Bedford

Homes providing care for up to eight such adults shall be considered as any other residential use

Recreational vehicles (including structures on towable metal frames), tents, and structures not approved as a 'dwelling' by building code shall not be used for residential or living purposes.

One or more persons, but not more than three unrelated persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single housekeeping unit

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: LP - Limited Professional District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: CLI - Commercial/Light Industrial

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: WCD - Workplace Campus District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: CNW - Central Neighborhood Workplace District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: FH - Flood Hazard District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: PMD - Planned Mixed Development District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: PMPD - Planned Memorial Park District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: HE - Healthcare Establishment District

For the purposes of this Land Development Ordinance, the Town of Bedford is divided into districts as follows: SCOD - Special Corridor Overlay District

Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, and where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforementioned districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

The regulations established herein within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall be uniformly applied to each class of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided.

A permitted use is one which is allowed in the district in which the land is situated. ... A conditional use is one which may be allowed when the council, after review of the application and public hearing thereon, finds as a fact that the proposed use or uses are consistent with the land use plan and the policies of the council and in the public interest.

No building shall hereafter be erected, constructed, or altered so as to exceed the height limit, to accommodate or house a greater number of families, or to occupy a greater percentage of the lot area than is required or specified in the regulations herein for the district in which it is located.

No new lot or yard shall hereafter be created, nor shall any lot or yard existing at the time of enactment of this Land Development Ordinance be altered, nor shall any building or structure whether new or existing be moved, so that lot width, depth, or area requirements; front, side or rear setback requirements; inner or outer court requirements; or other requirements of this Land Development Ordinance are not maintained, except when a portion of a lot is acquired for public use. ... Every part of a required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, chimneys, flues, and eaves, provided such projections shall not extend into the required yard areas for a distance exceeding two feet.

Nothing contained herein shall require any change in the plans or construction of any building or structure for which a building permit was granted prior to the effective date of this Land Development Ordinance. However, if such construction does not commence within 30 days after this Land Development Ordinance becomes effective, or if construction, once begun, is discontinued for a period of six months or more, further construction shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Land Development Ordinance for the district in which the use or structure is located.

All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the town or otherwise added to town limits shall be considered to be in the R-1 Residential District until otherwise classified.

The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet. The minimum lot width at the setback line shall be 50 feet for lots with frontage on one public street and 75 feet for corner lots fronting on two or more public streets. The maximum percentage of any lot that may be covered by the footprint of a building shall be 40 percent. The maximum height of any building shall be 50 feet.