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Rural Residence Agriculture 1 — A SECOND DENSITY ROW APPLIES: besides the one-acre minimum lot, Appendix B sets a "Required minimum density per lot" of THREE ACRES in RRA-1. The two are different questions and only the lot minimum was recorded. Lot area with and without public sewage is the same one acre here. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 25 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Rural Residence Agriculture 2 — A SECOND DENSITY ROW APPLIES: besides the two-acre minimum lot, Appendix B sets a "Required minimum density per lot" of FIVE ACRES in RRA-2. Lot area with and without public sewage is the same two acres here. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 50 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Village Residence — THE BASE ROW ASSUMES PUBLIC SEWAGE. Appendix B prints two lot-area rows for the residential districts, with and without public sewage, and VR is the only district where they differ: 10,000 sq ft with, 20,000 without. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 30 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Hamlet Residence — Lot area with and without public sewage is the same 20,000 sq ft in HR. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 50 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Hamlet Business — Appendix B prints N/A for the combined side yard in HB — it publishes only the single-side figure. Maximum footprint of a single building 3,500 sq ft; maximum open land area of preserved vegetation or landscaping 20% of the lot. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 10 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 40 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Village Business — Maximum footprint of a single building 20,000 sq ft; maximum open land area of preserved vegetation or landscaping 30% of the lot. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 20 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 50 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Commercial 1, Commercial 2 — Maximum footprint of a single building 50,000 sq ft; maximum open land area 40% of the lot. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 15 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).

Commercial 3 — C-3 SETBACKS STEP WITH LOT SIZE and the base row is the SMALL-LOT case. Appendix B gives C-3 a 40 ft front, 40 ft combined side, 20 ft corner side and 20 ft rear yard on a lot UNDER 2 acres, and 60 ft, 60 ft, 25 ft and 100 ft on a lot of 2 acres or more. The single side yard is 25 ft regardless. Lot size is not a condition axis, so the larger figures are stated here. Maximum footprint of a single building 100,000 sq ft; maximum open land area 40% of the lot. On a corner lot the side yard abutting the side street is 20 ft, a third figure distinct from both the single and the combined side yard above. Minimum FRONTAGE is 60 ft, separate from the lot width. Required setbacks are measured from a point 25 FT FROM THE CENTRE LINE of any town, county or subdivision roadway (note c), not from the property line. Parking is permitted within a required setback (note b). Accessory building dimensions are set by § 190-27A(3) (note d). Where public sewage is not available, no lot may be built upon that lacks space for a private sanitary waste disposal system (note a). Total lot coverage also applies to ground-mounted solar energy facilities under § 190-15E(2) (note e).