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Town of North Andover, MA
Essex County
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A. 
Research and development facilities.
B. 
Business, professional and other offices.
C. 
Retail and food uses shall be permitted if they are accessory to the principal use and are primarily intended to service the principal use. No more than 10% of the gross floor area of the principal use may be devoted to accessory use. Where there is more than one principal use each use may only have 10% of gross floor area (GFA) devoted to any accessory use. (Refer to the definition of "accessory use or structure" in § 195-2.2.)
D. 
Place of worship.
E. 
Nonprofit school or private school for profit.
F. 
Public building or use and public service corporations.
G. 
Medical center, clinic, or medical laboratory.
H. 
Art gallery or museum.
I. 
Swimming and/or tennis clubs and/or indoor ice skating facilities shall be permitted with a special permit.
J. 
Printing and reproduction.
K. 
Light manufacturing, including manufacturing, fabrication, processing, finishing, assembly, packing or treatment of articles or merchandise, provided such uses are conducted solely within a building and further provided that such uses are not offensive, noxious, detrimental, or dangerous to surrounding areas or the Town by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, odor, noise, vibration, light or other adverse environmental effect.
L. 
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture or silviculture.
(1) 
Farming of crops and row crops, truck gardens, orchards, plant nurseries, and greenhouses.
(2) 
On any lot of at least three acres, the keeping of a total of not more than three of any kind or assortment of animals or birds in addition to the household pets of a family living on such lot, and for each additional acre of lot size to five acres, the keeping of one additional animal or bird; but not the keeping of animals, birds, or pets of persons not resident on such lot.
(3) 
On any lot of at least five acres, the keeping of any number of animals or birds regardless of ownership and the operation of equestrian riding academies, stud farms, dairy farms, and poultry batteries.
(4) 
The sale of products raised as a result of the above uses on the subject land.
M. 
Warehousing and wholesaling shall be permitted only as a secondary use.
N. 
Golf course.
O. 
Parking, indoor storage and other accessory uses customarily associated with the above uses, provided that such accessory use shall not be injurious, noxious, or offensive to the neighborhood.
P. 
Child-care facility.
[Amended 5-16-2023 ATM by Art. 36]
A. 
Research and development facilities.
B. 
Business, professional and other offices.
C. 
Retail and food uses shall be permitted if they are accessory to the principal use and are primarily intended to service the principal use. No more than 10% of the gross floor area (GFA) of the principal use may be devoted to accessory use. Where there is more than one principal use each use may only have 10% of gross floor area (GFA) devoted to any accessory use. (Refer to the definition of "accessory use or structure" in § 195-2.2.)
D. 
Place of worship.
E. 
Nonprofit school or private school for profit.
F. 
Public service corporation and energy or resource recovery facility, provided that said resource recovery facility has first obtained a valid site assignment from the Board of Health pursuant to § 150A of Chapter 111 of the General Laws. Any dumping of ash or other hazardous material generated by such facility shall be subject to a special permit, with the special permit granting authority to be the Planning Board.
G. 
Medical center, clinic, or medical laboratory.
H. 
Art gallery.
I. 
Recreational uses, including swimming club, tennis club, health club, indoor ice skating facility, and indoor/outdoor athletic recreation facility by special permit.
J. 
Printing and reproduction.
K. 
Light manufacturing and renewable energy.
(1) 
Light manufacturing, including manufacturing, fabrication, processing, finishing, assembly, packing or treatment of articles or merchandise, provided such uses are conducted solely within a building and further provided that such uses are not offensive, noxious, detrimental, or dangerous to surrounding areas or the Town by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, odor, noise, vibration, light or other adverse environmental effect.
(2) 
Renewable or alternative energy research and development facilities, renewable or alternative energy manufacturing such as wind, solar, biomass, and tidal on any lot with a minimum of 25 acres; less than 25 acres but a minimum of 10 acres by special permit.
