Town of Falmouth, MA
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2023-11-13
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 240 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Falmouth Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Aging, Council on
- Ch 9 Assessors
- Ch 13 Auditing
- Ch 21 Boards
- Ch 25 Cemeteries
- Ch 27 Code Book
- Ch 29 Committees and Commissions
- Ch 35 Elections
- Ch 36 Falmouth Historic District
- Ch 38 Finance, Department of
- Ch 42 Housing Authority
- Ch 49 Meetings, Town
- Ch 53 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Personnel
- Ch 60 Security Posted in Connection With Licenses, Permits and Approvals
- Ch 65 Selectmen, Board of
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 75 Alarm Systems
- Ch 79 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 83 Animals
- Ch 87 Beaches
- Ch 91 Boats and Boating
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 99 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 103 Camping and Tenting
- Ch 105 Collection Containers
- Ch 107 Demolition
- Ch 110 Disaster and Emergency Management
- Ch 119 Fees
- Ch 123 Fire Prevention
- Ch 135 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 136 Secondhand Dealers and Secondhand Collectors
- Ch 137 Revolving Funds
- Ch 140 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 144 Loitering
- Ch 150 Noise
- Ch 156 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 160 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 164 Property, Damage to
- Ch 168 Public Records, Access to
- Ch 172 Rental Property
- Ch 174 Right to Farm
- Ch 176 Sales, Special
- Ch 178 Scenic Roads
- Ch 180 Sewers and Septic Systems
- Ch 184 Signs
- Ch 191 Solid Waste
- Ch 195 Smoking
- Ch 199 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 201 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 203 Swimming Pools
- Ch 207 Town Property, Use of
- Ch 208 Trailers
- Ch 213 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 219 Vending Machines
- Ch 223 Water
- Ch 227 Watershed Protection
- Ch 231 Waterways
- Ch 235 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 237 Nitrogen Control
- Ch 240 Zoning
- Ch 240 Art 1 Purpose and Authority
- § 240-1.1 Overview
- § 240-1.1A Intent and purpose
- § 240-1.1B Authority
- § 240-1.1C Applicability
- § 240-1.1D Amendments
- § 240-1.1E Severability
- Ch 240 Art 2 Administration & Enforcement
- § 240-2.1 Building Commissioner & Permits
- § 240-2.1A Building Commissioner/Inspector
- § 240-2.1B Building permit
- § 240-2.1C Occupancy permit
- § 240-2.2 Planning Board
- § 240-2.2A Planning Board overview
- § 240-2.3 Zoning Board of Appeals
- § 240-2.3A Zoning Board of Appeals overview
- § 240-2.3B Zoning Administrator appointment & appeal
- § 240-2.4 Enforcement
- § 240-2.4A Enforcement
- § 240-2.4B Violation
- Ch 240 Art 3 Definitions
- § 240-3.1 Terms
- § 240-3.1A Overview
- § 240-3.2 Index of Defined Terms
- § 240-3.2A Summary
- § 240-3.3 Definitions
- Ch 240 Art 4 Zoning Districts & Zoning Map
- § 240-4.1 Types of Zoning Districts
- § 240-4.1A Introduction
- § 240-4.1B Underlying Zoning Districts
- § 240-4.1C Overlay Zoning Districts
- § 240-4.1D Special Use Zoning District
- § 240-4.1E Historic District
- § 240-4.2 Zoning Map
- § 240-4.2A Official Zoning Map
- § 240-4.2B District Boundaries
- Ch 240 Art 5 Use Regulations
- § 240-5.1 Requirements
- § 240-5.1A Exemptions
- § 240-5.1B Classification of Uses
- § 240-5.1C Prohibited Uses and Special Permit Allowance
- § 240-5.1D Multiple Uses
- § 240-5.1E Accessory Uses
- § 240-5.1F Temporary Structures and Uses
- Ch 240 Art 6 Use Tables
- § 240-6.1 Agricultural Districts (AGAA, AGA, AGB)
- § 240-6.1A Districts
- § 240-6.1B Use Table
- § 240-6.2 Business Districts (B-1, B-2, B-3, BR)
- § 240-6.2A Districts
- § 240-6.2B Use Table
- § 240-6.3 Industrial Districts (LI-A, LI-B, LI-C)
- § 240-6.3A Districts
- § 240-6.3B Use Table
- § 240-6.4 Marine District
- § 240-6.4A Purpose
- § 240-6.4B Use Table
- § 240-6.4C Special permit additional standards.
