Everett City Zoning Code
SECTION 20
Business Limited District.
(Ord. of 4-29-91; amended as part of October 2021 update)
IDENTIFICATION:
Beginning at a point on the Southerly line of Revere Beach Parkway one hundred (100) feet Westerly of the Westerly line of Revere Street and running in an Easterly direction along the Southerly line of Revere Beach Parkway to a point at the Southwest corner of the intersection of Everett Avenue and Revere Beach Parkway; thence running in a Southerly direction on the Westerly line of Everett Avenue to the intersection of the Westerly line of Everett Avenue and the Chelsea city boundary line; thence running in Southwesterly direction along the Chelsea city boundary line two hundred fifty (250) feet to a point; thence running in a Westerly direction parallel to the Southerly line of Revere Beach Parkway and at a distance of three hundred (300) feet Southerly of the Southerly line of Revere Beach Parkway measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the Southern line of Revere Beach Parkway to a point on the Easterly line of Revere Street; thence running in a Southerly direction along the Easterly line of Revere Street to a point on the Northerly line of Paris Street; thence running in a Westerly direction on the Northerly line of Paris Street to a point one hundred and ninety six hundred (100.96) feet from the Westerly line of Revere Street; thence running Northerly on the existing property lines to the point of beginning.
Also:
Starting at the northeast corner of the intersection of the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of way and Broadway and extending southerly along the west side of Broadway to the southeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and Chemical Lane and extending along the northerly side of Chemical Lane 300 feet from the westerly side of Broadway, then on a line northerly to the easterly side of Charlton Street, then northerly along Charlton Street to the intersection of the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way, then along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to Broadway.
A.
Uses.
In any Business Limited District, as indicated on the zoning map, no building, structure or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used except as provided herein:
1.
Residential uses limited to multifamily dwellings, hotels and motels.
2.
Research and development facilities except those associated with the emission of noxious odors, smoke, steam or produce excessive noise.
3.
Retail uses where goods are sold or services rendered primarily at retail.
4.
Offices and banks.
5.
Restaurants, including fast food, provided that there are no drive through facilities.
6.
Auto showrooms for the sale and service facilities, which are associated with the sales facilities in the same building, by Special Permit.
B.
Dimensional Requirements.
1.
Frontage: Minimum of one hundred (100) feet except lots existing on the effective date of this provision with less than one hundred (100) feet of frontage shall not require one hundred (100) feet of frontage providing that the existing footage shall not be further reduced.
2.
Front yard: Minimum twenty (20) feet or H/3 where H = height of building. EXCEPTION: Where landscaping in accordance with Section 20.C.3, is provided which is at least ten (10) feet wide, the building may be located five (5) feet closer to the front lot line.
3.
Side yard: Five (5) feet unless lot abuts a lot used for residential building on multiple dwelling units, in which case there shall be a minimum of at least five (5) feet but not less than H/4 where H = height of building.
4.
Rear yard: Ten (10) feet.
5.
Height: All buildings shall be limited to a maximum of fifty (50) feet. Other structures on the roof shall not count towards the height unless the area of such structure exceeds thirty-three (33) percent of the area of the roof. The height of any building may be increased to a maximum of Seventy-five (75) feet upon the grant of a Special Permit.
6.
FAR (Floor Area Ratio): The floor area ratio shall not exceed 4 to 1. The floor area ratio may be increased to a maximum of 6 to 1 by the grant of a Special Permit.
7.
Open Space: At least fifteen (15) percent of the lot area shall be dedicated to open space, which shall not include area used for parking or buildings or areas that are paved. The total area required by this section may be reduced by two (2) percent for every one (1) percent of the area which is landscaped on accordance with the requirements of Section 20.C.3.
C.
Landscaping Requirements.
1.
There shall be an area of landscaping required along the lot line at least ten (10) feet in depth as measured from the street to the rear of the lot, with landscaping provided in accordance with Section 20.C.3.
2.
There shall be an area of landscaping required along the rear lot line at least five (5) feet in depth measured from the rear lot line toward the front of the lot, with landscaping provided in accordance with Section 20.C.3, or a substantial opaque fence six (6) feet in height.
3.
Landscaping shall consist of trees or shrubs at least three (3) feet in height when planted covering at least sixty (60) percent of the landscaping area with the remaining forty (40) percent planted at any height.
D.
Parking Requirements.
The following provisions shall regulate parking within the Business Limited District in addition to any other provision of this ordinance.
1.
There shall be no parking allowed within the front yard subject to the following exception: Where an area of landscaping at least ten (10) feet in depth measured from the front yard line to the rear of the lot is provided in accordance with Section 20.C.3. Along the front lot line, parking may be located five (5) feet closer to the front lot line.
E.
Sign Requirements.
Signs within the Business Limited District shall be subject to the following requirements:
1.
Wall signs shall be limited to individual signs identifying on-site tenants and each shall not exceed one-hundred twenty (120) square feet in area on any wall and the total area of all wall signs on a building shall not exceed three hundred sixty (360) feet in area.
2.
Freestanding Signs: Freestanding signs identifying on-site tenants shall not be more than a total of twenty-four (24) square feet in area, shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from any lot line, and the total height above grade shall not exceed four (4) feet.
4.
Accessory Signs: Accessory signs required to provide directions or information shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area and may be located on walls or at grade in accordance with provisions of this section.