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Chapter 120 Zoning
Chapter 120
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Weymouth at the September 1969 STM by Arts. 4 and 5, approved 1-21-1970. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Regulations affecting use of private property — See Ch.
7
.
Public works — See Ch.
8
.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Schedule of District Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table of Zoning Map Amendments
Article I
General Provisions
§ 120-1
Title.
§ 120-1.1
Transition.
§ 120-2
Purpose.
§ 120-3
Scope.
§ 120-4
Severability.
Article II
Definitions and Word Usage
§ 120-5
Word usage.
§ 120-6
Definitions.
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Article III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 120-7
Types of districts.
§ 120-8
District boundaries; Zoning Map.
§ 120-9
Lots in two districts.
§ 120-10
Determination of boundary lines.
Article IIIA
Watershed Protection District
§ 120-10.1
Intent.
§ 120-10.2
Establishment; determination of boundaries.
§ 120-10.3
Permitted uses.
§ 120-10.4
Prohibited uses.
§ 120-10.4.1
Land use requirements.
§ 120-10.4.2
Site plan review.
§ 120-10.4.3
Special permit uses.
Article IIIB
Groundwater Protection District
§ 120-10.5
Intent.
§ 120-10.6
Establishment; determination of boundaries.
§ 120-10.7
Prohibited uses.
§ 120-10.8
Site plan review.
§ 120-10.9
Special permit uses.
Article IV
Resident District R-1
§ 120-11
Permitted uses.
§ 120-12
Accessory uses.
§ 120-12.1
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-13
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
Article IVA
Resident District R-2
§ 120-13.1
Purpose.
§ 120-13.2
Permitted uses.
§ 120-13.3
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-13.4
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
Article V
Resident District R-3
§ 120-14
Intent.
§ 120-15
Permitted uses.
§ 120-16
Accessory uses.
§ 120-17
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-18
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-18.1
Special permit uses by Board of Selectmen.
Article VI
Resident District R-4
§ 120-19
Intent.
§ 120-20
Permitted uses.
§ 120-21
Accessory uses.
§ 120-21.1
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-22
Special permit uses by Board of Selectmen.
Article VIA
Neighborhood Center District NCD
§ 120-22.1
Purpose.
§ 120-22.2
Permitted uses.
§ 120-22.3
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-22.4
Special permit uses by Board of Selectmen.
Article VIB
Highway Transition District HT
§ 120-22.5
Purpose.
§ 120-22.6
Permitted uses.
§ 120-22.7
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-22.8
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-22.8.1
Prohibited uses.
Article VIC
Medical Services District MS
§ 120-22.9
Purpose.
§ 120-22.10
Permitted uses.
§ 120-22.11
(Reserved)
§ 120-22.12
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-22.13
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
Article VII
Business District B-1
§ 120-23
Permitted uses.
§ 120-23.1
Prohibited uses.
§ 120-24
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-25
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
Article VIIA
Village Center Zoning Overlay District
§ 120-25.1
Purpose.
§ 120-25.1.1
Prohibited uses.
§ 120-25.2
Location.
§ 120-25.3
Permitted, site plan and special permit uses.
§ 120-25.4
Site and design criteria.
§ 120-25.5
Intensity of use.
§ 120-25.7
Required parking spaces.
§ 120-25.8
Parking criteria.
§ 120-25.9
Shared parking.
§ 120-25.10
Landscaping.
§ 120-25.11
Signs.
§ 120-25.12
Site plan review.
§ 120-25.13
Special permit standards and criteria.
Article VIIB
Commercial Corridor Overlay District
§ 120-25.14
Purpose and intent.
§ 120-25.15
Applicability.
§ 120-25.16
Additional criteria.
§ 120-25.17
Dimensional requirements.
§ 120-25.18
Density.
§ 120-25.19
Coverage.
§ 120-25.20
Required parking.
§ 120-25.21
Complete Streets and Green Community requirements.
§ 120-25.22
Split lots.
§ 120-25.23
Building orientation, open facades, and screening.
Article VIIC
Historic Mill Overlay District
§ 120-25.24
Purpose and intent.
§ 120-25.25
Applicability.
§ 120-25.26
Relationship to existing zoning and other regulations.
§ 120-25.27
Administration.
§ 120-25.28
Preapplication meeting.
§ 120-25.29
Special permit/design review criteria.
§ 120-25.30
Design criteria.
