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Medium Density Residential (2-acre), Medium Density Residential (5-acre), Rural Density Residential (2-acre), Rural Density Residential (5-acre) — THE 2-ACRE AND 5-ACRE DISTRICTS ARE THE SAME DISTRICT AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS. Schedule note ** runs the two-acre zone 450 ft back from the road centreline; a building site beyond that 450 ft is in the FIVE-acre district instead, with 350 ft of lot width and 50 ft side and rear yards rather than 200 ft and 25 ft. Depth from the road is a location, not a condition axis, so the pair is carried as two district records rather than as variants. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.

Agricultural Density (10-acre) — RA-4 is a single 10-acre district and does not split by depth from the road. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.

General Business — SETBACKS HERE ARE A DEFAULT, NOT A FIXED FIGURE: schedule note * has the Planning Board determine the minimum setbacks as part of site plan approval wherever such approval is required. Buildings and structures in C-1 may total no more than 4,000 sq ft of enclosed building area, and all uses together may not exceed 20% of the lot area — which is the coverage figure recorded above. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.

General Commercial — SETBACKS HERE ARE A DEFAULT, NOT A FIXED FIGURE: schedule note * has the Planning Board determine the minimum setbacks as part of site plan approval wherever such approval is required. Buildings and structures in C-2 may total no more than 30,000 sq ft of enclosed building area, and all uses together may not exceed 20% of the lot area — the coverage figure above. Boats, vehicles, machinery and building materials may be stored and displayed only within secured, landscaped and buffered areas or open sheds, which count as enclosed building area. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.

Light Industrial — SETBACKS HERE ARE A DEFAULT, NOT A FIXED FIGURE: schedule note * has the Planning Board determine the minimum setbacks as part of site plan approval wherever such approval is required. C-3 has NO limit on enclosed building area or lot area, which is why no coverage figure is recorded — but every use is subject to site plan approval AND a special permit. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.

Mobile Homes (2-acre), Mobile Homes (5-acre) — RA-3 Mobile Homes is a district in Article IV.A — "RA-3 Mobile Homes (2 and 5 acre zones)" — and has its own column in the Density Requirements table. THE 2-ACRE AND 5-ACRE DISTRICTS ARE THE SAME DISTRICT AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS. Schedule note ** runs the two-acre zone 450 ft back from the road centreline; a building site beyond that 450 ft is in the FIVE-acre district instead, with 350 ft of lot width and 50 ft side and rear yards rather than 200 ft and 25 ft. Depth from the road is a location, not a condition axis, so the pair is carried as two district records rather than as variants. ALL SETBACKS ARE MEASURED FROM THE CENTRELINE of the travelled/paved section of the road or way (schedule note **), NOT from the property line — so a front yard here is not comparable to one measured the usual way. Maximum building height is 35 ft in every district; a wind energy conversion system may reach 40 ft. LIVING AREA IS SET BY STOREYS: a one-storey dwelling needs at least 600 sq ft of finished FIRST FLOOR living area — the figure recorded above — and a two-storey dwelling at least 1,000 sq ft across BOTH floors above the basement. The two figures have different denominators and storey count is not a condition axis, so only the one-storey case is recorded. No lot may contain more than one single-family dwelling, nor more than one accessory dwelling.