- § 240-6.5 Public Use District
- § 240-6.5A Use Table
- § 240-6.6 Residence Districts (SR-AA, SR-A, SR-B, SR-C, GR)
- § 240-6.6A Districts
- § 240-6.6B Use Table
- § 240-6.7 Senior Care Retirement District
- § 240-6.7A Purpose
- § 240-6.7B Use Table
- § 240-6.7C SCRC special permit standards
- Ch 240 Art 7 Overlay Districts
- § 240-7.1 Accident Prevention Overlay District
- § 240-7.1A Use Table
- § 240-7.1B Height limitation.
- § 240-7.2 Coastal Pond Overlay District
- § 240-7.2A Purpose
- § 240-7.2B Description of the Coastal Pond Overlay District
- § 240-7.3 Floodplain Overlay District
- § 240-7.3A Overview
- § 240-7.3B Requirements
- § 240-7.3C Special permit requirements
- § 240-7.3D Administration
- § 240-7.4 Large Scale Ground Mounted Solar Overlay District
- § 240-7.4A Purpose and applicability
- § 240-7.4B Definitions
- § 240-7.4C General requirements for all large scale solar power generation installations
- § 240-7.4D Required documents.
- § 240-7.4E Site plan review design and operation standards.
- § 240-7.4F Site abandonment or decommissioning
- § 240-7.5 Mixed Residential and Commercial Overlay District
- § 240-7.5A Purpose
- § 240-7.5B Establishment/delineation
- § 240-7.5C Definitions
- § 240-7.5D Uses allowed by right
- § 240-7.5E Affordability requirements
- § 240-7.5F Procedure & development requirements
- § 240-7.5G Decisions
- § 240-7.6 Search and Rescue Corridor Overlay District
- § 240-7.6A Purpose
- § 240-7.6B District Map
- § 240-7.6C Height limitation
- § 240-7.7 Water Resource Protection Overlay District
- § 240-7.7A Overview
- § 240-7.7B Uses
- § 240-7.8 Wildlife Corridor Overlay District
- § 240-7.8A Purpose & applicability
- § 240-7.8B Procedure
- Ch 240 Art 8 Special Use District
- § 240-8.1 Areas of critical environmental concern (ACEC)
- § 240-8.1A ACEC
- Ch 240 Art 9 Special Use Regulations
- § 240-9.1 Accessory apartments
- § 240-9.1A Purpose
- § 240-9.1B Definition
- § 240-9.1C Requirements
- § 240-9.1D Design standards
- § 240-9.1E Procedures
- § 240-9.1F Monitoring
- § 240-9.1G Enforcement
- § 240-9.2 Adult uses
- § 240-9.2A Intent and purpose
- § 240-9.2B Special permit requirements
- § 240-9.3 Affordable housing development
- § 240-9.3A Purpose and authority
- § 240-9.3B Standards
- § 240-9.3C Application requirements
- § 240-9.3D Project approval requirements
- § 240-9.4 Automobile regulations
- § 240-9.4A Location of Automotive services
- § 240-9.4B Unregistered motor vehicles
- § 240-9.5 Commercial accommodations
- § 240-9.5A Cooking and housekeeping facilities
- § 240-9.5B Dining facilities
- § 240-9.5C Garage
- § 240-9.5D Extended development plan request
- § 240-9.5E Time-share conversion of existing commercial accommodations
- § 240-9.5F Time-share construction or conversion of new commercial accommodations
- § 240-9.6 Home occupation
- § 240-9.6A Requirements
- § 240-9.6B Special permit
- § 240-9.7 Marijuana treatment centers
- § 240-9.7A Marijuana treatment centers
- § 240-9.7B Definitions
- § 240-9.8 Planned residential development
- § 240-9.8A Purposes and applicability
- § 240-9.8B Special permit
- § 240-9.8C Permitted uses and structures
- § 240-9.8D Dimensional requirements
- § 240-9.8E Density and land area required
- § 240-9.8F Density limitations
