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§ 240-24.1.5. Standards for all Districts.
A. Building standards.
1. Frontage types.
(a) Buildings must have at least one frontage type except if otherwise specified.
Buildings on corner lots must have two frontage types, one for each frontage.
(b) Frontage types are permitted as specified by Table 11.1
(c) Multiple frontage types may exist for buildings that have more than one principal
entrance.
2. Buildings must have at least one principal entrance located on the facade.
(a) Multistory buildings with ground floor commercial space(s) must have one
principal entrance for each commercial space in addition to any principal
entrance(s) necessary for any upper stories.
3. Buildings may not exceed the maximum number of stories as specified for each district.
(a) Each individual story of a building must comply with the minimum and maximum
story height specified for each district.
(b) Story height is measured vertically from the surface of the finished floor to the
surface of the finished floor above. When there is no floor above, story height is
measured from the surface of the finished floor to the top of the structural beam or
joists above or the top of the wall plate, whichever is more.
(c) The ground story is always counted as one story, except that a single ground story
over 18 feet in height is counted as two stories.
(d) Each upper story is counted as one additional story, except that any upper story
over 16 feet is counted as two stories.
(e) Basements are not counted as one story unless the finished floor of the ground story
is five feet or more above the average ground level of the lot.
(f) Habitable space located directly under a pitched roof is counted as a 0.5 story.
(i) The roof rafters of a half story must intersect the wall plate or top of wall
frame of the exterior walls at a height no more than two feet above the
finished floor of the half story.
(g) Nonhabitable attic space located under a pitched roof is not counted a half story.
(h) Pitched roofs with a slope greater than 12:12 require a special permit.
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Figure 1. Building Height
4. Buildings may not exceed the maximum building height specified for each district, as
applicable.
1. Editor's Note: See § 240-24.1.13, Tables.
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(a) Building height is measured as the vertical distance from the average finished
ground level to the top of the structural beam or joists of the uppermost story.For
the purposes of this section Building height shall be defined as follows: The
vertical distance between the elevations of the natural mean grade and the highest
point of the roof. The natural mean grade is calculated by taking the average of
the existing grade at the proposed building footprint corners.
5. Nonhabitable architectural features including, but not limited to, mechanical and
stairwell penthouses; vents or exhausts; solar panels or skylights; belfries, chimneys,
cupolas, parapets, spires, and steeples are not included in any building height or story
calculations and are permitted on roofs.
6. Building components are permitted as specified by Table 12.2
7. Facades must have fenestration as specified for each district, as applicable.
(a) Fenestration is calculated as a percentage of the area of a facade.
(b) For buildings with ground story commercial spaces, ground story fenestration is
measured between two feet and 12 feet above the finished floor of the ground story.
(c) For all other buildings and all other building stories, fenestration is measured
independently for each story, corresponding with the top of a finished floor to the
top of the finished floor above.
8. Fenestration enclosed with glass may be included in the calculation if it meets the
following criteria:
(a) For ground story fenestration, glazing must have a minimum 60% Visible Light
Transmittance (VLT) and no more than 15% Visible Light Reflectance (VLR) as
indicated by the manufacturer.
(b) For upper story fenestration, glazing must have a minimum of 40% VLT and no
more than 15% VLR as indicated by the manufacturer.
B. Use provisions.
1. General.
(a) The use of real property is permitted as specified by Table 1.
(i) Table 1 is organized by broad use categories and specific uses that may be
regulated differently than other uses from the same category.
(ii) Use categories are intended to include uses with similar functional, product,
or physical characteristics; the type and amount of activity; the manner of
tenancy; the conduct of customers; how goods or services are sold or
delivered; and the likely impacts on surrounding properties.
(iii) Where Table 1 identifies a category followed by "except as follows" any use
that meets the definition of that use category is permitted by right, while the
specific uses identified in the list under that category are either not permitted,
are permitted with limitations, or require a special permit despite belonging to
the same use category.
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2. Editor's Note: See § 240-24.1.13, Tables.
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(iv) Where Table 1 identifies a category followed by "as specified below" the
specific uses listed under the category are the only land uses permitted from
that use category.
