City of Fitchburg, MA
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2023-07-18
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 181 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter and Related Laws
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration
- Ch 7 Building Construction Administration
- Ch 9 Capital Improvement Commission
- Ch 11 Cemetery Administration
- Ch 14 City Property, Sale of
- Ch 18 Equipment, Use of
- Ch 21 Finances
- Ch 23 Fire Department
- Ch 29 Library Trustees
- Ch 35 Personnel Policies
- Ch 40 Police Department
- Ch 42 Wage Theft and Responsible Employers
- Ch 44 Salaries
- Ch 45 Seal
- Ch 47 Ward Boundaries
- Ch 49 Weights and Measures, Inspector of/Sanitary Inspector
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 56 Alcoholic Beverages and Marijuana
- Ch 68 Biotechnology, Regulation of
- Ch 72 Building Construction
- Ch 73 Excavations
- Ch 79 Condominium Conversion
- Ch 84 Dogs
- Ch 89 Electricity and Wires
- Ch 92 Farming
- Ch 94 Fees
- Ch 111 Health
- Ch 112 Recycling and Solid Waste
- Ch 116 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 120 Licenses
- Ch 128 Litter and Handbills
- Ch 130 Pawnbrokers; Dealers in Metal
- Ch 132 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 134 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 136 Plumbing
- Ch 137 Vacant Property Registration
- Ch 138 Property Maintenance
- Ch 139 Noncriminal Disposition of Violations and Municipal Fine Procedures
- Ch 140 Security Alarms
- Ch 147 Sewers
- Ch 148 Sex Offenders
- Ch 149 Signs
- Ch 154 Stormwater Management
- Ch 157 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 161 Taxation
- Ch 162 Taxicabs
- Ch 164 Tobacco Products, Sale of
- Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 170 Vehicles, Impoundment of
- Ch 172 Vehicles, Wrecked and Abandoned
- Ch 177 Water
- Ch 178 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 181 Zoning
- Ch 181 § 1 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
- 181.11 PURPOSE.
- 181.12 AUTHORITY.
- 181.13 SCOPE.
- 181.14 APPLICABILITY.
- 181.15 AMENDMENTS.
- 181.16 SEVERABILITY.
- Ch 181 § 2 DISTRICTS
- 181.21 ESTABLISHMENT.
- 181.211 General.
- 181.22 OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
- 181.23 MAP.
- 181.231 Rules for Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries.
- Ch 181 § 3 USE REGULATIONS
- 181.31 PRINCIPAL USES.
- 181.311 Symbols.
- 181.312 Applicability.
- 181.313 Table of Principal Use Regulations.
- 181.32 ACCESSORY USES.
- 181.321 Residential Uses Permitted in Residential Districts.
- 181.322 Institutional Uses Permitted in Institutional Districts.
- 181.323 Business Districts.
- 181.324 Industrial Districts.
- 181.325 Nonresidential Accessory Uses.
- 181.326 Miscellaneous Accessory Uses.
- 181.33 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES.
- 181.331 Applicability.
- 181.332 Nonconforming Uses.
- 181.333 Nonconforming Structures.
- 181.334 Variance Required.
- 181.335 Nonconforming Single- and Two-Family Residential Structures.
- 181.336 Abandonment or Nonuse.
- 181.337 Reconstruction After Catastrophe or Demolition.
- 181.338 Reversion to Nonconformity.
- Ch 181 § 4 DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
- 181.41 STANDARD DIMENSIONAL PROVISIONS.
- 181.411 General.
- 181.412 Methods for Calculating Dimensional Requirements.
- 181.413 Height of Structures.
- 181.414 Corner Lot Clearance.
- 181.415 One Structure Per Lot.
- 181.416 Table of Dimensional Requirements.
- 181.42 SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS.
- 181.421 Yard Exceptions in Residential Districts.
- 181.422 Frontage Exceptions for Cul-de-sac Lots.
- 181.423 Multiple Principal Structures.
- 181.424 Split Lots.
- 181.425 Infill Lots.
- 181.426 Height Exception in Commercial (C), Adaptive Industrial (AI), and Industrial (I) Districts.
- 181.427 Height and Dimensional Exceptions in the FSU and CR Districts.
- 181.428 Minimum Lot Size for Motor Vehicle and Equipment Sales.
- Ch 181 § 5 GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 181.51 OFF-STREET PARKING.
