[Amended 4-7-2003 ATM
by Art. 25; 5-21-2018 ATM by Art.
31]
The Town of Abington, Massachusetts, is hereby
divided into the following Zoning Districts.
Full Title
|
Short Name
|
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High Density Residential
|
R-20
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Medium Density Residential
|
R-30
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Low Density Residential
|
R-40
|
General Commercial
|
GC
|
Highway Commercial
|
HC
|
Industrial
|
I
|
Flood Plain and Wetlands Protection
|
FW
|
Watershed Protection District
|
WPD
|
Business Development
|
BD
|
Transit Oriented Development District
|
TOD
|
Central Business District
|
CBD
|
Multiple Use Planned Development District
|
MUPDD
|
Transitional Commercial District
|
TCD
|
[Amended 4-7-2003 ATM by Art. 25; 5-21-2012 STM by Art. 1]
The Zoning Map for the Town of Abington shall
include the following maps. The location and boundaries of the Zoning
Districts shall be and are as shown on a map entitled, "Town of Abington,
Massachusetts, Zoning Map," dated February 3, 2003, which is incorporated
into this Bylaw by reference. The locations and boundaries of the
Flood Plain Watershed Protection District shall be and are as shown
on a map entitled, Town of Abington, Zoning Map, as adopted by the
May 3, 1976 Town Meeting (the "1976 Flood Plain Map") and as shown
on the Flood Insurance Rate Map prepared for FEMA, dated and effective
on July 17, 2012, with respect to the following panels shown on the
map panels of the Plymouth County FIRM that are wholly or partially
within the Town of Abington, including Map Panels; 25023C0069J, 25023C0088J,
25023C0089J, 25023C0093J, 25023C0157J, 25023C0176J, 25023C0177J, 25023C0178J,
25023C0179J, and 25023C0181J. Furthermore, the exact boundaries of
the Floodplain District shall be defined as the floodplain areas shown
on the 1976 Flood Plain Zoning Map and shall include the 100-year
base flood elevations and all of the special flood hazard areas within
the Town of Abington as shown on the FIRM and as further defined by
the Plymouth County Flood Insurance Study report dated July 17, 2012
(FIS). The enumerated FIRM panels and the FIS report are hereby incorporated
by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk and Planning Department.
The authenticity of the Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature
of the Town Clerk, and said Bylaw and Map shall be on file with the
Town Clerk.
Any change in the location of boundaries of
a Zoning District hereafter made through the amendment of this bylaw
shall be indicated by the alteration of such map and the map thus
altered as declared to be part of the bylaw thus amended. It shall
be the responsibility of the Planning Board to direct such alterations.
Where any uncertainty exists with respect to
the boundary of any district as shown on the Zoning Map the following
rules apply:
A. Where a boundary is indicated as a street, railroad,
watercourse or other body of water it shall be construed to be the
centerline of middle thereof, or where such boundary approximates
a Town boundary, then to the limits of the Town boundary.
B. Where a boundary is indicated as following approximately
or parallel to a street sideline, railroad, watercourse, or other
body of water, it shall be construed to be parallel thereto and at
such distance there from, as dimensioned on the Zoning Map. If no
dimension is given such distance shall be determined by the use of
the scale shown on the Zoning Map.
C. Where a dimensioned boundary coincides with a lot
line, the boundary established by Tax Assessor records as of 1975
shall be construed to be the lot line.
D. Where a boundary is indicated as intersecting the
centerline of a street, railroad, watercourse or other water body,
it shall be construed to intersect at right angles to said centerline,
or in the case of a curved centerline, at right angle to the tangent
to the curve at the point of intersection.
E. The Flood Plain and Wetlands Protection District shall be and hereby is established as an overlay district which shall include the floodplain areas shown on the 1976 Flood Plain Zoning Map and the 100-year base flood elevations and all of the special flood hazard areas within the Town of Abington that are shown on the FIRM and the FIS that are incorporated by reference into the Zoning Map and this Zoning Bylaw. The Flood Plain and Wetlands Protection District boundary lines shown on the 1976 Flood Plain Zoning Map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on that map. If a conflict between the boundary illustrated on the 1976 Flood Plain Zoning Map and actual field conditions, the affected party may request a special permit to allow an exception according to the procedures set forth under Zoning Bylaw §
175-35G.
[Amended 5-21-2012 STM by Art. 1]
The Building Inspector in consultation with
the Planning Board shall have the authority to interpret district
boundaries where there is some question in the interpretation of the
rules in this article or where boundaries on the ground are unclear
or at variance with those on the Zoning Map.