[Amended 12-1-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1005947C; 11-19-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1007337E; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No.
19-1007716E]
The City of Marlborough is hereby divided into
14 types of districts to be known as:
Rural Residence Districts
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RR
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Residence A-1 Districts
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A-1
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Residence A-2 Districts
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A-2
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Residence A-3 Districts
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A-3
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Residence B Districts
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RB
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Residence C Districts
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RC
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Retirement Community Residence Districts
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RCR
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Business Districts
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B
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Commercial and Automotive Districts
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CA
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Limited Industrial Districts
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LI
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Industrial Districts
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I
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Marlborough Village District
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MV
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Neighborhood Business District
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NB
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Wayside Zoning District
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Wayside
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The boundaries of each of said districts are
hereby established as shown, defined and bounded on the map accompanying
this chapter and on file with the Clerk of the City of Marlborough,
Massachusetts, entitled "Zoning District Map of the City of Marlborough,
Massachusetts, January, 1969," as amended, and on the Assessor's maps
in the office of the City Engineer. All explanatory matter thereon
is hereby made a part of this chapter.
A.Â
District boundary lines on ways. Where the boundary
lines are shown upon said map within the street lines of public and
private ways, railroads or utility lines, the center lines of such
ways, railroads or utility lines shall be the boundary lines.
B.Â
District boundary lines on lot lines. Where the district
boundary lines are shown approximately on the location of property
or lot lines and the exact location of property, lot or boundary lines
is not indicated by means of dimensions shown in figures, then the
property or lot lines shall be the zoning district boundary lines.
C.Â
District boundary lines outside of street lines. Boundary
lines located outside of such street lines, railroad or utility lines
and shown approximately parallel thereto shall be regarded as parallel
to such lines, and dimensions shown in figures placed upon said map
between such boundary lines and street, railroad and utility lines
are the distances in feet of such boundary lines from such street,
railroad or utility lines, such distances being measured at right
angles to such street, railroad or utility lines unless otherwise
indicated.
D.Â
Lots extending across the City boundary line.
(1)Â
Where a lot as existing at the time this chapter takes
effect extends across the boundaries of the City of Marlborough, that
portion of the lot lying within the City of Marlborough and with frontage
in the City of Marlborough shall comply with the requirements of this
chapter for the district in which said portion of the lot is located.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a development lot extends across
the City boundary line, the portions of the development lot both within
and without the City shall comply with the requirements of this chapter
for the district in which the development lot is located in the City;
in addition to the portion of the development lot within the City,
the areas without the City but within the development lot shall be
computed for purposes of determining such compliance.
(2)Â
Notwithstanding the first sentence of Subsection D(1), where a retail lot extends across the City boundary line the portions of the lot both within and without the City shall comply with the requirements of this chapter for the district in which the lot is located in the City; in addition to the portion of the lot within the City, the areas without the City may be computed for purposes of determining that the lot shall comply with the requirements of this chapter for the district in which the lot is located in the City.
E.Â
District boundary lines following natural features.
Where the district boundary line follows a stream, lake or other body
of water, said boundary line shall be construed to be at the thread
of the channel of the stream unless otherwise indicated.
F.Â
District boundary lines dividing a lot. Where a district
boundary line divides any lot existing at the time such line is adopted,
the regulations for the less restricted portions of such lot shall
extend no more than 100 feet into the more restricted portion of such
lot, provided that the lot has frontage on a street in the less restricted
district.
G.Â
Automatic classification of district line. Where property
has not been specifically included within a district, it shall automatically
be classified as lying in the most restricted district which abuts
it.
H.Â
District boundary lines determined by identifications
on the maps. In all cases which are not covered by other provisions
of this article, the location of boundary lines shall be determined
by the distance in feet, if given, from other lines upon said maps
by the use of identifications as shown on the maps or by the scale
of the maps.
I.Â
Determination of uncertain boundary lines. Whenever
any uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a boundary line,
the location of such line shall be determined by the Building Commissioner;
provided, however, that any person aggrieved by his decision may appeal
to the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1005921A]
J.Â
All areas in each zoning district, including streets
or other public lands, are subject to the Zoning Ordinance regulations
for the district in which the streets and other areas are located.