(b) The Building Commissioner shall classify the actual use of land or structures using
the defined use categories specified on Table 1. Also see § 240-24.1.4, Definitions.
(i) Real property may have one or more principal use(s).
(ii) Once classified into a use category, the use of land or structures in the same
manner cannot also be classified into another use category.
(iii) The use of land or structures in a manner that is inconsistent with a permitted
use category or specific use type specified on Table 1 is prohibited.
(iv) Unless classified as a specific use that is not permitted in a zoning district, an
existing nonconforming use may be changed to another nonconforming use
that is from the same use category as the existing nonconforming use by
special permit.
(v) A nonconforming use may not change to a different nonconforming use that
is from a different use category than the existing nonconforming use.
(c) Accessory uses are permitted as set forth in Article V of the Barnstable Zoning
Ordinance.
Table 1.
Use Category
Specific Use
DMS
DV
DN
DH
HH
TC
HC
Commercial
services (except
as follows)
P P N P P P P
Automobile
maintenance
and repair
N N N N N N N
Boat storage
and repair
N N N N P N N
Contractor
services
N N N N N N N
Funeral
services
N N N N N N N
Marina N N N N P N N
Commercial
parking
N N N N N P SP
Public
transportation
maintenance
N N N N N SP N
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Table 1.
Use Category
Specific Use
DMS
DV
DN
DH
HH
TC
HC
Recreational
facility
SP SP N SP SP SP SP
Self-storage
facility
N N N N N N SP
Veterinary
services
SP SP N N N N P
Cultural services
(as specified
below)
— — — — — — —
Arts and
culture
establishments
P P N N P P P
Fraternal and
social
organizations
P P N N P P P
Performing
arts and
theaters
P P N N P P P
Artist live/
work
P P P N P P N
Food and
beverage
services (except
as follows)
L L N SP L L SP
Brewery/
distillery
L N N N N N N
Hospital N N N P N N N
Office (except
as follows)
P P L P P P P
Health care
clinic
P P L P P N P
Research and
development
P P N P P N P
Residential (as
specified below)
— — — — — — —
Multiunit
dwelling
L L L N L L N
Two-unit
dwelling
P P L N N N N
Single unit
dwelling
N P P N N N N
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Table 1.
Use Category
Specific Use
DMS
DV
DN
DH
HH
TC
HC
Retail sales
(except as
follows)
L L N SP L L SP
Boat sales N N N N SP N N
Gasoline sales N N N N N N N
Motor vehicle
sales
N N N N N N N
Visitor
accommodations
(as specified
below)
— — — — — — —
Hotel/motel P N N N P N P
Bed-and-
breakfast
N P P N P N N
P Permitted by right
SP Special permit
N Not permitted
L Permitted with limitations (see district)
C. Parking standards.
1. Applicability.
(a) Parking is required based on the intended use of floor area within a building at
construction permitting and not for the subsequent establishment, change, or
expansion of any permitted use; or the renovation of any existing principal
building.
2. General.
(a) Accessory parking must be provided as specified by Table 2 and is calculated as
the sum of all required spaces, including any adjustment specified for on-site
shared parking.
(i) Commercial parking uses are exempt from Table 2.
(b) Relief from the parking requirements of Table 2 requires a special permit.
(c) In its discretion to approve or deny a special permit authorizing relief from the
minimum parking requirements of Table 2, the Planning Board shall consider
conditioning the special permit upon one or more of the following:
(i) Elimination or reduction of existing curb cuts and driveway aprons.
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(ii) Establishment of a shared driveway or cross-access connection between
abutting parking lots with a binding easement and joint maintenance
agreement defining the responsibilities of abutting property owners sharing
access.
3. Location.
(a) Accessory parking spaces must be located on the same lot as the building they
support and may be provided within a principal building or outbuilding or as
surface parking.
(b) Motor vehicle parking of any type is prohibited within the frontage area of a lot
and any required landscape buffer.
(i) Real property in the Highway Commercial (HC) district or in the Downtown
Hospital (DH) district is exempt.
Table 2.
