Lovettsville

An accessory apartment or semi-independent unit may be located only within a principal structure. The property owner must occupy one of the dwelling units. One parking space shall be provided on site for the accessory apartment or semi-independent dwelling unit in addition to the parking required for the principal dwelling. No additional entrance will be permitted through the front façade.

Antenna hub sites linking multiple small cell facilities may be developed provided such sites shall not occupy more than five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area and shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height. Antenna hub sites shall not be in the required front yard of a lot and shall be at least ten (10) feet from a side or rear property line of the lot.

The purpose of this article is to facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community to preserve the character of the town and to preserve and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.

Screening means a well-maintained fence, wall, hedge, or vegetative material at least five feet in height and of sufficient density to conceal from view the structures and uses on the premises on which the screening is located.

No building or structure shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt, or enlarged nor shall any land, structure or building be used, designed, or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations... Any use not permitted by this chapter shall be deemed to be prohibited.

No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as also providing a required yard or open space for any other building on the same or any other lot unless specific provisions of this chapter allow exceptions.

No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces connected therewith, and the remaining lot comply with all requirements prescribed by this chapter for the district in which said lot is located and with the requirements of chapter 30, subdivisions.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of any building complying with the local laws in force prior to this chapter if a permit shall have been duly issued prior to the date of first publication of notice of the public hearing on this chapter; or the entire building shall have been constructed in accordance with such plans as have been filed with the town and shall have been completed within one year from the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived.

Any list of uses contained in any section of this chapter shall not be deemed to be an exhaustive list but to be included for the purposes of clarity and emphasis, and to illustrate some of the uses permitted or prohibited, as the case may be.

The following provisions apply to residential zoning districts: ... Exterior lighting shall not exceed 0.10 foot candles above ambient light measured at the lot line of any adjacent residential lot or road right-of-way.

Accessory apartments and semi-independent dwelling units are subject to the following standards: ... Not more than one accessory apartment or semi-independent dwelling unit shall be located on a lot.

Home occupations may be conducted in a residence provided: ... not more than 25 percent of the floor area may be used in the conduct of the home occupation.

Home occupations may be conducted in a residence provided: ... not more than 25 percent of the floor area may be used ... No outside storage ... Signs shall not be permitted ... No traffic shall be generated ...

Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally and at right angles to the line in relation at which the distance is specified.

In all zoning districts, the building height shall be calculated as the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished grade adjoining the building at the front wall only to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs, and to the mean height between the highest eaves and the highest ridge of gambrel, hip and gable roofs.

Screening means a well-maintained fence, wall, hedge, or vegetative material at least five feet in height and of sufficient density to conceal from view the structures and uses on the premises on which the screening is located.

Definitions and Rules of Construction

No temporary dwelling permit shall be issued for more than 12 months.

The zoning administrator shall accept applications permitting the erection and occupancy of a temporary dwelling during the construction of a dwelling on the same lot ... No temporary dwelling permit shall be issued for more than 12 months.

No trucks with rated capacity of 1½ tons or greater, or with a bed the size of seven feet wide, nine feet long and six feet wide, or greater, shall be parked in any residential district in any location.