A. Traffic Sensitive Districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map are established for the following purposes:
1. To facilitate the movement of traffic along major roads in Middletown in a safe and orderly manner;
2. To reduce the number and increase the spacing of driveways which may disrupt traffic flow;
3. To reduce infringement on the rights of the public to travel roadways in a safe manner, while at the same time providing for adequate egress and egress to properties; and
4. To protect the public safety along major thoroughfares in the Town where accidents have frequently occurred.
C. On any lot existing on the effective date of this Ordinance (the ³original lot², the lot width/frontage may be reduced to the provisions of Section 603, provided:
1. Only one driveway or curb opening onto streets listed in Subsection E of this Section shall be created to serve the original lot; or
2. Future subdivisions or lots created from the original lot shall be served by a single common driveway or curb opening onto the streets listed in Subsection E below; or
3. A public street or street system approved by the Planning Board under the provisions of the Rules and Regulations Regarding the Subdivision of Land shall be created to serve all subsequent lots created from the original lot.
E. The frontage/lot width requirements of this Section shall be applicable only to lots having frontage on the following streets:
• East Main Road (Route 138);
• West Main Road (Route 114);
• Valley Road (Route 214); and
• Aquidneck Avenue (Route 138A)
Agricultural
Field crop farms, or horticultural nurseries, including wholesale sales on the same lot
Livestock farms, excluding raising swine
Residential
Single-family dwellings
Rooming houses Cluster Development
Group Home
Community Residence
Family Day Care Program
Retail Commercial
Sale of fruit and vegetable produce raised on the premises, including nursery stock (maximum 150 sq. ft. permanent structure)
Professional Services
Office (for use by a resident of the premises up to one employee or associate)
Temporary real estate sales office located ont e premises being sold
Governmental, Educational and Institutional on Privately Owned Land
Church or other place of worship.
Private college or university, prepartory school, elementary or secondary school, including domitories and other accessory buildings
Commercial Outdoor Recreation
Conservation lands, bird sanctuaries, wildlife preserves
Public and private parks
Accessory Uses
Accessory use customarily incidental to a use permitted in the district and located on the same lot as the principal use.
Non-catagory Permitted Uses
Home Occupation
Agricultural awareness programs
Product stands for sale of fruit and vegetable produce raised on the premisies, including nursery stock (maximum 150 sq. ft. permanent building)
Traditional farm-related accessry uses other than product stands
Residential
Congregate Housing
Transportation, Communication and Utilities
Electric power substation
High voltage electric transmission towers
Wireless Communiciation Facilities
Disguised facilities
Pole-mounted antennas
Governmental, Educational and Institutional on Privately Owned Land
Library or museum
Day nursery school, kindergarten or other agency giving day care
Cemeteries
Rest, retirement, convalescent or nursing home
Residential care and assisted living facility
Accessory Uses
Accessory use cutomarily incidental to a use permitted as a special use in the district and located on the same lot as the principal use.
Non-category Special Uses requiring permit
Farm-promotion accessry uses
Product stands for sale of fruit and vegetably produce raisesd on the premises; nursery stock, plants and seedlings raised on/off premises; farm supplies and associated products