A.
Uses. See the Table of Uses included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-36).
B.
Dimensional regulations. See the Table of Dimensional Regulations included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-35).
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
A. 
Uses. See the Table of Uses included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-36).
B. 
Dimensional regulations. See the Table of Dimensional Regulations included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-35).
(1) 
Maximum building height: shall not exceed six stories or 80 feet, whichever is greater. This restriction shall not apply to chimneys, ventilators, tanks, bulkheads and other accessory features required above roofs or to towers, spires, domes and ornamental features of churches and other nonresidential buildings. The maximum building height may be increased to 12 stories or 150 feet upon granting of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(2) 
Minimum parking requirements:
(a) 
Dwelling units: 1.5 spaces per unit if less than 50 units; 1.25 spaces per unit if 50 or more units.
(b) 
Restaurant and retail establishments: no dedicated parking spaces required.
(c) 
Hotel or lodging room: one space for each hotel room or lodging room.
(d) 
Office use: one space per each 200 s.f. of gross floor area; after 10,000 s.f. of gross floor area, one space for every 1,000 s.f. of gross floor area.
(e) 
Industrial uses: one space per each 500 s.f. of gross floor area.
(f) 
Water-dependent uses: 0.6 space per each boat slip or mooring.
(g) 
Mixed-use developments that share parking spaces, containing more than 200 spaces, may reduce the required number of spaces by 30%.
C. 
Signs. See Article VI, Division 2, § 86-450 et seq.
D. 
Interaction with state statutes and regulations. Nothing in § 86-175 shall be deemed to be inconsistent with or supersede any federal or state statute, rule or regulation regarding waterfront property, including but not limited to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 91 regulating waterways, or the state wetlands protection statute.
A. 
District established. There is hereby established a Medical District within the City. Said district is bound and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the center line intersection of Seventh Street and Pleasant Street; thence running northerly by the center line of Seventh Street to the center line intersection of Seventh Street and Bedford Street; thence running easterly by the center line of Bedford Street to the center line intersection of Bedford Street and 12th Street; thence running southerly by the center line of 12th Street to the center line intersection of 12th Street and Pleasant Street; thence running easterly by the center line of Pleasant Street to the center line intersection of Pleasant Street and Front Street; thence running southerly by the center line of Front Street to a point on the eastern property line of Map M-11, Lot 10; thence southerly along the eastern property line of Map M-11, Lot 10 approximately 189 +/- feet; thence easterly along the southerly property line of Map M-11, Lot 10 approximately 68 +/- feet; thence crossing I-195 to a point on the easterly property line of Map I-19, Lot 9; thence southerly along easterly property line of Map I-19, Lot 9 approximately 398 +/- feet; thence southerly along the westerly line of Map I-19, Lot 7 approximately 100 +/- feet; thence westerly along the southerly property line of Map I-19, Lot 9 approximately 301 +/- feet; thence southerly along the westerly property line of Map I-19, Lot 16 to the center line of Rodman Street; thence westerly along the center line of Rodman Street to the center line intersection of Rodman Street and Plymouth Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Plymouth Avenue to the center line intersection of Plymouth Avenue and Morgan Street; thence westerly along the center line of Morgan Street to the center line intersection of Morgan Street and Hartwell Street; thence northerly along the center line of Hartwell Street to the center line intersection of Hartwell Street and the eastbound ramp 6 of I-195; thence along the eastbound exit ramp 6, crossing I-195 to the center line of westbound ramp 6 of I-195; thence along the center line of westbound exit ramp 6 to the center line of Pleasant Street; thence along the center line of Pleasant Street to the point of beginning.
B. 
Uses. See the Table of Uses included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-36).
C. 
Dimensional regulations. See the Table of Dimensional Regulations included as an attachment to this chapter (§ 86-35).
D. 
Signs. See Article VI, Division 2, § 86-450 et seq.
[Added 11-14-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-26]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the KPMOD is to provide adequate minimum standards and procedures for the construction of new and rehabilitation of existing structures so as to promote economic and cultural development in the King Philip Mill area.
B. 
Location. The KPMOD is hereby established as an overlay district comprised of the area between the south side of Dwelly Street, the east side of Kilburn Street, the north side of Charles Street extended to Cook Pond and the western and northwestern shoreline of Cook Pond, specifically excluding areas located within said boundaries which have been designated as residentially zoned on the effective date of this section. The KPMOD is hereby designated and more specifically shown on the City of Fall River Zoning Map, as may be subsequently amended, on file in the office of the City Clerk.
C. 
Definitions. Within this § 86-178, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
The person or persons, including a corporation or other legal entity, who applies for issuance of a special permit hereunder. The applicant must own, or be the beneficial owner of, all the land included in the proposed site, or have authority from the owner(s) to act for him/her/it/them or hold an option or contract duly executed by the owner(s) and the applicant giving the latter the right to acquire the land to be included in the site.
DWELLING UNIT
A residence, including studio units. Each residence shall contain a living area, bathroom and, except in studio units, one or more bedrooms, and may contain a kitchen area or combination kitchen/living area.
