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Town of Harwich, MA chevron_right chevron_right The Code chevron_right Part II: Zoning Bylaw chevron_right Chapter 325 Zoning

Chapter 325 Zoning

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Harwich 5-5-2009 STM by Art. 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment - Solar Farm Overlay District MapAttachment 1 - Table 1, Use RegulationsAttachment 2 - Table 2, Area RegulationsAttachment 3 - Table 3, Height and Bulk RegulationsAttachment 4 - Zoning MapAttachment 5 - Village Commercial Overlay DistrictAttachment 6 - Six Ponds DistrictAttachment 7 - Harwich Center Historic District and Commercial Village Zoning DistrictAttachment 8 - Lot Shape Number FigureAttachment 9 - West Harwich Special District
Article I General Provisions
§ 325-1 Title and authority.
Article II Definitions
§ 325-2 Word usage and definitions.
Article III Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 325-3 Division of Town into districts.
§ 325-4 Maps.
§ 325-5 Determining district boundaries.
Article IV Interpretation and Application
§ 325-6 Interpretation.
§ 325-7 Application.
Article V Use Regulations
§ 325-8 Applicability of use regulations.
§ 325-9 Permitted uses.
§ 325-10 Prohibited uses in all zoning districts.
§ 325-11 Uses subject to other regulations.
§ 325-12 Road construction requirements for certificate of occupancy.
§ 325-13 Table of Use Regulations.
§ 325-14 Supplemental regulations.
Article VI Area, Height and Bulk Regulations
§ 325-15 Applicability of area, height and bulk regulations.
§ 325-16 Tables of area and height and bulk regulations.
§ 325-17 Fences, walls or other enclosures.
§ 325-18 Additional regulations.
§ 325-19 Height exceptions.
§ 325-20 Stories for human use or occupation.
§ 325-21 Table 2, Area Regulations.
§ 325-22 Table 3, Height and Bulk Regulations
Article VII Sign Regulations
§ 325-23 Purpose and scope.
§ 325-24 Relationship to other bylaws.
§ 325-25 Definitions.
§ 325-26 General requirements.
§ 325-27 Sign area measurement.
§ 325-28 Construction and maintenance.
§ 325-29 Additional requirements for specific signage.
§ 325-30 Additional requirements for municipal signs.
§ 325-31 Exemptions from permit requirements.
§ 325-32 Nonconforming signs.
§ 325-33 Appeals.
§ 325-34 Violations.
§ 325-35 Severability.
Article VIII Home Occupations
§ 325-36 Regulations for home occupations.
Article IX Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
§ 325-37 Objective.
§ 325-38 Applicability.
§ 325-39 Off-street parking schedule.
§ 325-40 Loading requirements.
§ 325-41 Location requirements.
§ 325-42 Design requirements.
§ 325-43 Landscape requirements.
§ 325-44 Special cases.
Article X Administration and Enforcement
§ 325-45 Building Official.
§ 325-46 Other approvals required.
§ 325-47 Notice of violation.
§ 325-48 Violations and penalties.
§ 325-49 Board of Appeals.
§ 325-50 Petitions, applications and appeals.
§ 325-51 Special permits.
§ 325-52 Variances.
§ 325-53 Other requirements.
§ 325-54 Nonconforming structures and uses.
§ 325-55 Site plan approval.
§ 325-56 Conversion.
Article XI Personal Wireless Service Facilities
§ 325-57 Purpose and intent.
§ 325-58 Definitions.
§ 325-59 District regulations.
§ 325-60 Special permits for personal wireless service facilities.
§ 325-61 Application and approval process.
§ 325-62 Co-location.
§ 325-63 Modifications.
§ 325-64 Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-65 Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
§ 325-66 Reconstruction or replacement of existing towers and monopoles.
§ 325-67 Term of special permit.
§ 325-68 Severability.
Article XII Elderly Affordable Housing District
§ 325-69 Purpose.
§ 325-70 Relationship to underlying district.
§ 325-71 Definitions.
§ 325-72 Permitted uses.
§ 325-73 Dimensional and bulk requirements.
§ 325-74 Parking standards.
Article XIII Adult Entertainment
§ 325-75 Authority.
§ 325-76 Purpose.
§ 325-77 Definitions.
§ 325-78 Adult entertainment uses by special permit.
§ 325-79 Conditions.
§ 325-80 Expiration of special permit.
§ 325-81 Variances.
§ 325-82 Severability.
Article XIV Residential Subdivision Growth Rate Limit
§ 325-83 Purpose and intent.
