Chelsea City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
- TABLE OF PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS
Sec. 34-300. - Table of principal use regulations.
TABLE OF PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS
| Principal Use | Districts | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | BR | BR2 | BH | B | SC | W | P | WU | I | LI | LI2 | NHR | NHC | |
| A. Residential uses | ||||||||||||||||
| Single-family dwelling | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Two-family dwelling | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Three-family dwelling | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Multifamily dwelling with four to six dwelling units | N | SP | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | SP | Y | N |
| Dwellings containing seven or more dwelling units | N | SP | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | SP | SP | N |
| Multifamily dwelling at a minimum density of 12 units and a maximum density of 35 units per acre | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Conversion of a dwelling | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| Dwelling above the first floor of a building containing retail or office use | N | N | Y 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | SP | N | N |
| Retail or professional service business, or business or professional office, within a dwelling structure | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N |
| Lodginghouse or boardinghouse | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Congregate housing | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Assisted and/or independent living facility | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N |
| Shared elderly housing | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N |
| Community residence | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N |
| Outdoor Cafe and Dining Area | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Short Term Rentals | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| B. Exempt and institutional uses | ||||||||||||||||
| Use of land or structures for religious purposes | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Use of land or structures for educational purposes on land owned or leased by the state or any of its agencies, subdivisions or bodies politic or by a religious sect or denomination, or by a nonprofit educational corporation | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Family day care home, small | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Family day care home, large | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
| Adult day care facility, small | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Adult day care facility, large | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
| Child care facility in existing building | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Child care facility in new building | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | SP |
| Use of land for the primary purpose of agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, or viticulture on a parcel of more than five acres in area | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Facilities for the sale of produce, and wine and dairy products, provided that during the months of June—September of every year, or during the harvest season of the primary crop, the majority of such products for sale, based on either gross sales dollars or volume, have been produced by the owner of the land containing more than five acres in area on which the facility is located | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Municipal facilities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Essential services | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Hospital | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Noncommercial research facility | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Parks and playgrounds | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | SP | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Institutional uses, including marine research, education and laboratory facilities, not including overnight accommodations | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | Y 7 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| C. Commercial uses | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonexempt educational use | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | SP | Y | Y | N | SP | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Nonexempt educational use with a minimum of 20,000 square feet | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Animal clinic or veterinary hospital | N | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | SP | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Kennel | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Private club or lodge | N | N | N | Y | Y | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N |
| Nursing or convalescent home | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N |
| Funeral home | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP |
| Hotel, inn, motel, tourist home | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | Y | SP | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | N | N | Y |
| Hotel/motel, extended stay lodging | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | Y | SP | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | N | N | Y |
| Planned development | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 3 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
| Bakery, delicatessen, candy, fish, including accessory food service | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | SP | Y | Y | SP 4 | Y | N | SP | SP | N | Y |
| Book, stationery, gift, clothing, dry goods, hardware, jewelry, or variety store | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | SP 4 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y |
| Convenience store with hours of operation not to exceed 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP |
| Convenience store with hours of operation exceeding 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and/or with the sale of beer and/or wine | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Convenience store with the sale of alcoholic beverages other than beer and/or wine | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Gasoline sales with convenience store | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | SP 4 | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Supermarket with hours of operation exceeding 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and/or with the sale of beer, wine and/or other alcohol | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Supermarket and grocery store | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | SP | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Department store, discount house | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | SP | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Retail stores and services not elsewhere set forth | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | SP | N | SP 4 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Major commercial project | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
| Electric vehicle repair | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Motor vehicle sales and rental | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor vehicle repair services and washing and waxing establishments | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor vehicle service station | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Motor vehicle parts stores | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor vehicle storage and repair | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Boat and accessory sales, service and rental establishments 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Boat storage facilities, including rack storage facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Boatbuilding and shipbuilding, including facilities for construction fabrication, maintenance, and repair of boats and ships exceeding 60 feet in length 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Ferries and excursion facilities 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fishing, commercial, and industrial vessel berthing, including docks | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Fishing pier | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fabrication, storage, and repair of fishing equipment 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Fueling and bunkering of vessels | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Harbor and marine supplies and services, chandleries, ship supply, not including bunkering of vessels | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Commercial docks and marinas | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 5,7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marinas, including boat storage and boat repair | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP 5 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Yacht club, boat rental | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marine construction and salvage facilities 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marine intermodal transportation terminals and facilities 6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marine offices, including without limitation, offices of owners of wharves or their agent, naval architects, and seafood brokers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | Y 7 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Accessory maritime uses 8 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | Y 7 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Facilities for marine pollution control, oil spill cleanup, and the servicing of marine sanitation devices | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Tugboat, fireboat, pilot boat and similar services | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Food handling and preparation facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Restaurant, including service of alcoholic beverages | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | Y | Y |
