350a Table of Use Regs 2013-06-10ZONING
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City of Northampton
Table of Use Regulations
Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC2
Work in FEMA-mapped 100-year/500-year Floodplain (FP) Overlay District Only if use is otherwise allowed by zoning. See § 350-14.2
New commercial structures or substantial improvements in FP,
meeting all requirements under the State Building Code, Wetlands
Protection Act, and city ordinances
NA NA NA NA NA Site Site Site Site N/A
Work in Water Supply Protection (WSP) Overlay District Only if use is otherwise allowed by zoning. See § 350-16.
Business/Industrial activities PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Any excavation within 3 feet of groundwater PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Impervious cover of more than 15% with a system for artificial
recharge of precipitation
PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Site alteration, structure or impervious surface within 200 feet of any
watercourse (including intermittent) which are tributaries to a public
water supply
PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Residential NOTE: Other types of affordable housing with a comprehensive permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals may be allowed in any zoning district
One-family dwellings A A A A A No PB No A No1
NOTE:
1 Except for replacement of single-family homes where homes existed or received permits by June 30, 2005. However, such replacements must be built within three years of
demolition of previous home).
2 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC2
Residential (cont’d)
Accessory apartment in single-family homes. See § 350-10.10.A A A A A No A No A No1
Detached accessory apartment for single-family home meeting same
setback requirements as a new single-family home in that district. See
§ 350-10.10.
ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA No ZBA No ZBA ZBA1
Zero lot line development. See § 350-10.14.No No No A A No No No No No
Two-family dwellings with a single front entrance and with both units
sharing a party wall and/or floor/ceiling and not separated by accessory
features, such as an attached garage or breezeway. At least 75% of wall
or floor/ceilings of the units facing each other must be shared.
No No No A A No PB No No No
Other two-family dwellings meeting all dimensional requirements for a
newly created lot without grandfathering from any dimensional
standards
No No No SP A No PB No No No
Three-family dwellings No No No PB A No A No No No
Multifamily dwellings not exceeding three stories No No No No Site No Site No No No
Multifamily dwellings exceeding three stories No No No No PB No PB No No No
Townhouses No No No PB Site No PB No No No
Home occupations. See § 350-10.12.ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA A A No ZBA No
Home office. See § 350-10.12. A A A A A A A No A A
Accessory structures and fences (ZBA approval or special conditions
may be required for some structures. See §§ 350-6.7 and 350-6.8.)
A A A A A A A No A A
Tag sale (as accessory use) for the purpose of disposing of used
personal and household articles from the vendor’s residence on a
temporary basis
A A A A A A A A A A
Horses and animals as accessory uses in accordance with § 350-5.3 A A A A A A A No A A
Flag lots. See § 350-6.13.PB PB No No No No No No No No
Notes:
1 Within homes existing as of June 30, 2005, and for those that meet all State Building Code and requirements under the Wetlands Protection Act and wetlands ordinance.
2 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC5
Residential (cont’d)
Dormitories No No No PB PB No PB No No No
Cluster residential development. See § 350-10.5.PB PB PB PB PB No No No PB No
Assisted living residences. See also nursing home.PB PB PB PB PB No No No No No
Tourist home/bed-and-breakfast PB PB PB PB PB No PB No PB No
Lodging houses (Special permit for reduced parking. See § 350-8.2.)No No No PB PB No PB No No No
Halfway houses No No PB PB PB No PB No No No
One-, two- and three-family homes and townhouses within the RI
Overlay with a minimum of 33% of affordable units, in accordance
with § 350-10.11
PB PB No No No No No No No No
Mixed residential/work space which conforms to all Building and Life
Safety Codes and is located above the first floor (as described in the
definition)
No No No No PB1 A A No No No
Mixed residential/retail service, commercial uses
Service, commercial uses
No No No No PB2 A3 A3 No No No
Residential development and cluster development using a transfer of
development rights (TDR) obtained by a special permit from the
Farms, Forests and Rivers District
No No No No No No No No No No
NOTES:
1 In UR-C only, the residential component may be located on the first floor.
2 In the UR-C District, all uses may be on any floor; business uses are limited to miscellaneous professional and business offices and shall not include banking, real estate and insurance
offices or retail, personal and consumer service establishments, medical doctors, dentists or chiropractors.
3 In GB and NB Districts, all residential units, except for those in the NB District, must be located above the first floor. Uses may be mixed in the building and, above the first floor, within
each unit within a building. All uses normally permitted in these districts are allowed. A special permit is required if a special permit would otherwise be required for the use.
