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City of Haverhill, MA

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Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 3 Administration of Government
Ch 6 Authorities
Ch 11 Boards and Commissions
Ch 18 Claims Approval
Ch 21 Committees
Ch 25 Councils
Ch 32 Departments
Ch 34 Emergency Management
Ch 36 Fees and Receipts
Ch 39 Flag, City
Ch 43 Fundraising
Ch 54 Historic Districts
Ch 60 Libraries
Ch 66 Meetings
Ch 70 Officers and Employees
Ch 72 Ordinances, Adoption of
Ch 75 Pensions and Other Benefits
Ch 77 Personnel Policies and Regulations
Ch 80 Purchasing and Contracts
Ch 83 Revolving Funds
Ch 85 Schools
Ch 87 Seal, City
Ch 94 Veterans' Services
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 97 Alarm Systems
Ch 100 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 101 Ambulance Service; Chair Car Service
Ch 104 Amusements
Ch 108 Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 110 Auditorium
Ch 113 Bicycles
Ch 116 Boats and Boating
Ch 120 Building Construction
Ch 122 Building Maintenance
Ch 123 Buildings, Moving of
Ch 125 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 128 Charges and Fees, Miscellaneous
Ch 130 Citizens' Center
Ch 131 Composting Program, Municipal
Ch 132 (Reserved)
Ch 137 Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 141 Electrical Standards
Ch 143 Employment by City
Ch 145 Explosives and Firearms
Ch 150 Fire Prevention
Ch 156 Fortune-Telling
Ch 160 Graffiti
Ch 163 Hazardous Waste Facilities
Ch 167 Junk Dealers
Ch 171 Licensing
Ch 173 Littering
Ch 175 Loitering
Ch 182 Noise
Ch 185 Parades and Processions
Ch 187 Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Articles; Old Gold
Ch 189 Peace and Good Order
Ch 191 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 193 Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 196 Property, City
Ch 200 Rental Permits
Ch 202 Renting to Minors
Ch 204 Sales, Special
Ch 206 Senior Citizen Tax Incentive Program
Ch 208 Sewers and Drains
Ch 213 Signs
Ch 216 Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 219 Stormwater Management
Ch 222 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 225 Swimming Pools
Ch 227 Tag Days
Ch 230 Taxicabs and Buses
Ch 235 Trick or Treat
Ch 240 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 241 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
Ch 242 Vehicles, Storage and Impoundment of
Ch 244 Vehicles, Unregistered or Abandoned
Ch 248 Wastewater Lift Station
Ch 249 Wastewater Treatment
Ch 250 Water
Ch 253 Wetlands
Ch 255 Zoning
Ch 255 § 1.0 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
§ 255-1.0-1.1 TITLE.
§ 255-1.0-1.2 PURPOSE.
§ 255-1.0-1.3 AUTHORITY.
§ 255-1.0-1.4 INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION.
§ 255-1.0-1.5 APPLICABILITY.
§ 255-1.0-1.6 AMENDMENT.
§ 255-1.0-1.6.1 Map Amendment.
§ 255-1.0-1.6.2 Other Amendments.
§ 255-1.0-1.7 SEVERABILITY.
Ch 255 § 2.0 DISTRICTS
§ 255-2.0-2.1 ESTABLISHMENT.
§ 255-2.0-2.1.1 General.
§ 255-2.0-2.1.2 Special/Overlay Districts.
§ 255-2.0-2.2 ZONING MAP.
§ 255-2.0-2.2.1 Certain Map Abbreviations.
§ 255-2.0-2.2.2 Changes to Map.
§ 255-2.0-2.2.3 Boundaries of Districts.
§ 255-2.0-2.3 LOT SPLIT BY DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE.
Ch 255 § 3.0 USE REGULATIONS
§ 255-3.0-3.1 PRINCIPAL USES.
§ 255-3.0-3.1.1 Applicability of Use Regulations.
§ 255-3.0-3.1.2 Uses Subject to Other Regulations.
§ 255-3.0-3.1.3 Table of Use and Parking Regulations; Key.
§ 255-3.0-3.2 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.1 General.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.2 Nonresidential Accessory Uses.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.3 Residential Accessory Uses.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.4 Storage Containers.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.4.1 Purpose.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.4.2 Definitions.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.4.3 Requirements.
§ 255-3.0-3.2.4.4 Violation/Penalty.
§ 255-3.0-3.3 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
§ 255-3.0-3.3.1 Home Occupation - As Of Right.