§ 325-84 Definitions.
§ 325-85 Applicability.
§ 325-86 Issuance of residential subdivision building permits.
§ 325-87 Exemption.
§ 325-88 Severability.
Article XV Special Conditions
§ 325-89 Excavation and removal of sand, gravel, quarry or other earth materials.
Article XVI Six Ponds Special District
§ 325-90 Purpose.
§ 325-91 District boundaries.
§ 325-92 Definitions.
§ 325-93 Permitted uses.
§ 325-94 Special permit uses.
§ 325-95 Prohibited uses.
§ 325-96 Preexisting uses.
§ 325-97 Dimensional regulations.
§ 325-98 Clearing and grading.
§ 325-99 Pond buffer regulations.
§ 325-100 Scenic road corridor regulations.
§ 325-101 Flexible cluster development and grid subdivision.
§ 325-102 Earth removal; sand and gravel mining.
§ 325-103 Severability.
Article XVII Floodplain Regulations
§ 325-104 Purpose.
§ 325-105 Establishment of floodplain districts.
§ 325-106 Abrogation.
§ 325-107 Relation to other districts.
§ 325-108 Designation of floodplain administrator.
§ 325-108.1 Degree of protection.
§ 325-108.2 Severability.
§ 325-108.3 Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 325-108.4 Unnumbered A Zones.
§ 325-108.5 Floodway encroachments.
§ 325-108.6 Watercourse alterations or relocations in riverine areas.
§ 325-108.7 Drainage requirements in AO and AH Zones.
§ 325-108.8 Recreational vehicles.
§ 325-108.9 Permit requirements.
§ 325-108.10 Variances from State Building Code floodplain provisions.
§ 325-108.11 Variances from local Floodplain Overlay District Bylaw.
§ 325-108.12 Enforcement.
§ 325-108.13 Subdivision within Floodplain Overlay Districts.
§ 325-108.14 Base flood elevation data for subdivision proposals.
§ 325-108.15 Use regulations.
§ 325-108.16 Permitted uses.
§ 325-108.17 Special provisions for lifting existing structures to new and appropriate elevations.
§ 325-108.18 Definitions.
Article XVIII Regulations for Wind Energy Systems
§ 325-109 Residential wind energy systems.
§ 325-110 Wind energy systems in commercial districts.
§ 325-111 Wind energy systems in the Industrial - Limited (IL) District.
Article XIX Large-Scale Wind Generation
§ 325-112 Purpose.
§ 325-113 Applicability.
§ 325-114 Definitions.
§ 325-115 General requirements.
§ 325-116 General siting standards.
§ 325-117 Design standards.
§ 325-118 Safety, aesthetic and environmental standards.
§ 325-119 Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-120 Abandonment and decommissioning.
§ 325-121 Term of special permit.
§ 325-122 Application process and requirements.
Article XX Amendment and Validity
§ 325-123 Validity.
§ 325-124 Amendment in whole.
§ 325-125 Amendment, adoption or change.
Article XXI Outdoor Lighting
§ 325-126 Purpose.
§ 325-127 Applicability.
§ 325-128 Exemptions.
§ 325-129 Definitions.
§ 325-130 Control of glare and light trespass.
§ 325-131 Lighting hours.
§ 325-132 Illumination levels.
§ 325-133 Lighting plan.
Article XXII Temporary Moratorium on the Sale and Distribution of Recreational Marijuana
§ 325-134 Purpose.
§ 325-135 Definitions.
§ 325-136 Temporary moratorium.
§ 325-137 Severability.
Article XXIII Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Arrays
§ 325-138 Purpose and intent.
§ 325-139 Definitions.
§ 325-140 Large-scale solar review.
§ 325-141 Operation and maintenance plan.
§ 325-142 Utility notification.
§ 325-143 Dimension and density requirements.
§ 325-144 Design standards.
§ 325-145 Safety and environmental standards.
§ 325-146 Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-147 Abandonment and decommissioning.
§ 325-148 Financial surety.
Article XXIV West Harwich Special District
§ 325-149 Statutory authority and purpose.
§ 325-150 Intent.
§ 325-151 Applicability.
§ 325-152 Definitions.
§ 325-153 Permitted uses.
§ 325-154 Special permit uses.
§ 325-155 Prohibited uses.
§ 325-156 Continuation of preexisting nonconforming uses.
§ 325-157 Change, alteration, expansion of preexisting nonconforming uses and/or structures.
§ 325-158 New construction.
§ 325-159 Review standards.
§ 325-160 Design guidelines.
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