Ashburnham City Zoning Code
PART 4
Dimensional Requirements
4.1.1 Basic requirements.
4.1.2 Schedule of Dimensional Regulations.
[Amended 5-3-2022 ATM by Art. 24; 10-27-2025 STM by Art. 2]
Minimum Lot Dimension | Minimum Yard Dimensions (1) (feet) | Maximum Building Height | Maximum Lot Coverage (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
District | Area (square feet) | Frontage (feet) | Front | Side | Rear | (stories) | (feet) | (%) |
*R-A | *45,000 | *150 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 1/2 | 35 | 25 |
**R-B | **60,000 | *200 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 2 1/2 | 35 | 20 |
G-B | 60,000 | 200 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 2 1/2 | 40 | 20 |
LI-A | 60,000 | 150 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 40 |
LI-B | 60,000 | 150 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 40 |
*B | *25,000 | *125 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 40 |
VC-C | 0 | 20 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 50 |
VC-R | 10,000 | 75 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 1/2 | 35 | 50 |
MFOD | 0 | 20 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 50 |
I | 60,000 | 150 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 30 |
**WSP | **90,000 | |||||||
(1) | The yards defined herein shall, except for customary walks and driveways, be kept open and/or landscaped and shall not be used for the parking or storage of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, trailers and boats. | ||
(2) | Includes accessory buildings. | ||
(3) | In the Village Center Commercial District (VC-C) and the Multi-Family Overlay District (MFOD), the following additional front yard provisions shall apply: | ||
(a) | The maximum front yard setback permitted shall be 20 feet. | ||
(b) | The Planning Board may, by special permit, increase the allowed front yard setback in the Village Center Commercial (VC-C) and Multi-Family Overlay (MFOD) Districts. | ||
* EFFECTIVE DATE Minimum Lot Dimensions Boston, Massachusetts | July 19, 1973 | ||
The foregoing amendment to Zoning Bylaws adopted under Article 10 is hereby approved. Robert H. Quinn, Attorney General | |||
** Minimum Lot Dimensions Amended - July 1, 1986, - Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General | |||
4.2.1 Recorded lots.
4.2.2 Frontage.
[Amended 5-2-2023 ATM by Art. 27]
The frontage of a lot shall be measured as the straight-line distance between the points of intersection of the side lot lines and the street line. Corner lots shall meet the frontage requirement on at least one street. In all residential districts, with the exception of open space residential developments, 75% of the required frontage shall be maintained for a minimum depth of 50 feet measured at a 90° angle from the front lot line towards the back lot line. Also see definition of "frontage."
4.2.3 Corner lots.
A corner lot shall maintain front yard requirements for each street frontage; at least one of the remaining yards shall be a rear yard.
4.2.4 Visual corner clearance.
In any district, no structure, fence, planting, or off-street parking (except a transparent fence in which the solid area is not more than 5% of the total area) shall be maintained between horizontal parallel planes 2 1/2 feet and seven feet above street level, within the triangular area prescribed by the two street lines and a straight line connecting points on such lines 25 distant from the point of intersection.
4.2.5 Projections.
Nothing herein shall prevent the projection of steps, stoops (not exceeding 30 square feet in area), eaves, cornices, window sills or belt courses into any required yard.
4.2.6 Height limitation.
The limitation on height of buildings and structures in the schedule shall not apply in any district to chimneys, ventilators, towers, spires, or other ornamental features of buildings, which features are in no way used for living purposes.
4.2.7 Fences and walls.
A fence or wall of not more than four feet in height is permitted along any lot line (except on corner lots as modified above) and six feet in height along any rear yard line. Fences or walls of greater height are permitted if they are set back a distance equal to 2/3 their height.
4.2.8 (Reserved) [1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 4.2.8, Swimming pool fences, was repealed 5-2-2023 ATM by Art. 27.