4 No more than 20% of the floor space of the building shall be used for medical, banking or any offices where a primary function is to provide services to retail customers or individuals; and
further provided that such use is within the footprint of the existing building. The existing building may be expanded to accommodate elevators and stairwells, provided that all historically
contributing portions of the building are retained and covered with an historic preservation restriction granted to the City of Northampton in a form acceptable to the Planning Board, with
input from the Historical Commission, as preserving the key character-defining features visible from the road (and not necessarily meeting federal or state preservation standards for the
entire building). Portions of the building that are not part of the original architecture of the building and which do not contribute to the historical or architectural significance of the building
as determined by the Planning Board, with input from the Historical Commission, may be demolished.
5 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC2
Residential (cont’d)
Reuse of an historic educational or religious building for any
residential use, live/work space or office4
Site Site Site Site Site No No No No No
Reuse of an historic educational or religious building for any
residential use on the ground floor or any other commercial use not
otherwise allowed in the district1
No No No No No Site Site No No No
Community and Recreational Facilities
Cemetery, including any crematory therein A A A A A No No No A No
Community center PB PB PB PB PB A Site PB PB No
Educational use which is religious, sectarian, denominational or
public and other religious use “A” (allowed by-right “A” in EU
Overlay District), subject to applicable site plan approval
A A A A A A A A A A
Any other private school, college or university PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB No
Day care, school-aged child-care program (MGL c. 28A, § 9) and
family day care (with registration with Building Commissioner)
A A A A A A A A A A
Hospital No No No No No No No A No No
Historical association or society and nonprofit museum (may include
the residence of a caretaker)
ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA A A No A PB
Membership club or health or athletic facility operated for profit No No No No No A No No No No
Membership club operated as a not-for-profit corporation, as defined
by MGL c. 180, excluding any adult establishments which display
live nudity
CC CC CC CC CC A CC No CC No
Outdoor commercial recreational use PB PB No No No No No No PB PB
NOTE:
1 Provided that such use is within the footprint of the existing building. The existing building may be expanded to accommodate elevators and stairwells, provided that all historically
contributing portions of the building are retained and covered with an historic preservation restriction granted to the City of Northampton in a form acceptable to the Planning Board, with
input from the Historical Commission, as preserving the key character-defining features visible from the road (and not necessarily meeting federal or state preservation standards for the
entire building). Portions of the building that are not part of the original architecture of the building and which do not contribute to the historical or architectural significance of the building
as determined by the Planning Board, with input from the Historical Commission, may be demolished.
2 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Community and Recreational Facilities (cont’d)
Temporary event or use with a temporary events permit from City
Council, a license from the Parking Commission for short-term
temporary use of facilities under their jurisdiction, or a permit from
the Board of Public Works for use of streets, sidewalks or Pulaski
Park, in accordance with the Northampton Code of Ordinances and
any applicable regulations
A A A A A A A A A A
Agricultural Uses
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, noncommercial forestry, the
growing of all vegetables and a temporary (not to exceed erection or
use for a period of four months in any one year) greenhouse or stand
for retail sale of agricultural or farm products raised primarily on the
same premises
A A A A A A A No A A
Year-round greenhouse or stand for wholesale and retail sale of
agricultural or farm products
PB PB PB PB PB A No No PB PB
Agricultural fair and/or exhibition grounds operated either for profit
or not for profit, to promote agricultural activities, or including, but
not limited to, any of the following uses: entertainment, amusement,
sports, recreation, racing, wagering including “simulcasting”
associated with approved race track activities, storage and handling
of animals, judging, showing and auctioning of animals, consumer
trade shows, overnight camping related to authorized events or
exhibitions. No other gaming/gambling activities allowed.
No No No No No No No No No PB
Commercial stable or kennel in which all animals, fowl, or other
forms of life are completely enclosed in pens or other structures. See
§ 350-10.8 and exemptions MGL c. 40A
PB PB PB No No No No No No PB
Veterinary hospital in which all animals are kept inside permanent
buildings
No No No No No A A No No No
NOTE:
1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Retail and Commercial Uses
Planned Village (see also § 350-10.15) consisting of the following
uses, which are expressly allowed as part of a Planned Village special
permit even if the use is otherwise prohibited in the PV Zoning
District:
1.Any type of residential uses and mixed residential uses, allowed in
the Table of Use Regulations; provided, however, that the gross
floor area devoted to residential use shall not exceed 85% of the
gross floor area of the commercial uses in the planned village, as
defined in Item 4 of this entry. (This cap shall no longer apply when
the project reaches 400,000 square feet of commercial uses in the
PV Zoning District.)
