154.119   MAIN STREET NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT (MS-ND).

(A) Vision/Goals.  The Main Street Neighborhood District (MS-ND) is a walkable, in-town neighborhood separating two business districts -- the Central Business District and the South Main Street Business District.  In addition to the convenient location, the public library, Central Elementary School and many larger, older homes are among the amenities that make this area attractive for residential living.  Future development should work to maintain this attractive area, continuing a scale and design that will attract ongoing residential use of this district. The dense tree canopy currently found in the area will be maintained and sensitivity to this canopy and the improvement of pedestrian facilities will be important with any new development. 

(B) Development Standards. 

(1) Density/Lot Size Standards. 
•  The maximum density in the MS-ND District shall be eight (8) units per acre.
•  The minimum lot size in the MS-ND District shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

(2) Lot Width Standards. 
•  Lots in the MS-ND District shall have a minimum width of sixty (60) feet.

(3) Yard Standards. 
•  The following yards shall be required in the MS-ND District.

Front: 40 feet minimum on Main Street; 20 feet minimum elsewhere in the district.

Side:   10 feet minimum.

Street:   15 feet minimum.

Rear: 6 feet minimum.

•  Building codes and/or buffering requirements may require additional yard provision; if so, the most restrictive requirement shall apply.
•  See Sec. 154.305 for the yard standards for monument buildings and Sec. 154.300 for the yard standards for accessory uses/structures. 

(4) Landscaping/Buffering Standards.
•  Street trees shall be provided for all new developments except for individual single-family homes on individual lots (subdivisions shall be required to provide street trees).  Owners of individual single-family homes are encouraged to plant street trees in accordance with these standards. See standards for street trees at Sec. 154.303(B).
•  No parking space shall be farther than thirty (30) feet from a shade tree.  See Sec. 154.303(E) for tree specifications for parking areas.
•  Parking and vehicular use areas abutting residential properties must be buffered from the abutting property.  See Sec. 154.303 for requirements.
•  Buffering required for any Permitted Uses with Special Requirements or Conditional Uses which are different than that required for the land development district in which the property is located, shall be as set forth in Article VI.
•  Buffering may be required for any non-residential use abutting residential properties in adjoining districts.  See Sec. 154.303 for standards.

(5) Parking/Loading Standards.  

(a) Parking. 
•  Parking shall be provided as set forth in Sec. 154.306 including standards for remote and shared parking which are strongly encouraged. 
•  On-street parking located within four hundred (400) feet of a property may be used in providing required parking.  This parking must be permitted by town ordinance.
•  Parking and vehicular use areas, excluding driveways generally perpendicular to the front building line, must be located to the side or rear of the principal structure located on the property, behind the front line of the principal structurue projected to side lot lines.
•  Parking and vehicular use areas abutting a public street must utilize a street wall.  Street wall standards are set forth in Sec. 154.303(C).

(b) Loading. 
•  Loading and unloading are prohibited on South Main Street.

(c) Pedestrian Access.
•  Pedestrian pathways shall be provided throughout parking areas.  See Sec. 154.307(D)for standards. 

 (6) Access and Connectivity Standards.

(a) Sidewalks. 
•  Sidewalks shall be provided for all new development, except individual single-family dwellings (subdivisions of single-family homes must have sidewalks provided). 
•  Where sidewalks are not required, a sidewalk easement shall be provided.
•  See Sec. 154.307 for sidewalk and easement requirements. 

(b) Streets. 
•  New streets shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Sec. 154.309.

(c) Driveway Access.  (See also Sec. 154.302).

1. Along Main Street.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of one hundred (100)  feet is required along Main Street. 
•  A minimum separation of one sixty (60) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets along Main Street.

2. Other Streets in the MS-ND District.
•  A minimum separation between driveways of fifty (50) feet is required.
•  A minimum separation of sixty (60) feet is required between driveways and intersecting streets.

3. Driveway Width.
•  Two-way driveways shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet in width and a maximum of twenty-four (24)  feet in width.
•  One-way drives shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width and a maximum of  eighteen (18) feet in width.

(d) Connections to Greenways and Parks. 
•  In major residential developments, accessways shall be provided to greenways, parks or community centers located on abutting property or within the development.  See Sec. 154.307(C) for connectivity standards. 

(7) Recreational/Open Space/Impervious Surface Standards. 
•  Lots on which new development occurs shall contain a minimum of twenty (20) percent pervious surface. 

(8) Design and Operation Standards.

