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F. iii. The Planning Board may require the posting of a performance bond to secure and/or screen a
development site in the event that demolition is undertaken but subsequent work lapses, for any
reason within or outside the Applicant's control, for a period longer than one year.
Table of Dimensional Standards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Zoning Bylaw, the
dimensional requirements applicable in the WGO are as follows:
Dimensional Requirements
Maximum Floor Area ratio (FAR)
(Gross Floor Area/Lot Size)
4
Maximum Building Height
45 Feet
Minimum Lot Frontage
50 Feet
Maximum Building Frontage
300 Feet
Minimum Front Setback
0 Feet
Minimum Side/Rear Setback
abutting a Residential Zone
15 Feet
Interior Setback (between Buildings
on the same Lot)
15 Feet
G. Multi-Building Lots. In the WGO, Lots may have more than one principal building.
H. Exceptions.
(1) Height. The limitation on height of buildings shall not apply to chimneys, ventilators, towers, silos,
spires, or other ornamental features of buildings, which features are in no way used for living purposes
and do not constitute more than 25% of the ground floor area of the building.
(2) Renewable Energy Installations. The Site Plan Review Authority may waive the height and setback
requirements in Section 8.7(F) to accommodate the installation of solar photovoltaic, solar thermal,
living, and other eco-roofs, energy storage, and air-source heat pump equipment. Such installations shall
not create a significant detriment to abutters in terms of noise or shadow and must be appropriately
integrated into the architecture of the building and the layout of the site. The installations shall not
provide additional habitable space within the development.
I. Off-Street Parking.
(1) These parking requirements are applicable to all developments within the WGO. Retail Stores, Offices,
and Consumer Service establishments located within one hundred (100) feet of a public off-street
parking facility shall be exempt from off-street parking requirements. In all other cases, off-street
parking shall be provided to meet the following minimum requirements:
Use
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
Retail 1 per 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Restaurant 1 for each 3 seats
Office 3 per 1,000 square feet
Institutional 1 for each 3 seats
Residential 1.25 per unit
Other Non-Residential, more
than 2,000 square feet
3 per 1,000 square feet
(2) Off-Street Loading & Delivery. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided on-site in a specified area
design for this purpose. The Planning Board shall determine the adequacy of loading facilities
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