§ 120-25.31
Uses.
§ 120-25.32
Affordable housing requirement.
§ 120-25.33
Guidelines for adaptive reuse of existing mill structures.
§ 120-25.34
Density guidelines for new construction after demolition of existing mill buildings.
§ 120-25.35
Density guidelines for other new construction.
§ 120-25.36
Parking.
Article VIID
Jackson Square Overlay District
§ 120-25.37
Purpose.
§ 120-25.38
Establishment of subdistricts.
§ 120-25.39
Applicability.
§ 120-25.40
Affordable housing density allowance.
§ 120-25.41
Intensity of use.
§ 120-25.42
Required parking spaces.
§ 120-25.43
Special permit standards and criteria.
§ 120-25.44
Site and design standards.
Article VIII
Business District B-2
§ 120-26
Permitted uses.
§ 120-27
Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.
§ 120-27.1
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-27.2
Prohibited uses.
Article IX
Industrial District I-1
§ 120-28
Permitted uses.
§ 120-29
Special permit uses.
Article X
Planned Industrial Park District PIP
§ 120-30
Intent.
§ 120-31
Permitted uses.
§ 120-32
Special permit uses by Planning Board.
§ 120-33
Special permit uses by Board of Selectmen.
§ 120-33.1
Adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater and adult club regulations and standards.
§ 120-34
Industrial performance standards.
§ 120-35
Signs and off-street parking.
Article XA
Planned Office Park District POP
§ 120-35.1
Purpose.
§ 120-35.2
Construal of district uses.
§ 120-35.2.1
Permitted uses.
§ 120-35.2.2
Special permit uses.
§ 120-35.2.3
Prohibited uses.
§ 120-35.3
Off-street parking.
§ 120-35.4
Other requirements.
§ 120-35.5
Off-street loading and unloading.
§ 120-35.6
(Reserved)
§ 120-35.7
Dimensional requirements.
Article XI
Industrial District I-2
§ 120-36
Permitted uses.
§ 120-37
Special permit uses.
Article XII
Open Space District OSD
§ 120-37.1
Reuse of surplus public and quasi-public property.
§ 120-38
Permitted uses.
Article XIIA
Floodplain District
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§ 120-38.1
Intent.
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§ 120-38.2
Establishment; determination of boundaries.
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§ 120-38.3
Permitted uses.
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§ 120-38.4
Construction criteria.
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§ 120-38.5
Special permit uses.
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§ 120-38.6
Construction criteria for special permits.
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§ 120-38.7
Reference to existing regulations.
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Article XIII
Nonconforming Uses
§ 120-39
Continuation.
§ 120-40
Extension or change by special permit.
§ 120-41
Exception to limitation on restoration by special permit.
§ 120-42
Abandonment or discontinuance.
§ 120-43
Structures in progress with permits issued.
Article XIV
Applicability of District Regulations
§ 120-44
Compliance with bylaw required.
§ 120-45
Open space.
§ 120-46
Visibility at intersections.
§ 120-47
Projections into required yards.
§ 120-48
Reduction of lot area.
§ 120-49
Calculation of side yard area for certain yards.
§ 120-50
Exceptions to height regulations.
Article XV
Dimensional Requirements
§ 120-51
Schedule of District Regulations.
§ 120-52
Exception for erection of single-family dwelling on previously recorded lots.
§ 120-53
(Reserved)
§ 120-53.1
Minimum upland area.
§ 120-53.2
Lot shape factor.
§ 120-54
Confinement of accessory uses to rear yard.
§ 120-55
One-story accessory use buildings.
§ 120-56
Front lot line, frontage and frontage width.
§ 120-57
Height limits on structures abutting R-1 Districts or schools.
§ 120-58
Exception for erection on previously recorded lots.
§ 120-59
Setback restrictions for buildings abutting residential districts or schools.
§ 120-59.1
Measurements across lots.
§ 120-60
Lot width for areas where rear land available for development.
§ 120-61
Side setback requirement for certain lots.
§ 120-62
Location on lot restrictions for structures abutting R-1 Districts or schools.
§ 120-62.1
Front yard landscaping.
§ 120-63
Planned unit developments.
Article XVI
Signs
§ 120-64
(Reserved)
§ 120-64.1
Signs in residential districts.
§ 120-64.2
Signs in Resident R-2 and Neighborhood Center Districts.
