24B-070 NO2226-350l Use and Dimen Regs HBZONING
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City of Northampton
Table of Use, Dimensional and Density Regulations
HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT (HB)
Allowed Uses (by right unless otherwise noted) -
any mix or their accessory uses/structures,
including common drives
If checked, site plan
approval required by
Planning Board
See § 350-11.1 (new
construction of 2,000+
triggers site plan)
If checked, special
permit approval
required by
designated board
Dimensions
(same for all uses)
Landscaping
(same for
all uses)
Minimum
Parking
(same for
all uses)
Building
Design
(same for
all uses)
All retail, retail marijuana,1 wholesale and business
sales and supply of goods and services (retail above
90,000 square feet not allowed)
Lot size = 0
Frontage = 0
Setbacks:
Front = 0; measured
from beyond a required
10-foot tree belt, 6-foot
sidewalk
Side = 0
Rear = 0
Minimum height = 20 feet
Maximum height = 65 feet
Open space: see landscape/
screening requirements
Width/Depth = 0
See Design
Standards below for
required treatment
for curb to
developed area
0
As part of site
plan, applicant
must show
plan for park-
ing
1 bike rack per
10 parking
spaces up to
15 required
(indoor or
outdoor).
Storage must
allow locking
of bicycles to
racks or inside
storage con-
tainers.
See also
§§ 350-8.2
through 350-
8.11 for
location, con-
struction, lay-
out, require-
ments for lots.
If off-street
loading is
necessary, it
must be shown
on any site
plan sub-
mission that
might other-
See
standards
below.
Applicable
for all
projects that
trigger site
plan review.
The
Planning
Board may
waive any
or all for
intermediate
site plan
projects.
Office
Restaurant, bar, entertainment
Drive-through establishments, including restaurants
with drive-through windows and other uses with a
drive-through function √
Temporary event
Artist space, trades
Research and development facilities
Hotel/Motel
Health/Athletic club, indoor recreation, membership
club operated for profit or nonprofit
Adult establishments which display live or private
booth nudity and adult establishments with adult
material. See § 350-10.13. No portion of such use
shall be less than 500 feet from any church/house of
worship, day-care center, park, playground, school,
residence or other adult establishment.
√√ Planning Board
Outdoor commercial recreation use √
Residential use above the first floor, home
office/occupation
Commercial or public parking facility or the addition
of 6 or more parking spaces √
Single or multimodal passenger terminal
Municipal facility
Manufacturing, motor freight terminal and
warehousing associated with adjacent commercial
and industrial uses √
Facilities for essential services
Veterinary hospital in which all animals are kept
inside permanent buildings
Automotive repair (not junkyard) or service with or
without convenience commercial √
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NORTHAMPTON CODE
HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT (HB)
Allowed Uses (by right unless otherwise noted) -
any mix or their accessory uses/structures,
including common drives
If checked, site plan
approval required by
Planning Board
See § 350-11.1 (new
construction of 2,000+
triggers site plan)
If checked, special
permit approval
required by
designated board
Dimensions
(same for all uses)
Landscaping
(same for
all uses)
Minimum
Parking
(same for
all uses)
Building
Design
(same for
all uses)
wise be re-
quired.
(See above.)
Telecommunication antennas on existing towers or
other structures which do not require the
construction of a new tower (in accordance with
§ 350-10.9)
√
New telecommunications structures/facilities (in
accordance with §§ 350-2.1 and 350-10.9)√√ Planning Board
New commercial structures or substantial
improvements in FP, meeting all requirements under
the State Building Code, Wetlands Protection Act,
and City ordinances
√
Educational, religious use, day-care, school-aged
child-care program (MGL c. 28A, § 9), family day
care (with registration with Building
Commissioner); historical association and nonprofit
museum (residence of a caretaker must be above
first floor)
Agricultural uses
Indoor junk cars, motor vehicle accessories, scrap
metal. See § 350-8.8L.√
Private utility, substation, or similar facility or
building √
Storage of a fluid other than water (as principal use)√
More than one curb cut (>1 existing may remain
unless change of use triggers site plan)√√ Planning Board
Access to parking over residential lot; see § 350-8.9 √√ Planning Board
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HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT (HB)
Allowed Uses (by right unless otherwise noted) -
any mix or their accessory uses/structures,
including common drives
If checked, site plan
approval required by
Planning Board
See § 350-11.1 (new
construction of 2,000+
triggers site plan)
If checked, special
permit approval
required by
designated board
Dimensions
(same for all uses)
Landscaping
(same for
all uses)
Minimum
Parking
(same for
all uses)
Building
Design
(same for
all uses)
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
district, 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.
√
Medical marijuana √
Notes:
1 No establishment shall be located within 200 feet of a preexisting public or private school providing education in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12. Building facades and
property must be consistent with the character of the neighborhood, including such items as transparent storefront windows with a view into the interior of the building. Security measures
must appear from the outside of the building to be consistent with the character of the neighborhood.
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