(3) 
Solar, including solar energy systems, as permitted under Chapter 195, Article 8, Part 12.
[Added 6-18-2019 STM by Art. 2]
L. 
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture or silviculture.
(1) 
Farming of crops and row crops, truck gardens, orchards, plant nurseries, and greenhouses.
(2) 
On any lot of at least three acres, the keeping of a total of not more than three of any kind or assortment of animals or birds in addition to the household pets of a family living on such lot, and for each additional acre of lot size to five acres, the keeping of one additional animal or bird; but not the keeping of animals, birds, or pets of persons not resident on such lot.
(3) 
On any lot of at least five acres, the keeping of any number of animals or birds regardless of ownership and the operation of equestrian riding academies, stud farms, dairy farms, and poultry batteries.
(4) 
The sale of products raised as a result of the above uses on the subject land.
M. 
Warehousing and wholesaling.
N. 
Golf course.
O. 
Lumber or other building materials storage or sales, fuel storage or contractor's yard, provided all outdoor uses are enclosed by a fence of five feet or more in height.
P. 
Bus garage.
Q. 
Automobile service station (limited to one in each 2,000 linear feet of street or highway as measured along center line).
R. 
Car wash.
S. 
Automobile or other motor vehicle repair, provided all activities are within an enclosed building.
T. 
Veterinary hospitals and kennels, provided all activities are within an enclosed building.
U. 
Parking, indoor storage and other accessory uses customarily associated with the above uses, provided that such accessory use shall not be injurious, noxious, or offensive to the neighborhood.
V. 
Child-care facility.
[Amended 5-16-2023 ATM by Art. 36]
W. 
Hotels and motels, limited to one in each 2,000 linear feet of street or highway as measured along the center line.
A. 
Public buildings.
B. 
Public garages and accessory buildings.
C. 
Public service corporations.
D. 
Public sanitary disposal site.
E. 
Public storage of equipment.
F. 
All uses permitted in the Industrial 1 District.
G. 
Child-care facility.
[Amended 5-16-2023 ATM by Art. 36]
A. 
Research and development facilities.
B. 
Business, professional and other offices.
C. 
Place of worship.
D. 
Nonprofit school or private school for profit.
E. 
Public building or use and public service corporations.
F. 
Printing and reproduction.
G. 
Light manufacturing, including manufacturing, fabrication, processing, finishing, assembly, packing or treatment of articles or merchandise, provided such uses are conducted solely within a building and further provided that such uses are not offensive, noxious, detrimental, or dangerous to surrounding areas or the Town by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, odor, noise, vibration, light or other adverse environmental effect.
H. 
Premises of a bank, post office, telephone exchange or telephone business office, local bus passenger station, or business office buildings. By special permit, an automobile service or filling station, a diner, a restaurant, a retail food store, and retail stores that are an accessory use to the principal use.
I. 
Warehousing and wholesaling.
J. 
Lumber or other building materials storage or sales, fuel storage, or contractor's yard, provided all outdoor uses are enclosed by a fence of five feet or more in height.
K. 
Bus garage.
L. 
Any accessory use customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses, provided that such use shall not be injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
M. 
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture or silviculture.
(1) 
Farming of crops and row crops, truck gardens, orchards, plant nurseries, and greenhouses.
(2) 
On any lot of at least three acres, the keeping of a total of not more than three of any kind or assortment of animals or birds in addition to the household pets of a family living on such lot, and for each additional acre of lot size to five acres, the keeping of one additional animal or bird; but not the keeping of animals, birds, or pets of persons not resident on such lot.
(3) 
On any lot of at least five acres, the keeping of any number of animals or birds regardless of ownership and the operation of equestrian riding academies, stud farms, dairy farms, and poultry batteries.
(4) 
The sale of products raised as a result of the above uses on the subject land.
N. 
Child-care facility.
[Amended 5-16-2023 ATM by Art. 36]