Minimum Required Accessory Parking Spaces
Use
Category
DMS
DV
DN
DH
HH
TC
HC
On Site
Shared
Parking
Adjustment1
Commercial
services (per
1,000 square
feet)
0 4 N/A 4 4 4 4 Reduce by
50% the
required
spaces for
commercial
services
where
mixed with
residential
uses on the
same lot
Cultural
services (per
1,000 square
feet)
0 4 4 4 N/A 4 4 Reduce by
20% the
required
spaces for
cultural
services
where
mixed with
residential
uses on the
same lot
Food and
beverage
services (per
1,000 square
feet)
0 4 N/A 4 4 4 4 —
Hospital (per
3 beds)
N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A —
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Table 2.
Minimum Required Accessory Parking Spaces
Use
Category
DMS
DV
DN
DH
HH
TC
HC
On Site
Shared
Parking
Adjustment1
Office (per
1,000 square
feet)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Reduce by
50% the
required
spaces for
office
where
mixed with
residential
uses on the
same lot
Residential
or artist live/
work (per
DU)
1 1 1 N/A 1 1 N/A —
Retail sales
(per 1,000
square feet)
0 4 N/A 4 4 4 4 Reduce by
20% the
required
spaces for
retail sales
where
mixed with
residential
uses on the
same lot
Visitor
accommodation
(per room)
1.25
s
1.25 1.25 N/A 1.25 N/A 1.25 —
D. Site standards.
1. Forecourts.
(a) Driveways and passenger drop-offs are permitted in forecourts by special permit.
(i) Real property in the Downtown Hospital (DH) district is exempt.
(b) Garage entrances, parking spaces, loading and service areas, exhaust vents,
mechanical equipment, and refuse or recycling storage are not permitted in
forecourts.
2. Landscaping.
(a) Lot area uncovered by structures or impermeable surfaces must be landscaped.
(b) New canopy trees must be at least 14 feet in height or three inches in caliper when
planted.
(c) New understory trees must be at least 10 feet in height or 1.5 inches in caliper when
planted.
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(d) New evergreen trees must be at least six feet in height when planted.
(e) Vegetation must be low-water-use and low-maintenance plant species that are
indigenous to Cape Cod. Plant species should be capable of withstanding
seasonably wet conditions and provide habitat value for wildlife.
(f) Landscaped areas must be maintained, irrigated, and fertilized. Vegetation should
be organically maintained to every extent practicable.
(g) Vegetation may not obscure any driveways, vehicular entrances, or roadway
intersections.
(h) Mulch may not be placed in a manner that will wash into catch basins or drainage
pipes.
(i) All site plan and special permit applications for development or modifications that
meet or exceed the thresholds established in § 240-24.1.3B2(b)(i) must submit a
landscape plan(s) signed and stamped by a MA registered landscape architect.
(j) The Building Commissioner shall not issue a certificate of occupancy until the
landscaping has been installed in accordance with the approved plans unless the
property owner posts security to the Town of Barnstable for 150% of the estimated
cost of installation of the landscaping.
(k) All development and/or modifications that meet or exceed the thresholds
established in § 240-24.1.3B2(b)(i) shall provide financial security for 150% of the
estimated cost of plant installation for the duration of three years after planting has
been installed and must be provided prior to issuance of any certificate of
occupancy in a form acceptable to the Town Attorney's Office. The cost estimate
shall be prepared by a qualified professional and submitted to the Director of
Planning and Development for approval. Upon completion of planting, the
applicant must request an inspection. The three-year maintenance period
commences upon approved inspection. Partial release of the security may be
authorized after approved inspection, not to exceed 50%. The full security shall be
returned to the applicant or their successors after three years upon final inspection
by the Director of Planning & Development. The Town reserves the right upon
noncompliance with this section to pursue all available legal and equitable
remedies to compel compliance.
(l) Any fractional value required for plant materials is rounded up to the next whole
number.
3. Stormwater management.
(a) Rain gardens should be used to the maximum extent practicable. Rain gardens are
defined as landscaped areas designed to absorb and filter stormwater runoff from
impervious surfaces.
