Town of Lexington, MA Zoning

Town of Lexington, MA

Middlesex County

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 135: Zoning

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Lexington 6-4-1968 by Art. 10; amended in its entirety by the Annual Town Meeting 3-20-2013 by Art. 34. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Board of Appeals — See Chs. 12 and 138.

Housing conversion — See Ch. 63.

Wetland protection — See Ch. 130.

Planning Board development regulations — See Ch. 175.

Attachment 1 - Table 1, Permitted Uses and Development Standards

Attachment 2 - Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls

Chapter 135 : Zoning

SECTION 135-1.0 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY

1.4 APPLICABILITY.

1.5 AMENDMENTS.

1.6 SEVERABILITY.

SECTION 135-2.0 DISTRICTS

2.1 ESTABLISHMENT.

2.2 CLASSES OF DISTRICTS.

2.3 ZONING MAP.

SECTION 135-3.0 USE REGULATIONS

3.1 PRINCIPAL USES.

3.2 ACCESSORY USES.

3.3 TEMPORARY USES.

3.4 TABLE 1, PERMITTED USES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

SECTION 135-4.0 DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS

4.1 GENERAL STANDARDS.

4.2 DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS.

4.3 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

4.4 Residential Gross Floor Area.

SECTION 135-5.0 GENERAL REGULATIONS

5.1 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

5.3 LANDSCAPING, TRANSITION AND SCREENING.

5.4 OUTDOOR LIGHTING.

5.5 TRAFFIC STANDARDS.

SECTION 135-6.0 SPECIAL REGULATIONS

6.1 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

6.2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVES.

6.3 NURSERIES NOT EXEMPT BY STATUTE.

6.4 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES.

6.5 BED-AND-BREAKFAST HOME.

6.6 CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY.

6.7 ACCESSORY APARTMENTS.

6.8 HOME OCCUPATIONS.

6.9 SPECIAL PERMIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

SECTION 135-7.0 SPECIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

7.1 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE (NFI) DISTRICT.

7.2 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT.

7.3 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.

SECTION 135-8.0 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES

8.1 APPLICABILITY.

8.2 NONCONFORMING USES.

8.3 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES OTHER THAN ONE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

8.4 NONCONFORMING ONE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

8.5 NONCONFORMING LOTS.

8.6 ABANDONMENT, DEMOLITION, OR NON-USE.

8.7 NONCONFORMING OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

SECTION 135-9.0 ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES

9.1 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; PENALTY; PERMITS; EXEMPTIONS.

9.2 BOARD OF APPEALS.

9.3 PLANNING BOARD.

9.4 SPECIAL PERMITS.

9.5 SITE PLAN REVIEW.

SECTION 135-10.0 DEFINITIONS

10.1 DEFINITIONS.