Dimensional regulations
(1) AR agricultural/residential district. Dimensional regulations for the AR district are as follows:
Single-Family
Residence StructureOther
Permitted UseSenior Citizens
Group HousingMinimum lot size 200,000 square feet 200,000 square feet 400,000 square feet Minimum lot area per living unit NA NA 40,000 square feet Minimum lot frontage 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet Minimum lot width 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet Minimum front yard depth 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet Minimum side yard depth 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet Minimum rear yard depth 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet Maximum building coverage 3 percent 3 percent 3 percent Maximum building height 35 feet 35 feet 2 stories or 20 feet Maximum number of bedrooms per unit NA NA 2 bedrooms per 1 unit
(2) General business district. Dimensional regulations for the GB district are as follows:
Any Permitted Use Minimum lot size 200,000 square feet Minimum front yard depth 35 feet Minimum lot frontage 300 feet Minimum lot width 300 feet Minimum side yard depth 50 feet Minimum rear yard depth 50 feet Maximum building height 35 feet Minimum buffer strip (side and rear yards) 30 feet Minimum distance of structure from AZR zoning district 50 feet Maximum building coverage (of net buildable area) c 25% a,b Maximum impervious surface coverage (of net buildable area) c 60% a,b
a Provided that all parking and design requirements are met.
b One drive-through use shall be permitted within shopping centers having less than 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, provided that common curb cuts for the center are used. The drive-through use shall not have dedicated curb cuts in addition to those utilized in access to the center. The drive-through use shall be limited to a restaurant, pharmacy, or finance institution only. The design of the drive-through use shall provide for safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation and function in a maimer that complements the center in which it is located. The use shall not create traffic hazards interior to the site or in the surrounding street network and neighborhood. It shall be properly screened and buffered to minimize impacts on surrounding properties and other uses within the center.
c Net buildable area is defined as the total area of the applicable lot minus setbacks, buffer strips, and wetlands.
(3) Highway commercial (2) district (HC2). Dimensional regulations for the HC2 district are as follows:
Commercial Uses
(unless otherwise stated in this
section)Single-Family
Residence StructureSenior Citizens
Group HousingMinimum lot size 200,000 square feet 200,000 square feet 400,000 square feet Minimum lot area per living unit NA NA 40,000 square feet Minimum lot frontage 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet Minimum lot width 300 feet 300 feet 300 feet Minimum front yard depth 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet Minimum side yard depth 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet Minimum rear yard depth 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet Maximum building coverage 25 percent or 50,000 square feet, whichever is less 3 percent 3 percent Maximum building height 35 feet 35 feet 2 stories or 20 feet Number of units per structure NA NA 3—10 units per structure Minimum buffer strip (side and rear yards) 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet Minimum distance of structure from A/R zoning district 50 feet As required by setbacks As required by setbacks Maximum building coverage (of net buildable area) c 25% 3 percent 3 percent Maximum impervious surface coverage (of net buildable area) c 60% a,b 25 percent 25 percent
a Provided that all parking and design requirements are met.
b One drive-through use shall be permitted within shopping centers having less than 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, provided that common curb cuts for the center are used. The drive-through use shall not have dedicated curb cuts in addition to those utilized in access to the center. The drive-through use shall be limited to a restaurant, pharmacy, or finance institution only. The design of the drive-through use shall provide for safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation and function in a manner that complements the center in which it is located. The use shall not create traffic hazards interior to the site or in the surrounding street network and neighborhood. It shall be properly screened and buffered to minimize impacts on surrounding properties and other uses within the center.
c Net buildable area is defined as the total area of the applicable lot minus setbacks, buffer strips, and wetlands.
(4) Municipal district (M). Dimensional requirements for the M district are as follows:
Any Permitted Use Minimum front yard depth 35 feet Minimum side yard depth 50 feet Minimum rear yard depth 50 feet Maximum building height 40 feet
(5) Reserved—Municipal/historic overlay district. This subsection is reserved.
(6) Additional dimensional regulations; uses permitted by special use permit. Any use listed in section 38-191 requiring a special use permit in the AR district shall conform at least to the dimensional regulations for other permitted use of the AR district, and to such further dimensional requirements as may be imposed for that use in this article or by the zoning board of review in granting the special use permit.
(7) FC—Farmland/conservation overlay district. This subsection is reserved.
(8) Utility dimensional regulations. Wells shall be setback, at a minimum, 50 feet from side and rear lot lines, and 35 feet from the front lot line. All OWTS shall adhere to the statewide buffer zone designations established under 250-RICR-150-15-3.
*No parking, signs (temporary or permanent, fixed or moveable) or structures (other than mailboxes) are permitted within 30 feet of the highway right-of-way.
NA = Not applicable
(Ord. of 6-23-1994, art. IV, § 13; Ord. of 9-9-2010; Ord. of 1-14-16(3); Ord. of 10-12-2023(1); Ord. of 3-13-2025(2))