[Amended STM 9-26-1978 by Art. 10; STM 10-4-1990 by Art. 13; STM 11-21-1991 by Art. 12;
STM 11-21-1991 by Art. 13; STM 11-26-1996 by Art. 9; STM 10-15-2002 by Art. 11]
A.
For the purpose of this Zoning Bylaw, the Town of
Southwick is hereby divided into 13 zoning districts to be known as:
[Amended ATM 5-17-2022 by Art.
21]
(1)
Agriculture and Conservation District AC.
(2)
Residence Zone R-40.
(3)
Residence Zone R-20.
(4)
Business Zone B.
(5)
Business Restricted Zone BR.
(6)
Industrial Zone I.
(7)
Industrial Restricted Zone IR.
(8)
Residence Zone R-20-A.
(9)
Residence Zone R-20-B.
(10)
Flood Hazard and Wetlands District FH.
(11)
Wellhead Protection District.
(12)
Flexible Residential Development District FRD.
(13)
Adult Entertainment District.
B.
The boundaries of each of said zones set forth above in Subsection A(1) through A(9), inclusive, are hereby established as shown, defined, and bounded on a map on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Southwick, Massachusetts, entitled "Town of Southwick, Massachusetts, Municipal Zoning Districts." This map, dated May 2010, and subsequent amendments thereto, together with explanatory matter thereon, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter.
[Amended STM 10-27-2003 by Art. 5; ATM 5-18-2010 by Art. 22]
C.
The boundaries of said Residence Zone R-20-B referred to in Subsection A(9) above are as established, defined and described in zoning chapter amendments duly enacted at Town Meetings of the Town of Southwick held on October 4, 1990, November 21, 1991, November 26, 1996, and subsequent amendments thereto, all of which are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Southwick, Massachusetts.
D.
The boundaries of said Flood Hazard and Wetlands District FH in Subsection A(10) above is herein established as an overlay district. The District includes all special flood hazard areas within the Hampden County designated as Zone A and AE on the Hampden County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of the Hampden County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Southwick are panel numbers 25013C0352E, 25013C0354E, 25013C0358E, 25013C0359E, 25013C0360E, 25013C0361E, 25013C0362E, 25013C0364E, 25013C0366E, 25013C0367E, 25013C0368E, 25013C0369E, 25013C0378E, 25013C0379E, 25013C0386E, 25013C0387E, 25013C0502E, and 25013C0506E dated September 17, 2014. The exact boundaries of the District may be defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Hampden County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated September 17, 2014. The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk, Planning Board, Building Official, and Conservation Commission.
[Amended ATM 5-21-2013 by Art. 21; 5-20-2014 ATM by Art. 22]
E.
The boundaries of said Wellhead Protection District in Subsection A(11) above are hereby established as shown, defined and bounded on a map on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Southwick, Massachusetts, entitled "Town of Southwick, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Wellhead Protection District." This map, dated March 26, 2007, and subsequent amendments thereto, together with explanatory matter thereon, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[Amended ATM 5-15-2007 by Art. 25]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, which pertained to the
boundaries of the Wireless Communications Service District, was repealed ATM 5-17-2022 by Art. 21.
The location of the boundary line of the zones
shown upon the Zoning Bylaw Map shall be determined as follows:
A.
Where the boundary lines are shown upon said map within
the street lines of public or private streets or ways, the center
line of such streets or ways shall be the boundary lines.
B.
Where the boundary lines are shown approximately upon
the location of existing property or lot lines, and the exact location
of boundary lines is not indicated by means of figures, distance or
otherwise, then the property or lot lines shall be the boundary lines.
C.
Boundary lines located outside of such street lines
and shown approximately parallel thereto shall be regarded as parallel.
Figures placed upon the map between the boundary lines and street
lines are measured at right angles to the street line unless otherwise
indicated.
D.
Any lot, the frontage of which is bisected by any
zone, as shown on the Zoning Bylaw Map, shall be deemed to be in the
zone in which the majority of the lot lies. In the event that any
lot so bisected should be equally divided, the lot shall be placed
in the zone recommended by the Planning Board.
E.
In all cases which are not covered by the provisions
of this section, the location of boundary lines shall be determined
by the distance in feet, if given, from other lines upon said map,
by the use of identifications as shown on the map or, if none are
given, then by the scale of the map.
F.
Whenever any uncertainty exists as to the exact location
of a boundary line, the location of such line shall be determined
by the Inspector of Buildings; provided, however, that any person
aggrieved by his decision may appeal to the Board of Appeals.
