[Amended 5-8-2023 ATM by Art. 23; 5-8-2023 ATM by Art. 26]
The Town of Belchertown is hereby divided into
the following classes of zoning districts:
AG-A
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Primary Agricultural
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VR
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Village Residential
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AG-B
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Rural Residential
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LR
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Lakes Residential
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MDR
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Multiple-Dwelling Residential
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MHP
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Mobile Home Park Residential
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B1
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Limited Business
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B2
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General Business
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I
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Industrial
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AVA
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Agricultural Value-Added
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The following overlay districts are hereby established:
WP
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Wetland Protection
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FP
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Floodplain
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AP
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Aquifer Protection
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HVP
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Historic Village Protection
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For the purposes of interpretation, it shall
be assumed that:
A. Boundaries that appear to follow public and private
ways, railroads or watercourses shall coincide with the center line
thereof.
B. Where the boundary lines are shown upon the Zoning
Map approximately on the location of property or lot lines and the
exact location of property, lot or boundary lines is not indicated
by means of dimensions shown in figures, then the property or lot
lines shall be the boundary lines.
C. Boundary lines which appear to run parallel to the
side lines of public and private ways shall be regarded as parallel
to such side lines, with dimensions shown in figures placed upon the
Zoning Map to specify the distance between the boundary line and such
side lines, such distances being measured at right angles to such
side lines, unless otherwise indicated.
D. Boundary lines dependent on contour lines shall be
based on United States Geological Survey mean sea level datum.
Where a zoning district boundary line divides
a lot or parcel of land of the same ownership of record at the time
such line is established at adoption or amendment of this chapter,
the regulations and provisions applicable to each of the different
portions of said lot shall be those pertaining to the district in
which each portion is located.
The Zoning Districts established in this article
have the following intent and characteristics:
A. Residential.
(1) Village Residential (VR). These are neighborhoods
located in the town's water and sewer service area and located on
smaller lots.
(2) Agricultural-B (AG-B). These are neighborhoods which
are characterized by their relatively quiet atmosphere and the exclusion
of nonresidential use.
(3) Lakes Residential (LR). Historically a resort area
of town, these neighborhoods surround the small lakes and are environmentally
sensitive.
(4) Multiple-Dwelling Residential (MDR). These are areas
which are suitable to meet the needs of more intensive residential
use.
(5) Mobile Home Park Residential (MHP). These are areas
best suited for mobile home parks.
B. Open.
(1) Agricultural-A (AG-A). These areas containing prime
farm soils and/or active farm and forest operations are best suited
to the land uses and activities common in the less developed areas
of a rural town, particularly farm and farm-related uses.
C. Business.
(1) Limited Business (B-1). These are areas in which primarily
retail and professional activities will be encouraged while large
businesses and industrial-type developments will be restricted.
(2) General Business (B-2). These are areas suitable for
concentrated commercial use and serve areas larger than the immediate
neighborhood.
D. Industrial.
(2) Industrial (I). These are areas suited for manufacturing
and other business uses which require large expanses of land, convenient
access by truck rail and/or isolation from residential areas.