- 181.511 General Requirements.
- 181.512 Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements.
- 181.513 Special Permit and Site Plan Review.
- 181.514 Design Standards.
- 181.515 Common or Shared Parking Areas.
- 181.516 Landscaping Requirements for Parking Areas.
- 181.517 Drive-Through Facility Standards.
- 181.52 OFF-STREET LOADING.
- 181.521 General.
- 181.522 Retail Stores and Services.
- 181.523 Office Buildings.
- 181.524 Manufacturing, Industrial Uses or Warehousing.
- 181.525 Screening.
- 181.526 Size.
- 181.527 On-Premises.
- 181.528 Waiver.
- 181.53 SIGNS AND ADVERTISING DEVICES.
- 181.531 General Regulations.
- 181.532 Sign Permits.
- 181.533 Signs Not Requiring Permits.
- 181.534 Signs for Residential Uses.
- 181.535 Signs for Nonresidential Uses.
- 181.536 Prohibited Signs in All Districts.
- 181.537 Maintenance of Signs.
- 181.538 Compliance with Other Regulations.
- 181.54 GENERAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
- 181.541 Purpose.
- 181.542 Applicability.
- 181.543 Landscaping Requirements for Property Lines.
- 181.544 Landscaping Requirements for Street Frontage of Nonresidential Uses.
- 181.545 Planted Area Requirements.
- 181.546 Coordination with Site Plan Approval.
- 181.547 Maintenance of Landscaped Areas.
- 181.55 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- 181.551 General.
- 181.552 Noise.
- 181.553 Solid Waste Storage.
- 181.554 Miscellaneous Standards.
- 181.555 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control.
- 181.556 Illumination.
- 181.56 MOBILE FOOD OPERATION.
- 181.561 Residential Districts.
- 181.562 Nonresidential Districts.
- Ch 181 § 6 SPECIAL REGULATIONS
- 181.61 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
- 181.611 Purpose.
- 181.612 Special Permit Requirement.
- 181.613 Location.
- 181.614 Conditions.
- 181.62 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
- 181.621 Purpose.
- 181.622 Approval Process.
- 181.623 Special Permit Thresholds.
- 181.624 General Requirements.
- 181.625 Submission Requirements.
- 181.626 Application Requirements.
- 181.627 Design Guidelines.
- 181.628 Waivers.
- 181.629 Conditions.
- 181.63 SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS.
- 181.631 Purpose.
- 181.632 Findings.
- 181.633 Definitions.
- 181.634 Permitted Use.
- 181.635 Application requirements.
- 181.636 General Siting Standards.
- 181.637 Waiver of Setbacks.
- 181.638 Design Standards.
- 181.639 Additional Provisions.
- 181.64 MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS.
- 181.641 Regulation.
- 181.642 Purpose.
- 181.643 Definitions.
- 181.644 Prohibitions and Limitations.
- 181.645 Application.
- 181.646 Special Permit Criteria and Findings.
- 181.647 Site Plan Review/Special Permit Conditions.
- 181.648 Termination and Modification.
- 181.65 ARTISAN MANUFACTURING AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
- 181.651 Purpose.
- 181.652 Standards.
- 181.66 LARGE SCALE GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES.
- 181.661 Purpose.
- 181.662 Applicability.
- 181.663 General Requirements.
- 181.664 Application Requirements.
- 181.665 Waivers.
- 181.666 Dimension and Density Requirements.
- 181.667 Project Requirements.
- 181.668 Action by Planning Board.
- 181.67 ADAPTIVE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (AI).
- 181.671 Purpose.
- 181.672 Intended Scope.
- 181.673 Definitions.
- 181.674 Adaptive Industrial District.
- 181.675 Special Permit Required.
- 181.676 Special Permit Granting Authority.
- 181.677 Standards.
- 181.678 Number of Dwelling Units.
- 181.679 Action by the Planning Board.
- 181.68 FARMERS' MARKETS.
- 181.681 Purpose.
- 181.682 Standards.
- 181.69 EARTH REMOVAL.
- 181.691 Applicability.
- 181.692 Conditions.
- 181.693 Removal.
- 181.694 Restoration.
- Ch 181 § 7 SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL REGULATIONS
- 181.71 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
- 181.711 Purpose.
- 181.712 Applicability.
- 181.713 Procedures.
- 181.714 Design Process.
- 181.715 Modification of Lot Requirements.
