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Gloucester City Zoning Code

APPENDIX C

REZONED AREAS

1.

Adopted March 9, 1999: To rezone the area of land Northwest of the Goose Cove Watershed from Low Density Residential R-2 (20,000 SF) to Rural Residential R-RA (40,000 SF). (Refer to Zoning Map numbers 25,32,33,42 for the above 500 acres.)

2.

Adopted March 9, 1999: To rezone the Medium Density Residential R-3 (10,000 SF) corridor along Washington Street between Goose Cove and Folly Cove to Low Density Residential R-2 (20,000 SF). (Refer to Zoning Map numbers 25,32,33,34,35,43 for the above 547 acres.)

3.

Adopted March 9, 1999: To rezone Area 39, Special Study District #5, Medium Density Residential (R-3) (10,000 SF) corridor district along Concord and Atlantic Streets to Low Density Residential R-2 (20,000 SF). (Refer to Zoning Map numbers 13,14,15,16,24,25 for the above 694 acres.)

4.

Adopted March 9, 1999: To rezone Area 46, Special Study District #6, South and West of Concord Street from Low Density Residential R-2 (20,000 SF) to Rural Residential R-RA (40,000 SF). (Refer to Zoning Map numbers 9,10,11,14,15,16 for the above 1241 acres.)

5.

Adopted March 9, 1999: To rezone Area 40, Special Study District #8, the non-urbanized area of Magnolia (excluding Village Business, Neighborhood Business, Extensive Business) currently zoned Medium Density Residential R-3 (10,000 SF) to Low Density Residential R-2 (20,000 SF) which are not within the Watershed. (Refer to Zoning Map numbers 6,7,16,18,19,20,21,22 for the above 1234 acres.)

6.

Adopted April 27, 1999: To amend by changing the residential zoning for the Little River Sections of the City, Special Study Districts #3 and #4 in the 1998 Buildout Analysis, from R-3, Medium Density Residential 10,000 sq. Ft. Lot size, to R-2, Low-Density Residential, 20,000 sq. ft. Lot.

7.

Adopted July 20, 1999: To rezone the area of 18 Biskie Head Point, Charles and Susan Kelly Owners, Assessor's Map 232, Lot 3 from EB (Extensive Business) to R-3 Medium Density Residential.

8.

Adopted October 12, 1999: To rezone a section of land with boundaries as shown on the 1998 Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Buildout Analysis Map of Gloucester as Special Study District #7, including an extension of its southerly boundary to Englewood Road then east to Magnolia Woods Park and north to along the northerly side of Western Avenue to its intersection with Bond Street, all currently zoned R-2, to R-2A, 30,000 sq. Ft. Minimum lot size. In addition, all single and two-family houses within the R-2A district that were in existence or for which a building permit was issued before March 9, 1999, are allowed to be altered, reconstructed, or extended providing they maintain a minimum front yard setback of 20 feet, side yard setback of 10 feet and a rear yard setback of 20 feet.

9.

Adopted December 7, 1999: To rezone lots in the Woodbury Street area of North Gloucester from Low Density Residential, (R-2) 20,000 square foot minimum lot size to Rural Residential-B (RR-B), 80,000 square foot minimum lot size on the following City Assessors' Maps and Lots: Map 150: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16; Map 149: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16; Map 148: Lots 4, 8, 20, 22, 23, 24.

10.

Adopted August 21, 2001: To remove 20,040 square feet from the General Industrial (GI) Zoning District and then add the exact same area and location to the High Density Residential (R-4) District. As referenced on Assessor's Map 32 (Map dated August 28, 1986, last revised June 12, 1990) the zoning change encompasses Lots 20, 21, 24 and 25.

11.

Adopted October 29, 2002: To remove 7,953 square feet at 30 Sadler Street from General Industrial (GI) and then add the exact same area and location to the High Density Residential District (R-4), as referenced on Assessor's Map 262 (Map dated January 1990, last revised May 14, 1998), Lot 9.

12.

Adopted March 18, 2003: To rezone 147 Essex Avenue as referenced on Assessor's Map 218, Lot 32 from General Industrial (GI) to Village Business (VB).

13.

Adopted April 15, 2003: To rezone 27 Railroad Avenue as referenced on Assessor's Map 24, Lot 59 from General Industrial (GI) to Neighborhood Business (NB).

14.

Adopted July 15, 2005: To rezone 88.25 feet along Washington Street, 288.16 feet along Myrtle Square and 190 feet along Maplewood Avenue, by removing 6.74 acres in General Industrial and .4 acres in R-4 high density residential and replacing the exact same area to the Extensive Business district as referenced on Assessor's Map 24, Lot 51.

15.

Adopted November 29, 2005: To rezone a parcel off Blackburn Circle and Route 128 as shown on Assessor's Map 262, Lot 13 (33.689 acres), zoned medium/high density residential to Extensive Business to allow for retail buildings and assisted living facilities.

16.

Adopted March 21, 2006. To rezone 85-89 Bass Avenue, Assessor's Map 66, Lot 12, from Extensive Business and R-3 medium/high density residential to Neighborhood Business.

17.

Adopted January 23, 2007. To rezone 7.9 acres in the General Industrial (GI) district to Extensive Business (EB), and to rezone 4.8 acres in the R-2 district to EB at the intersection of Concord Street and Route 128, Assessors Map 234, Lots 38 and 42 respectively; conditioned upon the five page memorandum of agreement between the City of Gloucester and Demoulas dated 1/3/2007.

18.

Adopted February 6, 2007: To rezone approximately 1,806 sq. ft. from Civic Center District (CCD) to Central Business (CB) at 18 and 20 Pleasant Street, Assessor's Map 8, Lots 54 and 84.

19.

Adopted December 11, 2007: To rezone parcel at 73 Comcord [Concord] Street, Assessor's Map 234, Lot 39, from R-2 low/medium residential density to Extensive Business.