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TOWN OF VERNON
ZONING REGULATIONS
4.2 RESIDENTAL 15 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
4.2.1 Open Space requirements:
4.2.1.1 Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet
4.2.1.2 Minimum lot width: 100 feet
4.2.1.3 Minimum front yard: 30 feet
4.2.1.4 Minimum side yard: 10 feet
4.2.1.5 Minimum rear yard: 20 feet
4.2.1.6 Minimum floor area: 1,000 square feet
4.2.1.7 Maximum building height: 35 feet (2 ½ stories)
4.2.1.8 Maximum lot coverage when not in an aquifer protection zone: 25%
4.2.2 Permitted Uses:
4.2.1.8.1 When in an aquifer protection zone, a special permit for
increased lot coverage shall be required for any lot coverage
exceeding 25 % and subject to Section 20.5.
4.2.2.1 Single-family dwellings.
4.2.2.2 Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above permitted use,
provided that such accessory use shall not include any activities
conducted for gain.
4.2.2.3 Signs subject to Section 16.
4.2.2.4 Two-family dwellings.
4.2.3 Special Exceptions: The following uses may be permitted when granted a
special exception by the Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals.
4.2.3.1 Private non-profit clubs.
4.2.4 Special Permits: The following uses may be permitted when granted a Special
Permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
4.2.4.1 Professional office when located in the same building as a private
residence. Not more than two (2) persons shall be engaged in such
activity. Such offices shall not alter the essential residential character of
the property. In the case of conversion of existing residential structures,
said conversion shall not alter the residential character of the exterior of
the building or increase the existing floor area of the building.
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