(a) Building Height, Massing, and Articulation. 
•  No fabric building shall be greater than thirty-five (35) feet in height.
•  Monument buildings shall be subject to the standards set forth in Sec. 154.305.
•  All duplexes, multi-family dwellings and non-residential buildings are subject to the following requirements:
 All principal building entryways must be elevated a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade.
 Articulation of the facades of buildings facing public streets must be built at the scale of the pedestrian.  There is no articulation requirement along rear access drives or alleys.
 Any new building fa?ade facing a public street must be designed in such a way that thirty (30) percent of the width of the first floor street frontage incorporates windows, doors, or other openings (permeability).  There is no permeability requirement along rear access drives or alleys. 
 Buildings must be built at a residential scale. 
•  Buildings located on properties abutting South Main Street must first form a street wall on South Main and have an entry thereon.  Building entries on side roads will be secondary.   Such building facades must be generally parallel or perpendicular to the street in order to form a street wall.

(b) Location.  No specific standards.

(c) Other Site Design Standards.

1. Outdoor Storage. 
•  All storage must be located within an enclosed structure. 

2. Entryway Transition. 
•  All principal buildings in the MS-ND District must incorporate an entryway transition element between the building and the street on which they front.  Such elements may take the form of a canopy, porch, arcade, arch, patio, recess/projection or similar transition space. 
•  A pedestrian way must be provided from the sidewalk to the entry of the building.

3. Roofing. 
•  Flat roofs are prohibited.

4. Accessory Structures. 
•  Accessory structures shall meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154.300.

5. Lighting. 
•  All lighting shall meet the standards set forth in Sec. 154.304, except that the average foot-candle reading under canopies shall not exceed four (4) foot candles. 

6. Utilities.
•  See Sec. 154.311 requirements for major developments.

7. Other Design Elements. 
•  The use of vinyl or metal siding on the facades of buildings facing public streets is prohibited.

(d) Operation Standards. No specific standards.

(9) Sign Standards.  (See additional standards set forth in Sec. 154.308).

(a) Home Occupations.
•  Home occupations shall be permitted one attached sign which shall not exceed two (2) square feet per face, with no more than two (2) faces per sign. 
•  Home occupation signs shall not be illuminated.

(b) Other Uses. 
•  Business locations, other than home occupations, shall be permitted one (1) permanent freestanding sign that must be a monument sign or a sign hung from a freestanding pole.  This sign shall be no greater than sixteen (16) square feet per face in size (two faces per sign) and no greater than four (4) feet in height if a monument sign; eight (8) feet if hung from a pole.
•  In addition to the permitted freestanding sign, permanent attached signs are permitted for each business/establishment.  Such signage shall cover no more than thirty (30) percent of the face of the building to which they are attached. 
•  It is encouraged that signage reflect the architectural character of the building and the area.
•  Attached permanent window signage may not cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total window surface of the fa?ade of the building on which the sign is located.

(C) Permitted Uses. 
•  Note that all developments over 100,000 square feet or more than 20 dwelling units are a conditional use.

(1) Agricultural Uses. 
•  Crop Production.
•  Forest Nurseries.

(2) Residential Uses.
•  Boarding Houses.
•  Child and Adult Day Care Homes, Family.
•  Common Area Recreation and Service Facilities.
•  Dwellings, Single-Family Detached.
•  Dwellings, Two-Family
•  Family Care Homes.

(3) Institutional and Civic Uses..
•  Libraries.
•  Museums and Galleries.
•  Religious Institutions.
•  Schools, Fine Arts Instruction. 

(4) Recreational Uses. 
•  Botanical Gardens/Nature Preserves.
•  Public or Private Parks, Passive.

(5) Business, Professional and Personal Services. 
•  Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping and Payroll Services.
•  Advertising and Related Agencies.
•  Computer Systems Design and Related Services. 
•  Data Processing and News Services.
•  Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Related Services.
•  Legal Services (Law Offices, Etc.).
•  Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.
•  Office, Administrative and Support Services, Not Otherwise Listed. 

(6) Retail Trade and Food Services.  None.

(7) Wholesale Trade.  None.

(8) Transportation, Information, Warehousing, Waste Management and Utilities.
•  Utility Lines and Related Appurtenances.

 (9) Manufacturing, Mining  and Industrial Uses.  None.

(D) Permitted Uses with Special Requirements.
•  Accessory Dwellings.
•  Athletic Fields, Public or Private.
•  Bed and Breakfast Homes.
•  Cemeteries, Columbariums, and Mausoleums.
•  Child and Adult Day Care Centers.
•  Civic, Social and Fraternal Organizations. 
•  Country Clubs.
•  Dwellings, Multi-Family.
•  Golf Courses.
•  Home Occupations.
•  Macro Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Micro Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Mini Wireless Communications Facilities.
•  Public or Private Parks, Active.
•  Public Recreation Facilities.
•  Recreational Uses, Indoor, Not Otherwise Listed.
•  Swim and Tennis Clubs. 

(E) Conditional Uses.
•  Cluster Developments.
•  Continued Care Retirement Communities.
•  Inns.
•  Monopole Wireless Telecommunications Towers.
•  Residential Care Facilities. 
•  Schools, Elementary and Secondary.