amendments:  Zoning Text and Official Zoning Maps

6-2.1        General Use Districts

6-2.2        Special Use Districts

 

Article VII - Site Plan Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 321

7-1           Purpose

7-2           Applicability

7-3           General Submittal Requirements

7-4           Specific Submittal Requirements

7-5           Site Plan Review Procedures

 

Article VIII - Fees                ......................................................................................................................................... 329

8-1           General

8-2           Readvertising, Continuances, or Petitions Remanded to the Planning Board by the Elected Body

8-3           Refund of Fees

8-4           Penalties for Violations of this Ordinance

 

Article IX - Enforcement …………………………………………………………………………………331

9-1           Violations and Penalties

9-1.1        Criminal Penalties

9-1.2        Civil Penalties

9-1.3        Injunctive or Other Relief

9-2           Special Use District Permit

 

Article X - Appointed Boards .................................................................................................................................... 333

10-1         Board of Adjustment

10-2         Planning Board

 

Chapter C - Environmental Ordinance

 

Article I - Purpose and Authority ............................................................................................................................. 335

1-1           Short Title

1-2           Purpose

1-3           Jurisdiction

1-4           Authority

1-5           Compliance

1-6           Severability

1-7           Conflicting Provisions

1-8           Definitions

1-9           Illustrations

1-10         Cumulative Requirements

 

Article II - Floodway and Floodway Fringe Regulations ....................................................................................... 337

2-1           General

2-2           Administration

2-3           Standards for Flood Damage Reduction

2-3.1        Standards for Streams with Established Base Flood Elevations and Floodways

2-3.2        Standards for Streams without Established Base Flood Elevations and Floodways

 

Article III - Watershed Protection ……………………………………………………………………….349

3-1           General Provisions

3-2           Subdivision Ordinance

3-3           Development Regulations

3-4           Low Density Development Regulations

3-5           High Density Development

3-6           Public Health Regulations

3-7           Administration

 

Article IV - Stormwater Runoff  ............................................................................................................................... 383

4-1           General Provisions

4-2           Illicit Discharges and Improper Disposals

4-3           Post Construction Runoff

 

Article V - Dam Breach Hazard Areas .................................................................................................................... 415

5-1           General

5-2           Development Standards

 

Article VI - Administration and Amendments ....................................................................................................... 417

6-1           Administration

6-2           Amendments

6-3           Fees

 

Chapter D - Subdivision Ordinance/Regulations

Subdivision Ordinance/Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 421

 

1.             General Provisions and Administration

2.             Subdivisions Exempted by State Law or Court Judgments

3.             Minor Subdivisions

4.             Major Subdivisions

5.             Industrial and Commercial Subdivisions

6.             Annotation of Exceptions for Final Plats


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