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Dover City Zoning Code

ARTICLE II

Establishment of Districts

§ 185-6 Classes of districts.

The Town of Dover is hereby divided into the following classes of districts:
R
Single-Family Residence (1/2 acre)
R-1
Single-Family Residence (1 acre)
R-2
Single-Family Residence (2 acres)
C
Conservancy
O
Official or Open Space
B
Business
M
Manufacturing-Industrial
M-P
Medical-Professional
R-M
Multifamily Residence

§ 185-7 Incorporation of Zoning Map.

[Amended ATM 5-4-1981]
All districts are located and bound on a map entitled "Town of Dover Massachusetts Zoning Map," dated May 1981, as previously amended and on file in the office of the Town Clerk. The Zoning Map is hereby made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included in a pocket at the end of the Code.

§ 185-8 District boundaries.

The boundaries between districts shown on the Zoning Map, unless otherwise plainly indicated, are:
A. 
The center lines of streets and of the right-of-way of gas transmission lines.
B. 
Lines parallel with the side lines of streets and:
(1) 
Two hundred feet distant for R District.
(2) 
Three hundred feet distant for R-1 District.
(3) 
Four hundred feet distant for R-2 District.
C. 
Existing lot lines and straight lines connecting corners of properties.
D. 
Contour lines of indicated elevation above the datum mean sea level of the United States Geological Survey. (See § 185-39D)