§ 255-3.0-3.3.2 Home Occupation - By Special Permit.
Ch 255 § 4.0 DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
§ 255-4.0-4.1 GENERAL.
§ 255-4.0-4.1.1 Applicability of Dimensional Regulations.
§ 255-4.0-4.1.2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations.
§ 255-4.0-4.2 SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.1 Fences.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.2 Reduction of Lot Area.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.3 Separation of Lots.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.4 Appurtenances Projecting Into Yards.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.5 Exceptions to Height Requirements.
§ 255-4.0-4.2.6 Corner Clearance.
§ 255-4.0-4.3 FACADES.
§ 255-4.0-4.3.1 Single- and Two-Family Structures.
§ 255-4.0-4.3.2 RU and RH Districts.
§ 255-4.0-4.4 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
§ 255-4.0-4.4.1 Detached Accessory Buildings.
§ 255-4.0-4.4.2 Agricultural Buildings.
§ 255-4.0-4.4.3 Attached Accessory Buildings.
§ 255-4.0-4.4.4 Accessory Swimming Pools.
Ch 255 § 5.0 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
§ 255-5.0-5.1 APPLICABILITY.
§ 255-5.0-5.1.1 Commencement of Construction or Operation.
§ 255-5.0-5.2 NONCONFORMING USES.
§ 255-5.0-5.2.1 Permissible Changes.
§ 255-5.0-5.3 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
§ 255-5.0-5.3.1 Permissible Changes.
§ 255-5.0-5.4 VARIANCE REQUIRED.
§ 255-5.0-5.5 NONCONFORMING SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.
§ 255-5.0-5.5.1 Structure Located on Lot with Insufficient Area.
§ 255-5.0-5.5.2 Structure Located on Lot with Insufficient Frontage.
§ 255-5.0-5.5.3 Structure Encroaching in Required Yard.
§ 255-5.0-5.6 ABANDONMENT OR NON-USE.
§ 255-5.0-5.7 RECONSTRUCTION AFTER CATASTROPHE OR DEMOLITION.
§ 255-5.0-5.7.1 Two Years.
§ 255-5.0-5.7.2 Same Footprint and Volume.
§ 255-5.0-5.7.3 Different Footprint or Volume.
§ 255-5.0-5.8 REVERSION TO NONCONFORMITY.
§ 255-5.0-5.9 SUBSTANDARD LOTS.
§ 255-5.0-5.10 EMINENT DOMAIN.
Ch 255 § 6.0 GENERAL REGULATIONS
§ 255-6.0-6.1 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.1 Applicability.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.2 Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.3 Parking Code.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.4 Off-Street Parking Area Design Requirements.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.5 Off-Street Loading Requirements.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.6 Off-Street Loading Space Design.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.7 Existing Spaces.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.8 Computation of Spaces.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.9 Combined Facilities.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.10 Continued Dedication.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.11 Location of Parking and Loading Spaces.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.12 Parking and Loading Space Standards.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.13 Queue Spaces.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.14 Common Driveways.
§ 255-6.0-6.1.15 Special Permit.
§ 255-6.0-6.2 SIGNS.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.1 Compliance Required.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.2 Types of Signs.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.3 Illumination of Signs in All Districts.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.4 Temporary Signs.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.5 Exempt Signs.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.6 Prohibited Signs.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.7 Signs Permitted in Any R or S District.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.8 Signs Permitted in Any C District.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.9 Signs Permitted in Any I District.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.10 Nonaccessory Signs.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.11 Special Permit.
§ 255-6.0-6.2.12 General Filing Requirements.
§ 255-6.0-6.3 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.1 Purpose.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.2 Procedures; Rules and Regulations.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.3 Standards.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.4 Exemptions.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.5 Waiver of Standards.
§ 255-6.0-6.3.6 Enforcement.
Ch 255 § 7.0 SPECIAL REGULATIONS
§ 255-7.0-7.1 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USE AND FUNERAL HOMES.
§ 255-7.0-7.1.1 General.
§ 255-7.0-7.1.2 Eligibility.
§ 255-7.0-7.2 EARTH REMOVAL.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.1 General.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.2 Application for Special Permit.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.3 Operating Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.4 Loam.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.5 Special Permit Criteria.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.6 Penalty.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.7 Restoration Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.8 Performance Guarantee.
§ 255-7.0-7.2.9 Agents.
§ 255-7.0-7.3 AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS.
§ 255-7.0-7.3.1 Location.
