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ARTICLE I. APPLICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE
1.01 General Provisions
1.02 Validity
1.03 Separability
1.04 Effective Date
2.01 Interpretation of Certain Terms and Words
2.01.01 Definitions
Building, Height of – Dwelling
Husbandry, Animal – Mobile Home Subdivision
Use permitted on Review – Amended and Removed Definitions
3.01 Establishment
3.02 Zoning Map
3.02.01 Mann’s Hill District Boundary Clarification
3.02.02 Partridge Lake District Boundary Clarification
3.02.03 Rock Strain Development District Boundary Clarification
3.02.04 Cottage Street District Boundary Extension
3.02.05 Railroad Street District Clarification
3.02.06 Glenwood Cemetery/Cemetery Protected Area Zoning Boundary District Boundary Extension
3.02.07 Tax Map 103, Lot 9.1 Zoning Boundary Clarification
3.02.08 Tax Map 242, Lot 5 Zoning Boundary Clarification
3.02.09 Mount Eustis Road Industrial District Boundary Extension
3.02.10 Mixed Use- I
3.03 Updating Process
3.04 Multiple Districts
4.01 Permitted Uses
4.02 Table of Use Regulations
4.02.01 Residential I - Urban Residential (R-I)
4.02.02 Residential IA - Urban Residential/Mobile Home (R-I a.)
4.02.03 Residential II - Suburban Residential (R-II)
4.02.05 Commercial I, II, III & IV (permitted uses)
4.02.07 Mixed Use - MU-I
4.02.08 Cemetery Protected Area (CPA)
4.03 Prior Existing Lots
5.01 Table of Lot Requirements
5.01.01 Setbacks on Corner Lots
5.02 Buffer Strips
5.03 Space Between Structures
5.04 Setback
5.05 Minimum Lot Size
5.06 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems Adjoining Water Bodies
ARTICLE VI: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
6.01 Fence Regulations
6.02 Abandonment of Structures
6.03 Yard Sales and/or Flea Markets
6.03.01 Definition
6.03.02 Time Limit
6.03.03 Signs
6.03.04 Notification to Police Department
6.04 Accessory Use Setbacks
6.05 Parking Space Requirements
6.06 Manufactured Housing Parks
6.06.01 Location
6.06.02 Area Requirement
6.06.03 Lot Requirement
6.06.04 Setbacks
6.06.05 Water and Sewer
6.06.06 Fire Protection
6.06.07 Roads and Sidewalks
6.06.08 Open Space
6.06.09 Permanent Foundations
6.06.10 Skirting
6.06.11 Landscaping
6.06.12 Buffer
6.06.13 Other Site Improvements
6.06.14 Approvals
6.07 Sexually Oriented Businesses
6.07.1 Definitions
6.07.2 Local Requirements
6.08 Ammonoosuc River Corridor Overlay Zoning District
6.08.01 Purpose
6.08.02 Authority
6.08.03 District Boundaries
6.08.04 Permitted Uses
6.08.05 Prohibited Uses
6.08.06 Enforcement
6.08.07 Definition of Terms
6.09 Mixed Use - I Development Requirements
6.09.01 Uses and Dimensions
6.09.02 Building Size
6.09.03 Planning Board Informational Discussion
6.09.04 Recommended Lot Features
6.10 Personal Wireless Communications Facilities
6.10.01 Purpose
6.10.02 Definitions
6.10.03 Allowed Use
6.10.04 New PWCF ground towers must meet the following requirements
6.10.05 PWCF antenna to be affixed to an existing structure
6.10.06 New PWCF roof towers to be placed on the roof of a conforming building
6.10.07 Additional PWCF antennas may be added to existing approved or
permitted
6.10.08 PWCF antennas proposed on existing non-conforming tower
6.10.09 Ancillary equipment buildings
6.10.10 The owner of a PWCF shall file annually
6.10.11 Performance Guarantee
6.10.12 Tower Location
6.10.13 Conflicting Requirements
6.11 Commercial Development Requirements
6.11.01 Uses and Dimensions
6.11.02 Building Size
6.11.03 Recommended Lot Features
ARTICLE VII. MANUFACTURING USE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
7.01 Standards
7.01.01 Sound
7.01.02 Vibration
7.01.03 Odor
7.01.04 Toxic or Noxious Matter
7.01.05 Glare and Heat
7.01.06 Dust and Fly Ash
7.01.07 Smoke
7.01.08 Waste
ARTICLE VIII. HOME OCCUPATIONS
8.01 Purpose
8.02 Definition
8.03 Standards
8.03.01 Prohibited Activities
8.03.02 Parking
8.04 Permitted Home Occupations
8.05 Procedure
ARTICLE X. MULTI-FAMILY AND CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
10.01 Multi-Family Development
10.01.01 Purpose
10.01.02 General Requirements
10.01.03 Apartment Buildings and Other Types of Multi-Family Development
10.01.04 Residential Conversions
10.02 Cluster Single-Family
10.02.01 Purpose
10.02.02 General Regulations
10.03 Planned Unit Development
10.03.01 Purpose
10.03.02 Special Requirements
10.03.03 Development Standards
ARTICLE XI. NON-CONFORMING USES
11.01 Right to Continue
11.02 Expansion
11.03 Rebuilding After Catastrophe
11.04 Substitutability
11.05 Termination
ARTICLE XII. ADMINISTRATION - ZONING OFFICER
12.01 Zoning Officer
12.02 Procedure
12.03 Appeals
ARTICLE XIII. ADMINISTRATION - ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
13.01 Appointment of Board of Adjustment
13.02 Special Exception
13.03 Variances
13.04 Time Limit
ARTICLE XIV. USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
14.01 Procedure
ARTICLE XV. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
15.01 Fine
ARTICLE XVI. LITTLETON FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
16.01 Definition of Terms
16.02 Building Permit Applications
16.03 Water and Sewer Systems
16.04 Flood Proofing Information
16.05 Governmental Approval
16.06 Riverine Situations
16.07 100-Year Flood Elevation
16.07.01 Flood Hazard Areas
16.07.02 Building Criteria
16.07.03 Recreational Vehicles