4. Signs.
(a) All development shall comply with the applicable signage requirements contained
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in Article VII, Sign Regulations, at §§ 240-59 through 240-89, inclusive, of the
Barnstable Zoning Ordinance. Internally illuminated signs are prohibited in the
Downtown Hyannis Zoning Districts.
5. Outdoor lighting.
(a) All outdoor lighting must be directed only on site.
(i) The trespass of light at any lot line may not exceed 0.1 footcandle, except that
the trespass of light at any lot line abutting a lot in Downtown Neighborhood
(DN) district may not exceed 0.05 footcandle.
(ii) At driveways, lighting may be up to 0.5 footcandle at the front lot line.
(iii) Outdoor lighting may not cause glare that impacts motorists, pedestrians, or
neighboring premises.
(b) Light fixtures must have a total cutoff of all light at less than 90° and a beam cutoff
of less than 75°. Attached building or wall pack lighting should be screened by the
building's architectural features or contain a 45° cutoff shield.
(c) Electrical service for lighting on posts or poles must be located underground.
6. Fences.
(a) Fences greater than four feet in height in the frontage area and seven feet in height
in all other locations at any point along their length require a special permit except
that where fencing that is higher than seven feet is needed to screen mechanical
equipment, the Building Commissioner may allow a greater height as determined
through the site plan review process.
(b) Fences may be no more than 50% open.
(c) Fence posts and supporting rails must face inward toward the property being
fenced and the finished face must be oriented towards the abutting lot.
7. Vehicular access.
(a) Driveways, vehicular entrances to parking lots or structures and curb cuts must
comply with the minimum or maximum width specified for each district.
(b) Drive-throughs require a special permit and are only permitted for the following
uses:
(i) Banks (a specific use of the commercial service use category).
(ii) Pharmacies (a specific use of the retail sales use category).
(c) All new curb cuts require a special permit.
(d) The interior width of a curb cut (between the curb stones or flares) may be no wider
than the driveway, vehicular entrance, or loading facility it serves, unless a greater
width is determined to be appropriate by the Building Commissioner during the
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Site Plan Review process based upon unique operational requirements of the
proposed use.
(e) A driveway apron may be installed within a sidewalk of an improved way, but the
grade, cross slope, and clear width of the pedestrian walkway must be maintained
between the driveway apron and the abutting driveway.
(f) The appearance of the pedestrian walkway (i.e., scoring pattern or paving material)
must indicate that, although a vehicle may cross to enter a property, the area
traversed by a vehicle remains part of the sidewalk.
8. Utilities.
(a) All mechanical equipment must be screened from view from adjacent lots and
public rights-of-way and integrated into or compatible with the architectural design
of the building.
E. Surface parking lot design standards.
1. Applicability.
(a) This section is applicable to the construction of any new surface parking lot and
the expansion or modification of an existing surface parking lot containing 21 or
more parking spaces that increases the number of parking spaces by five or more.
2. General.
(a) To reduce traffic congestion and increase convenience for customers, employees,
and residents, development is encouraged to provide direct vehicular connections
between abutting parking lots so that motor vehicles can move between properties
without re-entering the public street.
(b) To increase walkability and reduce conflicts between pedestrians and motor
vehicles, development is encouraged to provide access to rear parking lots via
driveways that are shared between abutting properties or multiple properties on the
same block face.
3. Surface parking lot landscaping.
(a) One three-inch minimum caliper low-water-use, low-maintenance tree must be
provided for every five parking spaces and must be located within 10 feet of the
parking lot. Trees shall be maintained and irrigated as necessary and planted within
at least 50 square feet of permeable area. Existing trees located in the interior of
parking lots are credited toward this requirement.
(b) A front landscaped buffer at least 10 feet wide must be provided between any
parking lot and any lot line abutting an improved way and must include the
following features over the span of 50 linear feet:
(i) One canopy tree.
(ii) One understory or evergreen tree.
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(iii) Five medium shrubs and five small shrubs or a fence or wall a maximum of
four feet in height.
(c) A side/rear landscaped buffer at least six feet wide must be provided between any
side or rear lot line and any parking lot with five or more parking spaces, excluding
any vehicular connections to abutting parking lots and must include the following
features over the span of 50 linear feet:
(i) Two understory or evergreen trees.