- 181.716 Number of Dwelling Units.
- 181.717 Standards.
- 181.718 Decision.
- 181.72 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
- 181.721 Purpose.
- 181.722 Procedures.
- 181.723 Use Provisions by District.
- 181.724 Open Space.
- 181.725 Planning Board Approval.
- 181.726 Additional Conditions.
- 181.73 ASSISTED AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES.
- 181.731 Purpose.
- 181.732 Definitions.
- 181.733 Use Restrictions.
- 181.734 Procedures.
- 181.735 Standards.
- 181.736 Design and Architectural Character.
- 181.737 Conversion of Structures.
- 181.738 Action by Planning Board.
- 181.74 MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS.
- 181.741 Purpose.
- 181.742 Procedures.
- 181.743 Standards.
- 181.744 Other Uses.
- 181.745 Design Standards.
- 181.75 REAR LOTS.
- 181.751 General.
- 181.752 Conditions.
- 181.76 RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS.
- 181.761 General.
- 181.762 Common Driveways.
- 181.77 LODGING HOUSES AND BOARDINGHOUSES.
- 181.771 Special Permit Criteria.
- 181.78 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
- 181.781 Home Occupation as of Right.
- 181.782 Home Occupation by Special Permit.
- 181.783 Prohibited Home Occupations.
- 181.79 RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE INTOWN BUSINESS (IB) DISTRICT.
- Ch 181 § 8 OVERLAY DISTRICTS
- 181.81 WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT (WRPOD).
- 181.811 Purpose.
- 181.812 Definitions.
- 181.813 Establishment of District.
- 181.814 Use Regulations.
- 181.815 Special Permit Procedures.
- 181.816 Special Permit Decision.
- 181.817 Dimensional Regulation.
- 181.82 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD).
- 181.821 Purpose.
- 181.822 Permissible Uses and Requirements.
- 181.823 Procedures.
- 181.824 PDD Special Permit Requirements.
- 181.83 PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT (PDS).
- 181.831 Purpose.
- 181.832 Location.
- 181.833 Procedures.
- 181.84 SMART GROWTH ZONING DISTRICTS (SGZD).
- 181.841 General Regulations That Apply to All Smart Growth Zoning Districts.
- 181.842 Plan Approval Procedures.
- 181.843 Decision of the Planning Board.
- 181.844 Establishment and Delineation of the Smart Growth Zoning Districts.
- 181.845 Downtown Smart Growth Zoning District (DSGZD).
- 181.85 FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT (FPOD).
- 181.851 Purpose.
- 181.852 General.
- 181.853 Overlay District.
- 181.854 Definitions.
- 181.855 Changes in Base Flood Elevation.
- 181.856 Development Regulations.
- 181.857 Floodplain District Variance.
- 181.858 Variance Conditions.
- 181.859 Abrogation and Severability.
- Ch 181 § 9 ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
- 181.91 ADMINISTRATION.
- 181.911 Permits.
- 181.912 Enforcement.
- 181.913 Penalties.
- 181.92 BOARD OF APPEALS.
- 181.921 Establishment.
- 181.922 Powers.
- 181.923 Conditions.
- 181.924 Regulations.
- 181.925 Fees.
- 181.93 VARIANCES.
- 181.931 General.
- 181.932 Use Variance.
- 181.94 SPECIAL PERMITS.
- 181.941 Special Permit Granting Authority.
- 181.942 Criteria.
- 181.943 Procedures.
- 181.944 Plans and Other Submittals.
- 181.945 Conditions.
- 181.946 Lapse.
- 181.947 Regulations.
- 181.948 Fees.
- 181.95 SITE PLAN REVIEW.
- 181.951 Applicability.
- 181.952 Exemptions from Site Plan Review.
- 181.953 Procedures.
- 181.954 Preparation of Plans.
- 181.955 Waiver of Compliance; Minor and Major Site Plans.
- 181.956 Approval.
- 181.957 Lapse.
- 181.958 Regulations; Fees.
- 181.959 Appeal.
- 181.96 PLANNING BOARD ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
- 181.961 General.
- Ch 181 § 10 DEFINITIONS.
- 181.1001 Definitions; Word Usage.
- Appendix
- Ch A184 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Fitchburg 6-23-2022.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Principal Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table of Dimensional RequirementsAttachment 3 - Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 181, Zoning,
adopted 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 172-20.