PROPOSED PROJECT
The project proposed by the applicant for which a special permit is being sought.
PROPOSED PROJECT SITE
The parcel of land, with buildings thereon, on which the proposed project is located.
REGULATIONS
The rules and regulations of the Planning Board.
UPPER LEVEL FLOORS
Any floor of a building that is located above the street level floor. In the event that two floors of the same building are level to a street or streets, neither of the two floors shall be considered upper level floors. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, in the event the Planning Board determines that the majority or an equal amount of street access is provided through the lower of the two floors level to a street or streets, the higher of the two floors level to a street or streets may be deemed an upper level floor.
D. 
Front yard.
(1) 
No story or part of any building, except projecting eaves or uncovered steps, shall be erected nearer to the street line of any street on which it fronts than the average alignment of the corresponding stories or parts of existing buildings within 200 feet on each side of the lot and within the same block and district. Where there is a building on one or both of the adjoining lots, the front yard for a building shall have a depth equal to the average of the front yard depths of the two adjoining lots. A lot without a building shall be counted as having a front yard of the depth required by this chapter. If there are no existing buildings on the same side of the street, the average setback alignment of corresponding stories within 200 feet on each side of and directly opposite the lot shall govern.
(2) 
Notwithstanding the previous Subsection D(1), no building constructed within the KPMOD shall have a front yard that exceeds 10 feet.
(3) 
Where the alignment of a building is not controlled by Subsection D(1), between every building and the line of the street upon which it fronts there shall be a front yard of a clear depth of not more than 10 feet.
E. 
Special permit. Pursuant to the requirements of this § 86-178, the following may be permitted upon the issuance of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals:
(1) 
Residential dwelling units on all floors of preexisting structures;
(2) 
Commercial uses on the ground floor of preexisting structures;
(3) 
Reductions in setbacks, density, green space and parking requirements to allow for the development of residential dwelling units on all floors of preexisting structures;
(4) 
Reductions in parking requirements for commercial use of preexisting or new structures.
F. 
Special permit application.
(1) 
An application for a special permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals on forms furnished thereby. Applicants are encouraged to rehabilitate existing structures and to permit reuses which are compatible with the character of the neighborhood and which take into consideration the interests of abutters, neighbors and the public, especially where the site abuts a residential area or the building(s) merits preservation.
(2) 
In addition, the applicants shall submit:
(a) 
The following plans:
[1] 
A copy of the site plan approved by the Planning Board, if required pursuant to Chapter 10, Buildings and Building Regulations, § 10-1 et seq., of the City Code. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the applicant may choose to seek site plan approval from the Planning Board at the same time the Zoning Board of Appeals is considering his application for a special permit, hereunder, in which case he shall submit a statement indicating that he has filed an application for site plan approval with the Planning Board. Upon receipt of said statement, signed under the penalties of perjury, on a form prescribed by the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall deem this requirement fulfilled and shall include a condition in any approval that said approval is contingent upon the approval of said site plan by the Planning Board.
[2] 
A plan illustrating location and layout of buildings, including layouts of any dwelling units. Additional drawings may be subsequently required by the Planning Board.
(b) 
The following narrative reports or data:
[1] 
A proposed development schedule showing the beginning of construction, the rate of construction and development, including stages, if applicable, and the estimated cost of construction and date of completion;
[2] 
Information pertaining to any organization which the applicant proposes to form where the development is to be a condominium development, including forms and plans to be used to organize and manage the same, for approval as to form by Corporation Counsel;
[3] 
Copies of all proposed covenants, easements, and other restrictions which the applicant proposes to grant to the City, the Conservation Commission, utility companies, any condominium organization and the owners thereof, including plans of land to which they are intended to apply, for approval as to form by Corporation Counsel;
[4] 
Any and all other information that the Zoning Board may reasonably require in a form acceptable to it to assist in determining whether the applicant's proposed development plan meets the objectives of this section;
[5] 
Compliance with any relevant housing development incentive program for any housing development zone within which the property lies.
G. 
Action by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Board may grant a special permit where it makes the following findings:
(1) 
The proposed project complies with the requirements of this section;
(2) 
The proposed project does not cause substantial detriment to the neighborhood after considering the following potential consequences:
(a) 
Noise, during the construction and operational phases;
(b) 
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic;
(c) 
Environmental harm;
(d) 
Visual impact caused by the character and scale of the proposed structure(s);
(e) 
Where relief to parking requirement has been sought, applicant has demonstrated that reasonable efforts have been made to comply with parking requirements;
(f) 
For conversions of existing structures, the Zoning Board of Appeals must find that the proposed project protects the City's heritage by minimizing removal or disruption of historic, traditional or significant uses, structures or architectural elements, whether these exist on the site or on adjacent properties. If the building is a municipally owned building, the proposed uses and structures are consistent with any conditions imposed by the Planning Board on the sale, lease, or transfer of the site.