10-5-5 TOPOGRAPHY AND OTHER LIMITATIONS
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Randolph code is at https://www.townofrandolphut.gov/town-council.htm.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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A. Unsuitable Development: No land shall be considered for a development which is found, on the basis of engineering or geologic data, to be unsuitable for the activity or use proposed and that approving the use at the proposed locations is likely to be harmful to the public health, safety or welfare.
B. Flood Plain: Development shall be strongly discouraged in an area where there is a high flood plain or high water table. Such development must meet the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and it shall not significantly alter the natural drainage patterns of the land. These developments may also be subject to the National Flood Insurance Program if they are deemed to be in the designated FEMA Flood Plain.
C. Natural Grade Slopes: No development shall be permitted on natural grade slopes in excess of thirty percent (30%).
D. Drainage: The integrity of existing and natural drainage patterns shall be preserved so that the aggregate of future public and private development activities will not cause storm drainage and flood water patterns to exceed the capacity of natural or constructed drainage ways, or to subject other areas to increased potential for damage by flood, erosion or sedimentation.
E. Air Quality: Development shall not contribute significantly to the degradation of air quality in the Town, including violation of any applicable state pollution control laws.
F. Noise Limits: Non-agricultural development shall not generate noise equal to or exceeding sixty decibels (60 dB) at its property line which would result in materially adverse impacts relating to the use of the land in question or adjacent land or its occupants.