(ii) Three large shrubs and five small shrubs or a fence or wall at least six feet in
height.
(d) A landscaped buffer at least 10 feet wide must be provided between any building
and any parking lot with 10 or more parking spaces, excluding building entrances,
service and loading areas, and utility locations, and must include the following
features over the span of 50 linear feet:
(i) Two understory or evergreen trees.
(ii) Four medium shrubs.
(iii) Six small shrubs.
(e) At least 10% of any parking lot with 10 or more parking spaces must be
landscaped. Lot area required as a landscape buffer is excluded from the
calculation of the parking lot area.
(f) Landscape islands abutting a single row of parking spaces must be at least six feet
in width and the same length as the parking spaces. Each island must include one
three-inch minimum caliper, low-water-use, low-maintenance tree.
(g) Landscape islands abutting a double row of parking spaces must be at least eight
feet in width and the same length as the parking spaces. Each island must include
two three-inch minimum caliper, low-water-use, low-maintenance trees.
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§ 240-24.1.6. Downtown Main Street District (DMS).
A. Intent.
1. The Downtown Main Street District is intended to promote the continuation of a
walkable, pedestrian-oriented downtown environment with continuous active
streetscape. Development is characterized by mid-rise (two- to four-story) mixed-use
buildings, continuous street walls and variety of materials with parking visually
minimized. Land uses are mixed residential and active commercial, including retail,
restaurant, office, hospitality, cultural and institutional.
B. Lot standards.
1. Newly platted lots must be dimensioned as specified by Table 3.
2. Building facades must have a minimum width that is equal to a percentage of a lot's
width and is specified as the facade buildout by Table 3.
(a) Facade buildout is calculated by dividing the total width of all facades by the lot
width and may be cumulatively calculated by multiple buildings.
(b) The open space of a forecourt is considered part of the building for the purpose of
measuring building width and facade buildout.
(c) The SPGA may provide relief from the facade buildout requirements; the Board
must find the issuance of the special permit is consistent with the design and
infrastructure plan.
Facade Build Out
Single Building per Lot = A ÷ B
C. Building standards.
Multiple Buildings per Lot = (A + A) ÷
B
1. Multiple principal buildings are permitted per lot.
2. Principal buildings are permitted as specified by Table 3.
(a) Additional principal buildings are exempt from the required maximum front
setback.
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3. Principal building facade(s) must be built parallel to any primary front lot line, at or
between the minimum and maximum front setbacks.
4. Any building contributing toward the frontage buildout for any lot fronting Main Street
between Ocean Street and Sea Street must provide ground story commercial space that
is at least 20 feet in depth for 100% of the total width of the building, excluding lobby
entrances and other means of egress associated with the use of upper stories.
5. Awnings, canopies, signs, balconies, and nonhabitable architectural features of a
building may project over the public sidewalk but must provide at least eight feet of
clearance and a license from the Town Manager in accordance with Barnstable General
Ordinances, Part 1, Chapter 121, § 121-6J is required.
6. The fourth story of any building must be recessed ("stepped back") from the facade of
the stories below at least eight feet.
7.6. Mechanical and stairwell penthouses and building systems equipment must be setback
from any exterior wall a distance that is equal to their height.
8.7. Facades may not have any blank wall areas without fenestration or architectural surface
relief greater than 20 feet measured both vertically and horizontally for all stories of a
building for any facade.
9.8. Loading and service areas may not be visible from any public sidewalk of Main Street.
D. Design guidelines.
1. The development of any new principal building should include a pedestrian passage
connecting the sidewalk at the front of the property to any parking areas to the rear of
the building, to every extent practicable, where no such pedestrian passage exists within
200 linear feet of the building's principal entrance.
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2. When provided, pedestrian passages may be designed as an open-air passage between
buildings, a covered atrium providing continuous protection from the elements, or as an
up to two-story passage through a building.
E. Use provisions.
1. Limitations.
(a) Occupation of a single commercial space greater than 5,000 square feet by any food
and beverage service or retail sales use requires a special permit.
