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This article establishes zoning districts and describes the various uses permitted
within the zoning districts, as well as design regulations. Several types of zoning
districts are established.
First, "General Use" districts (section 3.3) divide the town into various residential,
commercial and industrial zones. Each district establishes uses that are permitted
"as of right," and uses permitted only as "special uses." Special uses require a public
hearing in order to assess whether conditions are needed in order to make the use
compatible with other uses in the district. The uses permitted in each district are
listed in section 3.7.
"Conditional" Districts (section 3.4) include district-specific conditions agreed
upon by the town council and the property owner(s) to ensure that the use or group
of uses is compatible with adjoining districts and uses. There are two types of Conditional
Districts, each with different application procedures and requirements for establishment
by the town council: Conditional Use Districts (sections 3.4.1-2) and Conditional
Zoning Districts (sections 3.4.3-4).
"Special" districts (section 3.5) involve uses which cannot be adequately addressed
by the base district regulations. Unlike the overlay districts, these districts are
independent of the general use zoning districts. The special districts have separate
use and design regulations.
"Overlay" districts are established in section 3.6. Within these districts, the standards of both the general use and overlay districts
apply. These districts address special situations such as groundwater recharge, historic
preservation, airport hazards, and utility conversions where the base district regulations
are not sufficient to protect the public.
One essential function of zoning is to regulate the dimensional aspects of development. Section 3.8 establishes regulations governing the configuration and location of lots, buildings,
structures and paved surfaces. This includes lot size, density, intensity, lot width,
and setbacks from streets and property lines. These standards are consolidated in
a schedule called the Dimensional Matrix (Table 3.8-1). The amount of a lot that may
be covered with built or paved surfaces ("impervious surface ratio") is also established
in the dimensional matrix.
Section 3.9 establishes incentives in the form of additional density and other regulatory measures
in order to encourage redevelopment and enhanced site design. Landowners are permitted
through rezoning to transfer densities from environmentally sensitive sites that are
inappropriate for development to sites that are suitable for increases in density.
Some uses, while permitted in a zoning district, raise special concerns which require
additional regulations. These regulations are established in article 6. They apply regardless of whether the use is permitted as of right or as a special
use within the district.
(Ord. No.
2017-04-05/O-7
, § 1; Ord. No.
2017-11-29/O-4
, § 1)
Cross reference—
Keeping certain animals in town, Ch. 4, § 4-10.
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