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Town of Great Barrington, MA
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2023-05-01
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Division 1 Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 171 Zoning
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Division 1 Town Meeting Enactments
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Affordable Housing Trust
Ch 4
Boards and Commissions
Ch 7
Committees
Ch 10
Council on Aging
Ch 17
Fire Department
Ch 18
(Reserved)
Ch 29
Manager, Town
Ch 33
Police Department
Ch 34
Public Meetings
Ch 35
Public Works, Department of
Ch 36
Revolving Funds
Ch 37
Selectmen
Ch 39
Town Counsel
Ch 41
Town Meetings
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 48
Alarm Systems
Ch 49
Licenses
Ch 50
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 51
Cable Television
Ch 55
Automobiles or Boats, Junk
Ch 57
Beverages, Nonalcoholic
Ch 59
Boats
Ch 62
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 81
Animal Control
Ch 83
Energy Code, Stretch
Ch 85
Farming
Ch 91
Fees
Ch 94
Fire Regulations
Ch 95
Fire Protection Systems
Ch 102
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 109
Hawkers, Peddlers, Vendors and Vending Machines
Ch 112
Health Requirements
Ch 113
Historic Districts and Commission
Ch 115
Noise Control
Ch 120
Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Secondhand Goods, Precious Metals or Gems, and Secondhand Electronic Products
Ch 129
Peace and Good Order
Ch 135
Plastic Reduction
Ch 138
Rent Control
Ch 142
Sales, Special
Ch 144
(Reserved)
Ch 145
Short-Term Rental of Residential Properties
Ch 146
Signs
Ch 153
Streets and Ways
Ch 158
Tax Agreements
Ch 160
Tobacco
Ch 161
Traffic
Ch 163
Trees
Ch 166
Vehicles, Recreational
Ch 168
Wetlands
Ch 171
Zoning
Ch 171 § 1.0
Purpose and Authority
1.1
Title.
1.2
Authority.
1.3
Purpose.
1.4
Applicability.
1.5
Other laws.
1.6
Amendment.
1.7
Severability.
Ch 171 § 2.0
Districts
2.1
Establishment.
2.2
Overlay districts.
2.3
Zoning Map.
2.4
District boundaries.
2.5
Split lots.
Ch 171 § 3.0
Use Regulations
3.1
Principal uses.
3.2
Accessory uses.
3.3
Home occupations.
Ch 171 § 4.0
Dimensional Requirements
4.1
General.
4.2
Special regulations.
4.3
Rear lots.
Ch 171 § 5.0
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
5.1
Applicability.
5.2
Nonconforming uses.
5.3
Nonconforming structures.
5.4
Variance required.
5.5
Nonconforming single- and two-family residential structures.
5.6
Abandonment or non-use.
5.7
Reconstruction after catastrophe or demolition.
5.8
Reversion to nonconformity.
Ch 171 § 6.0
General Regulations
6.1
Off-street parking and loading.
6.2
Route 7 landscaping requirements.
6.3
General landscaping requirements.
6.4
Performance standards.
6.5
Common driveway.
Ch 171 § 7.0
Special Regulations
7.1
Satellite television antennas.
7.2
Aviation fields.
7.3
Certain B2A uses.
7.4
Camping facilities.
7.5
Removal of earth materials.
7.6
Private schools, other educational uses and group residences.
7.7
Fast-food eating establishments.
7.8
Motor vehicle fuel station.
7.9
High-impact commercial uses.
7.10
Hotels and motels.
7.11
Municipal sanitary landfill.
7.12
Large-scale commercial development.
7.13
Certain R2 or R4 uses.
7.14
Professional buildings in residential districts.
7.15
Low-power FM broadcast radio station and antenna.
7.16
Tourist homes for transient guests.
7.17
Kennels.
7.18
Marijuana establishments and medical marijuana treatment centers.
7.19
Design review.
Ch 171 § 8.0
Special Residential Regulations
8.1
Two- and three-unit residential uses.
8.2
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).
8.3
Multi-unit dwellings.
8.4
Mixed-use development.
8.5
Planned Unit Residential Development (PURD).
8.6
Trailers or mobile homes.
8.7
Open space residential development (OSRD).
8.8
Assisted living residence.
8.9
Publicly financed nonprofit age-restricted housing.
8.10
Conversion to multifamily use.
Ch 171 § 9.0
Special Districts
9.1
Flood Plain Overlay District (FPOD).
9.2
Water Quality Protection Overlay District (WQPOD).
9.3
Wireless Telecommunication Overlay District (WTOD).
9.4
Downtown Mixed-Use B3 District.
9.5
Downtown Business B District.
9.6
Village Center Overlay District (VCOD).
9.7
Downtown Business Parking District.
9.8
Housatonic Mills Revitalization Overlay District.
9.9
Housatonic Village Center (HVC).
9.10
Housatonic Village Overlay District (HVOD).
9.11
Mixed Use Transitional Zone (MXD).
9.12
Solar energy systems.
9.13
Smart Growth Overlay Districts (SGODs).