(b) The maximum number of dwelling units permitted for any multiunit dwelling
residential use is determined by the permitted dimensions of the building and the
actual motor vehicle parking spaces provided on a lot as required by Table 2.
F. Site standards.
1. Driveways, vehicular entrances to parking lots or structures, and curb cuts may be no
wider than 24 feet.
G. Landscape standards.
1. A front landscape area is not required if the front setback is zero. When a setback is
greater than zero, those portions of the setback not occupied by pedestrian amenities and
public spaces shall be landscaped including one canopy tree to be planted every 30 feet
of frontage of the property.
2. A side or rear landscaped area at least six feet wide must be provided along any side or
rear lot line abutting a lot in Downtown Neighborhood (DN) district and must include
the following features over the span of 50 linear feet:
(a) Two understory or evergreen trees.
(b) Three medium shrubs and three small shrubs or a fence or wall at least six feet in
height.
H. Parking standards.
1. For development on any through lot fronting Main Street, parking access must be
provided from the non-Main-Street frontage.
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Table 3. DMS Dimensional Standards
Lot Building Form
Lot width 30 feet minimum E G - Building width 180 feet maximum
Lot coverage 100% maximum F - Number of stories 3.5 or 4 maximum1
Facade buildout
(minimum)
— G - Ground story
height
—
Primary frontage 80% minimum Commercial 14 feet minimum
Secondary frontage 40% minimum Residential 10 feet minimum
Setbacks - Principal Buildings H - Upper story height 10 feet minimum
A - Primary front
setback
0 foot minimum 15
feet maximum
Building Features
B - Secondary front
setback
0 foot minimum 15
feet maximum
Ground story
fenestration
—
C - Side setback 0 foot minimum Primary frontage 60% minimum
D - Rear setback 0 foot minimum Secondary frontage 15% minimum
Building Height
E – Number of Stories
3.5 maximum Upper story
fenestration
15% minimum
F – Building Height 49 feet maximum Blank wall 20 feet maximum
Commercial space
depth
20 feet minimum
1 See § 240-24.1.6C6 (fourth story step-back).
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§ 240-24.1.7. Downtown Village District (DV).
A. Intent.
1. The Downtown Village District is intended to promote mixed land uses that support the
downtown core and reestablish or preserve traditional neighborhood forms and
pedestrian orientation. Development is characterized by mid-rise (two- to four-story)
single-use buildings and detached and semi-detached residential buildings.
B. Lot standards.
1. Newly platted lots must be dimensioned as specified by Table 4.
2. Lot coverage may not exceed the maximum specified by Table 4.
3. Building facades must have a minimum width that is equal to a percentage of a lot's
width and is specified as the facade buildout on Table 4.
(a) Facade buildout is calculated by dividing the total width of all facades at or forward
of the maximum front setback by the lot width and may be cumulatively calculated
by multiple buildings.
(b) The open space of a forecourt is considered part of the building for the purpose of
measuring building width and facade buildout.
(c) The SPGA may provide relief from the facade buildout requirements; the Board
must find the issuance of the special permit is consistent with the design and
infrastructure plan.
Facade Build Out
Single Building per Lot = A ÷ B
C. Building standards.
Multiple Buildings per Lot = (A + A) ÷ B
1. Multiple principal buildings are permitted per lot.
2. Principal buildings are permitted as specified by Table 4.
(a) Additional principal buildings are exempt from the required maximum front
setback.
3. Principal building facade(s) must be built parallel to any primary front lot line, at or
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between the minimum and maximum front setbacks.
4. The fourth story of any building must be recessed ("stepped back") from the facade of
the stories below at least eight feet.
5.4. Mechanical and stairwell penthouses and building systems equipment must be set back
from any exterior wall a distance that is equal to their height.
D. Use provisions.
1. Limitations.
(a) Occupation of a single commercial space greater than 5,000 square feet by any food
and beverage service or retail sales use requires a special permit.
(b) The maximum number of dwelling units permitted for any multiunit dwelling
residential use is determined by the permitted dimensions of the building and the
actual motor vehicle parking spaces provided on a lot as required by Table 2.1
E. Site standards.
1. Driveways, vehicular entrances to parking lots or structures, and curb cuts may be no
wider than 24 feet.
