Building placement
A. General. The location of buildings and structures shall comply with the setback standards in Table 6-2.
1) Setbacks for newly proposed buildings may only be reduced below the standards set forth in Table 6-2 through the granting of a variance from the zoning board.
2) Pre-existing buildings that do not meet the setback standards of Table 6-2 shall be reviewed by the planning commission pursuant to section 82-1102.1.
B. Specific to CW, CL, CD and P.
1) In these districts, it is the intent of this chapter to use building placement as a means to create a vibrant public realm along the frontage of the property. The façade of the primary building serves as one boundary of the property frontage as further regulated in section 82-1103.2 below.
2) Façades shall be built parallel to a rectilinear principal frontage line or to the tangent of a curved principal frontage line, and along a minimum percentage of the frontage length at the setback (for required setbacks, aka minimum yards, see Table 6-2).
3) Building placement types shall be allowed in accordance with Table 6-2.
4) One principal building at the frontage, and one accessory structure to the rear of the principal building, may be built on each lot as shown in Table 11-1.b, Building disposition. No accessory structures may be erected without a primary structure in place on the same lot. An accessory structure may be constructed before the primary structure where there is reasonable assurance that the primary structure shall be constructed within a year of the accessory structure's completion. The town may require documentation of the intended construction schedule as part of the permit review process.
C. Commercial development on lots within the CD district that are adjacent to residential zoning districts are strongly encouraged to utilize the setbacks as prescribed in the CL Zone to allow a transition from the denser CD district into the village residential districts.
(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))