This bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Bylaw
of the Town of Groveland, Massachusetts" and is referred to herein
as "this bylaw."
This bylaw is enacted in accordance with the provisions of the
General Laws, Chapter 40A, and any and all amendments thereto.
These regulations are enacted to promote the general welfare
of the Town of Groveland, to protect the health and safety of its
inhabitants, to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout
the Town, to preserve the cultural, historical and agricultural heritage
of the community, to increase the amenities of the Town and to reduce
the hazard from fire by regulating the location and use of buildings
and the area of open space around them, all as authorized by, but
not limited to, the provisions of the Zoning Act, MGL c. 40A, as amended,
Section 2A of 1975 Mass. Acts 808, and by Article 89 of the Amendments
to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For these purposes, the construction, repair, alteration, reconstruction,
height, number of stories, and size of buildings and structures, the
size and width of lots, the percentage of lot area that may be occupied,
setbacks, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population,
and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land in the
Town are regulated as hereinafter provided.
All buildings or structures hereinafter erected, reconstructed,
altered, enlarged, or moved, and the use of all premises in the Town,
shall be in conformity with the provisions of this bylaw. No building,
structure or land shall be used for any purpose or in any manner other
than as expressly permitted within the district in which such building,
structure or land is located. Where the application of this bylaw
imposes greater restrictions than those imposed by any other regulations,
permits, restrictions, easements, covenants, or agreements, the provisions
of this bylaw shall control. If within this bylaw a zoning bylaw or
part thereof is in conflict with another zoning bylaw or part thereof,
the most stringent shall apply.
This bylaw may from time to time be changed by amendment, addition,
or repeal by the Town Meeting in the manner provided in MGL c. 40A,
§ 5, and any amendments thereto.
The invalidity of any section or provision of this bylaw shall
not invalidate any other section or provision herein.