F. Landscape standards.
1. A front landscape area is not required if the front setback is zero. When a setback is
greater than zero, those portions of the setback not occupied by pedestrian amenities and
public spaces shall be landscaped including one canopy tree to be planted every 30 feet
of frontage of the property.
Table 4. DV Dimensional Standards
Lot Building Form
Lot width 30 feet minimum E G - Building width 120 feet maximum
1. Editor's Note: See § 240-24.1.5, Standards for all Districts.
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Table 4. DV Dimensional Standards
Lot coverage 80% maximum F - Number of stories 3.5 or 4 maximum1
Facade buildout
(minimum)
— G - Ground story
height
—
Primary frontage 80% minimum Commercial 14 feet minimum
Residential 10 feet minimum
Setbacks - Principal Buildings Upper story height 10 feet minimum
A - Primary front
setback
0 foot minimum
15 feet maximum
Building Features
B - Secondary front
setback
0 foot minimum
15 feet maximum
Ground story
fenestration
—
C - Side setback 0 foot minimum Primary frontage 15% minimum
D - Rear setback 0 foot minimum Secondary frontage 15% minimum
Building Height
E – Number of
stories
3.5 maximum Upper story
fenestration
15% minimum
F – Building height 49 feet maximum Blank wall 20 feet maximum
Commercial space
depth
20 feet minimum
1 See § 240-24.1.7C4 (fourth story step-back).
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§ 240-24.1.8. Downtown Neighborhood District (DN).
A. Intent.
1. The Downtown Neighborhood District is intended to promote the traditional uses and
form of the neighborhoods adjacent to downtown that are characterized by a variety of
19th and 20th century detached and semi-detached residential building types.
B. Lot standards.
1. Newly platted lots must be dimensioned as specified by Table 5.
2. Lot coverage may not exceed the maximum specified by Table 5.
C. Building standards.
1. One principal building and multiple outbuildings are permitted per lot.
2. Principal buildings and outbuildings are permitted as specified by Table 5.
(a) The third story in a single-family or two-family dwelling can only occur within
habitable attic space.
D. Use provisions.
1. Limitations.
(a) Office and Health Care Clinic uses are permitted only for lots fronting South Street,
School Street, or High School Road.
(b) Two-unit dwellings are prohibited for lots fronting only Brookshire Road or King's
Way.
(c) Multiunit dwellings are permitted in the DN District with a maximum of four
dwelling units permitted in any one building per lot. In addition, one accessory
dwelling unit may be permitted per lot. Multiunit dwellings shall be prohibited for
lots fronting on only Brookshire Road or King's Way.
E. Site development.
1. Development on corner lots must comply with the provisions of § 240-41 of the
Barnstable Zoning Ordinance.
2. Curb cuts may be no wider than 12 feet.
3. Outdoor lighting must be shielded and provide total cutoff of all light at the boundaries
of the lot under development.
4. Fences greater than four feet in height in the frontage area and seven feet in height in all
other locations at any point along their length require a special permit.
F. Landscape standards.
1. A perimeter green space of not less than 10 feet in width shall be provided, such space
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to be planted and maintained as green area and to be broken only in a front yard by a
driveway.
Table 5. DN Dimensional Standards
Lot Building Form
Lot width 20 feet minimum E - Number of stories 3 maximum1
Lot coverage 50% maximum F - Ground story
height
10 feet minimum
Setbacks - Principal Buildings G - Upper story height 10 feet minimum
A - Primary front
setback
10 feet minimum
20 feet maximum
Building Height
G – Number of stories
3 maximum1
B - Secondary front
setback
10 feet minimum
20 feet maximum
H – Building height 42 feet maximum
C - Side setback 10 feet minimum
D - Rear setback 20 feet minimum
Setbacks - Outbuildings
Front setback 60 feet minimum
Side setback 3 feet minimum
Rear setback 3 feet minimum
1 See § 240-24.1.8C2(a)
§ 240-24.1.8C2(a)
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