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In accordance with the Vermont Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act, 24 V.S.A., Chapter 117, hereinafter referred to as the "Act", there are hereby established zoning regulations for the Town of New Haven which are set forth in the text and map that constitute these regulations. These regulations shall be known and cited as the "Town of New Haven Zoning Regulations."

Section 120: INTENT

It is the intent of these zoning regulations to provide for orderly community growth and to further the purposes established in the Act.

Section 125: REPEAL OF FORMER ZONING BYLAWS

The Zoning Bylaws and Zoning Map for the Town of New Haven in effect prior to the adoption of these bylaws and map are hereby repealed and replaced as of the effective date of these bylaws and map.

Section 130: DEFINITIONS

Except where specifically defined herein, all words used in these regulations shall carry their customary meanings. Words used in the present tense include the future, and the singular includes the plural; the word "lot" Includes "plot"; the word "shall" is mandatory; "occupied" or "used" shall be considered as though followed by "or intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied"; "person" includes individual, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization; and the word "street" is synonymous with "road".

Doubt as to the precise meaning of any word used in these regulations shall be clarified by the Board of Adjustment.

AAP: Accepted Agricultural Practices as established by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Commissioner of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.

ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING: A use or building customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT: An efficiency or one-bedroom apartment that is clearly subordinate to an owner-occupied single-family dwelling and has facilities and provisions for independent living, including sleeping, food preparation, and sanitation. Accessory Dwelling Units need not be attached to the primary residence but may exist within a separate structure. Additional requirements for accessory dwelling units are contained within section 565 of these regulations.

ADMINISTRATOR (SECTION IX): The Federal Emergency Management Administrator.

ALTERATION: Structural changes, rearrangement, change of location or addition to a building.

AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD: The land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in a given year. The area Includes all A zone designations on the FIRM, or, in the absence of the FIRM, on the FHBM. It does not Include Zones B and C.

BASE FLOOD: The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded In any given year.

BASEMENT: Story partly underground. A basement shall be counted as a story if the vertical distance between the basement ceiling and the average grade level of the adjoining ground is more than six feet.

BOARDING HOUSE: Building wherein no more than six people are sheltered for profit.

BUILDING: Structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or personal property. Includes any covered carport, porch, terrace, deck, or steps.

BUILDING AREA: Total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main finished grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings. Any solar collection device or related apparatus not included as floor area of a building is not included. All dimensions shall be measured between exterior faces of walls.

BUILDING FRONT LINE: Line parallel to the street line transecting that point of the building which is closest to the street line. Where a lot fronts on public waters but not a public road, "mean water line" shall replace "street line" In this definition.

BUILDING HEIGHT: Vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat and mansard roofs, and to the average height between eaves and ridge for other types of roofs.

BUILDING REAR LINE: Line parallel to the street line transecting that point of the building which is furthest from the street line. Where a lot fronts on public waters but not a public road, "mean water line" shall replace "street line" in this definition.

BUILDING SIDE LINE: Line parallel to the nearest side lot line transecting that point of the building which is nearest the side lot line.

CAMPER: Any motorized or un-motorized vehicle mounted on wheels and used as sleeping, camping, or living quarters. This includes a camper body mounted on a truck, and excludes mobile homes.

CAMPGROUND: Any tract or parcel of land occupied by four or more campers, tents, or tent sites for vacatlonal or recreational purposes.

CHANGE OF USE: Includes any proposed use which differs from the current use based on the type, intensity, or magnitude of use. This may include a change from one category of use to another, or from an accessory to a principal use, or from seasonal use to year-round use, or any change in activity whereby the proposed use will likely generate more traffic, odor, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, heat or glare than he current use.

CHILD CARE HOME; see Family Child Care Facility

CLINIC: A building used by members of the medical professions for the diagnosis and outpatient treatment of human aliments.

CLUB: Building or use catering exclusively to club members and their guests for recreational, educational, or service purposes.

COMMUTER PARKING LOT: A facility wherein motor vehicles may be parked for a period of time not to exceed 48 hours.

COMMUNITY FACILITY: Any meeting hall, place of assembly, museum, art gallery, library, school, church, or other similar type of establishment which is not operated primarily for profit, excluding government facility.

CONDITIONAL USE: Use which may be permitted only by approval of the Board of Adjustment after public notice and public hearing to determine whether the