Agricultural District
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A
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Suburban District
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S
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Residential District
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R
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Multifamily Dwelling District
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M
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Business District
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B-1, B-2
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Industrial District
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I
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Yes
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-
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A permitted use
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No
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-
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An excluded or prohibited use
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DISTRICT
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Activity or Use
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A
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S, R
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M
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B-1, B-2
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I
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AGRICULTURAL USES
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Livestock raising on parcel under five acres1
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Other farm1
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Greenhouse
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With retail sales2
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wholesale only
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Roadside stand2
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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COMMERCIAL USES
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Animal kennel or hospital
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No
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No
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No
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BA
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BA
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Business or professional offices
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Medical clinic
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Funeral home
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Auto, boat, or farm equip, sales, rental, service
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Printing shop
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Bank, financial office
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No
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No
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No
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Yes15
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Yes15
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Restaurant
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No
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No
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No
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Yes15
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Yes15
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Retail sales or service
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No
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No
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No
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Yes15
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Yes15
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Retail sale of gasoline5
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No
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No
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No
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BS
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BS
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Wholesaling without storage
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Major business complex3
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No
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No
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No
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PB4
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PB
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Marijuana cultivator
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No
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No
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No
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No
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PB
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Marijuana establishments
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Medical marijuana treatment center
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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INDUSTRIAL USES
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Major business complex3
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No
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No
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No
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PB4
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PB
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Manufacturing for on-site sales6
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Other manufacturing, research
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Contractor's yard
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes19
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Earth removal7
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Waste processing or disposal:
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Junkyard, secondhand auto parts
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No
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No
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No
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No
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BS
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Hazardous or radioactive
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Other municipal
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No
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No
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No
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No
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BS
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Other private
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Transportation terminal
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Warehouse
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Commercial radio transmission
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Laundry or dry-cleaning plant
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Electrical generating facility (power plant)
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Not to exceed 3
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Large-scale ground-mounted solar photovoltaic
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Installation pursuant to Article 5300
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INSTITUTIONAL USES
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Municipal use
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Religious use
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Educational use exempted from zoning prohibition by M.G.L. ch.
40A, § 3
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other educational use
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Cemetery
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Hospital
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Nursing, convalescent, or rest home
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Philanthropic or charitable institutions
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Public utility with service area
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Public utility without service area
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Yes
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Club or lodge
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BA8
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BA8
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BA8
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Yes
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Yes
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RECREATIONAL USES
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Camping, supervised
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Yes
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BA
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BA
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Yes
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Yes
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Camping, commercial
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BA
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Golf course, standard or par three
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Conference, training, or meeting facilities in conjunction with
a standard golf course18
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PB
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PB
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PB
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PB
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PB
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Indoor commercial recreation
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Outdoor commercial recreation
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No
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No
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No
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BA
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BA
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Sportsman's club, game preserve
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Public stables
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BA
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No
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No
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BA
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BA
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Bath houses, commercial beaches
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Yes
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Yes
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Commercial picnic, outing areas
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Yes
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Yes
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RESIDENTIAL USES
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Dwelling
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Single-family
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No9
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Two-family
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Townhouse12
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PB
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PB
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PB
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PB
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No
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Other multifamily
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No10
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No10
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PB11,12
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No10
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No10
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Assisted elderly housing16
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PB
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PB
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PB
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PB
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No
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Boarding or rooming
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No10
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No10
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BA
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No10
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No10
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Motel, hotel
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No
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No
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No
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BA
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Yes
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Mobile home
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Public housing
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Major residential development17
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PB
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PB
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PB
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PB
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No
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OTHER PRINCIPAL USES
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Temporary structures
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Airport, heliport
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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ACCESSORY USES
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Parking provisions for:
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Private autos of residents on premises
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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One light commercial vehicle
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Two or three light commercial vehicles, or one heavy commercial
vehicle
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Accessory to residential use
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BA
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Accessory to nonresidential use
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Yes13
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Yes13
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Yes13
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Yes
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Yes
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Farm vehicles and equipment on active farms
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other parking
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No
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No
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No
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BA
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BA
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Home occupation
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*
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*
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*
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Signs (see Article VI)
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Private stable14
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Yes
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BA
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Animal kennel14
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BA
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BA
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No
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BA
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BA
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Livestock raising14
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Yes
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BA
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No
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No
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No
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Swimming pool
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Accessory scientific use in accordance with § 240-66
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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Family apartment (see § 240-67)
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BA
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BA
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BA
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BA
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No
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Bulk storage
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No
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No
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No
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No
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PB19
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Other customary accessory uses
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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FOOTNOTES:
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1.
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Cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, goats, or similar livestock shall
be maintained only on premises having an area of not less than 40,000
square feet plus 15,000 square feet per large animal (25 pounds or
heavier at maturity) in excess of one or per 10 smaller animals in
excess of the first 10. Such animals and their wastes shall be contained
at least 50 feet from any abutting lot line of a residentially used
lot, and at least 50 feet from any year-round surface water body.
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2.
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At least 3/4 of the retail sales must be of produce raised on
land within the Town of Bellingham in the same ownership as the stand
or greenhouse.
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3.
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See Article XVII.
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4.
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No in B-1 Districts.
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5.
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See Article XVIII.
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6.
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More than half the volume sold as retail on the premises.
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7.
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See Article XVI.
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8.
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Except those whose chief activity is one customarily carried
on as a business.
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9.
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Except single-family dwelling for personnel required to reside
on the premises for the safe operation of a permitted use.
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10.
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Except that an existing dwelling may, on special permit from
the Board of Appeals, be altered to house up to four families or for
boarding or lodging, provided that the Board of Appeals shall find
that the structure could not reasonably be used or altered and used
for any permitted purpose.
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11.
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Except that multifamily shall not include public housing.
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12.
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See § 240-95.
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13.
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But none in excess of the number legally parked on the effective
date of this amendment.
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14.
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Cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, goats, or similar livestock shall
be maintained accessory to a dwelling only on a lot having an area
of not less than 40,000 square feet plus 15,000 square feet per large
animal (25 pounds or heavier at maturity) in excess of one or per
10 smaller animals in excess of the first 10. Such animals and their
wastes shall be contained at least 50 feet from any abutting lot line
of a residentially used lot, and at least 50 feet from any year-round
surface water body.
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15.
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Except "PB" if service is provided to patrons while in their
automobiles, special permits to be approved only upon determination
by the Planning Board that traffic projected to be generated will
be accommodated without reduction in the traffic level of service
on any affected off-premises lane, and without either hazard for vehicular
traffic or hazard or inconvenience for pedestrians.
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16.
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See § 240-95.
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17.
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See Article XIII.
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18.
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Provided that the sum of the gross floor areas of all buildings
on the site equals not more than 1% of the land area on the premises.
If in an A, S or R District no building for this use may be less than
200 feet from the nearest property line.
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19.
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Special permit from the Planning Board if applicant demonstrates
that bulk storage is accessory to an allowed primary use on the same
premises. See General Bylaws for licensure requirements.
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*
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See § 240-65.
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