§ 255-7.0-7.4 FENCING OF WATER STORAGE FACILITIES.
§ 255-7.0-7.4.1 General.
§ 255-7.0-7.4.2 Enforcement.
§ 255-7.0-7.5 WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.1 Purpose.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.2 Use Regulations.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.3 Location.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.4 Dimensional Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.5 Design Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.6 Lighting and Signage.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.7 Historic Buildings.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.8 Scenic Landscapes and Vistas.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.9 Environmental Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.10 Safety Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.11 Application Procedures.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.12 Sight Lines; Photographs.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.13 Design Filing Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.14 Noise Filing Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.15 Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR) Filing Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.16 Federal Environmental Filing Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.17 Waiver.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.18 Technical Expert.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.19 Colocation.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.20 Modifications.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.21 Monitoring and Maintenance; Violations and Penalties.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.22 Abandonment or Discontinuation of Use; Violations and Penalties.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.23 Reconstruction or Replacement of Existing Towers and Monopoles.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.24 Performance Guarantees.
§ 255-7.0-7.5.25 Term of Special Permit; Renewal.
§ 255-7.0-7.6 COIN-OPERATED MACHINES.
§ 255-7.0-7.6.1 General.
§ 255-7.0-7.7 ACCESS REGULATIONS.
§ 255-7.0-7.7.1 Access from R District.
§ 255-7.0-7.7.2 Access from I or C District.
§ 255-7.0-7.8 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.1 Purpose.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.2 Definitions.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.3 Applicability.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.4 General Requirements for All Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.5 Review.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.6 Dimensional Requirements.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.7 Design and Performance Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.8 Safety and Environmental Standards.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.9 Monitoring, Maintenance and Reporting.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.10 Abandonment or Decommissioning.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.11 Special Permit Criteria for the Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.12 Review for Medium-Scale Ground-Mounted, Roof-Mounted, and Municipal Solar Energy Systems.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.13 Mandatory Inclusion of Roof-Mounted Solar Energy System.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.14 Solar Energy System Assessment.
§ 255-7.0-7.8.15 Exemptions.
§ 255-7.0-7.9 ADULT USES.
§ 255-7.0-7.9.1 Purpose.
§ 255-7.0-7.9.2 Authority.
§ 255-7.0-7.9.3 Applicability.
§ 255-7.0-7.9.4 Location.
§ 255-7.0-7.9.5 Conditions.
Ch 255 § 8.0 SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL REGULATIONS
§ 255-8.0-8.1 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU).
§ 255-8.0-8.1.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.2 Permitting Requirements.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.3 Application.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.4 General Conditions and Requirements for All Accessory Dwelling Units.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.5 Use and Dimensional Requirements.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.6 Affordable Accessory Dwelling Unit.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.7 Enforcement.
§ 255-8.0-8.1.8 Termination.
§ 255-8.0-8.2 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS WITHIN THE RH, RU, CC, CM AND CG DISTRICTS.
§ 255-8.0-8.2.1 General.
§ 255-8.0-8.2.2 Eligibility.
§ 255-8.0-8.3 INCLUSIONARY ZONING
§ 255-8.0-8.3.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.1.5 Nonapplicability.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.2 Applicability to Multifamily Dwelling Units.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.3 Special Permit.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.4 Provision of Affordable Units.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.5 Density Bonus.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.6 Household Eligibility.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.7 Standards for Construction and Occupancy of Affordable Units.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.8 Affordability Standards.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.9 Preservation of Affordability; Restrictions on Resale.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.10 Administration.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.11 Compliance and Monitoring.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.12 Outside Consultants.
§ 255-8.0-8.3.13 Conflict with Other Ordinances.
§ 255-8.0-8.4 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.2 Applicability.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.3 Procedures.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.4 Design Process.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.5 Modification of Lot Requirements.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.6 Basic Maximum Number of Dwelling Units.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.7 Density Bonus.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.8 Types of Buildings.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.9 Roads.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.10 Parking.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.11 Water and Sewer.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.12 Trash Removal.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.13 Contiguous Open Space.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.14 Ownership of the Contiguous Open Space.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.15 Buffer Areas.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.16 Stormwater Management.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.17 Homeowners or Condominium Association.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.18 Waiver.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.19 Decision.
§ 255-8.0-8.4.20 Relation to Other Requirements.
§ 255-8.0-8.5 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.2 Types.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.3 Procedures.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.4 Lapse.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.5 Submission Requirements for a PD Rezoning Ordinance.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.6 Administrative Requirements.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.7 Criteria for Approval.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.8 Changes in a Site Development and Use Plan.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A BOSTON ROAD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (BRPRD).
