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Extracted standards
31 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Building clustering along roads
Buildings, other than those used for agricultural, horticultural, or the housing of animals, shall be clustered along existing or proposed roads.
- Country inn management requirement
The owner or manager shall provide full-time management of the premises at all times when the establishment is occupied by guests.
- Country inn outdoor events permit
Outdoor events (e.g., weddings, receptions, parties) or similar activities conducted for compensation shall be permitted only upon application for a temporary zoning permit
- Country inn road access
The parcel shall have safe and reasonable access to a state-maintained road.
- Culs-de-sac minimized
Use of culs-de-sac or other streets with a single point of access shall be minimized.
- Farm and community market minimum lot size80,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Farm and community market: Minimum lot size: 80,000 square feet.
- Compatibility with historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. character
The architectural design of all new buildings and structures shall be compatible in architectural style, scale and materials with the historic character of the town
- Interconnecting roadways
New lots shall be designed with interconnecting roadways, defined by buildings, landscaping, pedestrian ways, and sidewalks
- Minimum connections to public street system2 connections
A minimum of two connections with the existing public street system rated as at least a collector street shall be provided where possible.
- Nature preserve accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. lot size871,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory uses shall only permit on lots 20 acres in size or larger.
- Nature preserve accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building size1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory uses other than a visitor's center shall contain no more than 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
- Nature preserve maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.0.2 ratio
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.2.
- Nature preserve minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.217,800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Nature preserve: Minimum lot area: Five acres.
- Nature preserve storage area percentage10 pct
The total area of storage areas shall not exceed ten percent of the total area of the principal structure.
- Nature preserve visitor center size10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A visitor's center shall contain no more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. preservation
Open space shall be used to preserve natural and environmental resources identified in the Comprehensive Plan.
- Outdoor storage restriction
Except for agricultural and horticultural uses, no outdoor storage shall be permitted unless the zoning administrator determines that such storage is customarily required and integral to the use and that such storage will be adequately screened from all property lines.
- Porous pavement counted as open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 pct
Any portion of a parking lot constructed of porous pavement, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the entire parking area, and any sidewalks or trails not providing direct access between the principal building and the parking lot may be included as part of the required open space area.
- Street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. requirement
Lots shall have frontage onto a street or a street and an alley.
- Street trees
Street trees shall be planted along all streets in conformance with Article 5, Section 5.8: Streetscaping.
- T-intersections percentage25 pct
At least 25 percent of all intersections within the subdivision shall take this form, unless other traffic calming measures, such as traffic islands or circles, are employed.
- Winery minimum lot size435,600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Winery: Minimum lot size: Ten acres.
Parking
- Gravel parking for agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. uses
Parking lots for agricultural, horticultural, equestrian and other similar uses, including farm markets, may be surfaced with gravel, provided the parking lots are used no more than four days per month
- Porous paving percentage20 pct
At least 20 percent, but no more than 50 percent, of the required parking shall be paved with reinforced grass paver block or similar porous paving material
Setback
- Country inn setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear40 ft
Minimum setback, buildings, parking and lighted areas: 40 feet from the side and rear property line.
- Winery building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.100 ft
Winery: Minimum building setbacks: 100 feet from all lot lines.
Use
- Country inn maximum guest rooms9 rooms
Maximum guest rooms: nine.
- Farm market permitted accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. products
Permitted accessory products include pottery, baskets, garden accessories, baked goods, floral supplies, and other items directly related to the culture, care, use of, or processing of a principal use.
- Farm market accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sales area percentage25 pct
Sales area for accessory products shall be limited to 25 percent of the total area devoted to sales.
- Farm market on-site sales requirement25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of the gross sales receipts must be derived directly from agricultural products produced on site
- Nature preserve retail sales restriction
Retail sales shall be limited to the sale of items directly related to the nature and character of the principal permitted use.
From the ordinance
The development standards for all uses shall be governed by Table A and Table B of this section