2.Nursing homes, assisted living residence, and residential units
above first floor commercial space (not subject to above cap)
3.The following community uses: religious or educational uses;
nursery; kindergarten; day care; membership clubs (not for profit
and for profit); public recreation or open space; and municipal use
4.The following commercial uses: Business offices (as defined
elsewhere in this table), research and development facilities, and
manufacturing; also retail uses and sit-down restaurants, not to
exceed 5% of the gross floor area of the planned village. Also
miscellaneous professional offices (as defined elsewhere in the
table), not to exceed 5% of the gross floor area of the Planned
Village
No No No No No No No No No No
NOTE:
1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Retail and Commercial Uses (cont’d)
Reuse of contributing structures in the National Register of Historic
Places for any residential use or community facility listed in this table,
tradesman, business offices and services, miscellaneous professional
offices, research and development facilities, and manufacturing. Also
for retail uses or restaurants, when the gross floor area in these uses
does not exceed 10% of the gross floor area of the building or complex
of historical buildings being redeveloped under this section. For all
uses under this table entry, the Planning Board must find that the
rehabilitation and reuse, and all future alterations, will be done in
accordance with U.S. Department of Interior Standards for
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, and in particular that, to the extent
practicable, historically significant exterior facades are preserved or
restored and original rooflines are preserved.
No No No No No No No No No No
Adult establishments, which display live or private booth nudity and
adult establishments with adult material. See § 350-10.13.
No No No No No No No No No No
Artist’s space where artists create original and creative works (such as
books, writings, paintings, sculptures, traditional and fine crafts,
creation or acting of films, creating of dance), but not performance or
residential use, other than what is otherwise allowed in the Table of
Use Regulations.
No No No No No A A A A No
Retail and personal services with a maximum floor area of:
A:Less than or equal to 10,000 square feet for any single
establishment
No No No No No A A No No No
B:10,000 – 90,000 square feet, single establishment (See §§ 350-6.2,
350-10.15, 350-11);1 or
No No No No No PB No No No No
C:Over 10,000 square feet (single or cumulative) with two or more
stories and all parking in rear or side. (2nd+ floor may include other
permitted uses)1,2; or
No No No No No PB No No No No
NOTE:
1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC3
Retail and Commercial Uses (cont’d)
D:Less than or equal to 10,000 square feet single establishment and
less than or equal to 15,000 square feet of cumulative development
in a three-year period on the same parcel of land which has been in
common or affiliated ownership within the same three-year period;
or
No No No No No PB No No No No
E:Less than or equal to 10,000 square feet single establishment and
over 15,000 square feet of cumulative development in a three-year
period on the same parcel of land or on land which has been in
common or affiliated ownership within the same three-year period1
No No No No No PB No No No No
F.Over 90,000 square foot footprint for single establishment No No No No No No No No No No
Automobiles: establishment selling, leasing, renting automobiles
and/or used automobiles and trucks, new automobile tires and other
accessories, boats, motorcycles and household and camping trailers
No No No No No PB No No No No
Automotive repair (not junkyard) without gasoline sales No No No No No Site Site No No No
Automotive service station (not junkyard) with or without convenience
commercial
No No No No No PB PB No No No
Junk cars, motor vehicle accessories, scrap metal. See § 350-8.8L.PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Business service and supply service establishments No No No No No PB No No No No
Commercial parking lot or structure including a public garage No No No No No A A No No No
Parking off site and combined parking. See §§ 350-8.5 and 350-8.7.PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Parking lot access for nonresidential uses across a residential lot. See
§ 350-8.9.
PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Parking requirement reduction. See § 350-8.10F.PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Fees in lieu of parking. See § 350-8.11.No No No No No No No No No No
NOTES:
1 Applies to new projects and substantial improvements. (For the purposes of this section, exclude the value of improvements to repair or replacement of roofs, mechanical systems, elevators,
parking lots, or landscaping from calculations.)
2 Second story must be at least 50% of the footprint and must include the entire frontage.
3 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC2
Retail and Commercial Uses (cont’d)
Filling of any land. See § 350-10.4.PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB No
Filling of water or wet area. See § 350-10.3.PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Funeral establishment (In URB, the owner must be a funeral
establishment director and a bona-fide resident of that establishment.)
No No No PB PB PB A No No No
Hotels/Motels No No No No No PB No No No No
Movie picture and live theater, indoor, not including night club/dance
hall or adult uses
No No No No No PB No No No No
Miniature golf course, temporary carnival No No No No No No No No No PB
Night club/dance hall No No No No No PB No No No No
Pool or billiard hall, amusement arcade, bowling alley, teen center No No No No No PB No No No No
Medical center including accessory medical research and associated
facilities
No No No No No PB No PB No No
Miscellaneous professional and business offices and services
including, but not limited to, medical, legal, and other professional
services and finance, banking, insurance and real estate offices
No No No No No A A No (PB)1 No No
Business offices including such uses as corporate offices, bank offices,
and insurance processing and any other office excluding medical,
banking and any offices where a primary function is to provide
services to retail customers or individuals
No No No No No A A No No No
Nursing homes (any facility licensed/sanctioned by the state as a
nursing home or skilled nursing center, but not assisted living
residences. See also assisted living residences.
