Dimensional and design requirements
Dimensional requirements for this district are designated in article XIII of this ordinance. Additional dimensional and design requirements specific to development in the rural business district shall include the following:
A. Setbacks. Rural business uses which abut lots with existing non-conforming residential uses shall incorporate a forty-foot setback from the property line of the residential use that shall include a twenty-foot vegetated strip. Front yard setback for structures with frontage on Market Street shall be limited to thirty (30) feet, whereas the front yard setback along all other streets shall be limited to fifteen (15) feet. Side yard setback shall be limited to thirty (30) feet, and rear yard setback shall be limited to twenty (20) feet, in all other instances.
B. Height. Maximum height of a principal structure within any development shall be limited to thirty (30) feet. The height of accessory structures shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet.
C. Building size. No building shall exceed eight thousand (8,000) square feet in footprint area, unless the facade on any side exceeding forty (40) feet is interrupted with salient architectural features to scale down building mass.
D. Lot frontage. A minimum of one hundred (100) feet of lot frontage is required in the rural business district.
E. Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the overall lot size. Lot coverage shall include buildings, accessory structures and all impervious surfaces. Unbuildable area(s) of parcels shall not be included in the overall calculation for lot coverage. Abutting parcels under common ownership, as defined in article XIV of this ordinance, shall be considered as one (1) parcel for lot coverage calculations.
F. Facades. All buildings within the district shall have street side facades constructed with aesthetically appropriate materials, including but not limited to, brick, stone and other finish masonry materials, traditional New England materials, including clapboard, shingles and other similar products as deemed appropriate by the planning board during site plan review.
G. Accessory structures. No accessory structure shall be constructed within forty (40) feet of any residential boundary.
H. Buffer areas. A buffer of plantings shall be placed along the property boundaries. There shall be a landscaped buffer of twenty (20) feet between any rural business use and the lot line of any residential property. The landscaped buffer, in all instances shall consist of trees and shrubs of varieties proven hardy and prosperous in New England coastal areas and of sufficient size to add immediate buffer. Where applicable solid fencing may be required.
I. Utilities. All utilities shall be placed underground.
J. Parking. Shared parking of abutting developments shall be required to reduce additional curb-cuts along Market Street. Parking lots containing ten (10) or more spaces shall be planted with at least two (2) trees and shrubs for every five (5) spaces. Trees and shrubs shall be evenly distributed on the periphery of parking lots and within parking lots. Minimum size of trees shall meet those required in the Warren Planning Board Rules and Regulations for Subdivisions. Planted islands are required for every fifteen (15) spaces.
K. Fences. Fencing proposed along rear and side property lines, that are screened from public view may be constructed of any material as approved during site plan review by the planning board. All fencing proposed along the front and side property lines that are viewable by the public shall be constructed of wood and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height.
L. Walls. Stone walls shall be a minimum of three(3) feet tall, and two (2) feet wide, and shall not exceed five (5) feet in height.