Correspondence with homeowner re zoning/auto lot area variance

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, ' Page 3 AJ_1 non-residential buildings which have an occupant load of 50 persons or more are required to have an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, or equivalent , installed within 5 years . At least one fire extinguisher is required in every habitaUle building includin� all dwellings . 34 . 372 . This section establishes special requirements to insure adequate on-site sewa�e treatment on the islands based upon the level of actual use . Dry pit-type but not vault-type outhouses and innovative alternative waste treatment devises are allowed under certain circumstances . Standard septic-tank and drain- field systems are required for most �roperties . 34 . 373. This section requires property owners to remove a11 rubbish, junk and debris from their property, requires that all garbage be nacked-off the islands for mainland disposal , and prohibits the burying or burning of any �arbage , refuse , • rubbish or debris . 34 . 374 . This section continues the existin� prohibitions against open burning without a permit , except for camp fires or cookin� fires . 34 . 375 . This section continues the existing prohibitions against cutting of 6" or lar�er trees within 75 feet of the shoreline. � 34 . 376 . This section provides for a period of l years within which time all non-conforming land uses must be made fully con- forming to the use and performance standard requirements of this ordinance , unless within 6 months of ordinance adoption the landowner applys for a variance to a11ow the use to continue and to establish a timetable for compliance with on-site sewage treatment , security, fire protection and other performance standards . Failure to apply for the variance will be prima facie evidence that the use did not l,awfully exist as of November 9, 1981 . 34 .377 . This section states that regulations applying to non- conformin� uses are not intended to apply to substan dard lots of record based on lot size alone. 34 . 378 , This section provides special exceptions and standards allowing the continued use , maintenance and enlargement of existing buildings even if they should not meet a11 of the required setback dimensions. - _ 34 . 379 . This section reserves to the City the right to make future amend�nents to the ordinance , includinp, the right to modify or limit any new develapment potential which may have been p,ranted by this ordinance. SECTION 3 : This section of the ordinance amends the Official Zoning Map of the City by chanping all lands on Sig Island, Mahpiyata Zsland and Deering Island from the LR-lA-1 Zoning . District to the RS Zonin�; District , and includes the 1ega1 descriptions of such land.