Section 11. Neighborhood Service District (B-4)
A. Purpose
The Neighborhood Service District is meant to accommodate limited business
uses in areas that are residential in character. The explicit purpose of this
district is to preserve the character and appearance of established residential
neighborhoods and to help foster the development of new neighborhoods while
permitting limited, small scale commercial activities oriented to the neighborhoods.
B. Permitted Uses
The following uses are permitted in the Neighborhood Service
District:
The following resource protection uses:
(1) Uses listed in Section 1 of this Article, Natural Resource Protection District,
paragraph B
The following residential uses:
(2) Single family dwellings
(3) Two-family dwellings
(4) Multifamily dwellings served by public sewer
(5) Open space residential developments that meet the standards
of Article IX
(6) Accessory apartments
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(7) Churches
(8) Community buildings
(9) Municipal uses
(10) Nursery schools and day care centers
(11) Private schools
(12) Public schools
(13) Quasi-public facilities
The following commercial uses:
(14) Financial services, excluding drive-through windows
(15) Funeral homes
(16) Hair salons
(17) Inns1
(18) Neighborhood stores
(19) Personal services
(20) Storage within barns or similar accessory structures
existing as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance
(21) Low impact uses, as defined in this Ordinance and not
otherwise allowed in this district, that meet the terms of Article VII, Section 4(9)
The following water-dependent uses:
(22) Municipal boat ramps and municipal piers
The following industrial uses:
(23) Tradesmen's shops
The following utility uses:
(24) Commercial parking facilities
(25) Essential services
(26) Road construction
The following accessory activities:
(27) Accessory uses
(28) Home occupations
(29) Homestay
A 1 following a listed use means the use must be located wholly
within structures existing as of the date of adoption of this
Ordinance.
C. Uses Permitted as Special Exceptions
The following uses may be permitted only upon approval as special
exceptions in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this
Ordinance:
The following residential uses:
(1) Community living uses
(2) Elderly congregate housing served by public sewer
(3) Nursing and convalescent homes
(4) Rooming houses
The following commercial uses:
(5) Auto repair garages
The following professional services:
(6) Professional offices
(7) Health service facilities
D. Prohibited Uses
Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions are
prohibited within this district.
E. Standards
(1) The general standards of performance of Article X, Parts I and II, shall be
observed.
(2) The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
| Sewer | No Sewer | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA | ||
| Residential | 10,000 sq. ft. | 30,000 sq. ft. |
| Nonresidential | 10,000 sq. ft. | 20,000 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT | ||
| Single Family | 10,000 sq. ft. | 30,000 sq. ft. |
| Accessory Apartments | No increase in lot area required | No increase in lot area required |
| Two-Family Dwellings | 7,500 sq. ft. | 10,000 sq. ft. |
| Multi-family Dwellings | 7,500 sq. ft. | Not permitted |
| Elderly Congregate Housing | 3,000 sq. ft. | Not permitted |
| MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE | ||
| Residential | 75 feet | 100 feet |
| NonResidential | 100 feet | 100 feet |
| MINIMUM SETBACKS | ||
| Residential | ||
| Front | 15 ft., except where the following lots with existing buildings have established auniform setback relationship (See Definitions) to the street, any new building shall be set back from the edge of the right-of-way of the street no more than a maximum distance which is 5 feet greater than the average setback for those two adjacent lots on each side of the subject lot, and no less than a minimum distance which is 5 feet less than the average setback for those two adjacent lots on each side of the subject lot; provided however that such a building on the subject lot shall be no closer to the right-of-way of the street than the building closest to the edge of that right-of-way on those four adjacent lots. Where a uniform setback relationship exists, accessory structures or additions to existing structures shall be set no less than two feet further back than the actual setback of the principal building unless that actual setback is greater than the maximum setback. | 25 feet |
| Side | 10 ft., provided the sum of both side yards is at least 25 ft. | 15 feet |
| Back | 15 feet | 15 feet |
| Normal High Water Mark | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) |
| Nonresidential | ||
| Front | Same as residential | Same as residential |
| Side | 15 feet | 15 feet |
| Back | 15 feet | 15 feet |
| Normal High Water Mark | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) |
| Side and Back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential use | 25 feet | 25 feet |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE | ||
| Residential | 25% | 20% |
| Nonresidential | 30% | 30% |
| MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE | ||
| General | None, provided that the area between the front property line and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and running the full width of the wall, except thedriveway, shall not be used for parking. | None, provided that the area between the front property line and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and running the full width of the wall, except thedriveway, shall not be used for parking. |
| Shoreland Area | 20% | 20% |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING OR STRUCTURE HEIGHT | ||
| Residential | 30 feet | 30 feet |
| Nonresidential | 30 feet | 30 feet |
| MIMIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS ON SAME LOT | 30 feet | 30 feet |
(3) Screening
Multifamily and nonresidential uses abutting a residential use or district
shall provide screening in accordance with the standards in
Article X, Part II,
Section 3, of this Ordinance.
(4) Shoreland Area
Properties within shoreland areas shall comply with the additional
standards set forth in Article
X, Part I, Section 1, of this Ordinance.
(5) Historic Areas
Properties within historic areas shall comply with the additional
standards set forth in Article
X, Part I, Section 3 of this Ordinance.
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