South Boston

Front, side, rear yards not less than 30 feet. At least 20% open space. No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet. Signage max 200 sq ft per lot.

The PD-BP District shall be a minimum of 20 acres. A front yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided. Side yards of not less than 30 feet shall be provided. A rear yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided. At least 20 percent of each lot shall be devoted to open space. No building or structure in a PD-BP District shall exceed a height of 35 feet.

All campus development shall be served by public water and sewer. Utilities underground to extent feasible. Lighting fixtures not exceed 25 feet. Setbacks none except buffer when adjacent to residential.

Lot area, minimum. Two acres. Lot coverage, maximum. 70 percent lot area. Building height, maximum. 60 feet. Open space, minimum. 30 percent lot area. All campus development shall be served by public water and sewer.

These provisions shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the town and identified as being in the 100-year floodplain by the Federal Insurance Administration. The floodplain overlay district shall include all special flood hazard areas.

The intent of the Historic Overlay District is to identify, preserve and protect areas of important historic, architectural, archaeological or cultural interest within the town.

The intent of the Historic Overlay District is to identify, preserve and protect areas of important historic, architectural, archaeological or cultural interest within the town. An architectural review board is established to operate in accordance with the provisions established herein to administer the historic district regulations.

A certificate of appropriateness shall be required from the architectural review board for all work undertaken in the historic district, except for ordinary maintenance. No building or structure, including signs, shall be erected, reconstructed, altered or restored within any such district unless the architectural review board finds that the work is architecturally compatible with the historic building, structure, or district and issues a certificate of appropriateness.

The intent of the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District is to promote quality infill development compatible in scale and character in established neighborhoods designated as conservation and rehabilitation areas...

No new building, structure, or addition to an existing building shall be undertaken unless it is reviewed by the zoning administrator and found to be compatible with the existing scale and character of the district, and in conformance with the design standards adopted for the district.

Existing lots or parcels which do not abut a public right-of-way shall be used for one single-family dwelling only. Such land shall have access to a lawfully developed public street through a private right-of-way which is a minimum of 12 feet wide and has a maintained, all weather surface extending from the parcel to the public street.

Clustering of development on a lot to provide dedicated open space, or preserve natural features or historic resources, is permitted in the R-AG or R-1 District in accordance with the following provisions:

Fences and walls not exceeding four feet in height may be located within required front and street side yards. Except on a corner lot, fences and walls not exceeding six feet in height may be located within required side and rear yards. On a corner lot, fences and walls shall not exceed four feet in height on all street frontages. An additional one foot of fence or wall height shall be permitted for posts, columns or gates.

Fences and walls not exceeding four feet in height may be located within required front and street side yards. Except on a corner lot, fences and walls not exceeding six feet in height may be located within required side and rear yards.

Sills, belt courses, bay windows, cornices, eaves, roof overhangs, chimneys, pilasters and similar architectural features of a building may project into required yards not more than two feet. Uncovered porches, steps, landings, patios, decks and other similar building features may project into required yards, provided that such features do not exceed a height of 36 inches above the adjacent natural ground level, and provided that no such projection shall extend closer than two feet from any lot line.

Sills, belt courses, bay windows, cornices, eaves, roof overhangs, chimneys, pilasters and similar architectural features of a building may project into required yards not more than two feet.

Uncovered porches, steps, landings, patios, decks and other similar building features may project into required yards, provided that such features do not exceed a height of 36 inches above the adjacent natural ground level, and provided that no such projection shall extend closer than two feet from any lot line.

On a corner lot, a front yard, as required in the district, shall be provided along the street frontage defined as the front of the lot. In addition, side yards shall be required on the adjoining lot line and along the remaining street frontage as required by the district regulations. On a corner lot, a rear yard as required in the district shall be provided opposite the defined front yard. On through lots, other than a corner lot, there shall be a front yard as required in the district along each street frontage not defined as a side, and no rear yard shall be required.

On a corner lot, a front yard, as required in the district, shall be provided along the street frontage defined as the front of the lot. In addition, side yards shall be required on the adjoining lot line and along the remaining street frontage as required by the district regulations.

Minimum side and rear yards for buildings accessory to single-family dwellings shall be five feet. Garages, porches and other structures attached to a main building shall be considered part of the main building and shall meet all yard requirements applicable to the main building.