[Amended 4-24-2001 ATM by Art. 26, approved
12-21-2001]
In a residential district or zone no dwelling
shall be erected, altered or used except on lots as specified below:
A. For single-family dwellings:
(1) In
a High Density District (RH), each lot must have, as a minimum, twelve
thousand (12,000) square feet, with a frontage of not less than one
hundred (100) feet and a depth of not less than one hundred (100)
feet and a width of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.
(2) In
a Moderate Density District (RM), each lot must have, as a minimum,
sixteen thousand (16,000) square feet, with a frontage of not less
than one hundred twenty (120) feet and a depth and width of not less
than eighty-five (85) feet.
B. Parcels located in a Moderate Density District (RM)
are:
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Map 01-A-01 and 02
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(M.D.C.) Off Canton/High Streets
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1.148 acre cal.
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Map 01-B-01
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(Private owned in M.D.C.) Off High Street
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4.33 acres cal.
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Map 19-A-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
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(Stackpole Avenue)
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Map 19-B-01
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(Stackpole Avenue)
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= over 10 acres
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Map 19-C-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
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(Stackpole Avenue)
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Map 30-A-01
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Off North Main Street
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54.719 acres
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Map 37-A-02
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Off Liberty Street
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3.42 acres
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Map 39-A-34
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Off North Main Street
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15.33 acres
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Map 39-A-57
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Adjacent to above parcel
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6.3 acres cal.
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Map 58-A-01
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Bear Swamp rear of Mazzeo Drive
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21.5 acres
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Map 58-A-04
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Bear Swamp rear of Mazzeo Drive
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14. acres
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Map 59-A-01
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Bear Swamp rear of T. Patton Drive
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32.88 acres
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Map 65-A-16
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Off South Main Street
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3.6 acres cal.
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Map 65-A-39
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Adjacent to above parcel
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15.6 acres
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Map 65-A-42
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Adjacent to above parcel
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4.42 acres
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Map 66-D-29
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End of Richard Road
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3.646 acres
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C. For two-family dwellings, whether new or by conversion of an existing one-family dwelling, each lot must have, as a minimum, twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, consisting of a frontage of not less than one hundred thirty (130) feet and a depth and a width of not less than one hundred (100) feet. Two-family dwellings must be first approved by the Planning Board by special permit as required by Article
VIII of this chapter.
D. In all districts, frontage may be measured at the
front yard setback line if the street is an arc of a curve with a
radius of one hundred (100) feet or less, provided that in any event
there shall be not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the required
frontage at the street line. Notwithstanding the above provision,
where the literal enforcement of this subsection would substantially
diminish the value of the land, due to the shallowness or other irregularity
of the lot boundaries or the curved or other peculiarity of the street
location or other valid reason, the owner thereof may apply to the
Board of Appeals for relief, and said Board shall grant, upon equitable
terms and conditions, such relief as will carry out the intent of
this chapter, but in no event to reduce the frontage to less than
eighty-five (85) feet or reduce the minimum lot area for single-family
dwellings below seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet or
two-family dwellings below fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
E. A child-care facility shall be permitted only on:
[Added 4-20-1999 ATM by Art. 7, approved 8-23-1999]
(1) A
lot which, with all its structures, conforms to the requirements of
this chapter; or
(2) A
lawfully nonconforming lot or structure as to which the area of the
lot is not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
F. In an Institutional Open Space (IOS) District, each
lot must have a minimum lot area of twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet, with a frontage of not less than one hundred (100) feet, a depth
of not less than one hundred (100) feet and a width of not less than
one hundred (100) feet.
[Added 4-25-2005 ATM by Art. 9, approved
11-18-2005]
G. See Table
of Dimensional Requirements.
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[Amended 11-18-2002 ATM by Art. 2, approved
1-21-2003]
A. In all districts, no building shall be erected within fifteen (15) feet of any rear lot line unless said building shall be of fireproof construction and the wall adjoining said rear lot line shall be either a party wall or wall with its outer face coincident with said rear lot line, except that said construction is prohibited in a buffer zone as specified in §
200-33.
B. In Multifamily Districts and in Multifamily 55 Plus
Districts or zones, no building shall be erected or accessory use
allowed within forty (40) feet of a rear lot line, except that not
more than two (2) walkways and/or driveways may cross this forty-foot
buffer strip.
C. See Table
of Dimensional Requirements.
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
D. In the Orchard Street Business District (OSBD), "rear yard" shall
refer to Orchard Street and Vesey Road.
[Added 7-28-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-014]
Nothing herein shall prevent the projection
of steps, eaves, chimneys, cornices or windowsills into any required
yard or open space.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-021]
A. Corner
lots and intersecting streets. No building or structure in any district
may be erected and no fence or vegetation, except tree trunks, may
be maintained or allowed to remain between three (3) feet and eight
(8) feet above the plane through their center-line grades between
the property lines of intersecting streets and a line joining points
on such lines twenty-five (25) feet distant from their point of intersection
or, in the case of a rounded corner, the point of intersection of
their tangents.
