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Most projects will require a permit along with other paper work depending on what work is to be done and who is pulling the permit. For more information, contact the Building Department.
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Building Department
Table 1 - Dimensional Regulations
Please check the current edition of the Zoning By-Laws (PDF) for more information.
District Type Use Min. Lot Size1 (sq. ft.) Min. Lot Frontage2 (feet) Min. Yard3 Setback (feet) Min. Lot Depth (feet) Min. Lot Width at Leaching Area Location4 Min. Lot Width5 Max Building Coverage (%) Max. Structure & Building Height6 Residential One Family Dwelling 60,000 200 Front7 - 50
Side - 20
Rear - 20200 125 200 N/A 2 1⁄2 stories or 35 ft. Residential Two Family Dwelling 90,000 300 Front7 - 50
Side - 20
Rear - 20200 125 300 N/A 2 1⁄2 stories or 35 ft. Residential All other permitted uses 60,000 200 Front7 - 50
Side - 20
Rear - 20200 125 200 30% 2 1⁄2 stories or 35 ft. Business All permitted uses 40,000 200 Front7 - 50
Side - 20
Rear - 20200 125 200 30% 2 1⁄2 stories or 35 ft. All Districts Detached Accessory Buildings, not exceeding 200 sq. ft. N/A N/A Front7 - 50
Side - 15
Rear - 15N/A N/A N/A N/A 35 ft. Footnotes
- No part of any pond, stream, river, swamp, or wetlands shall be included as part of a lot for the purpose of determining the minimum lot size.
- Frontage shall be measured as a continuous line along one street only. Frontage on cul-de-sacs or along the curvature of a road shall be established by measuring along the arc of the curve establish by the street layout (which may or may not coincide with the paved way) between the points of intersection created by the side lot lines and the street.
- The minimum depth or width of a yard shall consist of the horizontal distance between the lot line and the nearest point of any structure. A "yard" shall be an open space, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground up, except as specifically permitted in this By-law. Parking facilities for non-residential uses shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from all lot lines, and, in cases where a non-residential use abuts a residential use, no parking facilities shall be permitted in the side setbacks.
- Measured perpendicularly to the front lot line.
- Measured perpendicularly to the front lot line. The minimum lot width is the width required from the front lot line to the required front set back.
- No structure shall exceed 35 feet unless a greater amount is specifically provided for in this By-law. In the instance of a building, the height in each case shall be measured vertically from the highest point of the roof beams in the case of a flat roof, or from the top of the rafters at the ridge in the case of a sloping roof, measured from the mean grade of the natural ground contiguous to the building. For all other structures the height shall be measured vertically from the mean grade of the natural ground around the structure to the highest point of the structures.
- A corner lot shall have two front yards, one on each street. The required frontage for the lot must be provided on only one street, however, the front yard setback applies to both streets.