Ethan Frome

Regulations for Special Uses are found in Chapter 14, Special Use Permits.

SECTION 704. DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS.

(1) Lot Area, minimum - Forty-three thousand, five hundred and sixty (43,560) square feet.

(2) Lot Width, minimum - Two hundred (200’) feet.

(3) Front Yard, minimum - Thirty-five (35’) feet.

(4) Back Yard, minimum - Thirty-five (35’) feet.

(5) Side Yard, minimum - Fifteen (15’) feet each side. Where a R-2 and C or I district abut,

the side yard shall be fifty (50’) feet in the C or I district.

(6) Corner lot, street minimum - Twenty-five (25’) feet.

(7) Corner lot, other minimum - Fifteen (15’) feet.

(8) Housing Unit, single family minimum - Twelve Hundred (1,200) square feet and two

family dwelling and Mobile Homes- minimum- Nine Hundred-eighty (980) square feet.

Apartment, Seven-Hundred Twenty (720) square feet.

(9) Height, maximum - Two and one half (2.5) stories, not exceeding a total height of thirty-five

(35’)feet. Accessory structures are limited to one (1) story, with a maximum wall height of

fourteen (14’) feet and a maximum peak height of 35 feet, except that a garage attached to a two

(2) or two and one half (2.5) story dwelling may have the same number of stories and same height

as the dwelling, providing that the style and exterior surface of the garage conforms to that of the

dwelling. Exceptions: see section 1105(2).

(10) Lot coverage, maximum percent - Twenty-five (25%) percent.

(11) Accessory Structures – No accessory structure may be located closer than ten (10’) feet to the principal structure, nor erected in any required yard, except as provided in section 1105(1).

Historical Notes: Subsection (9) & (11) amended by Ordinance 06-01, eff March 30, 2006.

Subsection (9) amended by Ordinance 04-05, eff Oct 7, 2004.

Subsection (9) amended by adding the last sentence. Ordinance 15-02, eff Dec 24, 2015.

Prior to 2006 amendment, subsections (9) & (11) read as follows:

(9) “Height, maximum - Two and one half (2.5) stories, not exceeding a total height of thirty-five (35’) feet. Accessory structures are limited to one (1) story, not exceeding fifteen (15’) feet, except that a garage attached to a two (2) or two and one half (2.5) story dwelling may have the same number of stories and same height as the dwelling, providing that the style and exterior surface of the garage conforms to that of the dwelling”.

(11) “Accessory Structures - No accessory Structures may be located closer than ten (10’) feet to the principal structure. No accessory structure shall be erected in any required yard except a rear yard”.

Prior to 2004 amendment, subsection (9) read: “Thirty-five (35’) feet or two and one half (2.5) stories. Accessory structures may not exceed fifteen (15’) feet or one (1) story”.

SECTION 705. PARKING REGULATIONS.

Every land use that has employees working on the site, must have one parking space for each

employee in addition to the parking required for a use of its type.


THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEE PARKING
-Bed & Breakfast	1 per Guest Room
-Cemetery	2 per Acre
-Church/School	1 per 3 Seats or 6 ft. of Auditorium bench/pew length
-Day Nurseries	1 per 4 Children, per license
-Funeral Home	1 per 150 sq. ft. of building
-Multiple Family Dwelling	2 per dwelling unit
-Park, Golf Course, Other Outdoor Uses	1 per 2 Acres
-Picnic Area	1 per Picnic Table
-Private Club	1 per 2 Member Families
-Public Building	1 per 150 sq. ft. of public area
-Single Family Dwelling	2 per dwelling
-Two-Family Dwelling	2 per dwelling unit

See Chapter 12 for Parking Regulations

SECTION 701. INTENT AND PURPOSE