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.2 Location.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.3 As of Right Uses.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.4 Special Permit Uses.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.5 Dimensional and Density Regulations.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.6 Parking and Loading.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.7 Roads and Utilities.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.8 Performance Standards.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.A.9 Signs.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B OXFORD CROSSING PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (OCPRD).
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.2 Location.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.3 As of Right Uses.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.4 Dimensional and Density Regulations.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.5 Parking and Loading.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.6 Roads and Utilities.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.7 Performance Standards.
§ 255-8.0-8.5.B.8 Signs.
§ 255-8.0-8.6 SOBER HOMES.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.1 Purpose.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.2 Definitions.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.3 Registration Required.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.4 Registration Application.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.5 Registration Issuance.
§ 255-8.0-8.6.6 Parking Plan.
Ch 255 § 9.0 SPECIAL/OVERLAY DISTRICTS
§ 255-9.0-9.1 FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT (FPOD).
§ 255-9.0-9.1.1 Overlay District.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.2 Applicability.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.3 Existing Structures.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.4 Floodway.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.5 Base Flood Elevation and Floodway Data.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.6 Use Regulations.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.7 Zone AE.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.8 Subdivisions.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.9 Notification of Watercourse Alteration.
§ 255-9.0-9.1.10 Permitted Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.2 WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT (WSPOD).
§ 255-9.0-9.2.1 Purpose.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.2 Overlay District.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.3 Delineation of WSPOD.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.4 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.5 Permitted Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.6 Prohibited Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.7 Uses Permitted by Special Permit.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.8 Application.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.9 Design and Performance Standards.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.10 Special Permit Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.11 Criteria for Approval by the SPGA.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.12 Technical Assistance.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.13 Reimbursement of Costs.
§ 255-9.0-9.2.14 Violations.
§ 255-9.0-9.3 WATERFRONT DISTRICT (WD).
§ 255-9.0-9.3.1 Purpose.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.2 Boundaries.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.3 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.4 Establishment of Sub-Zones.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.5 Design Guidelines.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.6 Use Restrictions.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.7 Prohibited Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.8 Exemptions.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.9 Special Permit Criteria.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.10 Preferred Projects by Sub-Zone.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.11 Density Regulations.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.12 Density Bonuses.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.13 Dimensional Regulations.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.14 Signs.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.15 Parking Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.16 Reduction in the Parking Requirement.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.17 Shared Parking in Sub-Zone E.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.18 Application for Plan Approval.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.19 Plan Application Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.20 Plan Approval Decision.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.21 Change in Plans After Approval.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.22 Enforcement and Appeal.
§ 255-9.0-9.3.23 Separability.
§ 255-9.0-9.4 MEDICAL MARIJUANA OVERLAY DISTRICT (MMOD).
§ 255-9.0-9.4.1 Establishment.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.2 Purpose.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.3 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.4 Location.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.5 Application.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.6 Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.7 Special Permit Conditions on RMDs.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.8 Exemption from RMD Special Permit Requirement.
§ 255-9.0-9.4.9 Prohibition Against Nuisances.
§ 255-9.0-9.5 MERRIMACK STREET GATEWAY RENAISSANCE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MSGROD).
§ 255-9.0-9.5.1 Purpose.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.2 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.3 Overlay District.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.4 Applicability.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.5 Permitted Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.6 Prohibited Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.7 Project Phasing.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.8 Dimensional Regulations.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.9 Density Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.10 Parking Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.11 General Design Standards.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.12 Application for Plan Approval.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.13 Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.14 Decision.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.15 Change in Plan After Approval by PAA.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.16 Enforcement and Appeal.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.17 Freeze During Process; Effectiveness and Validity of Plan Approval.
§ 255-9.0-9.5.18 Tax and Other Incentives for Priority Projects.
§ 255-9.0-9.6 CAMPUS AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (CADD).
§ 255-9.0-9.6.1 Applicability.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.2 Tract Area and Ownership Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.3 Dimensional, Parking and Loading Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.4 Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.5 Open Space.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.6 Public Water and Sewer.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.7 Subdivision Review.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.8 Clerk of the Works.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.9 Street Signage.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.10 Street Lighting.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.11 Design Criteria.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.12 Landscaping.
§ 255-9.0-9.6.13 Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.7 LICENSED MARIJUANA ESTABLIHMENT OVERLAY ZONE (LMEOZ).
