(A) In order to regulate and limit the height and size of buildings; to regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas; to regulate and determine the areas of open spaces surrounding buildings; to classify, regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries; and the location of buildings designed for specified industrial, business, residential and other uses of the town, the town is hereby divided into zones, of which there shall be nine, known as:
(1) R8 Residential Zone;
(2) R6 Residential Zone;
(3) R5 Residential Zone;
(4) R4 Residential Zone;
(5) RA20 Residential-Agricultural Zone;
(6) Community Shopping Zone;
(7) Business Zone;
(8) Industrial Zone; and
(9) Flood Zone A.
(B) The boundaries of the zones are shown upon the map or maps accompanying this chapter and made a part hereof. The zoning map or maps and all the notations, references and all amendments thereto and other information shown thereon are hereby made a part of this chapter the same as if such information set forth on the map or maps were all fully described and set out herein. The zoning map or maps properly attested are on file in the office of the Town Clerk and are available for inspection by the public. In the creation, by this chapter, of the respective zones, the Board of Commissioners has given due and careful consideration to the peculiar suitability of each and every such zone for the particular regulations applied thereto and the necessary, proper and comprehensive groupings and arrangements of the various uses and densities of population in accordance with a well considered plan for the development of the town.
(C) The boundaries of such zones as are shown upon the map adopted by this chapter are hereby adopted and the provisions of this chapter governing the use of land and buildings, the height of buildings, building site areas, the sizes of yards about buildings and other matters as hereinafter set forth, are hereby established and declared to be in effect upon all land included within the boundaries of each and every zone shown upon said map.
(1) All zones shall be mutually exclusive except for the Flood Zone. The Flood Zone is that area subject to flooding which may occur in any of the other eight zones and which is shown on the separate map properly attested on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
(2) Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of any zone shown on said map, the following rules shall apply.
(a) Where such zone boundaries are indicated as approximately following street lines, alley lines and lot lines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
(b) In unsubdivided property or where a zone boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the map.
(c) In case any further uncertainty exists, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the intent of the map as to location of such boundaries.
(d) Where any street or alley is hereafter officially vacated or abandoned, the regulations applicable to each parcel of abutting property shall apply to that portion of such street or alley added thereto by virtue of such vacation or abandonment.
(D) Except as hereinafter provided, no building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used which does not comply with all the zone regulations established by this chapter for the zone in which the building or land is located.
(1) The minimum yards and other open spaces including the intensity of use provisions contained in this chapter for each and every building hereinafter erected or structurally altered, shall not be encroached upon or considered as yard or open space requirements or intensity of use requirements for any other building.
(2) Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot and in no case shall there be more than one main building and the customary accessory buildings on the lot.
(3) Every lot to be built upon shall abut a public street or other public way and no dwelling shall be built upon a lot which does not abut a public street or other public way.
(1993 Code, § 91.015)