[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]
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.[1]
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Residential districts.
(1)
In a residential district, no building shall be erected
within twenty-five (25) feet of the side line of any street, except
as follows:
(a)
No building shall be erected within forty-five
(45) feet of the center line of any street which is less than forty
(40) feet in width.
(b)
No building shall be erected within forty (40)
feet of the side lines of South Main Street or of the side lines of
that part of North Main Street south of the Pond Street business area.
(2)
No building in a residential district need be set
back more than the average setback of the residence buildings on the
abutting lots. A vacant lot, a lot occupied by a nonconforming use
or a building set back more than the required distance shall be counted
as though occupied by a building set back at the prescribed distance
for the purpose of determining said average.
(3)
No outdoor play area (an area designed or set aside
for children in a child-care facility for recreation or play) shall
be located closer to the street than the minimum requirements of this
section.
B.
In Business Districts, Business Professional Districts,
North Randolph Business District, West Corners Business District,
Blue Hill River Highway District and Great Bear Swamp Highway District,
no building shall be erected within fifteen (15) feet of the side
line of any street, except in that part of the east and west sides
of North Main Street from Crawford Square northerly within the Crawford
Square Business District, where no front yards shall be allowed. No
outdoor play area (an area designed or set aside for children in a
child-care facility for recreation or play) shall be located closer
to the street than the minimum requirements of this section.
[Amended 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
C.
In Industrial Districts, no building shall be erected
within fifty (50) feet of the side lines of any street. No outdoor
play area (an area designed or set aside for children in a child-care
facility for recreation or play) shall be located closer to the street
than the minimum requirements of this section.
D.
In multifamily districts or zones, no building shall
be erected or accessory use permitted except for walkways and driveways
allowed within forty (40) feet of the side lines of any street. No
outdoor play area (an area designed or set aside for children in a
child-care facility for recreation or play) shall be located closer
to the street than the minimum requirements of this section.
E.
In Multifamily 55 Plus Districts or zones, no building
shall be erected or accessory use permitted except for walkways and
driveways allowed within forty (40) feet of the side lines of any
street.
F.
In an Institutional Open Space (IOS) District, no
building shall be constructed within twenty-five (25) feet of the
side lines of any street. No outdoor play area (an area designed or
set aside for children in a child-care facility for recreation or
play) shall be located closer to the street than such minimum setback
requirements.
[Amended 11-18-2002 ATM by Art. 2, approved
1-21-2003; 4-25-2005 ATM by Art. 9, approved 10-18-2005]
G.
See Table
of Dimensional Requirements.[1]
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
H.
In the Orchard Street Business District (OSBD), "front yard" and
"from street" shall refer to North Main Street.
[Added 7-28-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-014]
A.
In a residential district, no building, except a fireproof
one-story building of accessory use, shall be erected within fifteen
(15) feet of a side lot line for single-family dwellings or within
twenty (20) feet of a side lot line for two-family dwellings, unless
more than forty (40) feet from the side line of any street.
B.
In a Business District, Business Professional District, Crawford Square Business District, Industrial District, North Randolph Business District, West Corners Business District, Great Bear Swamp Highway District or Blue Hill River Highway District, no building shall be erected within the buffer zone specified in § 200-33, nor within six (6) feet of a side lot line unless the wall adjoining such lot line shall be either a party wall or a wall with its outer face coincident with said lot line.
[Amended 5-25-2005 ATM by Art. 5, approved 10-18-2005; 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
C.
In Multifamily Districts and Multifamily 55 Plus Districts
or zones, no building shall be erected or accessory use allowed within
forty (40) feet of a side lot line, except that not more than two
(2) walkways and/or driveways may cross this forty-foot buffer strip.
[Amended 11-18-2002 ATM by Art. 2, approved
1-21-2003]
D.
On a lot containing the proposed child-care facility
use, no outdoor play area (an area designed or set aside for children
in a child-care facility for recreation or play) shall be located
closer to a lot line than the minimum yard setback requirements for
the principal use in the district in which it is located.
E.
In an Institutional Open Space (IOS) District, no
building shall be constructed or accessory use allowed within fifteen
(15) feet of a side lot line. No outdoor play area (an area designed
or set aside for children in a child-care facility for recreation
or play) shall be located closer to a side lot line than such minimum
setback requirements.
