Section 6. Village Extension District (VE)
A. Purpose
The Village Extension District lies outside of the traditional village but
includes lands that have, or can reasonably be expected to receive within the
next ten years, public water and sewer; can be readily provided with other
municipal services; and can support a significant share of the new development
anticipated in the Town during the next ten to fifteen years. The purpose of the
district is to provide a range of housing opportunities and of compatible,
small-scale economic opportunities. The intent is to do so within a setting
that emulates the character of villages: with streets designed for safe and
convenient use by both pedestrians and motor vehicles and at a scale appropriate
for walkable neighborhoods; a mix of activities that serve some of the routine
needs of neighborhood residents; and a sense of security and protected investments.
B. Permitted Uses
The following uses are permitted in the Village Extension
District:
The following resource protection uses:
(1) Uses listed in Section 1 of this Article, Natural Resource Protection District,
paragraph B
The following resource production uses:
(2) Agriculture
(3) Timber harvesting
The following residential uses:
(4) Single family dwellings
(5) Two-family dwellings
(6) Open space residential developments that meet the standards
of Article IX
(7) Cottages
(8) Mobile home parks
(9) Accessory apartments
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(10) Cemeteries
(11) Churches
The following commercial uses:
(12) Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards
of Article X, Part II,
Section 3(5) are met.
(13) Storage within barns or similar accessory structures
existing as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance
The following water-dependent uses:
(14) Municipal boat ramps and municipal piers
The following utility uses:
(15) Essential services
(16) Road construction
The following accessory activities:
(17) Accessory uses
(18) Home occupations
(19) 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 municipal and institutional uses:
(1) Community buildings
(2) Quasi-public facilities
(3) Municipal uses
(4) Nursery schools and day care centers
(5) Private schools
(6) Public schools
The following utility uses:
(7) Public utilities
(8) Commercial parking facilities, provided there is no
demolition of buildings existing as of the date of adoption of
this Ordinance
The following commercial uses:
(9) Inns located on lots of 2 or more acres 1
(10) Low impact uses, as defined in this Ordinance and not
otherwise allowed in this district, on lots that are located
wholly or in part within 500 feet of a business or industrial
district (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-H, B-R, B-TR, or I), and that meet
the terms of Article VII, Section 4(9).
The following residential uses:
(11) Community living uses
(12) Elderly congregate housing served by public sewer
(13) Nursing and convalescent homes
D. Prohibited Uses
Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions are
prohibited within this district.
E. Standards
(1) The 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. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| Nonresidential | 10,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT | ||
| Single Family | 10,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| Accessory Apartments | No increase in lot area required | No increase in lot area required |
| Two-Family Dwellings | 7,500 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| Multi-family Dwellings (as part of open space subdivision) | 7,500 sq. ft. | Not permitted |
| Elderly Congregate Housing | 3,000 sq. ft. | Not permitted |
| MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE | ||
| Residential - Lots created as part of subdivions approved by the Planning Board after the date of adoption of this ordinance | 50 ft., and the average for all lots in the subdivision is between 75 ft. and 90 ft. | 100 feet |
| Residential - Other lots | 75 feet | 100 feet |
| NonResidential | 75 feet | 100 feet |
| MINIMUM SETBACKS | ||
| Residential | ||
| Front | 15 ft., except where the following lots with existing
buildings have established a uniform 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 30 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 |
| Side and Back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential use | 25 feet | 25 feet |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE | 25% | 10% |
| 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
Nonresidential uses abutting a residential use or a district other than a
business or industrial 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 Area
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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