Diagram for Corner Lots and Intersecting Streets
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B. Driveways
and sidewalks or other pavement. No fence or vegetation, except tree
trunks, shall be located within a site triangle so as to obstruct
visibility between three (3) feet and eight (8) feet above the plane
through their curb grades. The site triangle is that area of the intersection
of street rights-of-way or pavement with other streets, driveways
or walkways, formed by the side lines of street rights-of-way or pavement,
driveways or walkways and a line joining points on such lines ten
(10) feet distant from their point of intersection.
[Amended 4-25-2005 ATM by Arts. 5 and 9, approved 10-18-2005; 5-22-2006 ATM by Arts. 46 and
50, approved 10-17-2006; 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-038; 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-009]
A. Business Districts, Crawford Square Business District, Business Professional
Districts, North Randolph Business District, West Corners Business
District, Blue Hill River Highway District or Great Bear Swamp Highway
District.
(1) In a zoned Business District where the lot abuts or is within ten
(10) feet of the side or rear boundary line of any residential district
(including any residential districts in an adjacent municipality)
or multifamily district, there shall be provided on all portions of
said lot within ten (10) feet of said boundary line a buffer strip,
as follows: the portion of such buffer for and maintained as a planting
area for lawns, trees, shrubs and other landscape materials to provide
a parklike area of separation between districts.
(2) In this buffer zone, walkways, sewer systems and wells may be constructed
and maintained.
(3) No building, structure or paved space associated with parking may
be located in the buffer strip.
(4) Plantings in the buffer strip shall be maintained by the owner of
the property used for nonresidential purposes.
B. Industrial Districts abutting residential districts or multifamily
districts.
(1) In an Industrial District where the lot abuts or is within forty
(40) feet of the side or rear boundary line of any residential district
(including any residential districts in any adjacent municipality)
or multifamily district, there shall be provided on all portions of
said lot within forty (40) feet of said boundary line a buffer strip,
as follows: the portion of such buffer for and maintained as a planting
area for lawns, trees, shrubs and other landscape materials to provide
a parklike area of separation between districts.
(2) In this buffer zone, no building, structure or pavement of any nature,
excluding nonaccessory signs, may be constructed or maintained.
(3) No building, structure or paved space associated with parking may
be located in the buffer strip.
(4) Plantings in the buffer strip shall be maintained by the owner of
the property used for nonresidential purposes.
C. Sanitary Facility District. In a Sanitary Facility District where
the lot abuts the side or rear boundary line of land owned by others
in a residential district, as herein defined, there shall be provided
on all portions of said lot which abut said residential district a
buffer strip fifty (50) feet in depth from said residential district.
Such a buffer strip shall be a planting area for trees, shrubs and
other landscape materials, to provide a separation between the residential
district and the Sanitary Facility District. No building or structure
of any nature, except for fences, and drainage systems, and nonaccessory
signs, shall be constructed or maintained in the buffer strip, which
area should be fenced as developed until the total area is enclosed.
The above restrictions shall not apply to nonaccessory signs.
D. Child-care facility. In all districts, the open space between the
defined outdoor play area or structure and the property lines adjacent
to residential uses shall be screened with either fence, wall, hedge,
or landscaping to provide a dense year round screen.
E. In an Institutional Open Space (IOS) District where the lot abuts
or is within ten (10) feet of the front, side or rear boundary line
of any residential district (including any residential districts in
an adjacent municipality) or multifamily district, there shall be
provided on all portions of said lot within ten (10) feet of said
boundary line a buffer strip, which shall be maintained as a planting
area for lawns, trees, shrubs, and other landscaping materials to
provide a parklike area of separation between districts. No building,
structure or pavement of any nature may be constructed or maintained
in this buffer zone except for approved driveways and walkways.
F. Residential districts. In a zoned residential district, no building,
structure or pavement of any nature may be constructed or maintained
in a buffer zone except to provide a driveway and/or walkway no wider
than twenty-four (24) feet to allow ingress to and egress from the
lot.
G. Buffers shall conform to the Table of Dimensional Requirements
included as an attachment to this chapter for each district and districts abutting same districts. Nothing in this section shall allow one (1) district or lot to use an adjoining district or lot to meet its buffer requirement.
No dimensional lot requirement of this chapter,
including but not limited to setback, front yard, side yard, rear
yard and open space, shall apply to handicapped access ramps on private
property used solely for the purpose of facilitating ingress or egress
of a physically handicapped person, as defined in MGL c. 22, § 13A.
[Amended 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
The regulations for each district pertaining
to structural and lot dimensions such as coverage, setbacks, buffers,
lot size, building height and the like shall be as specified in the
Table of Dimensional Requirements and subject to the further provisions of this chapter.