Sec. 6-2002
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Boundaries depicted on the Newport development service overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. land use plan map as shown in the comprehensive planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law..
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Clear-cutting setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from arterial rights-of-way (except RAC)50 ft
clear-cutting in any district, other than lands zoned RAC, shall not occur within at least fifty (50) feet from any of the arterial rights-of-way
- One-time exemption for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building (max square footage)500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A one-time exemption may be granted by the zoning administrator for a single accessory building of no greater than five hundred (500) square feet.
- Maximum direct access points to arterial highway1 count
Access from any parcel or lot having frontage along an arterial highway within the district and in existence prior to November 5, 1992, shall be permitted one (1) direct access point to said highway
- Maximum direct access points for multiple lots under singular ownership1 count
If two (2) or more adjacent parcels are placed under one (1) common ownership and/or control, such assembly shall be permitted only one (1) direct access to the arterial highway within the district
- One-time exemption for principal building expansion (max square footage)2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A one-time exemption may be granted by the zoning administrator for the expansion of an existing developed property to enlarge the total square footage of the principle building by not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area; however, in no case shall such an expansion exceed twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet.
- Minimum visual buffer along arterial highways50 ft
A continuous minimum visual buffer of fifty (50) feet shall be provided between the right-of-way line of the subject arterial highway and all proposed structures, vehicular movements and parking areas.
From the ordinance
The boundaries of the Newport development service overlay district shall be determined by the boundaries depicted on the Newport development service overlay district land use plan map as shown in the comprehensive plan, may be amended by the board of supervisors.