§ 255-9.0-9.7.1 PURPOSE.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.2 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.3 Applicability.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.4 Designated Locations of Marijuana Establishments.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.5 Designated Number of Marijuana Establishments.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.6 Special Permit Required.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.7 Development Review Required as Part of Special Permit Application.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.8 General Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.9 Design Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.10 Filing Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.11 Discontinuance of Use.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.12 No City Liability; Indemnification.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.13 Annual Inspection.
§ 255-9.0-9.7.14 Other Laws Remain Applicable.
§ 255-9.0-9.8 DOWNTOWN SMART GROWTH OVERLAY DISTRICT (DSGOD).
§ 255-9.0-9.8.1 Purpose.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.2 Definitions.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.3 Overlay District.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.4 Applicability of DSGOD.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.5 Permitted Uses.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.6 Project Phasing.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.7 Housing and Housing Affordability.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.8 Density.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.9 Parking Requirements.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.10 General Design Standards.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.11 Subzone Design Standards.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.12 Application for Plan Approval.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.13 Procedures.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.14 Decision.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.15 Change in Plans after Approval by PAA.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.16 Enforcement and Appeal.
§ 255-9.0-9.8.17 Severability.
Ch 255 § 10.0 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
§ 255-10.0-10.1 BUILDING COMMISSIONER.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.1 Permit Required.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.2 Exemptions.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.3 Other Approvals Required.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.4 Development Review.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.5 Certificate of Use and Occupancy.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.6 Permit and Application Fees.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.7 Enforcement.
§ 255-10.0-10.1.8 Penalties.
§ 255-10.0-10.2 BOARD OF APPEALS.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.1 Establishment.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.2 Powers.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.3 Procedures.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.4 Conditions.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.5 Regulations.
§ 255-10.0-10.2.6 Fees.
§ 255-10.0-10.3 PLANNING BOARD.
§ 255-10.0-10.3.1 Establishment.
§ 255-10.0-10.3.2 Powers.
§ 255-10.0-10.3.3 Rules and Regulations.
§ 255-10.0-10.3.4 Fees.
§ 255-10.0-10.4 SPECIAL PERMITS.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.1 Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA).
§ 255-10.0-10.4.2 Criteria.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.3 Procedures.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.4 Conditions.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.5 Plans.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.6 Lapse.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.7 Regulations.
§ 255-10.0-10.4.8 Fees.
§ 255-10.0-10.5 REPETITIVE PETITIONS.
§ 255-10.0-10.5.1 General.
§ 255-10.0-10.5.2 Fee.
§ 255-10.0-10.6 CLERK OF THE WORKS.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.1 Applicability.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.2 Duties.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.3 Notice.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.4 Payment.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.5 Release.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.6 Deposit.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.7 Acknowledgment.
§ 255-10.0-10.6.8 Suspension.
§ 255-10.0-10.7 REQUEST FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.1 Purpose.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.2 Request.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.3 Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.4 Information.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.5 ZBA Procedures.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.6 Decision.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.7 Appeal.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.8 File.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.9 Other Laws.
§ 255-10.0-10.7.10 Effective Date.
§ 255-10.0-10.8 SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR DOVER AMENDMENT USES.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.1 Purpose.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.2 Site Plan Review Required.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.3 Scope of Site Plan Review.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.4 Required Information.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.5 Site Plan; Contents.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.6 Decision.
§ 255-10.0-10.8.7 Appeal.
Ch 255 § 11.0 DEFINITIONS
§ 255-11.0-11.1 Definitions.
Appendix
Ch A258 Acceptance of General Laws
Ch A259 Special Acts
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 255 Zoning

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Haverhill 12-7-1971 by Doc. 202/70;[1] amended in its entirety 11-10-2020 by Doc. 40-B. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Table 1: Table of Use and Parking Regulations

Attachment 2 - Table 2: Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations

Attachment 3 - Table of Uses for the Waterfront District

Attachment 4 - Proposed Medical Marijuana Overlay District

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Editor's Note: Document 52-C, adopted 6-11-1991, further amended this chapter to ratify, adopt and affirm the separate votes taken by the City Council after each portion of the joint public hearing with the Haverhill Planning Board considering the "Detailed Zoning Ordinance Text Recommendations, Tables of Use and Dimensional Regulations and District Boundaries Map Changes offered by the City of Haverhill Master Plan Committee, in Appendix 1 of the Comprehensive Guide Plan for the Year 2005 a Final Report of the City of Haverhill Master Plan December 1990."