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Town of Harwich, MA
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Part II: Zoning Bylaw
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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 Map
Attachment 1 - Table 1, Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table 2, Area Regulations
Attachment 3 - Table 3, Height and Bulk Regulations
Attachment 4 - Zoning Map
Attachment 5 - Village Commercial Overlay District
Attachment 6 - Six Ponds District
Attachment 7 - Harwich Center Historic District and Commercial Village Zoning District
Attachment 8 - Lot Shape Number Figure
Attachment 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.