| Restaurant, drive-in | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Restaurant, fast food | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | SP 4 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Professional, business and governmental offices | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | SP 4 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Medical centers | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N |
| Independent marijuana testing laboratory | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana cultivator | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana product manufacturer | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana retailer | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Delivery-only marijuana establishment | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| Marijuana transporter | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Medical marijuana treatment center | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Substance abuse counselling center | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N |
| Substance abuse treatment center | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Bank, financial agency | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | SP | Y | Y | SP 4 | Y | Y | SP | SP | Y | Y |
| Indoor commercial recreation | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Personal service establishment | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | SP 4 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y |
| General service establishment | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | SP 4 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y |
| Adult entertainment establishment | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Bed and breakfast | SP | SP | SP | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Parking facilities | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | N | N | SP | SP |
| Park and ride/park and fly facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Storage of vehicles for hire or return from hire | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | SP 4 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Theaters, concert halls, cinemas, movie studios, museums, virtual reality, and exhibition halls | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | Y |
| Trade and craft establishments | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | SP 4 | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| Health and fitness club | N | N | N | SP | Y | SP | Y | Y | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Art use | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Marine-industrial related museum | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y 7 | SP | N | N | N | N | N |
| Moving company, less than 15,000 square feet gross floor area (2) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Moving company, 15,000 square feet or more gross floor area (2) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| D. Industrial uses | ||||||||||||||||
| Light manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Wholesale business and storage in connection with wholesale business | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | Y | Y | SP | N | N |
| Inside display and sale of merchandise by distributors or manufacturers | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | SP 4 | SP | SP | Y | SP | N | N |
| Life sciences research, development, and manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N |
| Manufacturing, bio-tech | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N |
| Fabrication of marine related goods, marine industrial welding, marine repair services, marine machine shops and related storage facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N |
| Marine-related and supporting light industrial | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N | SP | N | N |
| Marine-related research, laboratories, and scientific development | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y 7 | SP | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Marine-related wholesale business, warehousing and storage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Materials recovery facility | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Research and development, including related offices | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | SP | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | SP |
| Contractor's yard | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Junkyard or automobile graveyard | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Bulk storage of cargo and freight | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Bulk storage facilities, provided the use is fully enclosed, including petroleum products storage and oil and gas distribution facilities, but specifically excluding junkyard facilities and any other unsightly bulk storage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Container shipping operations, marine cargo handling facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Freight forwarding facilities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Enclosed seafood processing, seafood packing and packaging, seafood loading, and seafood distribution | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Commercial or industrial laundry | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Urban agriculture | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | N | N | N | N |
| Brewery with retail sales | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Distillery with retail sales | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP 4 | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| E. Other uses | ||||||||||||||||
| Ambulance service | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Dog kennel/dog daycare | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | SP | SP | SP | N | N |
| Drive-in window services at retail or other use | N | N | N | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | N | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
| Municipal education buildings being rehabilitated or converted from such use to a nonmunicipal use | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP |
Note:
(1)
For buildings fronting on Broadway only, provided that sufficient off-street parking is available for the residential uses.
(2)
In accordance with section 34-241, on-site storage, if any, shall not exceed 30 percent of gross floor area, except in instances where the zoning board of appeals, in accordance with section 34-214, may grant a special permit to allow storage up to 50 percent of the gross floor area.
(3)
Except that no residential use is allowed as part of the planned development.
(4)
Except prohibited on pile-supported piers.
(5)
Facilities for recreational boats limited to nine slips.
(6)
Site plan review under section 34-215 is mandatory. Uses are only authorized after site plan approval.
(7)
Uses are by right in the Port district only provided that (i) the principal use shall occupy a gross floor area and outside intensive use area totaling less than 30,000 square feet and (ii) less than 10,000 square feet of the principal use activities shall be located outside the buildings. If these conditions are not met, use is by special permit.
(8)
Accessory maritime uses are those that are customarily incidental and subordinate to the location, function, and operation of permitted principal uses, including temporary uses, provided that all such temporary uses on a lot do not exceed a combined total of 30 days per year and that the total floor area utilized for such uses does not exceed ten percent of the total floor area of lot area at any given time.
(Ord. of 5-19-2003; Ord. of 1-12-2004; Ord. of 5-5-2004; Ord. of 6-20-2005, app. C; Ord. of 9-27-2010(01), § 1; Ord. of 9-27-2010(02); Ord. of 3-12-2012; Ord. of 6-25-2012, § 2; 3-18-2013, § II; 6- 3-2013(2), § II; Ord. of 4-6-2015(1), § 2, Ord. of 4-6-2015(2), § 1; Ord. of 11-21-2016(9); Ord. of 6-19-2017(1); Ord. of 3-26-2018(1), Amd. 2; Ord. of 12-3-2018, §§ 3,4; Ord. of 6-17-2019; Ord. of 6-17-2019; Ord. of 12-23-2019, § 2; Ord. of 3-8-2021(3), §§ 2, 3; Ord. of 3-8-2021(5), § 16; Ord. of 10-03-2022 (1), § 3; Ord. of 12-21-2023(1), § 2; Ord. of 01-06-2025(1), 1-6-2025)