- § 240-9.8G Density bonus
- § 240-9.8H Open space
- § 240-9.8I Agricultural and recreational use
- § 240-9.8J Conformance with other bylaw provisions
- § 240-9.8K Application requirements
- § 240-9.9 Wind energy systems
- § 240-9.9A Purpose
- § 240-9.9B Permitted; prohibited: exceptions
- § 240-9.9C Definitions
- § 240-9.9D Special permit application requirements
- § 240-9.9E Special permit process & review criteria
- § 240-9.9F Special permit decision
- § 240-9.9G Maintenance
- § 240-9.9H Enforcement
- § 240-9.9I Annual inspections
- § 240-9.9J Decommissioning or abandonment
- Ch 240 Art 10 Nonconforming Structures, Uses, & Lots
- § 240-10.1 Applicability
- § 240-10.1A Overview
- § 240-10.2 Nonconforming structures
- § 240-10.2A Standards
- § 240-10.2B Exemptions
- § 240-10.3 Nonconforming lots.
- § 240-10.3A Dwellings and structures per lot
- § 240-10.3B Requirements for a building permit and a special permit
- § 240-10.4 Nonconforming uses
- § 240-10.4A Abandoned use
- § 240-10.4B Amnesty
- Ch 240 Art 11 Dimensional Regulations
- § 240-11.1 Applicability
- § 240-11.1A Standards
- § 240-11.2 Lot requirements
- § 240-11.2A Lot regulations
- § 240-11.2B Minimum lot dimensions
- § 240-11.3 Lot coverage
- § 240-11.3A Maximum lot coverage
- § 240-11.4 Setbacks
- § 240-11.4A Requirements
- § 240-11.5 Height requirements
- § 240-11.5A Maximum height
- § 240-11.5B Accessory structures
- § 240-11.6 Density
- § 240-11.6A Introduction
- § 240-11.6B Affordable housing development
- § 240-11.6C Business redevelopment district
- § 240-11.6D Public or nonprofit housing for seniors
- § 240-11.7 Fresh and tidal waters
- § 240-11.7A Building permits and special permits
- § 240-11.7B Watermark
- Ch 240 Art 12 Land Use Permit Requirements
- § 240-12.1 Special permit
- § 240-12.1A Special permit granting authority
- § 240-12.1B Applicability and fees
- § 240-12.1C Filing of application; public hearing
- § 240-12.1D Timeline; constructive grant
- § 240-12.1E Decision
- § 240-12.1F Performance guaranty
- § 240-12.1G Application referral
- § 240-12.1H Multiple review
- § 240-12.1I Special permit lapse
- § 240-12.1J Effective date
- § 240-12.2 Site plan review
- § 240-12.2A Purpose
- § 240-12.2B Applicability
- § 240-12.2C Procedure; decision; appeal
- § 240-12.2D Application requirements
- § 240-12.2E Access & circulation
- § 240-12.2F Existing streets
- § 240-12.2G Effect of other laws
- § 240-12.2H Lapse of decision
- § 240-12.3 Variance
- § 240-12.3A Granting variances
- § 240-12.3B Requests for alteration, modification, or change to a use variance
- § 240-12.3C Conditions, safeguards, and limitations
- § 240-12.3D Lapse of rights
- § 240-12.3E Fees
- § 240-12.3F Hearing; notice
- § 240-12.3G Voting
- § 240-12.3H Decision; time limits
- § 240-12.3I Effective date
- § 240-12.4 Administrative appeal
- § 240-12.4A Administrative appeal to Zoning Board of Appeals
- § 240-12.5 Judicial appeal
- § 240-12.5A Court appeal of decisions on appeals, variances, special permits, and site plan review
- § 240-12.6 Repetitive petition
- § 240-12.6A Procedure
- Ch 240 Art 13 Performance Requirements
- § 240-13.1 Specified performance standards
- § 240-13.1A Nuisance
- § 240-13.1B Site design
- § 240-13.1C Stormwater management