PB PB PB PB PB No No No PB No
Repair service establishments No No No No No PB No No No No
Restaurants and drinking places where consumption is primarily
intended to be within the building
No No No No No A PB No No No
NOTE:
1 Medical and dental offices (only).
2 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Retail and Commercial Uses (cont’d)
Takeout restaurants or other establishments selling foods prepared on
premises where consumption is primarily off the premises
No No No No No PB No No No No
Drive-in establishment No No No No No No No No No No
Tradesman No No No No No A PB No No No
Utilities, Telecommunications, Municipal Facilities
Facilities for essential services A A A A A A A A A PB
Heavy public use. See § 350-10.7.CC CC CC CC CC CC CC No CC CC
Municipal facility A A A A A A A No A CC
Power plant No No No No No No No No No No
Private utility, substation, or similar facility or building PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Small-scale hydroelectric generation PB PB PB PB PB PB PB No PB PB
Telecommunications facilities (in accordance with §§ 350-2.1 and
350-10.9)
PB PB No No PB PB PB PB PB No
Telecommunication antennas which are located on existing
telecommunications towers or other structures which do not require
the construction of a new tower (in accordance with § 350-10.9)
Site Site No No Site Site Site Site Site No
Wholesale Transportation and Industrial Uses
Airport, including aircraft sales No No No No No No No No No PB
Heliport No No No No No PB No No No PB
Bus passenger terminal and taxi facilities No No No No No A No No No No
Construction supply establishments No No No No No No No No No No
Contractor’s yard, open storage of raw materials, finished goods, or
construction equipment and structures for storing such equipment,
provided that outside storage areas shall be screened from outside
view
No No No No No No No No No No
Commercial motor vehicle maintenance, garaging and parking
facilities (Outside parking shall be screened from the public view.)
No No No No No No No No No No
NOTE:
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Wholesale Transportation and Industrial Uses (cont’d)
Manufacturing No No No No No No No No No No
Accessory uses supporting manufacturing, motor freight and
warehousing and wholesale trade and distribution on the same or
immediately adjoining lots as the principal use, including storage,
offices, wholesale sales, employee-only recreation and eating facilities,
and retail sales, provided that not more than 10% of the gross floor
area is devoted to sales and that sales are limited to goods produced or
distributed by the principal use
No No No No No A No No No No
Motor freight terminal and warehousing associated with adjacent
commercial and industrial uses
No No No No No No No No No No
Warehousing and storage not associated with adjacent commercial and
industrial uses
No No No No No No No No No No
Planned business park No No No No No No No No PB No
Processing and treating of raw materials including operations
appurtenant to the taking, such as grading, drying, sorting, crushing,
grinding and milling operations. See § 350-10.3.
PB PB No No No No No No PB PB
Removal of sand, gravel, quarry, or other raw material. See § 350-10.3.PB PB PB No No No No No PB PB
Private bridge, tunnel PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB
Railroad passenger terminal No No No No No A No No No PB
Railroad yards and railway express service No No No No No PB No No No No
Storage of a fluid other than water (as principal use)No No No No No PB PB No No No
Acceptance, storage or disposal of radioactive waste, deregulated or
otherwise, at any solid, liquid, or hazardous waste facility
(notwithstanding any provision of this chapter permitting sanitary
landfills or waste disposal facilities), other than one established by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with MGL c. 111H
No No No No No No No No No No
Research and development facilities No No No No No PB PB No PB No
NOTE:
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Principal Use
Residential Business Medical
Business
Park Conservancy
RR SR URA URB URC GB NB M BP SC1
Wholesale Transportation and Industrial Uses (cont’d)
Wholesale bakery, wholesale laundry, or dry-cleaning plant No No No No No PB No No No No
Wholesale trade and distribution No No No No No A No No No No
NOTE:
1 Flood elevation certificates are required prior to any building permit and any certificate of occupancy for all substantial improvements as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (any rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a building when the cost of the improvement equals or exceed 50% of the market value of the building before start of
construction of the improvement).
Key to Symbols
A Allowed by-right. All uses must be registered with the Building ZBA Allowed by Special Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner and comply with all codes. (Site Plan Approval is often CC Allowed by Special Permit from City Council
also required for uses above certain thresholds)Site Allowed with Site Plan Approval from Planning Board
PB Allowed by Special Permit from Planning Board No Not allowed
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