§ 120-64.3
Signs in business districts.
§ 120-64.4
Signs in industrial districts.
§ 120-64.5
Regulations applicable in all districts.
§ 120-64.6
Prohibited signs.
§ 120-64.7
Billboards.
§ 120-64.7.1
Billboard Relocation Overlay District.
§ 120-64.8
Nonconforming signs.
§ 120-64.9
Power of Inspector of Buildings.
§ 120-65
through § 120-68. (Reserved)
Article XVII
Off-Street Parking
§ 120-69
Off-street parking required; plan; exception.
§ 120-70
Location requirements.
§ 120-71
Dimensional requirements.
§ 120-72
Access to street required.
§ 120-73
Construction requirements.
§ 120-74
Minimum required spaces.
§ 120-75
Issuance of certificates of occupancy.
Article XVIII
Off-Street Loading
§ 120-76
Off-street loading spaces required.
§ 120-77
Off-street loading bay dimensions.
§ 120-78
Construction requirements.
§ 120-79
Filing of plan required before permit issuance.
Article XIX
Earth Removal
§ 120-80
Removal outside of Town prohibited.
§ 120-81
Permit required.
§ 120-82
Application requirements.
§ 120-83
Conditions of permit.
§ 120-84
Performance bond.
§ 120-85
Expiration of permit; renewals.
§ 120-86
Existing operations.
§ 120-87
Review of progress of work; notice of violations; penalties.
Article XX
Earth Filling
§ 120-88
Intent.
§ 120-89
Permit required.
§ 120-90
Application requirements.
§ 120-91
Conditions of permit.
§ 120-92
Manner of filling; slope stabilization.
§ 120-93
Expiration of permit.
§ 120-94
Applicability of other laws and regulations.
§ 120-95
Violations and penalties.
§ 120-96
Notice of issuance of permit.
§ 120-97
Fee.
Article XXI
Supplementary Regulations
§ 120-98
Exterior lighting.
§ 120-99
Vehicles, improper storage.
§ 120-100
Obstructions to air navigation prohibited.
§ 120-101
Service stations, repair garages and car washes.
§ 120-102
Concealing of storage areas.
§ 120-102.1
Screening of dumpsters.
§ 120-103
Swimming pools.
§ 120-104
Temporary uses.
§ 120-105
Trailers.
§ 120-106
Self-service gasoline stations prohibited.
§ 120-106.1
Wind energy conversion systems.
§ 120-106.2
Wireless communication equipment.
§ 120-106.3
Solar energy facilities.
§ 120-106.4
Regulation of commercial marijuana.
Article XXII
Administration and Enforcement
§ 120-107
Interpretation.
§ 120-108
Enforcing official.
§ 120-109
Permit required; plan; records.
§ 120-110
Occupancy permit.
§ 120-111
Investigation of violations; service of notice.
§ 120-112
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 120-113
Effect on other regulations.
§ 120-114
Severability.
Article XXIII
Permit Granting Authority
§ 120-115
Designation of permit granting authority.
§ 120-116
Designation of special permit granting authority.
§ 120-117
Expiration of special permits.
Article XXIV
Board of Zoning Appeals
§ 120-118
Establishment; membership.
§ 120-119
Powers.
§ 120-120
Procedure.
§ 120-121
Repetitive petitions.
Article XXIVA
Site Plan Review Authority
§ 120-121.1
Authority established.
§ 120-121.2
Powers.
§ 120-121.3
Procedure.
Article XXV
Special Permits
§ 120-122
Rules; application procedure; conditions.
Article XXVA
Site Plan Review
§ 120-123
Rules; application procedure; criteria and conditions.
§ 120-124
through § 120-126. (Reserved)
Article XXVI
(Reserved)
§ 120-127
(Reserved)
Article XXVII
(Reserved)
§ 120-128
(Reserved)
§ 120-129
(Reserved)
Article XXVIII
Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers
§ 120-130
Purpose.
§ 120-131
Definitions.
§ 120-132
Establishment and duration.
§ 120-133
Applicability.
Article XXIX
Accessory Dwelling Unit
§ 120-134
Purpose and intent.
§ 120-135
Massachusetts General Law (MGL).
§ 120-136
Applicability.
§ 120-137
Building permit approval and site plan review (as-of-right) procedure.
§ 120-138
ADU (as-of-right) site plan review design guidelines.