- § 240-13.1D Recharge zone special permit
- § 240-13.1E Transportation and traffic management
- § 240-13.2 Restaurant performance indicators
- § 240-13.2A Restaurant classification calculation
- § 240-13.2B Performance indicators & summation
- § 240-13.2C Indicator summation
- § 240-13.2D Restaurant classification
- § 240-13.2E Restaurants - Use tables
- Ch 240 Art 14 General Regulations
- § 240-14.1 Parking
- § 240-14.1A Applicability
- § 240-14.1B Business District 1 parking waiver
- § 240-14.1C Performance requirement
- § 240-14.1D Parking space calculation standards
- § 240-14.1E Minimum parking requirements
- § 240-14.1F Parking reduction
- § 240-14.1G Off-street parking standards
- § 240-14.1H Off-street loading requirements
- § 240-14.1I Parking area design and location
- § 240-14.2 Signs
- § 240-14.2A Signs
- § 240-14.3 Landscaping
- § 240-14.3A Purposes and intent
- § 240-14.3B Landscape Plan Required
- § 240-14.3C Definitions
- § 240-14.3D Landscape performance standards
- § 240-14.3E Maintenance and performance guaranty
- § 240-14.4 Agricultural regulations
- § 240-14.4A Purpose
- § 240-14.4B Conformity to rules and regulations
- § 240-14.4C Keeping of livestock
- § 240-14.4D Definitions
- § 240-14.4E Use regulations
- § 240-14.5 Earthmoving regulations
- § 240-14.5A Definitions
- § 240-14.5B Special permit required
- § 240-14.5C Procedures: Plan Information
- § 240-14.5D Special permit limitations
- § 240-14.5E Regulations and restrictions
- § 240-14.5F Security
- § 240-14.5G Denial of permit
- § 240-14.6 Subdivision phasing
- § 240-14.6A Purpose
- § 240-14.6B Applicability
- § 240-14.6C Compliance with Subdivision Regulations
- § 240-14.6D Land Division Limitations
- § 240-14.6E Exceptions
- § 240-14.6F Zoning change protection
- § 240-14.6G Exemptions
- § 240-14.7 Transfer of Development Rights
- § 240-14.7A Eligibility
- § 240-14.7B Donor districts
- § 240-14.7C Receiving districts
- § 240-14.7D Credits
- § 240-14.7E Special permit granting authority
- § 240-14.8 Wetlands
- § 240-14.8A Purpose and applicability
- § 240-14.8B Special permit
- Division 2: Board of Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 248 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 251 EEO/Affirmative Action
- Ch 255 Ambulance Service
- Ch 268 Mobile Food Servers
- Ch 269 Mooring Regulations
- Ch 275 Shellfish and Herring
- Ch 277 Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations
- Ch 280 Vehicles for Hire
- Division 3: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 300 Special Permits and Site Plan Reviews
- Ch 305 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 310 Zoning Board of Appeals Procedural Rules
- Ch 311 Zoning Board of Appeals Comprehensive Permit Rules
- Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch FHR Falmouth Health Regulations
- Ch FPWR Falmouth Department of Public Works Regulations
- Ch FWR Wetlands Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A315 Acceptances of General Laws
- Ch A320 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Falmouth
Annual Fall Town Meeting 11-14-2022 by Art. 3,[1] approved 2-15-2023. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article also superseded former Ch. 240,
Zoning, adopted 4-2-1979 ATM by Art. 101, as amended.
