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Exeter
Town of Exeter Zoning Ordinance
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§ 2.6

Other general provisions

  • 1. Zoning affects every structure and use. No structure shall be constructed, erected, placed, moved or maintained, nor shall the exterior be altered, and no land use shall be commenced or continued within the town unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located, except as provided for in article III of this ordinance.

  • 2. Reduction of lot and areas prohibited. No lot, yard, required open space or off-street parking area shall be so reduced, diminished or maintained that the yards, other open space, total lot area, or off-street parking area shall be smaller than prescribed by this ordinance.

  • 3. Required yards cannot be used by another use or building. No part of a yard, parking space or other open space required for any building or use for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance shall be included as part of a yard, parking space or other open space required under this ordinance for another use or building, except as provided in article V (parking).

  • 4. Only one dwelling structure on any lot. No more than one principal residential structure shall be located on one lot except in a development approved by the planning board.

  • 5. More than one nonresidential use or building on a lot. More than one nonresidential structure may be allowed on a single lot within appropriately zoned nonresidential districts if devoted to the same actual use. Upon application to the zoning board of review, a special use permit may be granted in accordance with article I, section 1.3.C. (special use permits) of this ordinance, where more than one actual use on a lot may be requested; provided, however that such uses shall be only those that are permitted within the district in question. In both instances, principal front and rear walls of a building shall be at least 40 feet from any wall or another building. Any side wall of a building may not be less than 25 feet from any side wall of another building.

  • 6. Public street access. No structure shall be erected on or moved onto a lot which does not have frontage on a public or private street equal to or greater than the required minimum frontage in table 2.4, or elsewhere as required in this ordinance.

  • 7. Visibility at corners. At any corner lot and at street intersections in all districts, no wall, fence, structure, sign or building shall be erected or placed, and no hedge, tree, shrub or other vegetation shall be maintained between the heights of three feet, and ten feet, above street level within the triangle formed by the two street lines and a third line joining points on the street lines 20 feet from the intersection of the street lines.

  • 8. Temporary uses permitted. A temporary building for construction materials and/or equipment for a permitted use on a construction site, a temporary office for the sale or rental of real property, if in connection with and incidental and necessary to real estate development, and a temporary trailer or mobile home used for residential occupancy necessitated by any loss or damage of a principal structure by fire, hurricane or other natural disaster, shall be permitted in any district, subject to approval of both the building inspector and zoning inspector. Any such temporary use shall be permitted for not more six months unless such time period is extended by the building inspector and zoning inspector.

Temporary storage containers may be permitted as an accessory use in LB/R, B, LI and OS/PL zones, provided that there shall be suitable screening.

All other temporary and/or mobile facilities for residential, commercial or industrial use are prohibited in all districts; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to temporary and/or mobile facilities which are owned and/or operated by federal, state or municipal agencies.

  • 9. Use regulations. No building, structure or land shall be used except for those purposes noted in the table 2.4. Any use not listed shall be construed to be prohibited, except as provided in article I, section 6.A.6 of this ordinance.

  • 10. Setback from water bodies. Sewage disposal facilities which are designed to leach wastes into the soil shall be located in accordance with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) regulations.

  • 11. Fresh water wetlands. No fresh water wetland, as defined by RIDEM regulations, shall be excavated, drained or filled, nor shall any extraneous materials be placed in these wetlands or water flow diverted out of or any other change be made to the natural condition of any fresh water wetland without prior approval of the RIDEM.

(Ord. of 12-4-2023(1))