Cummington City Zoning Code
SECTION 5
USE REGULATION SCHEDULE
5-10 General Requirements
1. No building or structure shall be erected or used and no land shall be used except as set forth in the Use Regulation Schedule or as otherwise exempted by statute.
2. All new buildings, structures or uses of land shall comply with the state sanitary code for year round use.
5-20 Use Regulation Schedule
Symbols employed in the Use Regulation Schedule shall mean the following: | |
Y | A permitted use. |
N | An excluded or prohibited use. |
SPA | A use permitted by Special Permit from the Board of Appeals, when acting as the Special Permit granting authority. |
SPS | A use permitted by Special Permit from the Board of Selectmen, when acting as the Special Permit granting authority. |
USE REGULATION SCHEDULE | ||
Activity or Use (All activities and uses are also subject to the Overlay District requirements of the Floodplain/Westfield River and Water Supply Protection Districts in Section 4-30 where applicable) | District | District |
V | RR | |
AGRICULTURAL, INCLUDING RELATED STRUCTURES. | ||
Agriculture including farms, raising livestock, woodlots & growing crops. | Y | Y |
Floriculture. | Y | Y |
Horticulture. | Y | Y |
Roadside Stand. | Y | SPA |
Greenhouse. | Y | SPA |
BUSINESS | ||
Auto, boat, or farm equipment sales, rental, service. | SPA | SPA |
Bank, financial institutions. | SPA | SPA |
Business or professional offices. | SPA | SPA |
Funeral Home. | SPA | SPA |
Restaurants, eating establishments. | SPA | SPA |
Retail sales or services. | SPA | SPA |
Wholesale without storage. | SPA | SPA |
Home occupations that employ no more than three (3) persons from the outside of, or in addition to, the resident family members. | Y | Y |
Motels or Hotels. | SPA | SPA |
Other business uses which meet the intent and purpose of this By-Law. | SPA | SPA |
The manufacture, storage or dumping of toxic, or hazardous waste materials. | N | N |
Gravel bank, Quarry, etc. | SPA | SPA |
INSTITUTIONAL | ||
Educational uses exempted by M.G.L Ch.40A, Sec. 3. | Y | Y |
Municipal uses. | Y | Y |
Religious uses exempted by M.G.L.Ch. 40A, Sec. 3. | Y | Y |
Nursing Home, hospital or similar use. | SPA | SPA |
Private profit-making school. | SPA | SPA |
RECREATION/OPEN SPACE | ||
Cemetery. | SPA | SPA |
Recreational facility such as golf course, ski area, camping area, riding stable, etc. | SPA | SPA |
Conservation. | Y | Y |
RESIDENTIAL | ||
Single family. | Y | Y |
Two family. | Y | Y |
Mobile home permitted on a six (6) month basis. | SPS | SPS |
Conversion of single family to two family. | SPA | SPA |
MISCELLANEOUS | ||
Accessory buildings to home occupations. | SPA | SPA |
Accumulation of old metals, machinery, or other items used for legitimate purposes. | Y | Y |
Accumulation of those items which may be hazardous, injurious or obnoxious to the neighborhood. | N | N |
Harboring junk or old metal for sale. | SPS | SPS |
Uses accessory to scientific research, development or related production. | SPA | SPA |
Temporary mobile home on the site of a residence which has been destroyed by fire or other natural holocaust. Such mobile home shall not be permitted beyond twelve months while residence is being rebuilt. Any such mobile home shall be subject to the provisions of the state sanitary code. | Y | Y |
Accessory structures to residential buildings. | SPA | SPA |
Buildings accessory to residences. | Y | Y |
