Dimensional, Area and Density Requirements

[Ord. 6/23/94, Art. 4; Ord. 5/6/99, §§ 1, 3; Ord. 6/21/01; Ord. 5/31/06, § 4; Ord. 10/27/11; amended 6-12-2025]

The following requirements shall apply to all structures, buildings and activities hereafter located in or initiated in all zoning districts and to any extension of an existing structure, building or activity.

Dimension	Residence (R)	Business (B)
Minimum lot area*	2 acres, exclusive of any streets, or rights-of-way, in all zoning districts	No minimum lot size**
Minimum lot width at the building line	175 feet and the 175 feet frontage shall extend back to a depth of at least 175 feet and continue at no less than a 100-foot width until the 2 acre requirement has been met	40 feet
Minimum street frontage	175 feet. Cul-de-sac 105 feet	None
Minimum front yard depth from the street line to the building line	50 feet	30 feet or the average depth of front yards of developed adjacent lots or parcels
Minimum rear yard depth	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum side yard width	25 feet, each side yard	25 feet. This minimum dimension may be decreased to zero where adjacent lots or parcels of land are to be combined for the simultaneous development of 1 business structure or a series of interconnected structures, not exceeding 200 feet with no break, as part of a business development complex
Minimum distance from an R District boundary	N/A	40 feet
Maximum coverage of lot by all structures	10%	15%
Maximum height of structure	30 feet***	30 feet***
Maximum height of accessory structures, exclusive of barns, silos and other agricultural structures	24 feet. Accessory barns and other agricultural structures shall be 30 feet. Silos may be a maximum height of 50 feet	30 feet. Silos may be a maximum height of 50 feet

*The construction of a second, detached single-family dwelling unit on a 3-acre parcel is permitted by right, provided that DEM OWTS approval is obtained and affordability restrictions are in place for 1 unit. See definitions for "affordable housing" and "affordability restrictions."

**As of October 2011 any new subdivided lots within both Residence (R) or Business (B) districts must meet the 2 acre minimum if the use will be for a dwelling unit. Business use shall have no minimum lot size if it is located within the Business (B) district.

***Reference §§
14-10b21
and
14-10b51
.