9.14
State Road Mixed Use (B2X).
Ch 171 § 10.0
Administration and Procedures
10.1
Enforcement.
10.2
Zoning Board of Appeals.
10.3
Planning Board.
10.4
Special permits.
10.5
Site plan review.
10.6
Final unfavorable decisions.
Ch 171 § 11.0
Definitions
11.1
Definitions
Division 2 Selectmen's Regulations
Ch 175
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 178
Fees
Ch 189
Policies and Procedures
Ch 195
(Reserved)
Ch 197
Smoking
Ch 199
(Reserved)
Ch 204
Traffic Rules and Regulations
Division 3 Miscellaneous Rules and Regulations
Ch 210
Board of Health
Ch 214
Cemetery Commission
Ch 217
Conservation Commission
Ch 219
Council on Aging Bylaws
Ch 225
Finance Committee
Ch 234
Library Trustees
Ch 238
(Reserved)
Ch 240
Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations
Ch 241
(Reserved)
Ch 245
Zoning Board of Appeals
Appendix
Ch A248
General Laws and Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 171
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted
6-7-2021
ATM by Art. 24
[1]
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Schedule of Dimensional Requirements
Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This bylaw superseded former Ch. 171, Zoning, adopted
5-3-2010
ATM by Art. 19
, as amended.
SECTION 1.0
Purpose and Authority
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1.1
Title.
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1.2
Authority.
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1.3
Purpose.
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1.4
Applicability.
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1.5
Other laws.
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1.6
Amendment.
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1.7
Severability.
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SECTION 2.0
Districts
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2.1
Establishment.
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2.2
Overlay districts.
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2.3
Zoning Map.
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2.4
District boundaries.
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2.5
Split lots.
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SECTION 3.0
Use Regulations
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3.1
Principal uses.
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3.2
Accessory uses.
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3.3
Home occupations.
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SECTION 4.0
Dimensional Requirements
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4.1
General.
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4.2
Special regulations.
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4.3
Rear lots.
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SECTION 5.0
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
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5.1
Applicability.
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5.2
Nonconforming uses.
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5.3
Nonconforming structures.
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5.4
Variance required.
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5.5
Nonconforming single- and two-family residential structures.
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5.6
Abandonment or non-use.
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5.7
Reconstruction after catastrophe or demolition.
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5.8
Reversion to nonconformity.
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SECTION 6.0
General Regulations
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6.1
Off-street parking and loading.
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6.2
Route 7 landscaping requirements.
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6.3
General landscaping requirements.
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6.4
Performance standards.
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6.5
Common driveway.
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SECTION 7.0
Special Regulations
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7.1
Satellite television antennas.
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7.2
Aviation fields.
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7.3
Certain B2A uses.
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7.4
Camping facilities.
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7.5
Removal of earth materials.
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7.6
Private schools, other educational uses and group residences.
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7.7
Fast-food eating establishments.
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7.8
Motor vehicle fuel station.
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7.9
High-impact commercial uses.
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7.10
Hotels and motels.
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7.11
Municipal sanitary landfill.
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7.12
Large-scale commercial development.
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7.13
Certain R2 or R4 uses.
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7.14
Professional buildings in residential districts.
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7.15
Low-power FM broadcast radio station and antenna.
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7.16
Tourist homes for transient guests.
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7.17
Kennels.
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7.18
Marijuana establishments and medical marijuana treatment centers.
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7.19
Design review.
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SECTION 8.0
Special Residential Regulations
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8.1
Two- and three-unit residential uses.
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8.2
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).
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8.3
Multi-unit dwellings.
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8.4
Mixed-use development.
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8.5
Planned Unit Residential Development (PURD).
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8.6
Trailers or mobile homes.
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8.7
Open space residential development (OSRD).
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8.8
Assisted living residence.
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8.9
Publicly financed nonprofit age-restricted housing.
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8.10
Conversion to multifamily use.
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SECTION 9.0
Special Districts
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9.1
Flood Plain Overlay District (FPOD).
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9.2
Water Quality Protection Overlay District (WQPOD).
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9.3
Wireless Telecommunication Overlay District (WTOD).
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9.4
Downtown Mixed-Use B3 District.
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9.5
Downtown Business B District.
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9.6
Village Center Overlay District (VCOD).
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9.7
Downtown Business Parking District.
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9.8
Housatonic Mills Revitalization Overlay District.
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9.9
Housatonic Village Center (HVC).
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9.10
Housatonic Village Overlay District (HVOD).
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9.11
Mixed Use Transitional Zone (MXD).
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9.12
Solar energy systems.
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9.13
Smart Growth Overlay Districts (SGODs).
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9.14
State Road Mixed Use (B2X).
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SECTION 10.0
Administration and Procedures
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10.1
Enforcement.
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10.2
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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10.3
Planning Board.
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10.4
Special permits.
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10.5
Site plan review.
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10.6
Final unfavorable decisions.
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SECTION 11.0
Definitions
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11.1
Definitions
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