B-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right30
- apartments
- art galleries
- artist studio
- auction houses
- bakery, retail
- business apartments
- catering establishments
- churches and other places of worship
- convenience store
- education facilities
- farmers markets
- financial institutions
- garages, public parking
- grocery store
- indoor recreational facilities
- laundry and cleaning services
- manufacturing
- media development or production studio
- micro-brewery
- minor utilities
- museums
- offices
- personal service establishments
- pet shops
- printing shops
- repair services
- restaurants
- retail sales establishments
- schools
- theaters and assembly halls
Conditional / special use7
- community gardens
- day care centers
- hotels
- lodges
- major utilities
- parks and playgrounds
- public facilities (fire station, rescue squad, police station)
Accessory1
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Architectural features
Building walls that front on a street shall include a combination of architectural features customarily found on the front of a commercial building, such as: awnings, brackets, window hoods, sills, lintels, bulkheads, columns, cornice work, edge detailing, decorative finish materials, or other architectural elements.
- First floor window percentage25 pct
A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the front facing building façade shall consist of windows.
- Street entrance1 entrance
Minimum one (1) pedestrian entrance per building with street frontage where the entrance is located on the street front.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when adjacent to single family residential25 ft
If adjacent to a single family residential zoned parcel then no building or structure shall exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet from grade with the option of obtaining a conditional use permit to expand the permitted maximum height to thirty-five (35) feet.
Other
- Convenience store size threshold3,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Convenience store, if over 3,500 sq. ft. then a conditional use permit is required.
- Driveway prohibition on principal frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
No driveway intersecting a street that constitutes the principal frontage of the lot shall be permitted when other street frontage or alley access is available to serve the lot.
- Education facility size threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Education facilities, if over 5,000 sq. ft. then a conditional use permit is required.
- Grocery store size threshold3,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Grocery store, if over 3,500 sq. ft. then a conditional use permit is required.
- Hotel room limit20 rooms
Hotels with up to twenty (20) rooms with a conditional use permit.
- Landscape plan required
A landscape plan shall be required and landscaping, trees, buffers and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII.
- Manufacturing size threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If manufacturing is over 2,500 sq. ft. of floor area then a conditional use permit is required.
- Outdoor display clear path5 ft
A clear path of no less than 5 feet shall be maintained to ensure pedestrian and/or safety personnel access along sidewalks and areas of ingress/egress from structures.
- Outdoor storage
Outdoor storage of materials shall not be located in any front yard and must be fully screened from view of public right of way or street.
- School size threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Schools, if over 5,000 sq. ft. then a conditional use permit is required.
- Site plan required
A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII.
Parking
- Landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for parking10 ft
Parking areas shall be provided with a landscaped setback of not less than ten (10) feet when adjacent to the sidewalk.
- Parking location
No parking area or other area for circulation of vehicles shall be located between the main building on the lot and the street. Parking areas shall be located to the side or rear of buildings.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for buildings adjacent to historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. structures
New buildings or structures built in the B-1 district and adjacent to a building that is of significant historical character in the historic district must be setback the average of the two (2) adjacent structures on either side unless waived by the zoning administrator or a minimum fifty percent (50%) of the new building or structure's front façade shall be no greater than a maximum setback of twenty-five (25) feet from the property line or new development shall bring the existing structure into greater conformity with this maximum setback.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.20 ft
When a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of twenty (20) feet or more.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.15 ft
When a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet.
From the ordinance
The B-1 district is intended to implement the comprehensive plan goals of protecting the town's unique historical and architectural character...