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.10.16(6) =:40.16(9) yards as required for a principal or residential width and initially landscaped with four(4) foot tall building shall be maintained. evergreen shrubs to ultimately form a continuous 3. On interior lots abutting on two (2) streets, hedge not less than five (5) feet in height and or corner lots abutting on three (3) streets, no maintained with healthy shrubs, or a decorative accessory building shall be erected, moved or wall or fence without signs and impervious to sight added to so as to be nearer the rear street than the not less than six (6) feet nor more than eight(8) feet setback for that street. This provision shall not in height shall be maintained along the interior apply to alleys. boundaries of any lot in the B-1, C-1, C-2, LC-1, 4. On corner lots abutting on two (2) streets, no LC-2 or M-1 districts that are adjacent to land in accessory building shall be erected, moved or the residence district to a point 15 feet from the added to so as to be nearer to the side street than street right-of-way. the distance required for the main building on that (8) Snowmobile and off-road vehicle operations. street; provided, however, that for•garages with (a) The operation of snowmobiles is permitted in entrances facing the side street, the minimum any district provided the operation is confined to distance from such side street shall be 20 feet. those areas which are marked as part of the When the rear lot line of the corner lot forms the county-wide snowmobile trail system. side line of an adjoining or abutting lot, no (b) Off-frail use of snowmobiles, motorcycles and accessory building shall be erected, moved or ATVs is permitted in the agricultural districts with added to so as to be nearer such rear lot line than the consent of the affected landowner. _ the side line required for the building on the (9) Race events. (a) Notwithstanding any other adjoining lot. provision of this chapter, the zoning administrator (b) Permitted obstructions in a required rear is authorized to issue permits allowing yard. snowmobile, ATV and motorcycle races and rallies 1. Steps or stoops to provide access to a in any agricultural district, provided that no permit building that is not more than three (3) feet above shall be issued for a race or rally which is ground level and which do not extend more than conducted by a commercial enterprise. four(4) feet into a required rear yard. Club-sponsored events are eligible for permits 2. One story bay windows projecting three (3) under this section. feet or less into the yard provided that such (b) Only one permit may be issued in any one windows do not occupy, in the aggregate, more calendar year and then only for an event to be than one-third (1/3) of the rear wall of the building. conducted on consecutive days which shall not 3. Uncovered decks and 'porches that are total more than 3. supported by piers or posts may extend into any (c) Application for the permit shall be made not required rear yard by not more than twelve (12) less than 20 days prior to the scheduled event. The feet. application shall contain a description of the 4. Uncovered swimming pools both above and course or track, its location, the landowner's name below ground provided that they be located not and address, the name of the sponsor and if an closer than 10 feet from any lot line. organization, its authorized representative, and 5. Free standing solar collectors provided that such other information as the zoning administrator they be located not closer than 3 feet from any lot may require.=.The zoning administrator shall notify line and not exceeding 12 feet in height. the affected town clerk(s) or any application under (6a) Provisions applicable to all yards. (a) No this subsection. The town clerk(s) may in turn existing building, erected prior to the adoption of communicate any concerns of the town to the this ordinance, which projects into a required yard zoning administrator who shall take such concerns shall be moved, structurally altered or added to so into account in imposing conditions on the permit. as to increase that part of the building projections (d) In deciding upon conditions to be imposed:on into the required yard. This provision shall not be a permit, if any, the zoning administrator shall take construed to prohibit additions or alterations which into account the public interest and welfare, conform to the setback requirements. together with the character of the neighborhood (b) . Roof overhangs, soffits and awnings that are and any concerns expressed by the affected not supported to the ground may extend into any town(s). The permit shall be issued unless the required yard by not more than three (3) feet. zoning administrator determines that the event will (7) Screening. Screening shall consist of either a cause an unreasonable disturbance to adjoining planted evergreen screen at least six (6) feet in , Page 10-31 rev. 013197 •