§ 220-57. Small commercial establishments.

The Town Planning Board may approve a special permit for small commercial establishments in the AR-1 Agricultural Rural Residential District, AR-2 Agricultural Rural Residential District and the RR-3 Rural Residential District, provided that, in addition to compliance with the general requirements in § 220-35 of this article, the following standards and conditions are maintained:

A. 

Building area shall not exceed 5,000 gross square feet (GSF), maximum building footprint of 2,500 square feet; maximum height shall not exceed two stories.

B. 

Parking at side or rear only; there shall be no front yard parking.

C. 

Landscape, screening and buffers shall be designed to visually separate small commercial establishments, including parking areas, and adjacent residential land uses.

D. 

Lighting shall be designed to shield glare (or light trespass) to adjacent streets, properties and sky. Light sources (i.e., bulb) shall not be visible from any angle. (See § 220-77, Lighting standards and regulations.)

E. 

Signage must be consistent with the provisions contained in § 220-84G of this chapter.

F. 

Hours of operation shall be limited to preserve the quality of life of nearby residential uses.