[Added 4-25-2005 ATM by Art. 9, approved
10-18-2005]
F.
See Table
of Dimensional Requirements.[1]
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[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.[1]
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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.
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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.
A.
Building lot coverage.
(1)
In all districts, no building shall be constructed
so as to cover, together with other buildings on the lot, a larger
portion of the lot area than the permitted building lot coverage as
specified in the Table of Dimensional Requirements[1] for the district in which said lot is located.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Building lot coverage is the total area covered, measured
from the outside of the exterior walls, by all principal and accessory
buildings on a lot.
(3)
In all districts, the following shall not be counted
as lot coverage:
(a)
Lawns, gardens and unpaved landscaped areas;
(b)
Drainageways;
(c)
Open play structure without roofs, sand boxes,
or swings, not located on a paved surface;
(d)
Fountains;
(e)
Swimming pools (Note: Aprons, decks and walks
adjacent to swimming pools shall be considered as lot coverage.);
(f)
Fences;
(g)
Retaining walls less than twelve (12) inches
in width across the top surface; if twelve (12) inches or greater,
the entire top surface shall be considered as lot coverage; and/or
(h)
Ramps for the disabled, for which the sole purpose
is to provide access for the disabled, and which have no more than
the minimum dimensions required to meet accessibility standards.
(4)
Where a maximum lot coverage is specified in the Table
of Dimensional Requirements,[2] no building or part of a building or paved area or other
form of coverage shall exceed such maximum allowable coverage except
as specifically authorized by this chapter.
[Added 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Impervious lot coverage. In all districts, no lot
shall have more coverage by impervious surface than as specified in
the Table of Dimensional Requirements.[3] Ramps for the disabled, for which the sole purpose is
to provide access for the disabled, and which have no more than the
minimum dimensions required to meet accessibility standards, shall
not be counted as coverage.
[Added 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
[3]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Green area/open space. See definitions.
[Added 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
D.
Maximum lot coverage. The total lot non-green area/open
space may not exceed the maximum coverage specified in the Table of
Dimensional Requirements.[4] In order to fulfill the intent of maximum lot coverage,
an applicant may shift a percentage of the building lot coverage requirement
and the impervious lot coverage requirement, but in no case shall
the maximum coverage percentage noted in the table be exceeded.
[Added 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
[4]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
E.
Multifamily district. In a multifamily district or
zone, no apartment building or group of apartment buildings shall
be built, reconstructed, extended or arranged so that the total floor
area of all the buildings on any lot in a multifamily district shall
exceed twenty percent (20%) of the area of the lot on which they stand,
or not more than seven (7) family units per acre of land covered by
the lot shall be permitted. No lot or the buildings thereon shall
be changed in size so as to violate the provisions of this subsection.
For the foregoing purpose, no part of the area of a way, public or
private, which adjoins said lot shall be considered to be included
in the area of said lot. For purposes of this subsection, floor area
shall be the sum of the area of the several floors of each building,
including area used for human occupancy in basements, attics and penthouses,
as measured from the exterior faces of the wall. It shall not include
unoccupied cellars or attics or unenclosed porches or balconies or
any floor space in accessory buildings or main buildings intended
and designed for the parking of vehicles or for accessory mechanical
and electrical equipment, laundry or accessory storage.
[Amended 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
F.
See Table
of Dimensional Requirements.[5]
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-043]
[5]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
In all districts, no building shall be erected so
as to exceed the maximum building heights as specified in the Table
of Dimensional Requirements for the district in which the building
is located.[1]
[Amended 5-22-2006 ATM by Art. 50, approved
10-17-2006]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Limitations of height, in feet, shall not apply to
chimneys, ventilators, skylights, bulkheads and other accessory features,
excluding water tanks, usually carried above roofs, nor to towers
or spires of places of worship and other buildings, if such features
are in no way normally used for human occupancy, and other buildings
in business-zoned areas only, excluding buildings in areas surrounded
by residential on at least two (2) sides, where maximum building height
will be three (3) stories or forty (40) feet only.
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[1] and subject to the further provisions of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
